Thursday, May 09, 2013

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald's magnum opus 'The Great Gatsby' was published in 1925. Eighty eight year after that, the characters like Jay Gatsby, Nick Carraway, Tom and Daisy Buchanan are coming to life again tomorrow.

"The Great Gatsby" follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz and bootleg kings. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy (Carey Mulligan) and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton).

It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.

The movie is also creating lots of flutter in Indian sub-continent for the presence of India's superstar, Amitabh Bachchan -- in the character of Meyer Wolfsheim.

The movie is rated PG-13 for some violent images, sexual content, smoking, partying and brief language. It's rather long -- runs for 2 hours and 23 minutes. Here's its official website: thegreatgatsby.warnerbros.com .


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