Today's Character: Daisy Buchanan (née Fay)
Luhrmann's Daisy: Carey Mulligan
This character is the one I feel myself really wanting to
love, but then I remember that she is a heartless bitch that basically
understands how her life is spiraling out of her control, and when she can do
something about it she totally spaces on being a responsible human being 'n' shit and Gatsby and Wilson die and Tom acts like a major douche. Totally weak sauce, if there ever was such a thing. But, Daisy has everything a man (me) could ever want in a woman. She has a beautiful voice, she's attractive, and she loves money. If you call her (or me) superficial, I will find you (no I won't). She walks that delicate balance between nice innocent woman that needs the care of a man and strong, power hungry chick who is much less clueless than she puts on. Ah, Daisy, mi amore...
Anyway, who is Carey Mulligan? I have not seen anything with her in
it, or not that I know of, and that may be a good thing. Mulligan is a non-American
actress, so I am very intrigued as to how she will vocalize a Midwestern US
accent.
Pros: Fits the
size and vocal tone of Daisy that Field and Farrow established, docile passivity and audio/visual characteristics are feminine and thus it is more understandable why she would
defer to males given the historical period, not widely known so could define
her career with Daisy
Cons:
non-American (you best bring da accent, ya heard!), can she act?
(legitimate question, can she? I
don’t know), shouldn't attempt to be Farrow
I cannot say I like or dislike this pick. It’s just kind of there. With Mia Farrow, I mean, that was
pretty solid casting. She could
act aloof and disconnected all while being really cute and likeable when she
turned on the feminine charm. It’s
hard to hate her, even though you know you have to. The ultimate male struggle. How can you hate a woman so needy and attractive. Daisy, I’ll help you raise your daughter! Come away with me...
Excuse me, anyway, Farrow is what Mulligan has to beat, but I don't mean she must compete to beat her. She just has to be her own Daisy, like Farrow did. Betty Field, the precursor to Farrow, did not command much stage presence but actually came off
as a more needy Daisy. She played the historical aspect of the role perfectly, but that didn't mean she also made the manipulation of the character believable. I mean, she's still likable enough to feel torn about when to
feel sorry for her. Mira Sorvino
also plays a decent Daisy, but she may have been the main weakness with the
2001 film version. She seems more
independent and not the dainty little Daisy that needs the help of a big strong
man such those of her predecessors. She
did a lot to change my mind throughout the film, but her Daisy is just
different than how I personally picture THE Daisy. The part where she drives up in the car and introduces
herself to Gatsby especially does not sit right with me. I mean, women aren’t supposed to
drive!!! HARF HARF HARF!!! But, really, they didn't drive much in the '20s. But all is
forgiven, because she is totally hot in that all white get-up. So, thank you for that Mrs. Sorvino.
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