When Fitzgerald chose to refer to Gatsby as the Great Gatsby what did he mean exactly? Gatsby's vice; wealth; character; or Life? 'Great' is not one I would use to describe Jay Gatsby or Luhrmann's film.

'Greatness' is positive. In Arabic, greatness is magnificence or splendor; and in French and Korean, it is grandeur, nobleness. By contrast, Gatsby is unstable (emotionally and mentally); a charlatan-like character; obsessive; and misguided. Luhrmann's film does an excellent job of demonstrating what sucks about the book! The film offered a too-aggressive Gatsby found in DiCaprio, who was all wrong for the role (by contrast, the original film in 1974 offered a Robert Redford Gatsby who was handsome; appealing in behavior; and you were sympathetic of him). The film's version of Daisy was bland (Fitzgerald's character was unappealing to begin with; Fitzgerald's story does not do justice to flappers. Read, Gatsby's Flappers in Ms. Magazine). Also, Daisy in this film is just as bad as the one in the 1974 version. Shi embarks on loving another man; betrays Gatsby; is dishonest; and lacks depth and dimension. In other words, the story and film suck!

The politicization of this film adds insult to injury! Instead of the film bringing us back to the roaring 1920s with music from that era, we hear aggressive hip hop and rap music, ruining any hope of setting any enjoyable mood. I would avoid this flap crap by not watching the film.