The Great Gatsby Many similarities and differences exist in the setting, characterization, and plot elements of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby and two of the film adaptations of the book. There are many similarities in The Great Great Gatsby’s setting. The movie and the book are both placed in New York City, and both homesteads are placed in West and East Egg. In the middle of West and East Egg is a place called the “Valley of the ashes.” Both the book and movie are very similar
Comparing movies to books is like comparing a frozen pizza to a freshly made deep-dish pizza. The one will always dominate the other, but once in a great while the movie will hit the book right on the money and the world is happy. Francis Scott Fitzgerald created a powerhouse novel that stuck out through multiple decades and is still alive in classrooms today. Some people may think that trying to create a movie from a greatly appreciated book is a bad idea, but Baz Luhrmann pursued his goal and made
novel The Great Gatsby has inspired many people and other artists, including Hollywood. There have been many movies that were made based off of this famous novel. The most poplar movie for thirty-nine years was Jack Clayton’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby in 1974. Recently in 2013 Baz Luhrmann came out with his film of this widely known story. Whenever movies are made based on books they never fully show every part or they even change some things. In Clayton’s 1974 film of The Great Gatsby there are
The Great Gatsby exceeded my expectations in every way. The book written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is truly rich in detail and makes you feel like you are living in the 1920s. Director and Producer, Baz Luhrman did an excellent job creating a cinematic version out of the original lititure created by Fitzgerald. Being a person who learns better visually, I enjoyed the film much more than the book. Leonardo DiCapro (Gatsby) and Tobey Magguire (Nick Carraway) we're great choices of actors to play the
The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fditzergerald is a fiction book that took place in the 1920’s. The decade in which people partied and broke certain laws like there was no tomorrow. I will be comparing and contrasting how the book that F. Scott Fitzergerald wrote to the movie that came out in 2013. The themes in both the book and the movie did in fact stay the same. Those would be the mass differences between the upper class and lower, the difference between old money and new. As well as the
The Great Gatsby, was a narrative novel written in the 1920’s by a young author named F. Scott Fitzgerald. The story portrayed many of the experiences that Fitzgerald experienced in his own life during the roaring twenties such as all the parties and drinking that was going on. It also accurately showed the pressures that everyone went through to become successful and achieve the american dream. Fitzgerald took these life experiences and represented them in this book, which after his death was named
centering on the merits of books versus movies. The written word can usually offer more detail, while their movie counter parts just emphasize the big points in the story. One book and movie that illustrates this point is The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Of the two, the book provides for a better representation of the time period. The first example is F. Scott Fitzgerald lived during the time he wrote about. The second example is when Fitzgerald wrote the book it allowed for unflattering
prefer the movie or the book, they would respond with saying that they preferred the book more than the movie. After watching the recently made film of The Great Gatsby, it was only less than halfway through watching the film where I decided that I preferred the book over the movie. The movie does have a very similar storyline to the book, however, there are some extensive differences between the book and the movie that only those who read the book would understand or catch on to. The movie was quite
Looking at the book and the movie, the most obvious juxtaposition to me was Myrtle’s death scene. While the book did a very good job of displaying how she died, the movie on the other hand was much more emotional than the clear-cut version in the book. Not only did I love this scene in the movie immensely but the emotion, creativity and acting behind this scene in the movie through me over the edge. While in the book it was lacking the many things the actors in the movie portrayed perfectly to my
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel The Great Gatsby takes place in the time era known as the Roaring Twenties. A thrilling novel about how a man with nostalgia seeks to relieve the past. Gaining wealth through any means necessary in hopes of gaining the women he so desired, the love of his life. Just like with any other wide known novel, this one was produced into a movie by Baz Luhrmann. Usually when this is done, there are changes done to the novel to fit the director’s needs. .So it’s