Use Of Red Curtain Techniques In The Great Gatsby

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Baz Luhrman Red Curtain Genre
To a large extent Baz Luhrmanns film The Great Gatsby is considered as an example of Red Curtain cinema. Baz Luhrmann is a uniquely talented producer who bases his movies on a Red Curtain Theme. This theme is represented in The Great Gatsby with his use of unrealistic scenarios to captivate his audience and remind them that this is a unique mad up story and has no facts.
In the film The Great Gatsby many red curtain techniques are used by Baz Luhrmann as they have been used in his older films. The Great Gatsby starts with a golden frames and an introduction to the narrator of the story, Nick Carraway. This is the start of all Baz Luhrmanns Red Carpet films. This form of introduction helps the audience understand …show more content…

The witches tell him his prophesy and what lies ahead. They mention right in the beginning that he will be killed by only that who is not born of a women. Many quick cuts take place in this scene to show the chaos of the witches. This technique gives a small outlook to the audience to highlight that Macbeth will die and that is not the important factor in the film. The importance is what leads to his death. at this time spotlight by Lil Peep is being played. This song will create anachronism and is fitting as Macbeth is now in the spotlight.








Macbeth is told by the witches for him to seek the throne the only thing in the way is king Duncan. Macbeth then tells his wife about the witches prophesy. Lady Macbeth then eggs Macbeth on into killing king Duncan to take the throne now. Lady Macbeth tells him she will slip drugs into the guards drinks and will give Macbeth the clear signal when he can murder king Duncan.











No more quick cuts take place and the setting is quite and still with many up to date set designs such as flat screen TV and cell phones and iPads by the bed. Macbeth puts a pillow over Duncan head and shoots him with one of the guards

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