El Gran Gatsby [Blu-ray] [Spain Import]

Ive bought the 1974 version and was impressed by it. The 1974 version provided us with a perspective which is similar with the book. However, this 2000 version offered a different perspective to see the past of Gatsby and Daisy. It has more details about Gatsby and Daisys love in the past which is origin from the movie director I think. In addition, this movie has more description of Carriways relationship with Jordan. Its a fresh way to comprehend the book. Worthy of trying.

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Would rather watch paint dry, really its that bad, completely unwatchable and yes I know its got good actors in it.

This movie provides an intriguing insight into the unrequited love of Robert Redfords character (Gatsby) for a married woman (played by Mia Farrow) during the Jazz Age of the 1920s in America. It is well acted and directed and includes some great Charleston dancing. The movie also includes actors Bruce Dern and Sam Waterson (now of TVs Law and Order). The actor who plays the puppy vendor in this movie was Arthur Hughes who was a former Broadway actor in the 1920s and who played Bill Davidson in the long-running radio show titled Just Plain Bill. He was a close friend of another Broadway, radio, and movie actor, Edward J. Pawley. This movie is highly recommended!

This is probably one of the worst acted movies I have seen in a while...even the music was off...The only thing this movie has going for it is the set and the costumes...other than that I would suggest you dont waste your time! Unless ...you have insomnia...it will put you to sleep.

The movie opens with the death of Gatsby and the falling of the precious cufflinks to the bottom of the swimming pool. About five years ago Gatsby loved and wanted to marry Daisy, but couldnt because he was too poor. Finally he has earned enough money, but Daisy is already married. The Great Gatsby is the story of upper-class society in the 1920s and the interactions between a group of people. Nick, played by Paul Rudd, was what I expected Nick to be like when I read the book. He was short which I think was supposed to show his unassertiveness and also he just looked controlled and exactly like the character I had read about before. Gatsby was played by Toby Stephens, who did a good job. The only thing I didnt like about his performance was that he reminded me of a really sleazy guy. When his smile turned to the side, he looked like he was trying to sell you a car or something. Overall I thought the cast was well chosen except for Gatsby because he seemed like a jerk. The movie seemed very accurate to book (themes, characters, symbolism, plot). It was really neat that when the two cars reached the setting of Myrtles house that it was all dark and gray and colorless. This was a change from the bright colors the rich and symbolized the difference between the two classes. Another similarity involved the mood of the scenes. Most of them seemed to fit very well, like when Daisy cried over the shirts and was like a little kid touching all of Gatsbys possessions. This scene is supposed to give a feeling of materialism, and its done very well. A major difference between the book and this movie is that at the begging of the movie it shows Gatsby being shot in his pool. I think the purpose of this was to get the movie of to a faster start before the introduction of the characters. One major problem with the movie was that it switched narrators about half way through. Instead of being from the perspective of Nick, it switched to Gatsby and Daisys perspective during their affair. This is a little confusing because in the book Nick is informed about their relationship from other people, and that information is changed depending on whos telling it. By changing this part in the movie, it takes away a certain character development that is given through the way they talk to others. An aspect of the movie that really impressed me was the camera movement towards the end. Although seemingly insignificant, this detail can create different feelings depending on the quickness of the movement or how much waiting time is allowed. After Gatsby is shot the camera goes from his body to his killer, Wilson, to the police officer, to Nick, and finally to the sky. This sweeping movement gives the viewer a new piece of information every time it moves. Also, the scene was relatively calm and relaxed, as the event was an inevitable conclusion. I really liked the music of this movie. It seemed to enhance each scene by making some of them more dramatic or warning the viewer when something bad is about to happen. Thats a quality that a movie can have that a book cant, it can use sound and visuals to bring the plot to a different level. Overall the Great Gatsby was a well-adapted movie of a book and used the extra senses to create feelings that werent apparent before. The directors knowledge of the themes, moods and characters was obvious through the careful presentation and flowing scenes. One area in which this movie could have been better was some of the details like nicks perspective seemed a little different or untrue to the book.

If you teach The Great Gatsby you should show this DVD to your kids. I like it better than the older version.

This completes my collection on all the The Great Gatsby movies made.

I liked this movie very much! I saw the original first and was recommended to check out this version. I like this one much better than the original. Highly recommend it!

I had to send this DVD back because I made a terrible mistake in ordering it. It is a Spanish version of The Great Gatsby. I only speak & write in English.