The story movie portrays the American society during the Roaring Twenties after the devastating World War 1. The film, itself, is based on a love story between two lovers, Jay Gatsby played as Leonardo DiCaprio, and Daisy Buchanan played as Carey Mulligan. The genre that best suits this film is a romantic drama. The total budget spent on the production of the movie was $100 million. The film itself, did "big," in the movie industry, whopping a $300 million revenue in the box office! In fact, winning
You can’t miss one of the world’s most popular literary works brought to the big screen. Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic “The Great Gatsby” has sparked interest from many of the legendary parties thrown by the movie’s wealthy titled character. Baz Luhrmann is an Australian director and screenwriter best known for his films “Romeo + Juliet”, “Strictly Ballroom” and of course “The Great Gatsby”. The story takes place in New York, 1922 from Nick Carraway’s perspective as
Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby, set in New York 1922, is narrated by Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire), and is a story about the millionaire Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), who desperately tries to recover the one person he ever loved, Daisy Buchanan (Carey Mulligan). She is married somewhat happily to Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton), also another very rich fellow. The other characters consist of professional golfer Jordan Baker (Elizabeth Dibicki), Tom Wilson (Jason Clarke), a gas station owner, and his wife
When I was 18 year old, I applied to work at an assisted living facility called, Crestwood Senior living (currently known as Matthews of Glendale). When I first got hired, I was introduced to all the staff and all the residents as well. After being employed there for a while I started to notice that some resident were acting different from the first time I had met them and I did not understand why. So I asked my coworker, why some of the residents were acting different and she explained to me that
wakes up in the Gorfein’s apartment; two older and wealthier friends. Upon leaving, the Gorfeins' cat escapes and Llewyn gets locked out of the apartment. Llewyn with the Gorfein’s cat in hand goes to his friends Jim (Justin Timberlake) and Jean (Carey Mulligan) Berkley’s apartment. Jean hesitantly allows Llewyn to stay the night, were Jean tells Llewyn she’s pregnant. In the morning, the Gorfeins' cat jumps out the windows and escapes again. Jean asks Llewyn to pay for an abortion fearing it may be
Women would demand the right to become solicitors, cabinet members, judges.” (Morgan) Inspired by actual events, this film is a story of the suffragette as told through the experiences of the fictional character of Maud Watts (played by Carey Mulligan). Reluctant at first, Maud commits herself to the suffrage cause when her husband throws her out of the house, she loses her job, and her only child is put up for adoption. While there are many poignant scenes in this film, one was when she told
for movies that expertly use lighting music and expressions to say beyond what words ever could. The plot is simple, the Driver, played by Ryan Gosling, is a stunt driver/mechanic/getaway driver who falls for his new neighbor Irene, played by Carey Mulligan. Her husband, who was in jail, gets released and owes some people protection money. They want him to rob a pawn
Everything we see on movie screens has a purpose and was put there for a reason. To help tell the story, the staging of a scene discretely impacts our mood the while simultaneously evoking an emotional connection from the screen to the viewers. The way characters dress, interact, speak, and where they live are crucial parts to how movie goers become immersed in the film. Movie viewers often watch films to retreat from reality and go off to a place they have never been. The Great Gatsby directed by
mysterious Mr. Gatsby. Throughout the story, tragedy’s, lies and love interferes with every character. In this film, there are few main characters that are very important. Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire), Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), Daisy Buchanan (Carey Mulligan) and Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton). Carraway is Daisys cousin and Gatsby uses Carraway to get to Daisy while
the green light represents Gatsby’s hope for the future with his so called lover. In the movie “The Great Gatsby” a romance movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway, the cousin of Daisy Buchanan played by Carey Mulligan. This movie is about an affair between Gatsby and Daisy and their secret romance they shared. Gatsby grew up dirt poor. He strived to acquire a better future, better than his parents. At the young age of sixteen, Gatsby ran away to obtain his