Last night I watched the Great Gatsby. It was old movie based on the novel by Robert Fitzgerald. The central themes were the rise of the new rich and their relationship with the old rich after WWI, failure of true love and the horrible way the aristocratic classes treat the lower classes. It was a bit overacted as most old films seem to be but it still held your attention.
The main characters were:
Jay Gatsby the newly rich loverboy completely obsessed with Daisy, held society parties but didn't go. Shown as bit of a man of mystery. At start we are wondering how he made his fortune.
Daisy Buchanan: Gatsby great love who turns out to be a rich floozy, high society
Nick Carraway: cousin to Daisy who is an observer and narrator to events, lives next to Gatsby
Tom Buchanan: Husband of Daisy, bit of a rich prick
George Wilson: simple mechanic whos wifes Toms piece on the side. A poor man who lives in a industrial area. A billboard overlooks his house, a face with glasses on it. He referes to it when things go wrong, as God who sees everything.
Myrtle Wilson: Toms piece on the side, and wife of George Wilson. Through the film hopes to ingratiate herself with Tom and high society.
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