Great Gatsby Movie Comparison

There are several differences in The Great Gatsby between the novel and the movie. Some things occur quite differently and some don't even happen at all. The movie and the novel both give us clear details about the characters but sometimes one shows more than the other.

In both versions of the film, there were many characteristics and events that were extremely similar. Like for one, Gatsby in both films die at the end, thus making Nick feel a bit empty. Tom and Daisy both end up leaving with their Daughter. In the more recent film Feat. Leonardo, Gatsby has a big yellow car that is supercharged. In the older film the cars are not as powerful or powerful looking and the race is not as intense . They both have Gatsby looking into the green light at the end of the dock where Daisy resides. In both movies Gatsby's character development is that same aswell.

The Great Gatsby, was a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The novel was later turned into a movie in 1974 and 2013. Fitzgerald chose to write the novel in the third person omniscient point of view. Fitzgerald achieved this by writing the story in Nick Carraway’s perspective of everything. There were two different casts set in the movies, many scenes were left out while others were inserted, but the directors did capture a few themes from the novel to the film.

Creating a film based on a highly acclaimed literary work that millions cherish and know word for word is nothing short of challenging. Maintaining the heart and soul of the novel in such a film can be near impossible, but Baz Luhrmann proved otherwise with his rendition of The Great Gatsby by F. S.Fitzgerald. And while there are several changes to the original novel, the changes are effective and further the overall meaning of the novel. Some of the changes that Luhrmann does include: the impact of Gatsby’s life on Nick and his reasoning for writing the book, the nature of Daisy Buchanan, Gatsby’s death, and the musical choices. While each of these changes were not

Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic The Great Gatsby tells the tale of millionaire Jay Gatsby and his hopeless endeavour to woo Daisy Buchanan “The golden girl”. In his efforts to court married women, Gatsby throws money into lavish parties and other exquisite luxuries. Ultimately Gatsby meets his demise after over trusting and overwhelming Daisy. While the movie was full of vivid images and for the most part stuck to the novel’s plot, I did not enjoy the film nearly as much as I enjoyed the novel. From the small changes, Luhrmann made to the choice of actors I feel that while this film was done fairly well it definitely could’ve been made better.

There have been several different film adaptations of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby since it was published. While there have been more attempts of making the novel into a movie, only two seem to really stand out. One of these was made in 1974, with Director Jack Clayton. The second was directed by Baz Luhrmann and was released in 2013. Clayton’s film may be seen as superior to Luhrmann’s because of Clayton’s accuracy of the casting of ‘Gatsby,’ costumes, and screenplay in comparison to the novel.

The film representations of the scenes from The Great Gatsby and Midnight in Paris of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, The Great Gatsby, have similar scenes, which represent the 1920’s where many people are caught up living in the past and the “Golden Age.” The scenes within the film, The Great Gatsby, represent the book well, but there are some scenes that were removed from the film that represent specific scenes from the novel perfectly. As for Midnight in Paris, the scenes represent the themes from Fitzgerald’s novel with the lighting, music, and characters. In the film Midnight in Paris Gil tries to steal Inez’s pair of earrings so he can give it to Adriana.

Most of time books and movies are usually never the same they twist the endings of the stories. Usually the book has a different way of explaining the plot and the movie usually misses to add that part to start the plot. In the last chapter The Great Gatsby it will show how the major parts have been tweaked with and see the differences. Most of what’s being changed will have a huge amount of being said and told.

“There are all kinds of love in this world but never the same love twice” says Gatsby. Comparing the 1974 version of The Great Gatsby starring Robert Redford as Gatsby, the 2013 version starring Leonardo Dicaprio, and the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, they have similar plot with some differences. The main plot line within all of them is Gatsby wants to get his old love Daisy Buchanan back after leaving for the military, and when he returns she is already married to another man so he was killed and unable to get her back. Fitzgerald would prefer Buz Luhrmann's 2013 version of his novel Great Gatsby starring Leonardo Dicaprio, because of the important details included in the film.

Characters and events shown through a movie tend to be easier for an audience to comprehend information rather than absorbing it from a book. Without seeing a setting or person in real life is more difficult due to the fact that everyone has a different imagination. Watching a movie allows an opportunity to view characters similar to as how the author described them. The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald published in 1925 differs in multiple ways from motion picture version released in 2013 owing to the time or period and social normalities. Director of the movie The Great Gatsby, Baz Luhrmann had to alter the film from the book in ways to become more suitable for today's audience.

It throws in a bit of effect into the movie from the book. The cast for this movie is beyond perfect.  Leonardo DiCaprio is the perfect actor to play Gatsby. Him playing this character even gave the story, along with the tragedy a greater effect towards the audience. Jay Gatsby forgets and distracts himself into believing that he is Jack Dawson.

The last scenes from the book and the movie of great gatsby are different their kinda extra scenes and in the book i felt it was more detail but in the movie it kinda just happened and was done with. But in the book it explained everything more and in more detail.also near the end the book explain a extra scene and in the book dude jus got shot then it was pretty much over.

The Great Gatsby is, and always will be, one of the great American classics. I remember being "forced" to read it my Freshman year in High School and finding that I actually liked the short book but found it hard to find any relevance to my contemporary lifestyle. When the book was made into a film in 2013, I, like many other curious Scott Fitzgerald fans, rushed to the theatres to see first hand if the movie would do the book any justice. It did not take long for me to become disappointed with Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of the book.

The way Baz Luhrmann directed gives a darker side to the story that shows the underline of the storyline. He creates an over the top film in a way that creates a modern take on the 1920s era movie. In the 1974 version, the viewer sees the 1920s as a time full of happiness and joy. Also, the scenery used makes the audience really feel like the movie was made during that time period. The theme of the Jazz Age still remains similar between the adaptations and the novel as it primarily represents the American Dream: “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us.

The Great Gatsby, written by F.Scott Fitzgerald, is a novel which critically discusses the Ideals of Gatsby’s Dream and rekindling the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy. In the film adaption, the Director, Jack Clayton (1974), mimics the plot of the setting, and quotes the novel precisely, however fails to capture the spirit of the themes being portrayed from the novel due to, some of the aspects of the novel that differ from the movie. For example,the general expression of the settings does not match and the characteristics of Gatsby is portrayed different compared to the film and the novel.