I want to talk about this movie that's shaking the whole entertainment world, The Great Gatsby. I had the chance of reading the book earlier this year, and I thought it was a good book. Nothing more, nothing less. I thought it had a great symbolic meaning, and I loved it, but the thing I didn't like as much is the figure of Jay Gatsby. Why do we love this man? Just because he's dwelling on the past and expecting the world to be perfect we should look up to him? First of all, I don't think his thought process must be looked up to, he's just a nostalgic man who can't overcome his only love. He gave in to this love when he had the chance of backing out, and he's been trapped ever since. He shaped his life around someone else, he stopped being himself. From that moment on, everything he did was geared toward Daisy. Not only does he think of her as a perfect and flawless woman, but once he finally gets her, he only thinks of why their lives are not perfect, and since he's basing his whole life on her, she's bearing a too heavy burden over her shoulders. How would it feel to have another person depending on you? It would be terrifying to even think about. He can't ask Daisy to deny she ever loved Tom, he's no one to say that. Afterwards, he'll pay the consequences, but why don't we see Daisy's life after this incident? How is she going to carry on with her life after this? It would be an unbearable grief for her, she probably wouldn't be capable of standing it.
Don't get me wrong, I liked the book. I also liked the movie as well, even though I hated the soundtrack. Jay-Z and Beyonce were too forced into the movie, they didn't fit at all, and neither did any of the house/techno songs that were played on the parties. And the movie left no room for imagination, they showed how Nick was being treated by a psychotherapist, when this wasn't implied in the book.
Overall, and to conclude, good book, good movie, but I don't think it deserves all this fame.
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