The Great Gatsby movies are both iconic and they equally show the love Gatsby has for Daisy. Although they share the same meaning the movies are drastically different. What makes these movies so different? The Great Gatsby 1974 version and The Great Gatsby 2013 version show the love Gatsby has for Daisy, but both movies show it in different ways which is seen through the scene selection, cinematography, music and awards. This essay will discuss in detail how these differences make the movies distinguishable. Some scenes from 1974 are not included in the 2013 one such as the hotel scene where Gatsby tells Tom about his affair with Daisy. Daisy runs out of the room crying and Gatsby follows her; and they run through a wedding downstairs …show more content…
while the 2013 version doesn’t include the wedding scene at all. It’s important that the wedding scene was included in the 1974 version because it shows what Gatsby wanted all along which was to get married to Daisy, but she was slipping away from him. This scene is crucial, but because the 2013 doesn’t have this seen it shows that the 2013 version doesn’t quite follow the book. Just the fact that certain scenes are not included in the 2013 movie can change the movies view. For example, the 1974 Gatsby movie opens up with Nick Carraway (the narrator) on a boat heading to Tom’s house while the 2013 version opens up with Nick at the Perkins Sanitarium telling his doctor Gatsby’s story. The two different views during the beginning of the movie show different directions in which the movie took because the 1974 version opens up with Nick on the boat it doesn’t tell what happened to Nick after Gatsby’s death. In fact, in the 2013 Great Gatsby version it has a couple scenes where they show Nick telling Gatsby’s story to his doctor or shows Nick writing what happened to Gatsby down, but the 1974 version doesn’t have any reference of the doctor or Nick being admitted to a sanitarium. It’s important to note that the 1974 version doesn’t have these scenes because the scenes in the 2013 version showcases that Nick went downhill after Gatsby died and had problems of his own. However, the cinematography is what makes scenes come to life and with the recent advanced technology the 1974 and 2013 versions are distinguishable.
For example, in the 1974 version in the hotel scene the walls are filled with grey, it was dull, but the 2013 version was filled with red walls, pink and red furniture, it showcased the party atmosphere the scene was supposed to have. The 2013 version gives detail to the movie that the 1974 didn’t such as confetti being thrown, fireworks, and fog (which gives the greenlight an effect as if it’s in the distance). The 1974 version uses dull colors because they didn’t have a big budget like the 2013 version did so, they couldn’t afford to give as much detail as the 2013 version. The 2013 version with its larger budget was able to give more detail and because of that was able to show the old money wealth and new money wealth (which is what Gatsby …show more content…
had). Music plays a big role in the movies it shows the time period difference. In the 1974 Great Gatsby movie, the music gives the movie a slower paced feel. For example, in the old version Nick caraway goes to Gatsby’s party and dances, but the music is more old fashioned, and it was more calm. While in the 2013 version at the same party scene it was more fast paced, people were dancing to upbeat music, and the scene was more chaotic. The music in the 1974 version plays songs such as the tango, the Charleston by Cecil Mack (1923), when you and I were seventeen by Guskahn (1924) and what’ll I do by Irving Berlin (1923) which are all from the 1920’s (IMDB). However, the 2013 music isn’t from the 1920’s at all it has music from Beyoncé: crazy in love, Jay Z: $100 dollar bills, Kanye West: no church in the wild, Fergie: A little party never killed nobody, and Will I am: Bang (IMDB). This shows that the 2013 version gives more of a party atmosphere while the 1974 version is more calm and modest as well as fits the 1974-time period. The awards received for each movie showcase how the movies were perceived through the audiences and critics which also shows the one that was better than the other.
