Comparison Of The Movie The Great Gatsby

In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald utilized the beauty of words to demonstrate the extents people go to in hopes of pursuing the American dream. This extraordinary classic also exposes one man’s story of troubled love and passion for both the tangible and abstract possessions in a world of riches. Baz Lurhmann astoundingly interpreted Fitzgerald’s composition through motion picture productions. However, due to modernization the 2013 film “The Great Gatsby” at some points diverted from Fitzgerald’s work; resulting to a questionably interesting comparison between both mediums. In Fitzgerald’s novel, his view of Daisy and Gatsby’s relationship were strikingly contrasting to the portrayal of his character in Luhrmann’s film. Fitzgerald’s
Contrary to this, Lurhmann’s film causes the audience to perceive Gatsby as a dreamy and immensely romantic individual. In the movie, he
In the novel, they posed as characters with a minor spark in their friendship; otherwise noted as lust. Furthermore, there were indeed times in the novel wherein Nick “wasn’t thinking of Daisy and Gatsby anymore, but of this clean, hard, limited person, who dealt in universal skepticism” (Fitzgerald 79). This connection in Fitzgerald’s writing all the more exposed their characters to its purest form, emphasizing the natural human emotions they encountered. In the film however, Nick and Jordan were merely acquaintances with mutual friends. This allowed for the viewers to have little insight on how “careless” Nick and how “incurably dishonest” Jordan appeared to be in the novel (Fitzgerald 58). Without a side story of their own, the viewer’s perception of their personalities deviated. Instead, Nick and Jordan only served as the supporting roles to shed light on Gatsby and Daisy’s on-screen romance. This specific strategy of framing by Lurhmann highlights the imperative character development of Gatsby, providing Leonardo Dicaprio with the platform to appear as a skilled and effective