One scene in the book that will be particularly controversial on the screen (if they even choose to use it) is when Tom Buchanan snaps at his wife Daisy Myrtle, prompting him to punch her and break her nose. Given that the book was written in 1925, this isn't treated as anything particularly abnormal and Daisy Myrtle doesn't view Tom harshly for it afterward. In fact, it passes and is never really mentioned again.
We almost went with a Chris Brown song here, but this old Phil Spector hit seemed to sum up Daisy's POV in the book fairly well.
1. The Police, "Every Breath You Take"
One of the central themes of the book is the fact that Gatsby has been pursuing the love of Daisy for years on end, with the singular goal of being with her in mind. I'm not sure F. Scott meant it this way, but it's actually very creepy. Gatsby talks about having read newspapers wherever he knew she was living in the hopes she would be in them, and when she was, cutting out the articles about her and saving them in a scrapbook.
Sounds like a stalker, and Sting's legendary stalker anthem will suffice very well to be played in the background in the film while Leo-Gatsby is recounting his bizarre obsession with Daisy.
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