Jay Gatsby was in love. In the movies The DiCaprio flick was awful. Too much rap music. Affirmative action encroaching into the classics. The Redford one was better even if DeCaprio is a much better actor.
I agree - DiCaprio was a better Gatsby, but the Redford movie was a better production. I think the young Sam Waterston as Nick Carraway was one of the most perfect casting choices in Hollywood history. He should have been a runaway for best supporting actor that year, but lost to Fred Astaire.