swimming-under-water:

Not entirely sure how I feel about this… it looks a lot more modern and surprisingly more glitzy than I expected it to be (which could be considered ironic.) I’ve also doubted Leo DiCaprio since I heard he was cast as Gatsby, and the trailer didn’t do much to alleviate my doubts. Robert Redford was a much more charming, handsome Gatsby than Leo seems to be…

also I think Leo has much more of a confident swagger to his acting, and while I think that confidence is certainly part of the Gatsby role, there is a hefty chunk of insecurity in it as well, which I just didn’t see in the trailer

but I’ll just have to wait for the movie and see  :)

(Source: scorssese)

effinglioness:

circeswildthings:

the sun also rises has basically the exact same premise, but has more drugs, more realistic characters, better conversation, and is set in Spain. in my opinion, it has always been the better novel, & deserves a movie more. i consider the two rivals because of the similar…

Fun fact! Hemingway wrote to Scott after it was published and said its secret real title was The Sun Also Rises (Like Your Cock If You Have One): A Greater Gatsby. I did not make this up. Their friendship was hilarious.

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