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The Great Gatsby

Riotous Excursions: Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby

Sheila O'Malley·
Issue 38: Literary Adaptations
The Great Gatsby (2013) | art by Brianna Ashby
Baz Luhrmann does not give us a realistic depiction of a realistic light at the end of a realistic dock—he gives us a glimmering pulsing beacon of hope swimming in a sea of darkness.
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