The closing words of the film are "these people are so careless, they always do what they want and expect others to deal with the mess". Fitzgerald's remark was prophetic for his era - but at least then it was FDR who put America on its feet again. It was prophetic again when at the turning of the century America was led by irresponsible incompetent idiots and psychopaths - America now is a shadow of its former self. I have not found another writer capable to portray this country like Fitzgerald and in this aspect this film is a must-see. The film itself was prophetic on its own right when it came out after the worst decade in America's history, then. Unfortunately the worst were and are still to come.
Review of The Great Gatsby
