Tag Archives: The Great Gatsby

"My characters are all Scott Fitzgerald. Even the feminine characters," the complex author reckoned.

Ernest Hemingway referred to Fitzgerald as "the great tragedy of talent in our bloody generation."

The Blu-ray version of The Great Gatsby will give you the inside take on how and why Baz Luhrmann made various decisions to tweak the narrative effect of the film which enhanced the meaning of the novel. Coupled with the music, the visual impac of this version are amazing and fun to compare with the theater version.

Luhrmann's style over substance leaves you feeling “within and without.”