The Great Gatsby from 2013 won more awards then the 1974 movie. According to IMDB the 2013 Great Gatsby movie has won numerous awards such as Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts award for best actor, AACTA award for best film, AACTA award for best sound, AACTA award for best cinematography, AACTA award for best original music score, AACTA award for best direction, Academy award for best costume design, and AACTA award for outstanding achievement in visual effects as well as numerous other awards. While the 1974 movie has only won six awards such as Academy award for best costume design, golden globe award for best supporting actress, BAFTA award for best cinematography, academy award for best original score and BAFTA award for best art direction (IMDB). The fact, The Great Gatsby 1974 movie was different from the 2013 one means you expect the awards to be different, but when one gets more awards then the other that means the 2013 version did a better job of making The Great Gatsby book into a
movie. Beyond a shadow of doubt, you can tell that the 1974 Great Gatsby movie and the 2013 Great Gatsby movie are different. Not only do they tell Gatsby’s story through using different scenes but they both have cinematography that that has changed with the ages. The music is poles apart from each other and the awards are only similar in the fact that each movie received some. Knowing the differences between the 1974 and 2013 Great Gatsby movies helps to understand that no remake from a movie is never the same as the first one made. Works Cited Page The Great Gatsby. Dir. Jack Clayton. Prod. David Merrick. By F. Scott Fitzgerald. Screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola. Perf. Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern, Karen Black, Scott Wilson, Sam Waterston, Lois Chiles, Howard Da Silva. Paramount, 1974. DVD. Netflix. Netflix Inc. Web. 28 Sept. 2016. The Great Gatsby. Dir. Baz Luhrmann. Screenplay by Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce. Prod. Catherine Martin, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Jay Z, Baz Luhrmann, and Anton Monsted. Perf. Elizabeth Debicki, Leonardo DiCaprio,Joel Edgerton,Isla Fisher,Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke. Village Roadshow, 2013. Web. 28 Sept. 2016. "The Great Gatsby 2013." IMDB. Imdb.com Inc., n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2016. "The Great Gatsby 1974." IMDB. Imdb.com Inc., n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2016. "The Great Gatsby 2013 Awards." IMDB. Imdb.com Inc., n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2016. "The Great Gatsby 1974 Awards." IMDB. Imdb.com Inc., n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2016.
F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, “The Great Gatsby”, and Baz Luhrmann’s film, “The Great Gatsby”, both have similarities and contrasts between the two of them. The Great Gatsby is a novel and film taken place in the 1920s filled with wild parties, mysterious people, The American Dream, and most of all, love. There are several things that can be compared between the novel and film; such as the characters and the setting. There are also contrasts between the two as well; which is mainly involving the character Nick.
Although most of the characters were portrayed the best that they could be, Daisy was not. In the book Daisy is said to have “The voice of money” (Fitzgerald 127). However, in the movie she talks more sweetly and not at all how I expected her to be played. In the novel, Gatsby’s father shows up to the funeral and shows Nick the journal that Gatsby had had when he was younger and talks about how proud he is of Gatsby but unlike the novel, the movie does not have this scene (Fitzgerald 180-182). However, the movie shows that no one came to Gatsby’s funeral except all the paparazzi that showed up to take pictures of him in his casket (The Great Gatsby). I feel this should have really been included because it showed a little more insight into the life of Jay Gatsby. The last and final difference I have about this comparison is about the scene where Daisy is going to visit Nick for tea. The book really did not include many details about how Nick’s house looked after Gatsby had sent everyone over to “get it ready” (Fitzgerald 89-90). When this scene occurred in the movie, I was really thrown off because of how decorated it was. Especially all the flowers that had been brought over to Nick’s house. It was filled to the brim with flowers which made the scene more awkward than it should have
Gatsby’s love life has become surrounded by ideas from the past. No longer is he able to fall in love with the moment, but instead he is held up on what have and should have been. He spends his time reminiscing on old times and previous relationships while he has also been building up a new life in order to return to the past. The unreal expectations he has for Daisy prove to us that he has trouble letting go of his old romantic ideas. Gatsby doesn’t want to accept and love this new Daisy, and instead he is hoping for the Daisy he knows to come back. But people change and there can be no expectations for someone to continue to remain the same after a number of years. Instead we must let go of the past and embrace the future for everything it could be.
For example, Leonardo Dicaprio’s character of Gatsby was focused on emotions. I enjoyed that Redford was very calm and cool about everything and the way he approached the character but, Dicaprio made such an open and outgoing character which made the movie more entertaining. DiCaprio captured Gatsby’s intensity and charm and brought out the crazy mood swings and took his character and the audience to a more emotional place. Both Robert Redford and Leonardo DiCaprio had their own way of approaching the character and really selling Gatsby but Leonardo DiCaprios was better. Another reason I prefer the 2013 version of the 74’ is because of the bond and friendship Nick Carraway played by Tobey Maguire and Gatsby had MaGuire was able to bring a true and strong meaning to their friendship that made his and Gatsby’s bond feel organic and real and you were able to see that clearly unlike with Waterston where you just saw the friendship and didn’t feel any emotion. But I felt much more of a connection with his character than I did with the ’74 version. If you have read the book and seen the original film, then you understood where Nick was coming from in the scene where he was furious with Gatsby, after he believe he killed Myrtle only to find out that Gatsby wasn’t the one driving the car that killed Mrytle, MaGuire, did a fantastic job in showing his emotions and how what happened to Myrtle and the person that killed Myrtle affected him. I loved that Nick was a lot more real in this movie. He didn’t hold back and he gave the audience a reaction that anyone in life would have had if they were in his situation. Nick had the major issue of being dragged into situations because of people he knows. I thought Maguire did a great job of showing ...
