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” is an American novel by author Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald published in 1925. It describes the story of some characters from the fictional town of West Egg on the renowned Long Island in the 1922 summer. Jay Gatsby, the young and mysterious millionaire, is the protagonist of the novel and the book talks about his love and passion for his lover Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway is his neighbour with whom he shares the secrets of his life and become good friends eventually. As the story
“The Great Gatsby” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” are the most popular books of the modern age. The books became so popular that they even were turned into film adaptations. When the novels were turned into movies something happen between the convergent of the medium. The response from both fans and critics alike are viewed negatively when the films are not to expectation. Films based on novels are usually not as good as the book because they do not get in to depth with the characters, have missing
Movie portrayals of classic American Literature are either a hit or miss, given how well the actors embody the characters. In 1974, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, was transformed into a major motion picture. Since this novel was loved by many and the characters were so distinct with their mannerisms, it was to much surprise that this movie seemingly fit the timeframe and the characters. Daisy Buchanan’s mannerisms rarely strayed far from how they were written into the original story
Gatsby Vs. Gatsby The book and the movie have many things in common but they also have many things that are different. They both have the same theme obviously otherwise they wouldn’t have the same name. They also have the same characters in both but some of the characters are different in the movie than portrayed in the book although they have the same name. Another thing to compare is that some scenes are different in the movie than they were described in the book. Taking all of these comparisons
for a quest is to always gain self-knowledge. Connection: In the movie “Shrek,” Shrek starts off as a hostile and solitary ogre who dislikes all and is disliked by all. After he meets Donkey (who sort of acts like a guide for Shrek, teaching him how to be a more compassionate and amiable person and a friend) and the fairy tale characters invade his swamp, he goes to Lord Farquad who promises to give Shrek back