Something that bothered me...
I love this film - the costumes, the music, the story - everything. However, there's one thing that always bothers me everytime I watch it. I don't understand why Nick was so distraught at the end... his anxiety, his alcoholism. Yes, Gatsby's death was tragic and it would play on the mind for a while, but realistically would it have affected him that much?
I can understand the whole 'New York made me sick' and his desire to move, but I don't see how it would send him to a psychiatric hospital.
He and Gatsby only knew each other for a few months(?) at the most. It's not like they were lovers or even close friends.
The scene where Nick is walking through Gatsby's empty house looking all disheveled reminds me of the beginning/ending of Moulin Rouge (also directed by Luhrmann) where Christian is writing up his memoir.
Christian's angst in Moulin Rouge made much more sense due to the fact that he and Satine were in love. What does everyone else think? Am I missing something? I understand anxiety can affect absolutely anyone, but it seemed the film portrayed Nick's issues as a result of Gatsby's death.