Why was The Great Gatsby made?

The film The Great Gatsby, directed by Buzz Luhrmann, is an adaptation of the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, which follows a group of people in the 1920’s, the jazz age. Although Fitzgerald never actually mentions the words, the novel has been described as being centered around the desire of ‘The American Dream’.

           In an interview with one of the producers, Douglas Wick explains how the film was made to focus on the faults and the ‘Achilles heel’ of the American Dream.