What makes a great movie? The opinion varies from person to
person but what I think makes a great movie is a solid narrative, good
character development and cinematography. A movie that I feel had all of theses
characteristics was the movie The Great
Gatsby (2013). The storyline comes straight from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s
novel “The Great Gatsby.” What makes good narrative is a lot of interesting
backstory and an almost seemless plot. Holes in a storyline is a common problem
in films and I think because The Great Gatsby was based on a book, it had a few
to none holes in it’s storyline.
The backstory in the film improved the character development of the two
main characters, Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby. They both were extremely dynamic
characters and also flawed. Flawed characters are becoming more and more common
in films because they gain the sympathy of the audience. Jay Gatsby for example
is suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and fathoms over the idea
of him being married to woman named Daisy Buchannan and goes to extremes to get
closer to her. Nick Carraway is a raging alcoholic. The cinematography in the
film was really well done. But I also feel that a lot of the visuals were
beautiful because of the CGI. Otherwise the cinematography was great.
One
specific scene that had great cutting and angles was the scene when Nick
Carraway walks into Gatsby’s party and sees all that has been going on.
What makes a great movie in my opinion is the narrative,
character development and cinematography.
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