Finally watched Gatsby:
Notes:
-The visuals were incredible. The colors, the filters, choreography, etc. Over the top in a good way. Magical is probably a good word
-Dicaprio was a good Gatsby. Gatsby in general was covered well and developed nicely
-Carraway was wasted. Not much was done with Tobey Maguire and as usual...I just felt like he wasn't that good of an actor. When I think of Nick Carraway, I think of someone a bit more...subtle, but deeper.
-Daisy was far more likeable than in the book. She was not described as being irresponsible and reckless, but she really wasn't portrayed that way during the movie itself
-Could have used more interaction between Carraway and Jordan Baker
- Not enough treatment of the East Egg (or whichever egg was the poor one. More could have been done with the symbolic differences between the two Eggs.
-Tom Buchanan was fucking perfect and to me, the most entertaining character to watch. Looked perfect for the part, talked perfect, etc.
7.5 out of 10 mostly based on the incredible scenery, Tom Buchanan's development and Leo's portrayal of Gatsby. I dock points for what I usually consider unfair reasons, because I visualized different characters than were portrayed in the movie. I would have liked more depth to Nick and Daisy's development. Wished Daisy was more irresponsible and more flawed.