The Great Gatsby - another film adaptation?

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  spiney2 Posts: 27,058

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  13/11/10 - 12:14 #2

  I think the Clayton movie was good, but not "the essence" of the book!
  
  It started a trend - as I remember - for movies to look wonderful, but at the expense of plot and character. This was the movie - I think - where camerawork and design "took over" from telling a story ...........
  
  It was memorable - visuals that stick in the mind - but for all the wrong reasons (though, not a "bad" film!).

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  14/11/10 - 18:51 #3

  Sounds alright to me, but then, I haven't seen any of the previous adaptations. Have read the book though.

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  Sinbazro_05 Posts: 923

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  15/11/10 - 15:57 #4

  spiney2 wrote: »

  I think the Clayton movie was good, but not "the essence" of the book!
  
  It started a trend - as I remember - for movies to look wonderful, but at the expense of plot and character. This was the movie - I think - where camerawork and design "took over" from telling a story ...........
  
  It was memorable - visuals that stick in the mind - but for all the wrong reasons (though, not a "bad" film!).

  
  That's an interesting point. I remember reading somewhere that Coppola was unhappy with the finished product because he didn't think they'd made the movie he'd written. I hope this re-make is much darker and does justice to a great novel.

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