The Great Gatsby (2012)

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That trailer looks so good and the original songs sound great. Carey and Joel look like they give the best performances.
 
lostgirl said:
I'm really excited for this. I know some people would rather have a "faithful" adaptation (not that this is unfaithful per se, in the trailers I've seen lots of book references/dialogue) but they've tried that with Gatsby. It was rather dull. Luhrmann isn't everyone's taste but thinks outside the box and doesn't do anything by half measures. I'm really interested to see what he does with Gatsby.
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Totally agree. As amazing as Gatsby is, there's not much in terms of action of plot - not much "happens". I feel like it's just one of those novels that is so difficult to adapt to film because it's brilliance can only really be captured through the medium of language. What this adaptation is offering is spectacle, which I feel like it will deliver. It's gonna be really interesting to see the story modernized through familiar modern faces and through it's contemporary soundtrack/score, yet still set in the 20's. Either way, I'm super excited to see it and feel like I'll love it no matter what!
 
^Couldn't agree more :heart:

also..

THIS SOUNDTRACK IS AMAZINGG!!

The Great Gatsby” Soundtrack Boasts All-Star Lineup
1.100$ Bill - JAY Z

2.Back To Black - Beyoncé x André 3000

3.Bang Bang - will.i.am

4.A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) - Fergie + Q Tip + GoonRock

5.Young And Beautiful - Lana Del Rey

6.Love Is The Drug - Bryan Ferry with The Bryan Ferry Orchestra

7.Over The Love - Florence + The Machine

8.Where The Wind Blows - Coco O. of Quadron

9.Crazy in Love - Emeli Sandé and The Bryan Ferry Orchestra

10.Together – The xx

11.Hearts A Mess - Gotye

12.Love Is Blindness – Jack White

13.Into the Past - Nero

14.Kill and Run - Sia

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^ I know!!!! I keep listening to the little snippets on Youtube, and I just cant get enough! The soundtrack looks like it will be absolute perfection.
 
The soundtrack playlist seems like it'll be pretty epic. I love the use of The Turtles, Happy Together, in the first trailer. To be honest though I'm still feeling a bit iffy about the film, I'm really worried that it's all going to be about celebrating the wealth of the upper-classes and not exposing the shallowness of those with money. I go back and forth from looking forward to this film to not really looking forward to it. I still have my reservations about Baz, while I think he can create colorful and cinematic films, I don't always think he can create films of substance. That said, I'm still willing to give his adaptation of Gatsby a chance, I hope he can prove me wrong.
 
YoninahAliza said:
To be honest though I'm still feeling a bit iffy about the film, I'm really worried that it's all going to be about celebrating the wealth of the upper-classes and not exposing the shallowness of those with money. I go back and forth from looking forward to this film to not really looking forward to it. I still have my reservations about Baz, while I think he can create colorful and cinematic films, I don't always think he can create films of substance. That said, I'm still willing to give his adaptation of Gatsby a chance, I hope he can prove me wrong.
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I doubt that's the case. The Great Gatsby as a novel doesn't celebrate wealth or extravagance. If it did, Gatsby, Daisy etc. would all be happy, which obviously, they aren't, and that much is apparent to anyone who can watch the movie and follow the plot. They have it all in that sense (which I think Baz is showing in an extravagant way with the rich visuals) but there's an emotional core missing.

I think that Baz can create a film of substance, but he often changes the definition of "substance". For example in his Romeo + Juliet style = substance. The pop culture references and music video editing was a statement about how in his own day Shakespeare wasn't considered "high culture" in the least, rather it was popular entertainment of the day, rather like the MTV style was the popular entertainment of the 1990's. I think he's attempting something similar here. For example in this article Baz speaks about why he has Jay Z producing the soundtrack:
"Fitzgerald was a pioneer, famed and controversial for using the then-new and explosive sound called jazz in his novels and short stories - not just as decoration, but to actively tell story using the immediacy of pop culture. He coined the phrase 'the Jazz Age,'" Luhrmann said. "So, the question for me in approaching 'Gatsby' was how to elicit from our audience the same level of excitement and pop-cultural immediacy toward the world that Fitzgerald did for his audience? And in our age, the energy of jazz is caught in the energy of hip-hop.
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Here is another great interview with Baz about his approach to the material in general and what he's trying to convey with this film

Remember also that trailers are made to sell movies to general audiences- not literature buffs! They're not going to show the subtle moments. They're going to show the style.
 
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I love that they have Emeli Sande covering Beyonce and Beyonce covering Amy Winehouse

Can't wait for Lana's song.. I was a bit underwhelmed with Florence's track, the piece from the trailer was great but the full song didn't do anything to me
 
The soundtrack sounds incredible and I cannot stop listening to Florence's song.
 
roisin said:
Totally agree. As amazing as Gatsby is, there's not much in terms of action of plot - not much "happens". I feel like it's just one of those novels that is so difficult to adapt to film because it's brilliance can only really be captured through the medium of language. What this adaptation is offering is spectacle, which I feel like it will deliver. It's gonna be really interesting to see the story modernized through familiar modern faces and through it's contemporary soundtrack/score, yet still set in the 20's. Either way, I'm super excited to see it and feel like I'll love it no matter what!
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I agree with this, but yes, I too am super excited despite thinking it'll be hard to do a "faithful" adaptation :smile:
 
The Lana Del Rey song is out!!! This one didn't disappoint me like the one from Florence. It's really good.

 
OMFG, that soundtrack is AMAZING!
Lana's song gave me goose bumps, as always.
 
I listened to a snippet of Back to Black, and it sounds great if you never heard Amy's original but it has essentially lost it's meaning and depth covered by Beyonce. That song is not sexy or fun and that's how it feels
 
TREVOFASHIONISTO said:
I listened to a snippet of Back to Black, and it sounds great if you never heard Amy's original but it has essentially lost it's meaning and depth covered by Beyonce. That song is not sexy or fun and that's how it feels
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Agree. I love Beyonce, totally my guilty pleasure, but I don't like the idea of her covering that song. I think it will sound nice, but that song is so emotionally raw and so personal, that no one can touch that song, but Amy.
 
I love the BTB cover, but I'm also a person who doesn't believe that any song is off limits to other musicians interpretations.

I'm getting more and more excited for this movie omg.
 
I like the upbeat tempo (from what I can hear so far) of the Beyonce version. But as of right now, that Lana Del Rey song is on constant replay for me.
 
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