The Great Gatsby 2013 Official

★★★★☆ (4/5) Best For: Fans of extravagant visuals, Lana Del Rey ballads, and tragic romance. Skip If: You need historical accuracy or dislike rapid-fire editing.

The #1 complaint? The music. Here is why Luhrmann did it on purpose. the great gatsby 2013

As Nick becomes entangled in the wealthy elite—including his cousin Daisy (Carey Mulligan) and her brutish, philandering husband Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton)—he discovers that Gatsby’s fortune, persona, and parties exist for one reason only: to win Daisy back. ★★★★☆ (4/5) Best For: Fans of extravagant visuals,

Released in 2013, Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby The music

Leonardo DiCaprio’s final scene—waiting for a phone call from Daisy that will never come, as snow falls on his empty pool—is heartbreaking. The green light flickers. The orchestra swells. And for two hours and twenty-three minutes, you believe in the green light.

DiCaprio captures the essential contradiction of the character: the terrifying, self-made confidence of "The Great Gatsby" versus the terrified, lower-class Jimmy Gatz. His introduction—raising a glass to the crescendo of "Young and Beautiful" with that iconic, heart-stopping smile—is the defining image of the film. He charms the audience just as he charms Nick Carraway. Yet, as the film progresses, DiCaprio peels back the layers, revealing the