Oh, yes. I’m so excited for the Great Gatsby this Christmas. I may ask Daniel to take me to the midnight show since we get to start our own traditions this year! I’m going to have to reread it as I haven’t since I was in high school. Something about the glamour of the roaring twenties has always intrigued and excited me and the fact that Baz Luhrmann, director of Moulin Rouge! and Romeo + Juliet, is taking on the fantastical era with his affinity for color and vibrance is almost more than I can stand.
“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one, just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.”
–Nick Carraway’s Father
I doubt this will be the last you hear of my excitement. Here’s the trailer for anyone who may have missed my Facebook post the minute it was released:
Illegibly K.M. West 