The Great Gatsby Film Critique

As both the story and the summer progress, Nick finally accepts an invitation to one of Gatsby’s parties. While there he bumps into Jordan Baker, and they meet Gatsby for the first time. After talking privately with Gatsby, Jordan tells Nick that Gatsby and Daisy dated in Louisville in 1917 and that he is still in love with her. A few days later, Gatsby asks Nick to arrange a reunion between he and Daisy. Nick agrees and invites Daisy to have tea at his house without telling her that Gats

F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author of the book upon which the movie was based, portrays the 1920’s as an era of decayed social and moral values, made apparent its greed and the empty pursuit of pleasure. The recklessness that led to parties and wild jazz music—represented in “The Great Gatsby” by the parties that Gatsby throws every Saturday night—resulted ultimately in the corruption of the American dream.

The most crucial scene in the movie is when Tom takes advantage of Daisy's suggestion that they should all go to New York together. Nick rides with Jordan and Tom in Gatsby's car, and Gatsby and Daisy ride together in Tom's car. While stopping for gas at Wilson's garage, Nick, Tom, and Jordan learn that George Wilson has discovered Myrtle’s infidelity, but not the identity of her lover, and that he plans to move her West.

An important character in the film is the title character and protagonist, Jay Gatsby. He is a wealthy man who lives in the mansion next to Nick’s cottage. He is famous for the lavish parties he throws every Saturday night, however no one knows where he comes from, what he does, or how he became wealthy. As the film progresses, the viewer learns that Gatsby was born James Gatz on a farm in North Dakota. While working for a millionaire, he purposed to dedicate his life to the achievement of wealth. When he met Daisy while training to be an officer in Louisville, he fell in love with hers and was willing to do anything to gain the social position he thought necessary to win her love. He is the most noteworthy character because the breakdown of his dream parallels the breakdown of the American dream.

In the New York City heat, the group rents a

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