So, coming out in December is another film version of The Great Gatsby. For the record I've read all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books (I guess I'm like "Mr. Jones" of the Dylan song), and I like Gatsby though it isn't my favorite book by FSF (I prefer "This Side of Paradise" and "The Beautiful and Damned" - in that order, with Gatsby in third). I am definitely planning on seeing the film - but with a certain amount of trepidation. I like some of what the trailer reveals - with an attempt to portray the opulence of the era. One reservation I have, however, is with Leonardo D playing the lead role. I'm concerned this casting decision will prompt the film to get swallowed up in comparisons with "The Titanic" - especially since it's close to the same time-period and the endings of both plots have some similarities to one another (though Gatsby is admittedly much more complex). My main worry, however, has to do with the usage of modern music in the trailer. I'm a U2/Jack White fan, and the version of "Love is Blindness" sounds great, but I hope this isn't part of the sound track of the actual film. Perhaps it's just for the credits at the end? As for the rest of the music in the trailer - forget it. There really should be period music playing if they want the film to have any amount of authenticity. This was the "Jazz Age" (as coined by FSF himself), so why include modern "pop/rock" in the film's music tracks? I guess we'll see how it's all pieced together when the film comes out. I'll try to remain optimistic.
A link to the trailer can be found right here.
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