El Gran Gatsby / The Great Gatsby (2013): Movie Review

Para hablar de esta película lo primero que hay que mencionar es su escenografía, planos, colores, iluminación y todo relacionado con esto, pues sin duda alguna la producción puso la gran mayoria de su esfuerzo en esta categoría, logrando una estética excelente, donde todos los excesos consiguen un ambiente que me atrapó, disfrutando cada una de las locuras que vemos en las fiestas de la mansión de Gatsby.

To talk about this film the first thing to mention is its scenery, shots, colors, lighting and everything related to this, because without a doubt the production put most of its effort in this category, achieving an excellent aesthetic, where all the excesses get an atmosphere that caught me, enjoying each of the follies we see in the parties at the mansion of Gatsby.

Otro punto muy fuerte de la pelicula fueron los actores, Leonardo Di Caprio tuvo una actuación increíble, metiéndose en la piel de Jay Gatsby, regalándonos una de las mejores interpretaciones de su carrera. Carey Mulligan también hizo una interpretación muy buena de la indescifrable Daisy, al igual que Tobey Maguire como Nick Carraway, mientras que el resto del elenco estuvo bien, siendo muy llamativo para mí la transformación de Isla Fisher como la amante de Tom Buchanan, pues en las primeras escenas me costó reconocerla.

Another strong point of the movie were the actors, Leonardo Di Caprio had an incredible performance, getting into the skin of Jay Gatsby, giving us one of the best performances of his career. Carey Mulligan also did a very good interpretation of the indecipherable Daisy, as did Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway, while the rest of the cast was good, being very striking for me the transformation of Isla Fisher as Tom Buchanan's mistress, because in the first scenes I had trouble recognizing her.

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Sinopsis según FilmAffinity / Synopsis according FilmAffinity:

"Nueva York, años 20. En la alta sociedad norteamericana, llama la atención la presencia de Jay Gatsby, un hombre misterioso e inmensamente rico, al que todos consideran un advenedizo, lo que no impide que acudan a sus fastuosas fiestas en su gran mansión de Long Island. Gatsby vive obsesionado con la idea de recuperar al amor que dejó escapar años atrás. Para ello se hará amigo de su vecino recién llegado, el joven Nick Carraway."

"New York, 1920's. In the American high society, the presence of Jay Gatsby, a mysterious and immensely rich man, who everyone considers an upstart, which does not prevent them from attending his lavish parties at his grand mansion on Long Island. Gatsby is obsessed with the idea of recovering the love he let slip away years ago. To do so, he befriends his newly arrived neighbor, the young Nick Carraway."

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Pero más allá de todo eso, pienso que la mayor fortaleza del filme está en el mensajes que me transmitió, pues la riqueza y la fama son efímeras, así como la vida misma. Vivir del pasado y central toda tu vida en eso es un error, pues así veamos con mucha claridad la luz verde al otro lado del lago, las personas cambian y evolución constantemente, por lo que no podemos obligar a nadie a ser quienes no son, así recordemos otras cosas, pues la mayoría de veces esa imagen es solo una idealización y no la realidad.

But beyond all that, I think the film's greatest strength is in the message it conveyed to me, because wealth and fame are ephemeral, just like life itself. Living from the past and focusing your whole life on that is a mistake, because even if we see very clearly the green light on the other side of the lake, people change and evolve constantly, so we can not force anyone to be who they are not, even if we remember other things, because most of the time that image is only an idealization and not reality.

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También vemos el paralelismo entre personajes, viendo las motivaciones tanto de Gatsby como de su contrincante en el amor, el esposo de Daisy, Tom Buchanan, viendo como ambos llegaron hasta allí y los valores con los que cuentan ambos, pues aunque el personaje de Di Caprio llegó a ese estrato social con negocios de dudosa legalidad, en el ámbito personal parece más leal, mientras que Buchanan es todo lo contrario, siendo de orígenes más ostentosos, pero traiciona tanto a sus amistades como a su esposa.

We also see the parallelism between characters, seeing the motivations of both Gatsby and his opponent in love, Daisy's husband, Tom Buchanan, seeing how they both got there and the values they both have, because although Di Caprio's character reached that social stratum with business of dubious legality, personally he seems more loyal, while Buchanan is the opposite, being of more ostentatious origins, but betrays both his friends and his wife.

En cuanto a la historia, he visto que esta película se basa en un libro, siendo esta inclusive un remake de otra adaptación en los 70's. La principal queja que he visto de muchos es como el director abusa de la pomposidad y que transforma la trama en una historia de amor, siendo la original mucho más compleja, pues Gatsby con su ambición estaba era detrás del sueño americano, ya que al venir de la pobreza, Daisy significaba todo a lo que siempre aspiró, por lo que sus sentimientos menos románticos de lo que nos muestran en pantalla.

As for the story, I have seen that this movie is based on a book, this one even being a remake of another adaptation in the 70's. The main complaint I have seen from many is how the director abuses pomposity and transforms the plot into a love story, being the original much more complex, as Gatsby with his ambition was behind the American dream, since coming from poverty, Daisy meant everything he always aspired to, so his feelings less romantic than what we are shown on screen.

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Esto hace que la pelicula pierda alguno de los detalles importantes referentes a Gatsby, como que su enamoramiento no era tan correspondido como se ve en la película, además de que vemos muchas escenas repetitivas a medida que va avanzando la historia, como si el director quisiera hacer mucho incapie en detalle de la historia, quitándole cualquier atisbo de sorpresa. Así mismo, la intromisión de Nick en la historia me parece un poco exagerada, aunque llega a ser un poco entendible, en vista que éste es el narrador de la historia, desde un sanatorio mental.

This makes the film lose some of the important details concerning Gatsby, such as that his infatuation was not as reciprocated as seen in the film, plus we see many repetitive scenes as the story progresses, as if the director wanted to make much incapie in detail of the story, removing any hint of surprise. Likewise, Nick's interference in the story seems to me a bit exaggerated, although it becomes a little understandable, since he is the narrator of the story, from a mental sanatorium.

En conclusión, a mi parecer, esta película es bastante buena, cuenta con muchos elementos realmente llamativos, además de que cuenta con actores de primer nivel, quienes hicieron un trabajo muy bueno, y aunque el desarrollo de la historia y el guión tiene sus inconsistencias, esto no es algo tan grave, pese a las múltiples opiniones de expertos en el tema, por lo que es una película que recomendaría ciegamente.

In conclusion, in my opinion, this film is quite good, it has many really striking elements, plus it has first class actors, who did a very good job, and although the development of the story and the script has its inconsistencies, this is not something so serious, despite the many opinions of experts on the subject, so it is a film that I would blindly recommend.

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Mi calificación para esta película / My rating for this movie:

7.0 / 10.0



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This movie is a classic and still one of my favorite movies yet.
I love your review

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Thank you for your words, I think the same, I really liked this movie, and Leonardo Di Caprio did a outstanding performance. Greetings!

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