“Everything happens to me.”
Gatsby’s character is very relatable in the way he romanticizes life, turning little nothings like the sound of rain against a window or foggy morning walks into something poetic. As someone who’s a sucker for jazz and vivid scenarios pulled right out of a daydream, this movie hits all the right notes for me. It’s filled with the same charm that pulls at my heartstrings as the Peanuts movies do.
There’s a certain melancholy at play…
Very displeased with this movie. Seeing all the hate online, I assumed it was just a bunch of people who didn’t realize it was going to be a musical and got caught off guard. But after watching it myself, I get it. Five stars for everything but the story. The shots are incredible, the music is enjoyable, and the acting is fantastic. If only they hadn’t gone in the direction they did. The whole movie builds tension but doesn’t lead to a satisfying resolution.
Watching Citizen Kane for the first time, I finally get why it’s so revered by filmmakers and cinephiles. The unspoken word of the camera is so powerful throughout the movie that it almost drowns out the audible dialogue. You could easily hyperbolically call this the birthplace of modern cinema. Its influence runs so deep that new viewers may overlook these details because they’re now commonplace in current media. Because of this, I understand how a modern viewer might find it…
