Today I had planned to drive back to the cape and go to night yoga. Then yesterday an email pops up to change my plans. It’s from a good friend: Gatsby? Tomorrow? 3:30? Just like a distractible child my answer is Yes! Yes! I want to see it! So instead of yoga, here I sit, ready to tell you if Gatsby really is great.
I’ll start at the end. When the movie ended we both just looked at each other and said, “That was brilliant.” It truly was. Gatsby is definitely great. First of all the visual effects steal you away. It’s kind of like watching a 3D movie with no glasses. It’s big. It’s loud. It’s super colorful. It pulsates right off the screen.
The actors: They nailed it with Leonardo. The part begged for a distinctive face that could act. Carey Mulligan scores again. She was a beautiful and moving Daisy. Tobey Maguire was Nick Carraway through and through. I was won, captured and mesmerized by all three.
The feeling you leave with: After being entertained and held spell-bound, it hits you in the end. I sat there thinking this is what happens when you live your whole life for a person. You crash and burn because people are not dependable. They are not forever. They hurt. They leave. And they disappoint. They are not a good basket for all your emotional eggs. Gatsby has always shown me, from when we had to read it in high school, that life must be lived with a being bigger than yourself in mind.
If you’re looking for a great movie night, I highly recommend seeing Gatsby. Also, if you’d like a more in-depth review, go to Movies & Popcorn No Butter and subscribe to the movie blog. The friend I went with writes this blog and gives you the real play by play. She’ll be reviewing this one soon.
And so, as another day goes by, my inner child wins again, I found out Gatsby really is great, and …I have written.
You beat me to it!! I will not be blogging it for a few days. This was a movie in which I need to marinate for a few days. I also want to watch the Redford version before I write it.
So happy to have someone who can go during the day during the week. Shhhhh, don’t tell anyone!
Christine