Leonardo DiCaprio is The Great Gatsby (2012)

[Marburg]

I'm just confused about the setting, I'm not sure if its meant to show actual 1920s USA and be historically accurate or if they did the same thing as Leonardo's Romeo and Juliet where they had it take place in a modern setting. Either way I think the film will be interesting.

Well, it's crystal clear from the trailer that it's not a modernization in the way that Romeo & Juliet was. This version is obviously set in the 20's. Beyond that, it doesn't need to be historically accurate so long as the base story remains...and since alcohol prohibition is a major theme that helps drive it, the flick can't really be modernized R&J-style.

Also, I wouldn't be too concerned about the anachronistic music. That's generally just an early marketing ploy to broaden demographic appeal. As the release date gets closer, I'd expect the coming trailers to contain more era-appropriate tunage.

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