'The Great Gatsby' | Anatomy of a Scene w/ Director Baz Luhrmann | The New York Times

Baz Luhrmann, the director of "The Great Gatsby," narrates a scene from his film featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire.
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[@tierrabracey9047]

This movie is amazing! I've seen it twice already& I'd love to see it again. There's been 5 movies made based off the great gatsby&this one is the best one if you haven't seen it, u should!.

[@Zodd381]

Thank you. Big fan of the book here, too, and this is a great adaptation. It is faithful to the book and captures the spirit of it beautifully.

[@ronnaabad]

Quick to judge, huh? Read the book, watched the movie. Probably the best adaptation I've ever seen. It's beautiful.

[@MrFTW733]

I'm glad to say I understood everything Luhrmann is talking about when I first saw this.

[@agamcheema8176]

Almost done reading the novel, i can't wait till i see the movie where Spiderman is playing nick & leonardo di caprio is playing gatsby.....:D

[@HaileyBright]

This is a great commentary. Loved it being a huge movie buff.

[@TwilightSagaBella1]

Mr.Luhrman...I recognized those tiny little drops of rain ... on the jackets of two gentlemen,, but could not figure out what they were exactly ... since I watched this video... Thank you for this incredibly beautiful movie ... once again I fell in love with cinema...

[@Sorryscene]

This movie is like a fairy tale. Great job everyone!!

[@daveotuwa5596]

I read the book for language arts when I was a juniour in high school. 'Twas based on a movie that took place priour 2 Prohibition in the very decade.

[@DanielMartinez316]

If both of them can ignore the cold, that means that they are very good actors indeed.

[@1507alejandro]

what is the background music?

[@BorealSelfReliance]

This movie was well done all things considered

[@RayCharlesSanders]

You must not have watched Titanic, Inception, Django, Romeo and Juliet, or Shutter Island yet.

[@williamsmith-ij2yy]

The only thing about this scene that doesn't make sense nor is ever explained was the reason gatsby had his house all lit up! And was all edgy and nervous when Nicks car pulled up as if he was hoping it was Daisy? My I Terence would be that while not in the mood for going thru the trouble in having a party, he chose to make his house bright enough as if to say he was! To get the attention of Daisy.

[@tylerh5646]

He was checking all the rooms in his house to make sure everything would be ready fore Daisy's possible arrival. He is edgy and nervous because he hates to ask a favor of anybody; he feels bad asking Nick to invite Daisy to tea. He really does do this in the book.

[@peahmulutjahat]

Clearly he meant co-writer of the screenplay of the movie, not the novel.

[@xxddxdadag]

If an egg stinks, you don't have to taste it to prove its already rotten. There is no contradiction in my argument, all the reviews already provided enough information. I made a prediction based on my own experiences and then it was confirmed by many critics especially those have similar taste with me.

[@mikhailpreda]

I really don't see the issue with the film, I enjoyed the film but to each their own! I know I walked out beyond satisfied

[@GeneDexter]

While I'm sure it's a train wreck, I'm going to see it. And buy the soundtrack album.

[@MustBeFattening]

but i'm sure you're the life of the party! that better?

[@DrewPBalls]

i was high when i posted that comment, i dont see it anymore

[@Deuce0fBlades]

Sadly, there is almost nothing left of the primeval forests that once covered the Northeast.

[@freshPrincess626]

aw, mini commentary

[@MalgorzataTobolska]

Nowa odsłona wielkiej opowieśći,

[@xxddxdadag]

Yeah, only those who have a channel and put their real names on it are intelligent and important.

[@sweetcheeks7571]

It was pure TORTURE!!

[@GeneDexter]

Great to see anonymous profiles who think they matter.

[@MustBeFattening]

you're not special everyone just turns up regardless..

[@eduardomen81]

used recently or virgin?

[@eduardomen81]

get high again and clarify things, I'll repply you opn my high state. Chill for now.

[@cjfahringer]

The thing doesent work for me

[@PlowsharesTheatreCo]

"More Gatsby-est?" This is the level of arrogance on this film. Why didn't try to just do the story and leave the "improvements" at home on their pillows.

[@PerryCuda]

Lol. "Co-writer of "Great Gatsby"???" Like calling a museum curator an artist.

[@xxddxdadag]

See you become more and more personal and hateful, you know that is just sign of impotency and disgrace of a typical fanboy. But yeah, I would like to enlighten you a bit, I suggest you read Revolutionary Road and 11 Kinds of Loneliness by Richard Yates, understand what Leo's character should be and how he just did it out of the period and the character and reached almost the total opposite.

[@IIIIIbarcodeIIIII]

Wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. WRONG!

[@DeRussellMasina]

The movie sucked "old sport"

[@WhatKenPlays]

personally I think toby is a terrible actor

[@xxddxdadag]

So you get nothing in your mind on American literature except a bunch of stupid Hollywood blockbusters? Read Richard Yates and see how lame DiCaprio is in Revolutionary Road.

[@xxddxdadag]

Leonardo DiCaprio: most successful Hollywood actor at ruining American literature. You don't need to watch the film or the trailer, as long as he is on the billboard, you know it is a piece of shit and it sucks.

[@xxddxdadag]

No, I don't hate any stupid movie stars personally, but I do hate to see this big-corporate-dominated consumerist culture oppressing talented artists and promoting lousy ones like Leonardo. Most of his performances are mediocre at best. And he did fuck up great American literature before, like Revolutionary Road. Do I have to see a movie before bashing it, actually no, movie business is a very predictable thing and many critics who have seen it confirmed it really sucks.