{"id":541,"date":"2014-07-29T10:34:29","date_gmt":"2014-07-29T14:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=541"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:44:59","slug":"the-great-gatsby-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=541","title":{"rendered":"The Great Gatsby-2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Great Gatsby-2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Baz Luhrmann<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #142<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/70244437.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1263\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/70244437-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"70244437\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/70244437-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/70244437.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed July 29, 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite some mixed reviews of this movie, I loved it.<\/p>\n<p>Having read the classic novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, I was familiar with the story of excess and scandal during one sweltering summer in the well-to-do Long Island, NY community during the 1920s.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge) I found the look of the film lavish, realistic, and gorgeous- perfect ambiance and a dream-like quality.<\/p>\n<p>I loved the casting of Leonardo Dicaprio as Gatsby, Carey Mulligan as Daisy, and Tobey Maguire as Nick Caraway.<\/p>\n<p>The chemistry among the three leads is apparent and visually the film is spectacularly dressed, from costumes to gorgeous sets, and the speech patterns of the era- \u201cold sport\u201d, and \u201crow\u201d, is used frequently and seem authentic.<\/p>\n<p>Many complained about the mixing of modern rap music with a film set in the 1920s, which does sound strange on paper, but I enjoyed that aspect of it and feel it gave a contemporary edge to the film.<\/p>\n<p>There are slight adjustments from the novel, but I thought it was a very successful transition to the big screen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oscar Nominations:<\/strong> <strong>2 wins<\/strong>-Best Production Design <strong>(won)<\/strong>, Best Costume Design <strong>(won)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Great Gatsby-2013 Director Baz Luhrmann Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire Scott&#8217;s Review #142 Reviewed July 29, 2014 Grade: A Despite some mixed reviews of this movie, I loved it. 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