So last night my older sister and I attended the movies to see The Great Gatsby. I was sooooo stoked to see it ever since the night I saw the first trailer while reading the first chapter of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel. The book itself creaked its way into my liking as more understandable events played out. The beginning of the movie, the first ten minutes or so, was truly fast paced. Almost over whelming. I don't ever recall Nick being in a sanitarium, but this could easily become the movie writer's way of making Nick sound less crazy. It added an extra spark to the movie and the relationship I've concluded between Gatsby and Nick. It truly emphasized the point that Nick ultimately adored Gatsby and that they were very close friends.
There were little things that seemed a bit off as far as comparing it to the book. I finally started to criticize the movie when Meyer Wolfshiem appeared. I was surprised to see him portrayed by a well-known Indian actor, but that's not what got me. Nick observes his Tie Pin, a human molar, and asks Gatsby if Wolfsheim is an Actor. The signature look of Wolfshiem is his molar cuff links, it gave him that eerie questionable gangster status. There was no reason, as far as I could tell, as to why they would change this feature. Another issue was Klipspringer, a mighty curious looking fellow if I might add, was present before I expected. His piano skills are rusty, It shows just how lost innocent talents have become due to his present business. The movie depicted him as an energetic man, in love with his music. I would have absolutely loved to have heard him perform "A'int We Got Fun" like the book. That was another problem I had, Im not a big fan of the music strung through the film, I didn't completely detest it but I would have rather heard some good 'ol Jazz Age music!
The thing that really got me, almost made me stand and protest, was that Mr. Gatz (Gatsby's Father) didn't make an appearance in the movie. The whole significance of the "Hop Along Cassidy" book was missing in the events. I felt as though it was a very meaningful aspect of Gatsby. The whole ending was truly dramatized to the point where I was in tears, I mean I was tearing up at the end of the book too! Id have loved to of seen the funeral played out, give him his final scene. But like my sister said, "Gatsby died happy. He died thinking Daisy was calling him, the one thing he wanted." Which was true, that made me feel a bit happier. The ending with Nick's final words had me silently sobbing! It emphasized just how unfair Gatsby's end was... Old Sport.
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