
My favorite movie seen this summer was undoubtedly, The Great Gatsby. Directed by Baz Luhrmann, the movie is staged in the fictional town of West Egg on the prosperous Long island in the summer of 1922. Young Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) is drawn to New York because of boom in stocks and lands himself next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio). Intrigued by his neighbor, Nick is suddenly drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness within and without of the world he inhabits, he writes a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams, and tragedy.....