The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald - 1130 Words

The Great Gatsby This film is based on a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Directed by Baz Luhrmann, it exposed how love can be used as a strength to pursue and work hard. It can inspire you so that you may able to reach your dreams. But, it also presented how it can be regarded as a weakness for it can hurt you miserably. The Great Gatsby also talked about how greedy and immoral people can be especially those who are already at the top of the social ladder as well as the people who are climbing their way up. The story was being narrated by Nick Carraway, at first being told to his psychiatrist then eventually being written as a book as an exercise. The background music during narration was a soft piano sound which gave a feeling of regret,†¦show more content†¦But Nick figured out Tom was cheating Daisy for another woman who lives in the Valley of Ashes. It is a town between New York City and Long Island where people from the lower class lives. This small town looks dark and gloomy unlike the tall buildings and bright lights that make the city shine. Suddenly, Nick received an invitation from Gatsby to one of his party where he attended with such eagerness. He saw how fancy the party is from the decorations to the performers. The whole mansion of Gatsby was filled that night with rich and influential people from the city but no one knew who Gatsby really is or even seen him. But Gatsby liked Nick and so he started asking Nick to go with him to different places where eventually he opened up to him. But because of Gatsby’s character, young and rich, he talked about himself with such eagerness and delight making it hard to believe what he is saying. This was accompanied by a fast, bubbly music hinting an adventure and start of a wonderful friendship between the two. Eventually, Gatsby told Nick the truth that he used to court his cousin, Daisy and asked for a favor to invite her for a tea at Nick’s house. Nick said yes. When the two saw each other, you can feel the intense feelings between the two and the awkward meeting. A soft melodic music played that made the situation more real and special. After their heart to heart talk,