Holiday Task - The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby 

The Great Gatsby is an Australian-American 3D drama film about a midwestern war veteran - Nick who moves to New York to chase his own American Dream but finds himself drawn to the past and captivating lifestyle  of his millionaire neighbour - Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), his cousin sister - Daisy and her husband - Tom Buchanan as well as being drawn into the world of their illusions, loves and deceits. This is when Nick witnesses, within and without of the world he inhabits. Throughout the film he writes a tale of impossible love, incorrupitble dreams and tragedy which holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.  
This film has been set in the "Roaring Twenties" - 1920 a time where there was economic prosperity.

Themes: Romance, The American Dream, Love, Wealth and Betrayal

Character Analysis:

Nick-

<-- Nick is a midwestern war veteran who is staying in a sanatorium in 1929 to treat his alcoholism. His doctor convinces him to write a novel on his experience and view point of Gatsby's life - how he only saw the good in him, how he lived, threw parties, waited for Daisy and how Gatsby's and Daisy's and Tom's lies got Gatsby killed.













Daisy-

<-- Daisy is portrayed to be a beautiful young woman who in the end reveals to be a selfish, shallow and hurtful woman. But Gatsby still thinks she was the same woman that he left before he went to war therefore he is blinded by his dream. But it is her final actions that really show us what type of woman she is. When she kills Mrytle and leaves the scene, she portrays no sign of conscience - she isnt as pure as she was portrayed to be.











Tom-

<-- Tom is a powerful and wealthy man who is married to Daisy yet is having an affair with Mrytle. He is portrayed to be a arrogant bully who demands from those around him. He makes it look as if him going behind his wife's back is normal, but when he finds out about Gatsby and Daisy he goes ballistic.













Jay Gatsby- (Protagonist)

<-- Gatsby is established to be a mysterious and wealthy man who throws parties every saturday night in hope of Daisy's attendance. But as the film goes on Nick learns that Gatsby was born in a farm in North Dakota - working for a millionaire made him dedicate his life to achieving wealth no matter what. Nick also learns that although he was earning money the wrong way, he would do anything to gain the social position he thought was necessary to win Daisy.