Midsummer is over, winter is coming

Alexys 2021-10-13 13:06:27

1. The movie is very faithful to the original in the script, except for very few details. For example, in the original Gatsby's funeral, it is not only Nick, but also Gatsby's old father and the previous encounter with Jordan in the study. The eyes of the man.

But this level of profit and loss does not hurt the fidelity of the film.

2. There are reasons to criticize the director's skill. As some people describe it to the effect that the film has the best script and the best actors, how can it give out a feeling of a third-rate MV. The scenes of the sea and sky feast in the middle made me feel like watching the MV, probably because the film editing is too pursued to show off skills and cannot respect the rhythm of the film.

However, it is still necessary to praise the degree of loyalty. Although some scenes are MV and 3D uncomfortable, the scenes, costumes and even the details of a female singer wearing a red dress, half crying and half singing, and flowing mascara into black tears are all faithful to the details. Original. After the banquet, the servant’s exhaustion of cleaning up the mess was also portrayed very delicately.

3. The emotion is too strong. The originally anticipated atmosphere of speculation, materialism and sensory indulgence in the early 20's in the United States, only the latter two points were highlighted. The contrasting narrative ethics of the three regions of Long Island, New York, and Ash Valley, although touched by a number of plots and scenes of flying cars, still float on the surface. The insurmountable class gulf between East Egg and West Egg between the old family and the new upstart could have been made clearer and harder. Of course, this part is mostly seen in the first-person discussion part of the novel, and it is not as good as the romance part that has the ability to promote the plot.

4. Praise for clothing, jewellery, and makeup. Because of metal saving in World War I, women once gave up buying early bras. In the early 1920s, flat breasts were used as a beauty to suit the trend of long necklaces. Everyone cares more about wearing bras. So Daisy and Jordan, although beautifully dressed, did not conceal the protruding and drape. The vacuum, diamond headdress, pearl necklace, straight dress and short hair are really beautiful.

5. Why not honestly and practically use the 20's "Chronicles of the Jazz World"? Although the OST is also great right now, there is always a strong sense of crossing. Look at the list, oh, Jay-z, everything is understood.

6. Now everyone knows that Daisy is a green tea bitch. In fact, this unrequited love is not the fault of the green tea bitch, it is Gatsby from beginning to end Tucson took the clothes. He is always superstitious about his talent and ability to turn things around, but he can't see clearly: people of the same class are always together. Just being rich is far from enough to match rich people of different backgrounds. The green tea bitch and the alcoholic husband, no matter how unbearable they are, no matter how their affair outside stimulates ecstasy, and even packaged in the name of "true love", they only need to temporarily pinch the emptiness and loneliness under the skin after the carnival. Or they will go home obediently, and then hug each other to form an unbreakable alliance, "to defend against foreign insults."

In fact, Gatsby's motivation for loving Daisy is not so noble. The novel says that Gatsby grew up handsome and strong, experienced female sex early, and was spoiled by women. However, he said that Daisy is a "distinctive lady", so that a woman who does not belong to his world occasionally gave him a kiss, which turned into a dangerous and empty encouragement, and made him convinced that he is the son of God. , Unique and invincible psychological hints. Ah, how dangerous. Pretentious people encounter self-righteous love. After he tied the pursuit of a woman with a persistent dream, this inebriated affection began to sublimate, sublimated into something vigorous and courageous, making it beautiful.

Although everyone knows now, this inexorable love is just a bubble doomed to disillusion. However, Gatsby's posture in which he is chasing is too firm and too self-confident, so that it is too beautiful, and things that are too beautiful always end in tragedy, which is moving. In contrast, the old family has experienced the double looting of war and emerging nouveau riche, becoming more and more weak, empty and timid, no longer daring to fight the changes of the times, and no longer have the courage to realize the truth but it is possible. An adventure that brings pain. And only people like Gatsby dare. This made Nick, who was also born in a family but came to New York but was terrified to work hard, felt incredible and admired.

So in the end, only Nick has true affection for Gatsby. He trusted him with all his heart, and he fell in love with him. The good friend cried for the help of the good friend, and he has never loved him since then.

7. Gatsby's image beauty, in part, also comes from his mixed morals. In order to seek wealth and power and status, his hands are not less bloody. But when facing his lover, he prepared with great fanfare and sent a flower room of flowers, but he was at a loss and looked like his first love; he risked involvement in the case, uneasy, but still waiting fortunately for an impossible call. He spent a lot of money to buy all the beautiful things, in order to get Daisy upright, and stay attached to one place for the rest of his life, instead of filling the lust of a lonely young woman in a husband's derailed boudoir. See how desperate and stupid a pretentious person can become when he encounters self-righteous love.

It's a pity that your love is just the adultery of others. So Nick said that they are all bad guys, and together they can't compare to you. You are an "American Dream" that has fallen into the sand, but fortunately, the story ends in the early autumn after midsummer. Your winter is not here, and you died at the most beautiful time. How beautiful is summer?

Red or white roses, arched into doors and walls, each one is amazingly beautiful, but they are insignificant when they are gathered together on such a grand day; a pot of water in a crystal tank The floating melons and plums here, but no one is amazed. They both show the richness of nature and are also dismissive of human beings. With clothes fragrant and shadows, noisy singing and dancing, swaying, red men and green women shuttle like moths-ah, this is the noisy and beauty that is exclusive to summer. The fireworks "pop" rose up, as if they were different from the moon-this is your stage, but you are silently watching the swarming faces from no one, "They happily join in and laugh like worms. Many of the wine drunk swayed in people, and it became a transparent and translucent bottle, perfume bottle, or other kind of precious gift lying in a box of light green shredded paper." (from Zhang Ailing "Osmanthus Steamed A Little Sad Autumn"). They are alive only when the great substance and sense organs are on the stage; they are dead when they close their eyes and are no one with no one. They have nothing to do with you.

But you forgot, you are just summer fireworks. Although it rose so high and then quickly extinguished, the world only had time to make a "hush", without even a tear of mourning.

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The Great Gatsby quotes

  • Jay Gatsby: You see, I thought you ought to know something about my life. I didn't want you to think I was... Well, I didn't want you to think I was just some nobody.

  • Policeman: Pull over! Pull over to the curb!

    Jay Gatsby: All right, Old Sport. All right.

    [shows him his business card]

    Policeman: Right, you are! I'll know you next time, Mr. Gatsby.