Who Is Baz Luhrmann

The way he treats his milieu also exposes his narcissism. Although he regularly hosts gigantic parties in the hopes of attracting Daisy, he doesn’t treat any of the other individual guests with grace. People start streaming in early in the day and swim in his pool, and stay far past midnight, yet none of these patrons know who the mysterious Gatsby is. When Nick firsts encounters him,

In "Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby hosted a lot of parties at his mansion and it’s obvious that the party at Gatsby's mansion in chapter six is different with the party at Gatsby's mansion in chapter three. The most obvious difference between the two parties was the mood. The mood of the party in chapter three was awkward since no one really known who the host was and what was his real identity. The most awkward were only a few people in the party were actually invited while the others weren’t invited, “they went there” or "somehow ended up at Gatsby's door" (Fitzgerald 41), showing the awkwardness of the party since there were many random people and the host was a stranger. The plot of making the host Gatsby a mysterious person and having bad

Costume/hair/make up - In this scene, Gatsby is dressed in a white suit with a gold/yellow tie. The white symbolizes purity; however, he is not pure at all. Gatsby is trying to come across as pure, when really, he is not. The gold/yellow color of his tie represents money, riches and snobbery, all of which are accurate representations of Gatsby. He also uses a walking stick to make him appear more posh and proper. This makes the Gatsby's presence even more dramatic. Nick appears dressed in a green jacket symbolizing the American Dream and the ability to stay true to yourself. Nick is the only character who remains grounded and committed to himself throughout the story.

The long take begins with an alarm clock waking up a couple, sleeping out on their balcony. As the camera moves from window to window around the courtyard, we see a few brief snippets of characters’ lives. And finally, the audience sees inside the apartment that has been its point of view all along. Mise-en-scene, framing, and cinematography

Fitzgerald uses Gatsby's parties and the way in which Nick views them to reveal that whilst Gatsby is surrounded by shallow and vulgar people, he is above this. Fitzgerald also uses these parties to expose Gatsby's isolation which leads us to feel sympathy toward Gatsby. Despite the amount of people at the party, Nick observes Gatsby's seclusion and loneliness, "my eyes fell to Gatsby, standing alone on the marble steps". This evokes a great deal of sympathy from us as although Nick describes Gatsby in a warm and friendly way, "It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life", we now can see that Gatsby is a lonely figure. This sympathy is accentuated when Nick is the only person to turn up to Gatsby's funeral, as we know that Gatsby is a decent and honourable character and thus our sympathies are emphasised by Gatsby's isolation. When Nick first meets Gatsby, he reveals Gatsby to be a fascinating character that we would like to know more about. The warm and assuring smile that Nick describes is in antithesis to the

After these scenes, the prologue is spoken, while the camera pans across the landscape of the imaginary Verona city. The narrator's voice is soothing and evocative, which again makes the audience feel at peace. Following the reading of the prologue, the camera quickly goes down to the market scene. Here, the atmosphere changes. The contrast here is noticeable, as it goes from a peaceful landscape scene, to the hustle and bustle of the market.

The third chapter of the great Gatsby takes place at Gatsby’s luxurious mansion where he hosts a very lavish party where guests sometimes “came and went without having met Gatsby at all”, many guests “were not invited”, but they still “went there” (page 41). Fitzgerald utilizes visual imagery to portray how Gatsby’s lavish home attracts people to his parties not because they identify themselves as friends nor even acquaintances, but because of his wealth, people do not seek him out nor do they thank him for his hospitality, they treat his home like an “amusement park” (page 41). The use of this simile demonstrates, again how his so-called guests views his parties. Fitzgerald uses auditory imagery to show how Gatsby’s guests do not seem to respect

Gatsby's extravagant parties went on during "summer nights" and people were rarely invited, but "they went there" to celebrate in a sumptuous atmosphere. As Nick gets to know better Jordan Baker; his curiosity about Gatsby's wins and he asks her about his past, but she adamantly avoided the question and start talking about how she "like large parties" due to their "[intimacy]." On the night of his acquaintance with Gatsby, Nick turns quickly to Jordan and interrogates her about his "dim background." Nick's actions seem child-like and very chagrined due to his choice of action; it seems that the only way Nick could get information about Gatsby is by gossiping like small school

This shows that Gatsby seems to strangely disappear from Nick’s view, and with Nick unaware of who Jay Gatsby legitimately, this gives the character an aura of mystery. Gatsby is a mysterious unique character that many people seem to guess who his true identity is, for example when Nick and Jordan attend on of Gatsby’s great parties Nick begins to ask Jordan questions about Gatsby “‘where is he from, I mean? And what does he do?’ ‘Now you’re started on the subject”” (Fitzgerald 53). This shows that nobody fully understands who Gatsby truly is, and that although many people participate at his parties, no one really knows who the host actually is, making Jay Gatsby mysterious as ever.

In The Great Gatsby, there are numerous shots such as swish panning, POV shots, long shots and close-ups. Swish panning is used throughout the party scenes as this is meant to create confusion as the scene moves past too quickly to be observed. In the apartment party scene where Nick is with Tom and Myrtle, there is a close-up shot which makes the audience feel uncomfortable because it’s as if they are part of the party. There is also frenetic editing techniques in these scene because as the characters become more drunks, the camera loses control and focus. This makes the audience feel as if they are part of the “ fun.

This movie is about, Nick’s fascination with his millionaire neighbor, who he compares his life with. Nick tries to get to know Gatsby better , so he goes to his parties and classifies the atmosphere. The amount of people that come, and most of them are unknown to Gatsby himself. Nick is a curious young man that get’s involved with his cousin daisy’s life. Nick finds out the true meaning of why Gatsby throws such parties and invites unknown people. Very soon Nick learns more about Gatsby and they spend more time together,

At one point they end up sitting at a table with some other people. "We were sitting at a table with a man of about my age...'Your face is familiar,' he said politely" (51). The two men began to talk about the war for some time and then their conversation turned to the party. "This is an unusual party for me. I haven't even seen the host. I live over there... and this man named Gatsby sent over his chauffeur with an invitation... 'I'm Gatsby,' he said suddenly (52). The meeting in the movie occurred differently. They were still at a party in Gatsby's house, but Gatsby met Nick in a crowd of people and it seemed as if he was looking for Nick. When they met, Gatsby knew exactly who Nick was, where in the novel he did not.

Without even meeting Gatsby, Nick delves into a world of delusion and carelessness that marks Gatsby’s party, emphasizing how just mere taste of extravagance and wealth can have such a

The impromptu party in chapter 2 of the Great Gatsby is a scene that fundamentally catalyzed the entirety of the story, both in the book and in the movie. The portrayal of this scene in the movie is like with many other novelistic movies, slightly inaccurate. Whether this inaccuracy starts in the director's decisions, or the inability to express an idea visually, the movie’s version of this scene has various key differences in character portrayal, setting, and mood that separate it from its read counterpart. After Tom drags Nick, and Wilson’s wife Myrtle to New York City, they enter the Morningside apartment where this party seems to begin. The apartment is described in the book as “a small living-room, a small dining-room, a small bedroom, and a bath”. It is clear that the only purpose this apartment serves is as a hub for the two philanderers to meet up. It is further described to have raunchy paintings and wall art, and various oversized furniture pieces. This description symbolically explains Myrtle and Tom’s affair at this time, a sexually charged, chaotic nightmare. In the movie, when the camera initially enters Myrtle’s apartment, it is shown as a relatively small area, with a dominating presence of the color red on practically everything in their apartment.

Buz Luhrmann’s intention in making movies is to provide and entertaining, extravagantly beautiful film, and he succeded in the making of these two films.