“Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter - to-morrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther ... And one fine morning ---” A novel Classic By F.Scott Fitzgerald,
I loved both the book and the movie, it seems that in the movie they had tried hard to attract even the youngest of viewers to sit down and watch this incredible heart breaking story of romance.
The Characters were beautifully portrayed as in the book, the scenes were extraordinary--just how it's meant to be. A man who had the whole of New York in his hands during one of his Extravagant parties, a man willing to gain so much attention.
An attention with reason.
The music used for this film was modern, but it did give a slight touch of 1920's, the era the book was set in.
Some musical artist like Beyonce and Lana Del Ray easily attracts the younger crowd, yet kept with an upbeat and Jazzy feel.
I loved the beautiful scene of this strange mysterious figure out on the dock, stretch his arms out to this green light across the bay, it showed emotion, and the camera angle of choice, a close up of his hand reaching further out into this black watery mass, and a sudden green light slowly fades into vision, impossibly in love with Mrs.Daisy Buchannon, the reason for his need to reach the green light, as the green light was set on her dock.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHO1a47KUlAas well as (spoiler warning):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ3qTEH_HiYThe wonderful techniques of filming, the music, the character development and the editing, inspires me to one day use some to my advantage.