Dinesh Kamath’s column on movie ‘The Great Gatsby’ under the title ‘New movie-releases in Navi Mumbai’ that was published in Newsband

New movie-releases in Navi Mumbai

By Dinesh Kamath

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is a 2013 American 3D romantic drama film. An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel of the same name, the film was co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, and Joel Edgerton. It follows the life and times of millionaire Jay Gatsby and his neighbor Nick, who recounts his encounter with Gatsby at the height of the Roaring Twenties.

We’re introduced to Nick Caraway (Tobey Maguire), a young man dreaming of an exciting life in New York City.  He works in finance and has moved into a modest little house in the shadow of the palatial estate of Mr. Jay Gatsby.  Nick is fascinated by this mysterious figure who has taken the New York social scene by storm. 

Nick manages his way into high society with the help of his cousin Daisy (Carrie Mulligan) who is married to a man of means, Tom Buchannan (Joel Edgerton). Their marriage has seen better days. Tom has a mistress in the city. Nick ends up as a passive witness to the lives of these social climbers, a fly on the wall observing the drinking and debauchery. That is, until he meets Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio). Nick becomes fascinated with his neighbor. He embodies everything Nick aspires. Not just a man of wealth, but a man of integrity and passion. Of course, beneath the gilded façade is something far more human. It turns out Gatsby is a self made man who is trying to make up for past mistakes, most importantly the loss of his true love: Nick’s cousin Daisy.