The OK Gatsby

Spiderman is in this movie

So, yesterday I saw The Great Gatsby, which was a 3D, FX heavy emotional drama. One thing I notice about all famous stories is that at least one of the main characters dies at the end, which is why I am not a huge fan of Romeo and Juliet. I enjoyed how this remake was so dramatic, and I wonder if the book and the older movies can give me the same feeling -- the sense of drama and grandeur -- about it. I found it slightly unrealistic that Gatsby could throw such big parties every weekend, even if SPOILER ALERT he was in the business of selling liquor during the days of Prohibition. The big question is why Nick Carraway wrote a whole book about Gatsby when he had sort of given up on writing. I also couldn't understand why Myrtle SPOILER ALERT ran out into the middle of the road. If she really wanted to get the car's attention, she could've just waved to it on the side. Nothing works out perfectly in movies. So many people have read the book, even my Mandarin teacher, who, in high school, read it in Chinese. This is a world-famous book that was written in America. I really got attached to what the characters looked like, and how the actors portrayed them, so I'm scared that if I see the older versions of the movie, that image will be changed. The most interesting of the characters was, of course, Gatsby, who was played by Leonardo DeCaprio. He was so rich and powerful, but acted so timid to Daisy after he hadn't seen her in five years, like a normal person would. In summary, I would give this one a B+