Alex Theo

so sweet really captured what I had in mind at like 11 when I read the book my fav part was the cgi bubble

beautiful beautiful beautiful. there is no words to describe the splendor of this movie's scenery. second time watching it and i had it so much more different in my memory. but sadly one thing has not changed. the blessing and the curse of a movie adaptation is that there will always be some type of subconscious comparison to the first consumed medium, to me at least. even though im aware this is not supposed to be the same thing as the book and obviously no one can read my mind, the version of every single character in my head was so much better, so that spoiled the movie for me. first of all, gatsby would definitely not be blonde. but yeah, thats a me problem. revelations on round two:- gatsby was not as nonchalant as i remember, he's actually the definition of chalant- he never wore a full black outfit??- nick was definitely in love with this mani mean lets be real it essentially was more of a love letter from nick to gatsby than a love story between gatsby and daisy- the scene where gatsby and tom fought back and forth about who daisy loves, her being in the middle of the discussion but no one asking HER who she loves was infuriating. to me a clear symbol to how (most) men (back then) saw women as possession, a symbol of power, a great delight to their ego. of course, i would say gatsby loved her, but i can't say he didn't want to own her...- ill probably hear 'old sport' in my dreams tonight, like a meditative mantra- idk why i remembered from my first watch that tom hit the other woman with the car, oops all in all an amazing insight into the essencelessness of the upper class in the 1920s, drowning in fashion and parties but missing a moral compass. - the jazz age disillusionment

ridiculous enough to be entertaining, the second half was actually sweet tho

nothing made me more emotional than the ending song, i was on the verge of tears i also liked the symbolistic of the boy being forced into manhood with him smoking every 2 seconds, stealing cars, doing some other adult things... but then playing traffic racer in his free time. but jokes aside i actually liked, most of it. maybe cause im new to film and my turkish series wired mind finds any remotely good movie life changing but i was genuinely moved by the accurate representation of the romani people. the hood life, the loud houses, people laughing together, having fun but then fighting the next moment. abuse, financial struggle, a never ending instability. being forced into becoming an adult before even having the chance to realize you're a kid. being forced into doing illegalities before even having the chance to develop a moral compass.it is a harsh reality that makes you bitter at the world, reminding you of the unfairness of it all, leaving you at least a little bit more grateful for the childhood you got to have. i also loved the community aspect, how much of a parental role ayiva took on, it was just beautiful.tho i was left pretty disappointed at pio's indecisiveness when it came to ayiva's garage theft. of course, he's still a child, and maybe his grandfathers "it's us against the world" influenced him a little, but i wished he would have either taken part or told ayiva what was about to happen. the horse symbolistic, im still contemplating on. nick told me they were visions of his grandfather, which was a pretty refreshing take. i didn't really think about the man leading the horse, but thought the horse was portraying pio. he was led into flames when pio felt stuck, yet free on the streets when he was kicked out of the house. maybe it does make sense the man was his grandpa. anyway, the ride home at night is always a great place for me to gather my thoughts on the films i watch. thought i would start sharing more of that on here