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The Great Gatsby | Year: 1974 Classification: Drama Directed: - Jack Clayton Actors/Actresses: - Robert Redford - Mia Farrow Well, it had it's high points..... My english lit class this year as we read the book, and I have to say I was pretty disappointed overall. But like I said, it did have some high points: Sam Waterson was perfect for Nick. It was like he was born for the role. His narroration of Fitzgerald's work makes the words even more beautiful. The actor playing Tom is also perfect, capturing Tom's greed and malice. So what went wrong? Here goes: Mia Farrow gets Daisy's flaky personality, but then goes way overboard. You're ready to punch her lights out in the first 20 minutes. You wonder time and again why in the world Gatsby would ever devote his life to her. Then there's Robert Redford. Is it just me, or does he seem dead in this movie? He never expresses any emotion. But I guess Gatsby is a tough character to play. Overall, I think this book is really difficult to make into a movie. I definitely give them credit for trying. I recommend seeing this version for Tom and Nick's portrayal as characters. Guilt! The Eyes Of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg, O.D. See ALL ! F. Scott Fitzgerald presents taut tension and symbolism between Modernism and Victorianism in the 1925's quintessential jazz age of the great American novel, "The Great Gatsby" and this 1974 adaptation of Fitzgerald's novel with Francis Ford Coppola's screenwriting captures the better part of it! Daisy's green light at the end of her dock that symbolizes all hope and want in not just Gatsby but all people, the "haves" and the "have-nots", guilt and carelessness, living above judgement and consequences, and of course, the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg over the "valley of the ashes"... All are all beautifully and sadly portrayed. Mia Farrow as the self centered, one-dimensional Daisy, Bruce Dern as the philandering Tom and Robert Redford as the nouveau riche, enamoured Gatsby turn in quite decent performances. As Nick says, "They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money ortheir vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made." However, it is Karen Black as Myrtle, Scott Wilson as George and a sublime Sam Waterson cast as the perfect Nick are the highlight of this film along with the musical score, great costuming and elaborate set design. This is well worth the watch and I enjoy this adaptation more than the A&E presentation, of which I USUALLY favor! "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no<BR>matter- tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther..... And one fine morning - " (Nick) Happy Watching! a great interpretation of the book the book is one of my favorites and this movie captures the books emotion. I think the story of gatsby is a very sad story but a story that most of us go through. I read in another review that this is a chick flick a man won't mind watching I disagree I think this movie and book was made for men because most men have been in Gatsby's shoes to some extent Buy The Great Gatsby at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Great Gatsby Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Great Gatsby This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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