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6. The Great Gatsby Neglected the Plot

The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby

You would expect a movie about the Roaring Twenties to be a visual spectacle, and director Baz Luhrmann certainly made some stunning artistic choices to transpose this American classic on film. But perhaps Baz put a bit too much emphasis on style over substance. Fans loyal to Fitzgerald’s novel felt it didn’t capture the “vibrant heart” of the plot and the contemporary music soundtrack was distracting.

 


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