Stella Herrera Ms. Bellows Red 2 April 19 2024. Gatsby Analysis: The Depth of the Subconscious. In our perpetual journey as humans, we encounter the challenge of deciphering one’s true intention by analyzing their demeanor and expressions. In The Great Gatsby 2013 Film, starring famous actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Toney Maguire, and Carey Mulligan, director Baz Luhrmann expresses the concept of transparency: the idea that the intentions that lie within the person do not necessarily portray through their demeanor or expression. This is seen through the lens of ‘Depth of the Subconscious’ through the intricate, detailed expressions depicted by the main characters including Jay Gatsby, Nick Carraway, and Daisy Buchanan. We as viewers are able to …show more content…
When we are visibly able to see the actions and reflections portrayed by each character, we begin to understand the depth of their intrinsic qualities developed by Fitzgerald. At the beginning of the film, Nick quietly observes a man standing on the edge of a dock, who he assumes is Gatsby, reaching his arm out towards a vibrant green light at the end of Daisy’s dock, as if something had compelled him to do so. That compulsion, we later can infer, is Gatsby's desire to strive for something that he no longer has; the ambition to reach for what was in the past. Nick observes the behavior portrayed by Gatsby by narrating,“He had come such a long way and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it,” which illuminates the profound symbolism of the green light presented throughout the book and how it connects to Gatsby’s unfulfilled desire to obtain Daisy. The bay that Gatsby overlooks time and time again, solemnly concentrating on what’s beyond, represents the barrier separating him and his lost love Daisy, and the green light out in the distance which he fixates on, symbolizes as a reminder to Gatsby that what he is reaching for is so close yet so far out of