Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Biopic Could Fix The Great Gatsby's Mistakes
Baz Luhrmann's Elvis biopic could fix some things in The Great Gatsby that critics and audiences saw as big mistakes. Biopics have become a huge Hollywood trend, from Bohemian Rhapsody to Rocketman, and it was only a matter of time until someone, again, tackled the King of Rock 'N Roll. Elvis, starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, is directed by Baz Luhrmann, whose last directorial project was The Great Gatsby back in 2013. Almost 10 years apart, Elvis could patch over some shortcomings of Luhrmann's last.
The feat of adapting the great American novel would never be without its critics, and any films adapted from books can kill a franchise. Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925, The Great Gatsby put money and wealth at its center, and focused on showing the sinister side of the Roaring 20s. When it was adapted by Luhrmann, critics thought the 3D film was too gaudy, and strayed too far from the original book's core message. They further thought that the glamorous aesthetics of the film displaced the idea that this lifestyle was something to be analyzed and criticized, and romanticized it too much. This error of not following the story thoroughly could be amended in Elvis.
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The trailer for Elvis already suggests that Luhrmann is taking his signature saturated style and blending it with the realism of the story he is adapting the film from, which would fix the key criticism from the movie remake of The Great Gatsby. Luhrmann is yet again tackling a film that draws from source material, but he seems to be approaching it in a much more grounded way that is true to the story he's telling. The trailer is still colorful, vivid, and aesthetically pleasing in Luhrmann's style, but
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