Film Review 4

The Great Gatsby (2013).

It is a 2013 romantic drama film. An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel of the same name.

The Plot: Nick Carraway, a Yale University graduate and World War I veteran, is a depressed and disillusioned alcoholic staying in a sanatorium for treatment of his alcoholism. He talks about a man named Gatsby, describing him as the most hopeful man he had ever met. When he struggles to articulate his thoughts, his doctor suggests writing it down, since writing is what brings him solace.

When Nick calls the Buchanans to invite Daisy to Gatsby's funeral, he learns that she, Tom, and their daughter are leaving New York. Only the press, whom Nick chases out, attend the funeral. The media accuse Gatsby of being both the murderer and lover of Myrtle, leaving Nick as the only one who knows the truth. Evidently disillusioned with his fascination for the East Coast, he soon moves back to the Midwest to escape the disgust he feels for the people surrounding Gatsby's life, as well as the moral decay and emptiness of the wealthy of the East Coast. Back in the sanatorium, Nick finishes his memoir and titles it, "The Great Gatsby."

The film "The Great Gatsby" is a great example of the screen version by the Fitzgerald's novel, inspired by the parties he had attended while visiting Long Island's north shore, began planning the novel in 1923 desiring to produce, in his words, "something new — something extraordinary and beautiful and simple and intricately patterned." Progress was slow, however, and Fitzgerald completed his first draft following a move to the French Riviera in 1924. His editor, Maxwell Perkins, felt the book was too vague and convinced the author to revise over the next winter. Fitzgerald was ambivalent about the book's title, at various times wishing to re-title the novel Trimalchio in West Egg.

"The Great Gatsby" is a film of different actors and roles. Even Luhrmann himself said the results from the movie's workshop process of auditioning actors for roles in The Great Gatsby had been "very encouraging" to him. Leonardo DiCaprio was cast first in the title role of Jay Gatsby. Tobey Maguire was cast to play Nick Carraway.

 This is the movie, which makes think over itself and over the time and that is great I suppose.  

Film Review 3

Shakespeare in Love (1998).

Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by John Madden, written by Marc Norman and playwright Tom Stoppard. The film depicts a love affair involving playwright William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) while he was writing the play Romeo and Juliet.

The Plot: William Shakespeare is a poor playwright for Philip Henslowe, owner of The Rose Theatre, in 1593 London. After learning that his love was cheatingon him with his patron, Shakespeare burns the comedy and restarts, then writing Twelfth Night. Suffering from writer's block, he is unable to complete the play, but begins auditions for Romeo. A young man named Thomas Kent is cast in the role after impressing Shakespeare with his performance and his love of Shakespeare's previous work. Kent is actually Viola de Lesseps, the daughter of a wealthy merchant who desires to act but, since women are banned from the stage, she must disguise herself.
Viola and Shakespeare part, resigned to their fates. The film closes as Shakespeare begins to write Twelfth Night, Or What You Will imagining his love washed ashore in a strange land after a shipwreck and musing, "For she will be my heroine for all time, and her name will be...Viola", a strong young woman castaway who disguises herself as a young man.

So the original idea for Shakespeare in Love came to screenwriter Marc Norman in the late 1980s. He pitched a draft screenplay to director Edward Zwick. The screenplay attracted Julia Robertswho agreed to play Viola. However, Zwick disliked Norman's screenplay and hired the playwright Tom Stoppard to improve it (Stoppard's first major success had been with the Shakespeare-themed play Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead).

What is more I liked several scenes where Viola tries to act and she does it very well being a fancy artist.

To my mind Shakespeare in Love is a great example of modern way to attract young public and to make young generation read more classics and study the poets that made a pattern for many many genres and styles.

Film Review 2

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

Cast: Will Smith as Chris Gardner, Jaden Smith as Christopher Gardner Jr., Thandie Newton as Linda Gardner. 

Director: Gabriele Muccino.

Synopsis: In 1981 San Francisco, Chris Gardner (Will Smith) invests in portable bone-density scanners which he tries to demonstrate and sell to different doctors. The investment proves to be successfull, as a result, his wife Linda (Thandie Newton) doesnt believe in him and leaves Chris moving to New York. Their son Christopher (Jaden Smith) remains with his father as Chris has insisted on it. While downtown trying to sell one of his scanners, Chris meets Jay Twistle (Brian Howe), a manager for Dean Witter and impresses him by solving a Rubik's Cube during a short cab ride. Then Jay is impressed by Chris's potential and Chris has an opportunity to become the member of the society where Jay is. Then rought times come to the live of the father and the son. Almost a half of a year Chris has passed reading and learning. Finally he is called into a meeting with his managers. His work has paid off and he is offered the position. Hardly preventing himself from bursting into tears, he rushes to his son, hugging him. The end seemes to take place when Chris walks with his son Christopher  Jr. in such a successfull way, then the text lets us know Chris has become the multi-millioner owner of the famous firm. 

This film is an inspiration for me. I've watched this one several times.

Film Review 1

Shutter Island (2010)

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio as Edward "Teddy", Daniels Mark Ruffalo as Chuck Aule, Ben Kingsley as Dr. John Cawley, Max von Sydow as Dr. Jeremiah Naehring

Director: Martin Scorsese.

Synopsis: In 1954, two U.S. Marshals, Edward "Teddy" Daniels and his new partner, Chuck Aule, travel to the Ashecliffe Hospital in order to investigate the situation that concerned with the patient Rachel Solando who disappeared. After they arrive it was storm that prevented them from leaving this strange place. After they spend some time on this island "Teddy" meets Dr. Sheehan and Dr. John Cawley who try to make him be sure that there is no any patient called Rachel Solando. "Teddy" refuses to believe in this and continues his investigation alone. Suddenly he meets this patient hiding herself in the rocks. He believes her that she is not insane and gets to know about some experiments at the patients. 

Finally there is a question: was it really true? I mean the whole situation concerned with this missing woman... or was it an imaginary plot of dreaming "Teddy"?

This film is a great example of DiCaprio's acting mastery.

I like it very much and I believe everyone is ought to watch this film in order to think it over and invent new thoughts.