The film was created in memory of Nick Carraway, so some scenes are quite realistic, while others are dramatized and imaginative. Recalling Luhrmann's quote about Red Curtain cinema and its depiction of emotions in the theatrical world, abstract scenes such as green light are quite acceptable and do not seem exaggerated or too abstract. This scene fits well with the story and overall feel of the film. Both the introductory and final versions of the scene (which are, mostly, the same except for Nick's narration in the background) are quite abstract, and even when we see the characters' movements, they are artificially slowed down to add to the atmosphere dreamy of the image. . In the final version we also see the actual words from the book appear on the smoke and narrated by Nick in the background. This confirms the theory on the narrative function of