The Great Gatsby (2013) - Beautiful Little Fool Scene (1/10) | Movieclips 

She was staring into the distance and he was staring right back at her. Metaphoric, they were always searching for the idea of each other, not the actual person.

Always thought this movie was so visually appealing

I don’t get how anyone disliked Carey Mulligan’s portrayal of Daisy. I feel like she perfectly encompassed the essence of her character.

This quote actually is so deep.... 'I'm glad it's a girl. And I hope she'll be a fool that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool” She means that because she knows her husband cheats on her and treats horribly and it hurts to know he does these things... If daisy was dumb she wouldn’t know what was going on... she wouldn’t have to dumb herself down to fit in in to society... She is to be a beautiful naive girl

"All the bright, precious things fade so fast....... and they don't come back." I just love how that quote sets up the whole plot with the green light and Gatsby on his dock. Baz Luhrmann is a genius.

Carey Mulligan did an amazing job. If you don’t like Daisy, that’s the idea. She’s beautiful to men’s eyes, her mother educated her for that. She’s not honorable, since she never built character. She’s not a fool, but prefers to live in a fantasy world since it’s easier than confronting the reality. She was willing to leave her daughter for the illusion of love. She will be with you, as long as you make her feel good. Otherwise she will leave. That’s why she stayed with Tom, maybe he had lovers, but he had her living in a mansion, with pretty clothes, pretty shoes, pretty furniture, traveling, shopping, dinners, wine, parties, a 24/7 nanny for her child, servants and he “always came back to her”.

I love how daisy is on one end saying about how everything beautiful fades fast while Gatsby is on the other end still reaching for it. Kinda showing that the dream he is chasing is fools gold. Or at least you can interpret it that way

“I hope she’ll be a fool.. that’s the best thing a girl in this world could be.. a beautiful little fool”

that piano in the background when she says "beautiful little fool..." slaps.

2:04 The beginning of one of the best shots in modern cinema. Daisy gently talking about things fading and never coming back. The Green Light flashing right in front of her. New York lit up in the background behind Gatsby’s Mansion, and him walking down the pier, hidden by the lights of Nicks car arriving in the background, before we see Gatsby reaching straight to the light we’ve just seen. Representing his dreams and what he was looking for perfectly. Not to mention how perfectly the music in this scene captures the emotion.

This is my favorite scene in the movie. Daisy's words were so powerful, the music was terrific, and the cinematography was beautiful. To be a woman in that time was hard and the way Daisy explains it captures what it meant to be born a woman in the past, and sometimes in the present.

As much as we end up disliking Daisy, here is another bittersweet thought. When she's wishing her daughter to be a fool unlike she who chose the "sensible" and most predictable path by marrying rich etc. When what probably would've made her happiest was to marry for love, but she didn't. So Daisy hopes her daughter won't follow in her steps, but instead take the plunge and risk it all for love.

This movie made me feel so sad how can anyone be so lucky yet so blind to acknowledge all the love around him

beautiful little fools just like Leo's all girlfriends

The sadness that graced Daisy's face was almost magical! The actor is brilliant

Some of the most powerful lines I've ever read. Gosh. "I hope she'll be a fool. That's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."

Daisy: "I hope my daughter is a fool not to see the horrible truths of this world" Nick: (•_•)

The music that starts at 1:30 is amazing! Craig Armstrong made a beautiful piece of work

"All the bright precious things fade so fast. And they don't come back". Absolutely love this line and the mesmerizing background score throughout this conversation.

Brilliant line. One could interpret it as “ignorance is bliss”. The more intelligent or informed people are, often the more anxiety about life and the world around them.

Why isn’t anyone talking about the score?! It’s beautiful.

I - didn't remember how beautiful this movie was

Crazy rich americans

All the bright precious things fade so fast...and they don’t come back. This line sticks with me and I think of it randomly actually quite often.

This scene was so beautifully produced, Daisy’s quote, the panning of the camera across the water, the powerful music score, the Manhattan skyline off in the distance, Gatsby walking towards the end of the dock. Just perfection. 🥺

