re: Gatsby Always Fails: My Explanation
Posted by: AnObserver 11:59 am EDT 05/01/24
In reply to: Gatsby Always Fails: My Explanation - Musicals54 11:45 am EDT 05/01/24

One could argue that Jay Gatsby (nee Gatz) is a symbol, a symbolic character, and that could be why the property doesn't work when he's literalized on film or stage. For me, Robert Redford ruins the otherwise good 1974 movie, but perhaps any actor would ruin it.
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