It is now apparent that F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby does not translate well to the big screen. The acting was perfectly fine but the story, as classic as it may be, can simply not be made into a decent major motion picture. I will say that Leonardo DiCaprio seems to be the actor born to play Gatsby. Even though this is true it still does not make the movie a necessary film to have to be made. This may be the case with many classic novels going to the big screen. Some are done beautifully, but Gatsby is a case that has been attempted many times and every time seems to fall short of capturing the novel's classic allure.