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In this case, Luhrmann probably asked for a performance similar to Romeo and Juliet, (a bit vulnerable, a bit headstrong, an air of childish earnestness, hopeless romantic) just because he knows he can do it and it works.
Saying that, I haven't read The Great Gatsby for a couple of years so can't remember if those characteristics fit with the book properly.