Compare And Contrast The Great Gatsby

Watching a movie that is based on a book could make you feel one of two things. It could leave you feeling gratified or leave you feeling displeased. Director Jack clayton and director Baz luhrmann both took the original well known novel, The great gatsby written by F.Scott Fitzgerald and each made their own motion picture film based solely off the novel but they were made exactly 49 years apart. The great gatsby is about an impossible love and the false reality between Gatsby himself and Daisy buchanan who is of course married at the time to Tom buchanan. Both directors made an excellent motion picture film capertering the brilliant moments described in the book. I think Jack clayton's 1974 version of the novels film did a fantastic job

Scott fitzgerald would have prefered the 1974’s version of his novels film when it comes to the music selection for gatsby's huge parties. The first scene of the first great Gatsby party in the 2013 version you see Nick carraway walking up to the party with the invitation in his hand trying to get through to crowd trying to find someone to talk to about his party invitation. He walks up through the crowd and sees the flappers dancing and the scene cuts. The next scene is him at the party looking around and trying to figure out what to do. The background music during the party is a song originally written by Fergie in 2013 called “ A little party never killed nobody” It was sung by the popular artist of the 2000’s, Beyonce. On the other hand, The first scene of the first great gatsby party in the 1974’s version of the novels film it shows Nick carraway sitting at a table with daisy buchanan and tom buchanan and all of their friends. In the background the music that is playing is call the “Charleston” written by Cecil mack whose music was very well known and played in the 1920’s along with James P. johnson who was also a very famous musician back in the 1920’s. F. Scott fitzgerald would have prefered the 1974’s version of the novels film because of the choice of music the director Jack clayton chose. When it comes to music the 1920’s was known as the “Jazz area” jazz composers and musicians started to blossom through the 20’s. Jazz was the go to music for anything so of

Scott fitzgerald would have preferred the 1974’s version of his novels film due to the scene where Gatsby and Nick go and meet the jewish gangster, Meyer wolfsheim. In the 2013 version of the novels film Nick and Gatsby go into a barber shop and are then greeted by Meyer wolfsheim. They all enter the restaurant through a secret door. When they walk in there are people drinking, partying and women dancing. It's a big elaborate scene that catches your attention right away. But then in the 1974’s version of the novels film the scene just cuts to Nick sitting at a table with the jewish gangster, Meyer Wolfsheim. Nick asks him questions about gatsby and they talk one on one for just a little bit until gatsby comes back to the table and Meyer Wolfsheim's leaves. The environment is very calm and not elaborate at all. Just a typical looking “Restaurant”. F. Scott fitzgerald would prefer the 1974’s version of the speakeasy due to the fact that when he wrote the speakeasy scene he wrote it with the intent for it to be a personal encounter between Nick and Meyer Wolfsheim not something super elaborate like the 2013 version of the novels film made it seem to be. In the book Gatsby takes Nick to a “Well fanned- 42nd street celler” to meet Meyer Wolfsheim and Nick and Wolfsheim talk a bit about gatsby and his background and what not while gatsby is off settling some business. There is no mention of fancy dancers or a lot of drinking