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Luhrmann used a modern soundtrack (produced by Jay-Z) to make the audience feel the same excitement and "danger" that Jazz music brought to the 1920s. From Lana Del Rey’s "Young and Beautiful" to Beyoncé’s "Back to Black," the music is the heartbeat of this movie.

In other words: it is Jay Gatsby.

as a pursuit of an "unwinnable cause". Gatsby starts as a poor farm lad who reinvents himself based on a "Platonic conception of himself," yet his success is hollow because it is fueled by a desire to repeat a past that cannot be recreated. The Valley of Ashes The Great Gatsby -2013-

The film leans into the tragedy of her situation—she is the "beautiful little fool" she hopes her daughter will be, trapped between Gatsby's fantasy and Tom's "hulking" reality. The Novelry Core Themes to Explore Luhrmann used a modern soundtrack (produced by Jay-Z)