Essay On The Differences Between The Great Gatsby Book And Movie

The Great Gatsby is a novel which critically discusses the ideals of the American Dream and recapturing the past. In the film adaptation, producer Jack Clayton stays very closely to the plot and even quotes the novel verbatim but fails to capture the essence of the themes portrayed in the novel. The text did not translate well into film; some facts are distorted, the depiction of the characters are different, the general ambience of certain settings do not match, and the movie is weighted towards the beginning of the book, with half of the movie based closely on the first two chapters of the book.

The movie did an excellent job portraying the 1920’s and the parties that happened at Gatsby’s house. “There was music from my neighbor’s house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like months among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars” (39). The scenes of the parties at Gatsby’s house portrayed people dancing, music and drinking. It

The Great Gatsby is based upon wealth in the “Roaring 20’s”. The novel itself contains not a single dull moment of the narrators experience in the East, as it reflects people’s aspirations corrupted by greed and money. In addition, the romance between characters can help relate the readers to the novel. The film does a great job capturing almost all the aspects of the novel; through colors and themes. It gives the viewer a clear understanding of how shallow characters get mixed up into complex

Movie adaptations are widely produced in our modern cinematic world. Many book lovers criticize movie adaptations, proclaiming that it kills the spirit of the story, misses out on critical key themes, and eliminates the reader's and viewer’s imagination. The Great Gatsby movie, directed by Baz Luhrmann and released on May 1st, 2013, is a film adaptation of the book The Great Gatsby, written in 1922 by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The time lag between the movie and the book made some things unacceptable in our society. These changing societal proprietorship motivated Baz Luhrmann to alter the movie to be more suitable for current viewers. Consequently, there are many differences to be found between the book and the movie adaptation, which ultimately led to Luhrmann's movie being critiqued many times by the book’s fans, saying it was nothing like the actual book. Despite the fact that the movie adaptation of the Great Gatsby book follows the overall plot, it fails to show the racism, sexism, and abuse some of the characters withhold. The movie also fails to show the significance of the American dream, the condemnation of the lifestyle of the very rich, and it also annihilates reader’s imagination.

Undeniably, ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald and its film adaptation, which is set in the 1920’s and follows the storyline of the narrator Nick Carraway after he moves to West Egg on Long Island, were both great successes, with the book becoming widely recognized as an American classic, and the film making a worldwide gross of about $351 million and winning two Oscars. Although the movie is a satisfactory adaption with a lot of the plot being similar, there are still some minor and major differences between the film and the book between characters and the emotional roots and connection the audience has to the story. Separately both versions of the story are very impressive and entertaining, but some of the differences make the

Many movies just aren’t as good as the original story from the book version; however, the transition from book to movie in The Great Gatsby is very well done. There are hardly any noticeable changes. The actors portrayals of their characters are great. The parties in the book and movie are also very similar.

The 1974 and the 2013 Great Gatsby movies are both alike and different in many ways. The older movie is more accurate to the time, used more genuine music, filming, and less special effects. The new movie was more flashy, crazy, and captured the excitement and intensity of the novel. The characters were portrayed by different actors; therefore, their interpretations differ as well. In addition to these obvious disparities, both movies have various similarities as well. They are both based pretty closely on the book written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and contain similar characters, quotes/lines, and scenes, along with scenery. As a whole; however, both movies are far more dissimilar to each other.

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of the most famous books in American literature. This books shows American life during the 1920s and how greed and materialism were taking over the American dream. The film director, Baz Luhrmann puts his effort to turn Fitzgerald’s masterpiece into the movie, “The Great Gatsby”. The actor in the movie do a pretty decent job in portraying the characters in the book.

When comparing the the film and book of The Great Gatsby there are many things that are similar and different. When Fitzgerald uses imagery in his piece it adds emotion and symbolism to his piece. When Luhrmann matches his imagery in the film, it makes the film almost artistic. Luhrmann interprets the characters differently as well. He doesn't make Nick as questionable, and Daisy as flamboyant. There are many good changes in the movie that added another layer than the

The Great Gatsby one of the classics of the twentieth century due to the connotations novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald gave to the dialogue, setting, mood\tone and characterization that favor the novel. Along with this drama and fiction book many films were made like The Great Gatsby by Jack Clayton, 1974 version who is faithful to the basic story but is slower and less vibrant. On the other hand is the Baz Luhrmann, 2013 version who is also faithful to the basic story with some narration and dialogue directly taken from the book, but it also added more edge and drama to rise up the intensity in the climactic argument between Tom and Gatsby in chapter seven. In both film adaptations they interpret the novel differently through the use of tone\mood and how they visually present the themes and characters. Although they differentiate in various aspects they also share similarities.

The novel "The Great Gatsby" is a very good novel. Today I will be comparing and contrasting the novel "The Great Gatsby" to the movie "The Great Gatsby." To be more specific I will be talking about how my visualization of Jay Gatsby was in the novel and how he actually appears in the movie. Jay Gatsby is the main character of this story. Alright so, in the novel Jay Gatsby seems to be a rags-to-riches type of guy, he's sweet , mysterious , and gracious at the beginning of this Novel, Jay Gatsby makes his life seems as though he worked hard for all of his riches and isn't afraid to let anyone know how he got his riches. Mr. Gatsby makes you feel sorry for him once you hear the beginning of his story because he makes himself out to be poor white

This 2012 Baz Luhrmann version of The Great Gatsby comes to life with its vibrancy and party-like spectacles. Baz Luhrmann does a miraculous job of creating a mood for the story, as well as having a knack for blending its contemporary jazz with modern hip hop music to add excitement to the movie.This 2012 The Great Gatsby follows along with the plot line of the original book better than the 1974 version, which makes it easier to comprehend background information.

A story that took place in the Roaring 20s, also known as the Jazz Age that demonstrated the revolutionary of America to be the country of today—music, fame, money, power and fashion. Nevertheless, in this era, how much will a man do to reach his dream and love, and how determinate can he be? A wonderful story with a tragedy ending, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is one of the greatest American novels. Recently, having the chance to read the book and the opportunity to watch the 2013 film, I have noticed there are two differences between the two and they are the setting and the characterization.

On April 25, 1925, The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published. Very quickly, The Great Gatsby became a meritorious piece of American literature embodying the hopes and downfalls of people chasing the American Dream. In the book, narrator Nick Carraway reminisces about the downfall and death of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby, who tried to chase a dream that has already passed him. Forty-nine years after the publication of the book, the first of two movies of the same name was released. In 2013, the newest movie version of The Great Gatsby premiered. Although both movies are based on the original book, The Great Gatsby movies are wildly different with their interpretations of the book. But, the 1974 adaptation is the superior The Great Gatsby movie due to the beautiful landscape, old Hollywood glamour, and accuracy to the book and time period.

In my opinion the overall setting of the great gatsby story was much more modern in the new movie compared to how I pictured it throughout the book. Even realistically speaking the city was not only very nice but very big for that time period especially. However I think it was a good route to take for the movie because I see it as fitting for this story. Then there are things like the valley of ashes which were displayed exactly how you picture it while reading the book. Sure there were plenty of things the movie changed or decided to leave out from the book, but I feel the movie still told the story well and was well put together. Another reason I personally like the movie is because for me the book was hard to follow in a way just because