As the case with most “Novel to Movie” adaptations, screenwriters for films will make minor, and sometimes drastic, adjustments to the original text in order to increase drama and to reach modern audiences. Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 film interpretation of The Great Gatsby followed the 1925 classic great plot quite accurately, with minor deviations. However, Luhrmann made some notable differences to the characters and settings of The Great Gatsby in order for the story to relate to the current generation and to intensity the plot The novel’s main protagonist, Nick Carraway, came from a sophisticated family; however, they didn’t have enough money to be labeled as “Old Money”. Still, in the book, Nick was more stiff-necked and at times, pretentious …show more content…
In the novel, Gatsby was shrouded with more obscurity. Both the film and the novel portrayed Gatsby to be mysterious and elusive; however, the film allowed us to see a part of Gatsby, his ring-adorned hand, within the first ten minutes. When the film officially introduces Gatsby, it shows his ring-adorned hand first, letting the viewers know that it was Gatsby before Nick did, creating a moment of dramatic irony. In addition, “Film Gatsby” had uncharacteristic fit of rage in the Plaza scene. Instead of just arguing with Tom like “Novel Nick”, his feisty film counterpart decides to not only argue, but choke Tom violently. This, of course, was to add drama and surprise to fans already familiar with the Great Gatsby , but it ruined “Novel Gatsby’s” image of being nonchalant and …show more content…
Because the novel and the movie were wrote nearly nine decades apart, the settings were vastly different. Modernism leaks through every place in the film. Everything seems to filled with vitality. Vibrant hues and lights are displayed everywhere, especially at Gatsby’s parties. His parties resembled Cirque Du Soleil in the film. In striking contrast, Fitzgerald described Gatsby’s parties as mischievous, yet sophisticated. There wasn’t any spinning or strobe lights like there was in the film, because things such as that weren’t available commercially in the 1920’s. Gatsby’s parties weren’t the only place to be vitalized. The Novel and Film Valley of Ashes were in evident contrast. The “Film Valley of Ashes” did have ash, but it was far from barren. It may have been barren with little vegetation, but it was densely populated with sprawling skyscrapers and bustling citizens. The “Novel Valley of Ashes” did have citizens, but it was very small number. In theory, the “Novel Valley of Ashes” was far too boring to be in life-filled film that Luhrmann
F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, “The Great Gatsby”, and Baz Luhrmann’s film, “The Great Gatsby”, both have similarities and contrasts between the two of them. The Great Gatsby is a novel and film taken place in the 1920s filled with wild parties, mysterious people, The American Dream, and most of all, love. There are several things that can be compared between the novel and film; such as the characters and the setting. There are also contrasts between the two as well; which is mainly involving the character Nick.
Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby are the two main characters of The Great Gatsby and can be contrasted based on their numerous differences. One comparison states “Nick’s mind is conservative and historical, as is his lineage; Gatsby’s is radical and apocalyptic-as rootless as his heritage. Nick is too much immersed in time and in reality; Gatsby is hopelessly out of it. Nick is always withdrawing, while Gatsby pursues the green light. Nick can’t be hurt, but neither can he be happy. Gatsby can experience ecstasy, but his fate is necessarily tragic.” This statement accurately describes the novel and clearly contrasts the two characters in a way that makes them foils of each other. Fitzgerald’s variation between Nick and Gatsby improves the plot of the book and creates well rounded characters.
The Great Gatsby is an American novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the early twentieth century. A renowned novel regarded as a literary classic which explores the concept of the American Dream, conveyed through a narrative by Nick Carraway, who unravels the story of Jay Gatsby, a newfound wealthy man in an endeavor to rekindle a romantic relationship with his first love, Daisy Buchannan. The novel is survived by the 2013 Warner Bros. motion picture The Great Gatsby featured Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan. Although both the novel and the film are exemplary works of art, the film supplies a realistic value which the novel fails to produce.
Some individuals make drastic changes, but with a story as iconic as The Great Gatsby, it is key to remain faithful to the original. Small changes are unavoidable and welcome, as long as they do not change the meaning of the text. When it comes to approaching film adaptation John Harrington elaborates on this idea and argues that,
Have you ever thought about when a producer makes a movie out from a well- known novel, how many scene will actually stick to the original story? It has been a trend that the movie industries tend to dismiss many details from the original book in order to gain more rating or revenue from the movie. On the other hand, many viewer will argue or dislike the fact that the movie industries disrespect the author of the book. Recently I got the chance to read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and watch the 2013 version’s movie. While the book and the film are pretty similar; there is one major different between the book itself and the movie.
At the beginning of the book Nick sees Gatsby as a mysterious shady man. In the beginning of the chapter Nick somewhat resents Gatsby. In Nick’s opinion Gatsby was the representation of “…everything for which I have unaffected scorn.” (Fitzgerald 2). Nick sees Gatsby as what he hates the most in life, rich folk. Since the start of the novel it was obvious that had “Disapproved of him from beginning to end.” (Fitzgerald 154). As time passes, Nick realizes his neighbor has quite a mysterious past. Some think he’s a bootlegger, and a different person wa...
