The movie is essentially an overstated and overcomplicated series of emotional gradations that castrate and mystify what the reality of the movie is: a cheesy, unoriginal and unilateral (the admiration of Gatsby by Carraway never seems to be reciprocated by Gatby ) "friendship" that could have been wrapped up in an hour. The extra 1h 20 mins is dedicated towards the enchanted extravagant lifestyle of Gatsby and the perks of being ultra-rich in New York during that time (or any other time for that matter). I guess the movie is best suited for a certain segment of viewer-ship- Kids and their discernible craving for enchantment.