The Great Gatsby (2013)

Nick Carraway, a bond salesman from the Midwest and the film's narrator, attends therapy, as he is struggling with depression. His therapist encourages him to write down his thoughts, which leads him to reflect on his experiences with Gatsby.

Nick moves to New York City and rents a small cottage on Long Island, just next to Gatsby's enormous mansion. He soon finds himself intrigued by his neighbor's extravagant parties and the rumors circulating about his wealth and origin. Eventually, Nick receives a personal invitation to one of Gatsby's parties and attends out of curiosity.

At the party, Nick meets Jordan Baker, a professional golfer and Daisy Buchanan's friend, who tells him that Gatsby is in love with Daisy and has been hoping to reunite with her for five years. The film then shifts to Nick returning home and seeing Gatsby watching his house from across the bay.

Soon after, Nick receives an invitation to tea at Daisy and her husband Tom Buchanan's elegant mansion. He realises that Gatsby orchestrated the invitation to use it as an opportunity to finally see Daisy again. During the tea, Gatsby is reunited with Daisy, and their love is rekindled. It becomes evident to Nick that Daisy and Gatsby had a romantic history.

As their affair begins, Nick, Gatsby, and Daisy go on a double date with Tom and his mistress, Myrtle Wilson, in the city. The atmosphere becomes tense as Gatsby and Tom clash over Daisy. Eventually, Tom becomes suspicious of Gatsby's reputation and wealth, prompting Gatsby to arrange a meeting with him to clear his name.

The group decides to go to a hotel in the city, where tensions rise even further. Tom confronts Gatsby about his intentions with Daisy, and Gatsby insists that Daisy never loved him. However, Daisy confesses that she loved them both, causing a heated argument between Gatsby and Tom.

Back in Long Island, Gatsby confesses his hopes to Nick, sharing his desire for Daisy to leave Tom and to marry her. Gatsby asks Nick to invite Daisy to his cottage, ensuring that she will discover Gatsby's mansion and wealth. Nick complies and arranges for Daisy to visit.

The reunion is emotionally charged as Gatsby eagerly presents his elaborate displays of wealth to impress Daisy. Their love for each other is reawakened, and they begin an affair. However, Gatsby's vision of the future with Daisy is blind to the reality of her commitment to Tom and their privileged lifestyle.

As summer comes to an end, tensions escalate between Gatsby and Tom. Tom becomes increasingly aware of Daisy's infidelity and confronts her, leading her to confess her love for Gatsby. Tom angrily reveals the truth about Gatsby's past, labeling him a bootlegger and a fraud.

In the midst of this turmoil, Tom and Daisy decide to leave Long Island for good. On the day of their departure, Daisy is driving Gatsby's car with Gatsby himself as the passenger. Tragically, Daisy accidentally runs over Myrtle, who had been running towards the car after mistaking it for Tom's.

Myrtle's husband, George Wilson, devastated by his wife's death, believes that the owner of the car must be responsible and sets out to find them. He eventually reaches Gatsby's mansion, where he finds a distraught Gatsby in his pool.

Desperate to protect Daisy, Gatsby takes the blame for Myrtle's death, despite Nick's warnings that he should leave town. In the end, George shoots and kills Gatsby before taking his own life. Nick is left to arrange Gatsby's funeral, but the only attendees are Nick himself, Gatsby's father, and a few servants.

The film concludes with Nick realizing the emptiness of the wealthy elite's lives and the decay of their morals. Feeling disillusioned, Nick leaves New York and returns to the Midwest, haunted by the tragic events he witnessed and the downfall of his once-romantic neighbor.