And the beat goes on – “The Great Gatsby” mirrors his time, and ours
Summary: Today Locke Peterseim reviews The Great Gatsby, a very meta story about the jazz age before the crash — a time with strong similarities to our own — made into a film whose superficiality (e.g., ignoring the depth of the characters) mirrors that of our own. And the Beat Goes On: Baz Luhrmann’s Spastic, Love-sick …
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