How Does Baz Luhrmann Use Cinematography In The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel The Great Gatsby ( Turvey, 2008) tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a rich young man, whose life is a mystery and becomes a friend with the narrator of the story Nick Carraway who is Daisy’s cousin the love of Gatsby’s life. Gatsby hosts a big public party and a lot of New Yorkers come to these parties to have fun and to drink a free liquor. After Gatsby meets the unhappy married Daisy in Nick’s house they fall in love again and have a great time with each other until they confess to Bucannan, Daisy’s husband with the truth about their affair and how it happened before Daisy met Tom. Tom has a fight with them and Daisy drives recklessly and hits Myrtle Wilson. Her husband accuses Jay Gatsby with the death

In the film of The Great Gatsby, based on the novel, Director, Baz Luhrmann shares the elaborate tale of the infamous Jay Gatsby. Taking place in the era of the 1920’s, also known as the roaring twenties, Luhrmann is able to bring the film to life by constructing breathtaking scenery creating a glamorous environment full of ecstasy in order to make the modern day audience get a feel for what life in that time period would have been like today. Though the story is about the main character, Jay Gatsby desperately trying to rekindle the spark he once had with his past love Daisy, Luhrmann infers that this is more than just another film about hopeless love. Throughout the film Luhrmann there is much evidence that reveal the overall theme of the story. Through the overdramatic characters, who seem oblivious to consequences of their actions, as well as the events that take place toward the end of the film, Luhrmann looks to show the audience the destructiveness of money, wealth, and the American Dream. As the film concludes, the narrator, Nick Caraway, solidifies that the purpose of telling the story of The Great Gatsby is to reveal how hopes of achieving the American Dream can corrupt and degrade the human spirit.

There are many differences to be discovered between Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, written in 1925, and the movie directed by Baz Luhrmann in 2013. Clearly, as time drastically changed between the two, it is easy to assume that some aspects of the story have as well. Scott Fitzgerald and Baz Luhrmann both captured the essence of the world in the 1920’s in different ways. These differences can be seen throughout the characters and themes of the story.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a novel about a rich socialite, Jay Gatsby, who tries to win back his love, Daisy Buchannan. Nick Caraway, Daisy’s cousin, is the narrator who brings the reader through the time of the roaring twenties to tell the story of Jay Gatsby. The 1974 film of The Great Gatsby, directed by Jack Clayton, follows the detailed storyline closely by mirroring it, but also adds and takes away some aspects of the story. There are many comparisons that can be made as well as contrasts through the actor, scenery, music, and script choices for the film.

The theme at the heart of the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F Scott Fitzgerald lies in the doomed relationship between the protagonist, Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. Narrated by Nick Carraway, the friend of Gatsby’s whom Gatsby finally confides in at the most tragic moment of his life, the story unfolds against the backdrop of the roaring 20’s.

The Great Gatsby is a novel, written and published by F.Scott Fitzgerald and depicts a tale of a young man called Jay Gatsby attempting to find his lost love Daisy, but after finding out that she is already in love with someone else, he will go to any extent to get her back. The story is set out as a narration, spoken by Jay’s Neighbour, Nick Carraway. Nick tells the story based on the experience he had with his neighbour throughout his journey. The Great Gatsby was later adapted into a movie form in 2013, which was directed by award-winning Baz Luhrmann. This analysis will explore the adaptation of The Great Gatsby novel and film. Focussing on the changes through the adaptation process, the main key features that will be discusses are characteristics, omissions, and additions.

In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the novel, The Great Gatsby, that is now known as a classic. The Great Gatsby describes the society of the 1920s and tells a timeless story that transports readers into a different era. The story takes place in New York City which, during the Jazz Age, was dripping with outlawed alcohol. It concentrates on a specific love affair of Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby. Fitzgerald incorporates issues of the time period such as race, women’s roles, the makeup of a family, and even homosexuality. Despite the immense popularity and recognition of the film today, during Fitzgerald’s life, he sold less than twenty-five thousand copies (Donahue). Nick Carraway serves as the narrator of the story and establishes himself as a remarkably honest man for the situation he is put in. Though he is a figure of moral character, he is fully immersed in several circumstances where no matter the decision he chooses, there will be consequences. Nick Carraway narrates the novel The Great Gatsby,

The 2013 drama/romance movie, The Great Gatsby, is the second movie adaption made based off the novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925. Co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann, this film received both glory and criticism upon its release. The Great Gatsby is well known for its “Gatsby era” as well as the love encircled between money and power. Without the glitz and glam of this story in conjunction with the forever love Jay Gatsby, a millionaire known for his magnificent parties, holds for Daisy Buchanan, The Great Gatsby would not be as acclaimed of a story. Baz Luhrmann makes sure to emphasize these characteristics throughout the film through his use of symbolism, irony, and imagery.

In The Great Gatsby, the soundtracks were chosen very precisely to engage the audience with the events in the movie. Director Baz Luhrmann took on the task of re-inventing F. Scott’s Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby and delivered it to the big screen. Jay-Z was a great assist to the selection of the soundtrack. Luhrmann wanted his work to be very successful so he decided to work with artists like Kanye West, Beyonce and Lana Del Ray. A song that really grabbed the attention of the audience was young and beautiful by Lana Del Ray.

The 2013 movie adaptation of ‘The Great Gatsby” certainly steps out of the cozy boundaries of the novella of less than two hundred pages by F. Scott Fitzegerald with its gaudy attitude and fast-paced scenes that at the same time is quite picturesque and full of details reproduced to match the prose that has been written. Some lovers of the classic might be horrified at the big top-esque film that Baz Luhrmann has made it into, for this director is no stranger to flashiness and taking risks, as shown in his past films “Moulin Rouge!” and “Romeo + Juliet”; and the same desire in the both of them is still present in his installment of “Gatsby”: the want to capture the contemporary audience, even if it

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.

. The 2013 film is full of excess, there is excess of sounds, color and visual effects. The era, in which the film, and the novel take place, is the era of excess, the characters live excessive lives, thus the cinematography helps create a feeling of excess that runs through the film.

I learnt how to use a genre style of movie. Today was an exercise We carried on with our devised piece we did that using awareness of style of silent movie themes we couldn't speak, we didn't have no dialogue. It was a challenge at first but later on when I kept rehearsing my piece it got better for me because it gives me more ideas and movement for my character and you can do a lot of things without words. We asked to use props for our scene and we used it, we had a music playing in the background to help us the music we used was great Gatsby soundtrack 1974. When trying this exercise style of silent movie my group we struggle a bit because we are not use an era where we watch silent movie. And I think were just use to using dialogue and

The Great Gatsby is a phenomenal movie with drama and romance. It is every bit as exciting as the book by F. Fitzgerald. The parties are spectacularly projected as an extravaganza. Many themes and messages are given throughout the movie, so sit back with a relaxed mind. Enjoy the touch of the lively jazz ages that the director Baz Luhrmann produces. He creates a tremendous setting with the old fashioned antique like clothing.

The film that made an impression on me because of its techniques was The Great Gatsby. The director, Baz Luhrmann presents certain themes and ideas for the viewers. To do this, Baz Luhrmann proficiently uses a range of techniques to demonstrate these ideas. The Great Gatsby is about a man who orders his life around one desire: to be reunited with Daisy, the love he lost five years earlier. Gatsby's quest leads him from poverty to wealth, into the arms of his beloved, and eventually to death. The techniques I write about that illustrate the themes of the film are; camera shots, setting, lighting and symbolism. The scenes I will be concentrating on are the final scenes which feature the Great Gatsby.