Great+Gatsby+-+The+Movie

= Great Gatsby: The Movie =

=== This Valentine's Day, romantics and dreamers will fulfill their yearning. This Valentine's Day, The Great Gatsby movie will be in theaters. The film is directed by the talented Jack Clayton. And, features the lovely Mia Farrow and eye-capturing Robert Redford. The movie is up for 13 Oscar nominations including Best Movie. New York Times calls it, "The most stunning and paralyzing movie of the decade. " ===


 * Take a sneak peak from the official trailer produced by Stefania Corrado.

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** = Reflection:  = I was never something of a literary expert; I am more intrigued with film and video. I have played around with video making in my days; and, there is nothing better than the feeling of your heart pumping with excitement after watching the results roll on the screen. Once Mrs. Perlman mentioned this project, the first genre I looked for was video.
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In a movie preview, producers propagate the most intriguing parts of the movie to pull in people. In my case, I wanted to capture the most moving and pivotal parts of the book. I wanted to use quotes that I felt played a significant role in the book. In a mere four minutes, I wanted to tell the story of Gatsby without giving it away. One of the most important aspects of the video is the music. I needed music that could represent my personal feelings about "The Great Gatsby." And, I needed music that could captivate listeners. In the video making period, I reviewed many potential songs that I would use as the Gatsby film score. I choose the new song by Beyonce called Halo. Her voice is beautiful and the profoundly romantic rhythm is fascinating. The song speaks of how the power of love is so overcoming. I felt that it resembled Gatsby. Gatsby saw Daisy with a halo; she was an angel to him. However, she was far from it. Beyonce sings, "You are the only one that I want," and "I am never going to shut you out." Gatsby only wanted one woman and he did everything to get her. His dream could fail; but, Gatsby could not be able to live without it. ** = Resources:  =

** Now, back to the movie. I was very, very disappointed in it's tedium. In regards to the eventful novel, I was expecting the movie to have me on the edge of my seat. So, from experience of doing multiple videos with my Windows Movie Maker, I decided to make a movie trailer for __The Great Gatsby__. I wanted to portray the movie in the way it should have been made, with passion and creativity. In recent news, the director Baz Luhrmann is taking on __The Great Gatsby__ project. And, I hope he can film the movie in the way that F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece was meant to be captured.
 *  I love film and I especially love watching film after reading an amazing book (Thank Goodness for Harry Potter). In most instances, film and literature can be depicted in the same way. Film can be interpretative or escape. It can be analyzed word by word or color by color. In my devotion to film, I did a small research and discovered that several movies were made based on the novel, "The Great Gatsby." I went to my local blockbuster and rented the one directed by Jack Clayton in 1974. I was indulged in the fascinating fashion and decor (In fact the movie won an Oscar for Best Costume). After reading articles about 1920s fashion, I learned that money was prosperous which resulted in meticulously crafted fashion. Two of the most famous designers were Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli. They designed chemise dresses and cloche hats. As well as, sleek dresses with fullness at the hemline particularly worn to dance the Charleston because women were able to throw up their heels. Women also showed off a lot of outrageous accessories from gold and jade to pearls and diamonds which were worn from ear to toe. The fashion represents the time because the clothes were loose and colorful. It illustrates a joyful and reckless era. **  ** However, further on in the decade, women's fashion started to become casual, comfortable, and even boyish because women were given more freedom. In the movie, Jordan Baker sported a pleated skirt while golfing at the golf tournament.  **** I feel like her character represents the new and different woman that was emerging from the era.  **

The two fashion articles are: <http://www.1920-30.com/fashion/> <http://tirocchi.stg.brown.edu/514/story/fashion_twenties.html>

Resources about the movie are: <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071577/> <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002338/news#ni0632197> **