The Great Gatsby Book Vs Movie

The plot and the setting of book and movie are very similar. There was a lot of thins borrowed from the book, but there was a lot changed as well. The movie followed the plot of book very closely and portrayed the setting of the book very well. A lot of the dialogue was borrowed and spoken directly as it was in the book.

The juxtaposition between Gatsby at his ‘enormous house’ and Gatsby at Nick’s house shows that Gatsby can only be comfortable in his own environment. This is previously shown when his mask slips in the car ride to New York in chapter 4. Fitzgerald uses only two settings for chapter 5 in order to draw parallels between the change of scene and the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy. At the start of the chapter - where Nick, Daisy and Gatsby are gathered in Nick’s house – the relationship between Daisy and Gatsby seems incredibly awkward and both characters seem extremely tense and nervous to be re-united and this is shown by Gatsby’s ‘abortive attempt of a laugh creating an uncomfortable sense of pity for Gatsby. Gatsby previously tries to make Nick’s house as close to his own as possible ‘trim the grass quote here!’ proving that he knows his mask will slip at Nick’s house. However, when Gatsby invites Nick and Daisy over to his house his relationship with Daisy gradually becomes stronger and Gatsby becomes far more relaxed. Gatsby becomes the romantic at his mansion, ordering music to be played; it is not ironic that Kilspringer plays the love nest.

In The Great Gatsby, Gatsby and Daisy’s relationship is portrayed as obsessive, materialistic, and ineffective. Gatsby displays the quality of obsessiveness within the relationship by consuming himself with the desire to bring back the image of Daisy he fell in love with and his romance with her that had existed in the past. The intensity of Gatsby’s obsession is displayed when Gatsby invites Daisy and Nick over to his house. Nick observes that Gatsby “had been full of the idea so long, dreamed it right through to the end, waited with his teeth set, so to speak, at an inconceivable pitch of intensity. Now, in the reaction, he was running down like an overwound clock” (Fitzgerald 92). Nick’s examination of Gatsby obsession reveals that Gatsby has had this intense

Gatsby meets Daisy when he was a young military officer. He is just a poor guy. Daisy, also a brilliant and pretty girl just as a fairy, has the most romantic days with Gatsby. Obviously, Daisy impressed herself into Gatsby’s heart during that time. It seems that they deeply love each other, but actually, she is in love less with Gatsby the man, than with the Gatsby’s successful image. To some extent, she falls in love with the wealth of Gatsby. Clearly remember that Gatsby makes the famous remark to Nick before they moved to the New York,” her voice is full of money”.

Gatsby is soaking wet and appears to be almost mad. Huffing and puffing, he invites himself back in and fixes his hair, walks right into the living room, and then his eyes meet Daisy’s. There are flowers everywhere, the rain is pounding down on the roof, and they take each other’s breath away. They are “certainly glad to see each other.” When Gatsby and Daisy’s eyes meet for the first time the camera slowly zooms in from a long, establishing shots bordered with flowers, to a mid-shot and then slowly into a close-up of their faces. This is effective as it gives a sense of continuity and how their expressions change as they see each other. They go on to sit down and as Nick pours their tea, Gatsby and Daisy are very short worded and awkward interactions occur. We can assume Nick feels uncomfortable in the situation because he excuses himself, Gatsby follows him in panic and is rethinking the whole thing, saying it was a mistake. Nick talks some sense into him and Gatsby collects his thoughts and proceeds to go back to the woman he desperately craves. There then is a long-shot of Nick standing under a tree. He goes on to narrate, “I was guarding other people’s secrets.” This symbolizes the fact that Gatsby and Daisy are inside and Nick is protecting them from the outside world. Editing techniques are also used in the tea invitation scene of ‘The Great Gatsby’ in order to make it more effective. The scene has many moments where the camera

“What is better, the book or movie?” a commonly asked question by many individuals who are curious to know one’s opinion on a novel or film he/she is interested in. The book is usually always better than the movie because the book is more detailed, one gets to know the characters better, and it allows one to be more creative and have his/her own interpretation on what is occurring. In this case, The Great Gatsby is a remarkable 1925 novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, which was made into various movie adaptions in 1926, 1949, 1974, 2000 and 2013. Each version takes place in drastically different periods, so each type has its own take on the film, also depending on the director’s vision. This goes to show that the cinema has been trying periodically to recreate F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic, but the attempts of the movies have mostly failed. In particular, the 1974 film decreases its effectiveness in representing the message that Fitzgerald was attempting to demonstrate in the book, which contributes to the book being significantly better than the film for various reasons.

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.

“‘Her voice is full of money,’ he said suddenly. That was it. I’d never understood before. It was full of money - that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbal’s song of it…” (120). After having known her for years, Nick finally understands what makes Daisy so utterly charming - her voice, along with the rest of her personality, radiates money. While this was somewhat of an epiphany for Nick, Gatsby had known this all along, and was further enamored by it. Fitzgerald uses diction and tone to show that Gatsby simultaneously falls in love, not merely with Daisy, but also with Daisy’s lifestyle and her value.

I: All throughout grade school and even high school, my teachers, parents, and even friends told me not to take the easy way out when it comes to books. Always read the book before the movie. I usually took the easy way out, watched the movie, and then skim the book. After doing this project I see what everyone was talking about. The book is much better than the movie, it gives you more of a sense of what is going on, a greater sense of when the story takes place, and it gives the characters more definition.

Gatsby doesn’t focus on Daisy in the present, which prevents the evolution of their relationship. Gatsby’s focus on the Daisy he used to know pushes him farther away from her love. His first encounter with Daisy after being away at war is awkward and uneasy due to their unfamiliarity. He feels the whole setup to reunite him with Daisy is a “terrible, terrible mistake” because he expects everything to go back the way it was before he left (chapter 5). Nick illustrates Gatsby as standing and leaning, “back so far that [his head] rested against the face of a defunct mantelpiece clock …

‘The Great Gatsby’, is one of the classics, a novel that has transcended time causing it to still be relevant and adored by present and future generations. The novel was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the 1920’s and has been read by many generations, including ours. However; as time has passed we as a society have progressed into an age of digital media. An age where old classics and iconic pieces of literature are being reborn, reinvented and given a new sense of life through the medium of film. The list of such interpretations includes classic books such as Pride and Prejudice, Lord of the Rings, and last, but not least ‘The Great Gatsby’. It is often debated if such adaptions have the ability to live

Before this altercation while Gatsby and Nick were waiting for Daisy to show up Gatsby begins to panic with no real

Many similarities and differences can be found in The Great Gatsby: both the movie and the novel. One of the major differences between the two works is the initial meeting between Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway.

Also, he seemed like he did not sleep the day before. Since, he was probably simulating how to talk to Daisy and most of all how to impress her. As you could see from the way Gatsby tries to talk with Daisy and make Nick invite her cousin to his house rather than inviting Daisy herself. This show he is very precise or calculated man. Usually men would not go through the troubles of planning various schemes to talk with one lady. Furthermore, he bought her to his gorgeous mansion to show her, or call people and make him play piano. Those things are not normal. He does these things because of his love to Daisy and his weakness. He wants to talk with her but he can’t. Also, people around him doesn’t know much about him because he can’t trust

The tale of the Jay Gatsby is not only written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the novel, The Great Gatsby, but also directed and produced into a movie by Baz Luhrmann. Although thematically similar and entertaining, Luhrmann’s adaptation can hardly compare to the intricate and enchanting words written by Fitzgerald. Many differences fall alongside the similarities when comparing the novel and the 2013 movie of, The Great Gatsby, including characteristics of the narrator, relationships and Gatsby’s death.