I love this scene, and have loved it from the very moment I watched The Great Gatsby. Daisy's lines here speak so many volumes. Her character is represented so clearly within these lines that the entire outcome of the film can actually be hypothesised just from this moment once the audience is given the recognition of Gatsby's purpose to Daisy. "And I hope she'll be a fool. That's the best thing a girl can be in this world. A beautiful little fool..." -> Speaks volumes to Daisy's character and also the general attitudes of women in the early 1900s. Although the 1920s were an extremely progressive decade in terms of flappers becoming commenplace and the woman's movement really taking strides from here on out, the ordeals women would deal with from men were still at large. Daisy wishes she was a fool, because then she'd be unaware of his cheating and constant betrayals against her. She wishes that her daughter will be, because its the best thing that she can be. Daisy exclaims that she's glad her child is a girl, as being a man can be seen as quite monsterous to Daisy considering her husband and main male prominence is Tom (Later, Gatsby.) She wishes her daughter is naive so she cannot be lead down this line of pain like Daisy is. Ignorance being bliss... "All the bright, precious, things fade so fast..." -> Can be a reference to either Tom or Gatsby in this situation. They both may have started out as promising relations to Daisy but then both lost their colour as time went on. Tom, because of his infedelity and Gatsby because of his departure to gain money and status to be worthy of her. "And they don't come back..." -> Daisy stating that the precious things cant return is such a massive theme in the Great Gatsby. Gatsby is a man who believes that he is able to rewrite the past, like God, and fix everything that has gone wrong with him and Daisy. His whole life becomes centered around that idea from the day he kisses her and swears his heart to her then. The mansion, the parties, the money. It was all for her because he was so desperate to turn back the clock and have the life with Daisy he always dreamed of having but it proves to be impossible and this quote from Daisy shows us exactly why. Gatsby is able to put his mind to the past and forget everything that has happened since he left Daisy, but Daisy cannot. To her, the bright, precious things do NOT come back. Once they are tarnished, they are tarnished. Her character is formed around this idea of living for the present moment, for being an almost corpse-like figure just waiting it out and feigning naiviety whilst her husband cheats on her continuously. Tom always comes back. Maybe this idea is so important to Daisy because Gatsby left and didn't come back for so long. She gained major abandonment issues and will take anything she can get, even if it means a lying, cheating husband with no regard for anyone but himself because at least he always came back... I adore the Gatsby, and this scene always spoke volumes to me.

I love how Carey Mulligan portrays Daisy; you almost forget to dislike her (as a character) until the end. My favorite quote/scene from the movie: “All the bright, precious things fade so fast, and they don’t come back.”

I’m so in love with this movie

I just love this work of art but as much as I want to watch it over and over again. It always breaks my heart to know that in the end of the story, it was all in vain. That sinking feeling is so depressing. 😞

*She made me cry....Kinda felt like she was speaking to me*

“All the bright precious things fade so fast, and they don’t come back”… such truth in these words.. 😥

part when daisy said about precious things fade so fast was so powerful and visually appealing

Daisy gives big Lana Del Rey vibes.

The deliverance of the lines is so spot on and great. So much so, that I’d say it’s probably a better adaptation of the novel than the 74 version. If only everything about this movie was as good as the acting, then it’d be the perfect adaptation of the book.

i know a lot of people don't like this movie, but i think it does a great job at portraying the nuances in conversation. personally, when i read the book, i was so confused about what anyone was talking about. this movie makes it so clear that tom wants to go into the city with nick so he can see his mistress. in the book, it just felt like random pieces of conversation glued together

I searched for the background music of this scene. I don't know why but I find "Green Light" so hauntingly beautiful even if only under 3 minutes. It reflected both so much of Daisy's sadness and Gatsby's longer for Daisy.

The scene beginning at 2:04...so mesmerizing. And captivating. I can't describe it in words.

Anyone else getting goosebumps while seeing this? Hearing the quote of the orginal words from Scott Fitzgerald, spoken by this wonderful actress, the music in the background and then the "flight" over to West Egg, followed by the green light...approaching Gatsby....

This scene really breaks my heart, idk why but it hits me very deeply, this scene holds a very special place in my heart.

Tom is the symbol of the rich, who we envy. Has it all but still not enough. Gatsby is the symbol of who we want to be, pursuing a dream and achieving it. Daisy represents our true selves, we dream of an idealistic future but don’t have the courage to pursue and then settle for comfort because it’s easy.

one of my all time favorite cinematic scenes, this scene is just beautiful

This movie seriously is incredible

This was movie was such an art. Failed by the critics of the era, but will definitely be loved by the future generation.

the music in this clip gives me chills, this book has many deep meanings and touching moments!

this scene makes me tear up. think there is a true sadness in daisy's words. her actress is good imo

Carey Mulligan is a gem. She killed this role! 🌻

Daisy has to be my favourite character in both the novel and film adaptations, she is such a deliciously shallow and unscrupulous individual whose wrongdoings are ultimately masked by her outer beauty and with that, charm. I adore the way an audience can go from loving and pitying to despising her. Truly one of the best characters ever drawn!

