Best portrayal of Gatsby’s anxiety. Unlike Redford’s stoic cool, DiCaprio plays Gatsby as a tightly wound spring. Watch the scene where he meets Daisy for tea. He runs out into the rain, checks his pocket watch, knocks over a clock (a brilliant improvised symbol of his attempt to stop time), and physically trembles. This is a man holding a persona together with sheer will.
Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby is a unique stress test for video quality. The film is an assault on the senses: confetti raining in 3D, Leonardo DiCaprio’s tailored suits, the CGI-driven green light, and the neon jazz of Jay-Z’s soundtrack. index of the great gatsby 2013 best