Indeed one of the unique features of this novel is the mystery surrounding it’s main character ‘Gatsby-the man who gives his name to this book’ This sense of inscrutability which is omnipresent with Gatsby is cleverly achieved through the narrative techniques which Fitzgerald employs. The most obvious, and also most effective of which is the narration from Nick’s perspective. Throughout this novel it is Nick’s views of Gatsby which we read, not Fitzgerald’s and not anyone else’s. Only Nick’s. And even Nick seems to be some what in the dark as to Gatsby’s character, he often switches tact throughout the novel on his impression of Gatsby. This seems to insinuate that he has been ponderous over Gatsby for some time. The reader gains the impression that Nick has made calculating decisions throughout the novel, in terms of what he allows us to know about Gatsby. He is after all writing in retrospect. The very fact that Nick still has an ambiguous attitude towards Gatsby even after his death, endorses the readers opinion of Gatsby as a character who can not be categorised. He is uniqu...
In the early months of 2013, Baz Luhrmann’s recreation of the classic film The Great Gatsby was released into theaters. Everything that could have been envisioned from the city lights to the lavish lifestyles and wardrobes of the most exquisite characters was greatly portrayed in the film. As an audience member it seems as if Luhrmann was following these people around as if today was the 1920’s. The fashion, poise, and elegance of the female characters of this film were left up to the reader’s imagination, but Baz Luhrmann and his creative team did an exceptional job portraying the classy 1920s women with the limitless resources they had at their finger tips in 2013. Not only did Luhrmann bring Fitzgerald’s words to life, but he was also consistent with portraying the woman Fitzgerald wrote about in the novel closely relating the two and leaving Hollywood entertain out of the equation.
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, and Baz Luhrmann’s movie adaption can hardly be compared but the film somewhat stay true to the text. Luhrmann’s movie was fun to watch but it should have had more originality to it from the
The Great Gatsby’s Nick Carraway (Toby Maguire), helps reunite lost loves Jay Gatsby, his neighbour (Leonardo DiCarprio), and Daisy Buchanan, his cousin (Carey Mulligan). Only in Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation, Carraway tells the story from inside a sanitarium, where he is taken to writing it all down as a form of therapy. Fitzgerald’s Nick refers to Gatsby as “the man who gives his name to this novel”, so the form of The Great Gatsby text written by Nick is almost the same as Luhrmann’s film and he expresses deeper into the story than Fitzgerald. In the film Luhrmann showed us how Nick was writing the tale by hand, then typing, and finally amassing his completed manuscript. He gives the name Gatsby ...
Although after reading “The great Gatsby” one may get a feeling of hopelessness, it one of those novels that leaves you inspired even long after reading it. It’s a masterpiece not only because of the thrillingly brilliant plot or memorable characters but also because of the life lessons that it teacher to the reader. It is not just a typical ...
Movies can enhance the experience of a story, but they aren’t always completely accurate to the book. The movie, The Great Gatsby, by Baz Luhrmann, is a good representation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel; however, there are quite a few differences between the two. Some differences include; the portrayal of the characters, the importance of symbolism, and events that were either added or taken out of the movie.
Baz Luhrmann’s movies are known for their unorthodox visuals and creatively inserted music into the scene. Recently, he received some negative responses from his movie adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. His movie adaptation was considered unfaithful to the original text or story, despite using most of the same text and action. The Great Gatsby movie adaptation by Baz Luhrmann didn’t capture the essence of the original novel. By attempting to modernize the novel, he didn’t let the characters to connect emotionally with the audience.
The story The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott and directed by Baz Lurhmann, is a story narrated in the first person by the character Nick Carraway , about a man called Jay Gatsby , and his love/obsession for a girl called Daisy Fay Buchanan , who is married to a man called Tom Buchanan . In this story, the director uses film techniques like characterization, setting, cinematography, soundtrack, and visual elements to portray particular ideas and themes in the story - but these techniques are over-the-top, inefficient, and sometimes completely unnecessary. Some of the themes of The Great Gatsby that will be discussed here are wealth, hope, and infatuation.
The Great Gatsby is an all time classic in literature and even in film. I selected this film because of how intricate the plot is. The story takes place in the 1920's where the stock market is booming and there was prohibition happening but that didn’t stop people from drinking like mad men . One of the main characters Nick caraway moves to New York right next to Mr. Jay Gatsby without even realizing it until he gets a person invitation to one of his annual parties he throws every weekend. Daisy Buchannan is Nick’s cousin and Tom is daisy’s husband who are both extremely wealthy. The connection between these characters is years ago daisy