Carey Mulligan's amazing at impersonating Daisy's character and her replica about wishing her daughter be a beautiful little fool to fit in this world is the perfect illustration of the between-wars society (not only American) which has the luxury of the Belle Époque (before 1914) but with also something broken by the war on their mind and which they know they will never get back, making it even more difficult to find an aim in existence, something to believe in Loved the novel and couldn't imagine the movie would do such a great job bringing it back to life!

Hearts A Mess by Gotye has to be the most perfect song for this movie. The way it’s subtly woven into the scenes does something to my heart…

I can think of few movies that so accurately and beautifully portray the book; The Great Gatsby is a phenomenal example.

the fact that she’s talking smack about her cheating husband looking across the water to gatsbys house , the man that she was actually in love with

Beautiful soundtrack. Beautiful set design. Beautiful costumes. Beautiful movie.

Nick: I have to work early Tom: nonsense. Lmao..

At the end of it all, Daisy was a deeply lonely person. Look how hard she tried to get Nick to stay just a little longer.

That line rung with me so much and I can't begin to explain how much I love Daisy's portrayal in the movie.

This scene is so beautifully done.

Idk why that little monologue makes me wanna cry, its so trueee

Beautiful score 👏

This movie is art, the one time I like both the book and the movie.

i always play this movie on a rainy sunday afternoon. I don't know why but it has a melancholic, but not depressing feel to it ever since i first watched it in college.

I know I'm not.supposed to like Daisy but in this scene I feel for her. It's as if being in this world has broken her spirit- or rather, snuffed out the light inside her.

The novel is so beautiful it hurts.

2:29 beautiful

I watched this movie at the cinema on the first date with my only true love. After 4 years we broke up and I haven’t seen her again. 4 years later I still think about her every day. One day I hope our paths cross again. Hope you’re good Loz xx

Carey Mulligan killed it in this role

@2:00 - @2:34 this scene! the cinematography!!!

And omg, this background song…. ❤️ Craig Armstrong, The xx- Green light

This movie is just.....you can’t put it in words!

this movie is genius. period.

I was first introduced to this story when I was 11 years old. And I remember not knowing how to feel. It's so beautiful but so heartbreaking. And such a simple story if you think about it, in this time scandal and affair were like as common as breathing when you had money or simply even existed. But somehow it so complicated and interesting at the same time. And up until now I'm fourteen and this is still my favourite movie, book and story

im addicted to this scene

It’s the one of favorite scene in this movie. A beautiful little fool

this sense makes me feel something that I don’t really how to explain it.. just wow.

The soundtrack here is wonderful.

What is Leonardo Dicaprio’s favorite brand of juice? Leonardo diCAPRISUN

I loved this movie so much when I was 13 . 😆 1920s I was head over heels

I don't know why anyone would dislike this movie.

GAWWWD I LOOOOVE THIS MOVIE!!! Bahz Luhrman needs to make another movie!!🤩😍✌💚

Such frantic film cuts starting at the 0:25 mark !

The music is so beautiful.

A beautiful and inspired execution.

this is literally my favorite scene in this movie

I love this song so much and the song fits so well !💖💖💖

Words of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s actual wife in real life. Still one of the best Old New York American novels to date👌

How is it that Tobey is literally perfect for Nick, and like it doesn’t seem that way, but like perfect…

The production design is astonishing

Literally the best line ever in the entire book.

Im just here to say “old sport” 🍻

This movie is so proper!

This score and the scene was one of my favorites. I get Daisy’s wish for her daughter.

I keep watching this scene

My man nick caught peeking at his cousin at 1:27 😏😂

I don't know but Daisy's words make me so sad also because she is absolutely honest about what she says and the words come from her heart.

i could write a whole essay on the meaning of this quote in this book

F. Scott Fitzgerald was a metaphorical genius, as both the book and movie were incredibly well written.

All the bright precious things fade so fast... and they don’t come back

Ive been the person in the comments asking for the music. I want to save you guys the time. Not all of us have shazam😂: Green light by Craig Armstrong

Eerie quote "all the bright precious things fade so fast; and they don't come back."

I saw Gatsby on opening weekend at a dine-in fancy theater in west LA. I've never forgotten this beautiful experience, as I minored in English Lit and have a life-long love of the Fitzgerald's. But it was so not Carey Mulligan's best performance. I feel like it's such a perfect capture of "who we were then." And Promising Young Woman was a representation of "who we are now." That'll stick, you know, for a long time.

With all the problems of the world sometimes I wish my daughter was a beautiful little fool