The Great Gatsby (2012) Movie Review
Dominic Downey
Mr. Lanzafama
English III
22 March 2014
The Great Gatsby Movie Review This movie does not represent the America I live in. There are some blatant similarities such as the scattered lights of New York. However, most of American culture has changed since the time period depicted in the film. Vehicles and phones have evolved drastically, people have established more respectable morals (“guy code”), and polo is not as popular of a sport as its shown in the movie. Today, gas prices are through the roof due to inflation. Also, The common values of the individual differ greatly between time periods. Back then, all men treated women like property and didn’t care about how they felt. They only cared about satisfying themselves. Today, the majority of men respect women and their independence instead of expecting women to be their caregiver all of the time. The characters in the movie also seemed to only care about alcohol. Unreasonable parties were thrown every weekend, the main group didn’t forget to bring alcohol to the city with them, and even Wilson was given alcohol to drink over a cold glass of water in a state of panic. Life truly evolved around alcohol back then, but now, it seems that financial success and family go hand-in-hand with each other for the most valuable item in a man’s life. Also, wearing suits to a party with crazy performances and drinking is something that nobody does in today’s world. The movie seems to depict the 1920’s more because it exhibits an entirely different lifestyle of carelessness. In the 1920s everybody was happy, people were getting rich faster, women were challenging social norms, and alcohol was a major part of life. The rich people in the 1920’s seemed to not have a single care in the world. Today. The rich are constantly looking for a way to give back or are focused on their own means of obtaining even more money.
Mr. Lanzafama
English III
22 March 2014
The Great Gatsby Movie Review This movie does not represent the America I live in. There are some blatant similarities such as the scattered lights of New York. However, most of American culture has changed since the time period depicted in the film. Vehicles and phones have evolved drastically, people have established more respectable morals (“guy code”), and polo is not as popular of a sport as its shown in the movie. Today, gas prices are through the roof due to inflation. Also, The common values of the individual differ greatly between time periods. Back then, all men treated women like property and didn’t care about how they felt. They only cared about satisfying themselves. Today, the majority of men respect women and their independence instead of expecting women to be their caregiver all of the time. The characters in the movie also seemed to only care about alcohol. Unreasonable parties were thrown every weekend, the main group didn’t forget to bring alcohol to the city with them, and even Wilson was given alcohol to drink over a cold glass of water in a state of panic. Life truly evolved around alcohol back then, but now, it seems that financial success and family go hand-in-hand with each other for the most valuable item in a man’s life. Also, wearing suits to a party with crazy performances and drinking is something that nobody does in today’s world. The movie seems to depict the 1920’s more because it exhibits an entirely different lifestyle of carelessness. In the 1920s everybody was happy, people were getting rich faster, women were challenging social norms, and alcohol was a major part of life. The rich people in the 1920’s seemed to not have a single care in the world. Today. The rich are constantly looking for a way to give back or are focused on their own means of obtaining even more money.