too weird to live, too rare to die

I am Josh

I hadn’t understood how days could be both long and short at the same time: long to live through, maybe, but so drawn out that they ended up flowing into one another. They lost their names.

—Albert Camus, The Stranger (via bruisingfetish)

(Source: seabois, via philosophicalmess)

They used a Kanye West song in The Great Gatsby trailer because when I think F. Scott Fitzgerald my first thought is Kanye West.

When I think Jay Gatsby, I think Kanye West.  Seriously.

(Source: fitzgeraldist, via doyoureallyevenhaveaclue)

Anyone hating on Baz’s decision to use a Kanye West, Jay-Z song in the trailer to the Gatsby film on the grounds that it’s not a 1920’s song is a retard….sorry

No idea if this was the reason or not but it seems to me like Jay-Z and Kanye ARE Jay Gatsby to a certain degree.

Let’s analyze.  Jay Gatsby was a poor child who rose to be filthy rich by doing mostly illegal things….sound familiar?  He was also a College Dropout, ring any bells?

Not to mention that the song sets up the second part of the trailer very well where he uses a Jack White cover of a U2 song.  The first part is the party part with a party song and the second part begins to explore the love story part with…you guessed it, a love song.

All that aside Romeo & Juliet was one of my favorite movies/soundtracks of all time so I’m going to save judgement for after I see the film.