Gatsby trailer

[elisi]

This trailer is ridiculously gorgeous. (Watch it in full screen! Seriously.) The thing is, I don't expect the movie to be as brilliant as the trailer makes out, but that doesn't dent my appreciation one bit. This is... like a vid. A stunning, enchanting vid.

Watch on YouTube

Comments

[eve11]

Oh wow, thanks for the link!

I should read this book again. I haven't read it since we were assigned it in high school.

[elisi]

My pleasure. :)

And I need to re-read it too. I read it years ago and all I can remember is being rather underwhelmed...

[shapinglight]

OMG! That was Amitabh Bachchan!

[ladymercury-10.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, was it really? :D

[shapinglight]

Yes, yes! I think it may be his first Hollywood movie. Not sure.

He's aged well. In fact, I think I like him better now.

[ladymercury-10.livejournal.com]

I have only seen him in fairly recent movies, and so when my dad tries to show me clips from when he was young, it is slightly confusing to me. What do you mean, he wasn't always old? :P I think it's less the actual age thing and more that he has such a big voice and tends to play scary authority figures these days.

[elisi]

I thought he looked familiar. :)

[ladymercury-10.livejournal.com]

The first trailer was enough to convince me I needed to read the book. It looks so exciting! :D

Now that I have read the book, this will not be another work of classic literature that I know about only via Baz Luhrmann (sp?). Unlike Romeo and Juliet. (I had some serious gaps in my high school lit classes. :P )

[elisi]

Trailers are like an art form in themselves...

And thank goodness for exciting films etc. Doctor Who is directly responsible for me reading T. S. Eliot and Dante. :)

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

I just reread it over the summer. It's a pretty quick read!

[ladymercury-10.livejournal.com]

It is surprisingly quick!

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

I reread the book recently, and I'm cautiously optimistic re: the movie.

[elisi]

I need to re-read it, my memory is so hazy the trailer is barely ringing any bells...

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

I was reading casting spoilers, and realized I couldn't remember which character was Daisy. It's a pretty quick read, and I suspect I got more from the story and from the writing as an adult than I did at 15 or 16!

If you have an ereader I have it in kindle format (mobi) if you'd like. Pretty sure it's out of copyright so it's also here at project gutenberg.

[elisi]

(Just realised I replied to the wrong comment... *facepalm*)

I was reading casting spoilers, and realized I couldn't remember which character was Daisy.
See my instant reaction to that is 'SALLY SPARROW!' so um... same problem. *g*

It's a pretty quick read, and I suspect I got more from the story and from the writing as an adult than I did at 15 or 16!
If I could find it, I'd read it asap. We have too many books We are too disoraganised. And yes, I was rather young when I read it, so I'm sure I'll get more from it now.

If you have an ereader I have it in kindle format (mobi) if you'd like. Pretty sure it's out of copyright so it's also here at project gutenberg.
Neat. Miss M has a Kidle, so I'll steal borrow it at some point if I can't unearth our actual copy that I'm sure is in the house SOMEWHERE.

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

Let me know! I can either email or upload somewhere

And I know what you mean about too many books being disorganized! It's the main reason I got a kindle actually.

[elisi]

Thank you! I'll try to find the actual book first, though. It OUGHT to be there...

(I also need to re-read Ender's Game. Apparently they're making a movie. I know Orson Scott Card is an idiot, but oh Lord, I loved that book!)

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

I can't find my complete Shakespeare at the moment (I want to check something) so I know what you mean. And that book probably weighs more than my cousin's new baby; how do you even loose a book that size? It's a puzzle!

I heard about Ender's Game! Harrison Ford's involved. I need to reread that one too. OSC is as crazy as it gets IMO but I don't remember the crazy being as obnoxious in the earlier books. At least I hope not. I was pretty young when I read that one (and I loved that book so hard!), and I might have just missed it. Now I'm a little worried!

[elisi]

Losing the complete Shakespeare is quite something. I'm impressed!

And as for the film, then Asa Butterfield (little Mordred on Merlin, and Hugo in the film of the same name) is Ender, so that is very promising. Kid can ACT. I only ever read the first book, and can't remember anything that would now ping my wtf? senses, so I'm crossing my fingers that it won't disappoint when re-familiarising myself. *

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

I've only seen a few random episodes of Merlin, but I just recently watched Hugo. He is a good actor for a child; this should be fun!

I read a least a couple of the sequels, and I've read a couple of his other books. I like the set up of his "Alvin Maker" series, and enjoyed the first couple books but dude just kept bringing more and more of the crazy. I tried to reread those a couple years ago and realized that there was more of the crazy even in the earlier books than I remembered. But I'm hoping you're right about Ender!

[elisi]

He's brilliant in Merlin. Creepiest child ever! And adorbs in Hugo (as you know), so he's clearly got range. :)

And I shall cross my fingers for Ender's Game. *is hopeful*

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

*HUGS*

[elisi]

*SQUISH*

[kitmarlowescot2.livejournal.com]

Oh so pretty. This is going to be good, and Leo is looking hot as always. Never read the book though, say bad American schooling. I would rather read this book in High School, than the Scarlett Letter. I know I am looking forward to this movie, Django unchained, Les Miserables, and the Hobbit. Though I don't which one will be more pretty Les Miserables or The Great Gatsby, though if I had to pick a time to live in it, would the the decendant era of the 1920's, at least then they had alot of places with electrity and indoor plumbing if you lived an urban area.Not mention much much safer drinking water, and you would have a very little chance of contacting chlorea. I think anyone who loves history and want's to live in another Era is just plumb crazy, I love History but sure as hell won't want to give up modern convience's and modern health system. People focus on the pretties of the era, and very much forget about the muck and manure.

[elisi]

I almost don't care what the film is like, it's that pretty...

And I hear you re. people wanting to live in the past. It'd be nice to visit, but not staying, no.

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

Have toad,it that I was wondering how they'd do a movie of that book, condiering the last attempt with Robert Redford, Sam watterson, Mia farrow and Bruce dern was so ...dull? It's not exactly a book that lends itself well to filmmaking- very introspective and the lead character is passive, not active - the Toby McGuire character, not gatsby. But the trailer looks amazing as if they've turned it into. A suspense thriller...also I know it is being filmed in 3D which should be somewhat interesting.

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

Ack... That fourth word in first sentence should be admit, not. Easy to do this from iPad apparently.

[elisi]

Technology can be... awkward. ;)

[elisi]

I can barely remember it (I read it years ago), so I need to brush up on it, but the trailer certainly seems to suggest that they've done interesting things with the source material. And the 3D might be an asset. yes.

[promethia_tenk]

Ummmmmm, yes .

[elisi]

Tis perfect.