The word visually stunning could be used to describe the 2013 Baz Luhrman directed adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless novel The Great Gatsby. Speaking of the director, I enjoyed his portrayal of the lavish lifestyle and carefree party like attitude in such a beautiful visual experience. The way in which the party scenes were filmed in the movie made perfect sense compared to the source material and were something I have never seen done by any other directors in a live action film. Another positive for me about this film was the soundtrack. When I first started watching the film I expected to hear old time music prevalent in the 20s. I however was pleasantly surprised when I learned the soundtrack was compiled by Jay-Z and featured many tracks I enjoyed featuring him either alone or accompanied by another musical guest. While Jay-Z is not exactly an accurate representation of the music of the 20s, the soundtrack adds a modern flavour over the previously mentioned beautiful backgrounds and architecture. The story however is where the movie at times falls flat. When stripped down to basics it is nothing more than a generic love story with a few twists added in for extra kick. The characters in the same vain can be very bland and not make you care much for them due to their backstories not being deeply explored. The only character that I found to be interesting was Jay Gatsby because of the mystical aura that surrounds his character at the beginning of the movie that leads you to want to uncover more of this ever mysterious man. All in all the visuals clearly outpace
I love the way the film has a cohering idea to mention the green light; the essential that green light mean to Gatsby. If the movie left the green light out, it will feel kind of ignore since the green light is one of the biggest symbol in the book that wrap up Gatsby’s dream. Other than the similarity, the most noticeable diverse between the book and the film is the Nick and Jordan love affair. A lot of people might think the relationship between these two characters is not as important as the rest of the main character; however, personally I do adore this relationship. It is so different than the relationship between Daisy, Gatsby, and Tom. The author show the love between Daisy, Tom, and Gatsby are straighter forward; the love between these three characters are more intense. On the other hand, the relationship between Jordan and Nick is more settle and mystery. If you ask me if I would rather read the book again or re-watch the movie; I will definitely tell you I will read the novel again in a heartbeat since it is much more interesting and
Dwelling on the past will make the future fall short. When longing for the past one often fails to realize that what one remembers is not in actuality how it happened. These flashbulb memories create a seemingly perfect point in time. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s modernist novel the Great Gatsby, the ill-fated Jay Gatsby wastes the present attempting to return back to that “perfect” time in past. Acknowledging the power of the imagination, Nick states that, “No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart” (Fitzgerald 101). Nick realizes that because the past is irretrievable, Gatsby’s struggle, though heroic, is foolish. Gatsby’s great expectations of Daisy leads to great disappointments. Through Gatsby, Fitzgerald tries to instill his
Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby 2013 movie adaptation shows relationships between characters that can be compared to concepts in interpersonal relationships. The communication, the conflicts, love styles, and how the relationships are perceived between the major characters resemble that of which interpersonal relationship psychologists study. Some examples from two characters Tom and Daisy both are having extradyadic sex in their marriage. There are gender differences between the two, for Tom it is strictly physical compared to his wife’s infidelity. Her affair was emotional due to her husband dismissing her feelings and finding other women to physically engage with. Gatsby’s eros, manic, and ludic love style drive his desire to be with Daisy and cause conflict to get his end goal. Gatsby only became close with Nick and Jordan because of their direct connection to Daisy; however Nick did not befriend Gatsby for any sort of gain. He valued his neighbor as one of the most important people he came in contact with after moving to New
Two movies, one made in 1974 and one in 2013 are the most famous adaptations of the book The Great Gatsby. They are both similar, featuring memorable scenes like Myrtle’s and Gatsby’s parties. They are also different. The making of the 2013 movie is different because the technology now is extremely different from the technology in 1974. Special effects can drastically change the way a movie is made. The two movies, The Great Gatsby, are different in the format, the appearance of the characters, and the presentation of the book’s themes.
Because the novel and the movie were wrote nearly nine decades apart, the settings were vastly different. Modernism leaks through every place in the film. Everything seems to filled with vitality. Vibrant hues and lights are displayed everywhere, especially at Gatsby’s parties. His parties resembled Cirque Du Soleil in the film.
Society today is split in many different ways: the smart and the dumb, the pretty and the ugly, the popular and the awkward, and of course the rich and the poor. This key difference has led to many areas of conflict among the population. The rich and the poor often have different views on issues, and have different problems within their lives. Moral decay and materialism are two issues prevalent among the wealthy, while things such as socio-economic class conflict and the American dream may be more important to those without money. Ethics and responsibilities are an area of thought for both classes, with noblesse oblige leaning more towards the wealthy. The world in the Roaring Twenties, shown in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the world today all hinge on the same ideas and issues, the most basic of which is the difference between the poor and the rich.
Although there was glamour in the party scene, it was highly impersonal. The characters in the movie seemed as if they were trying to hard to mimic the ones in the book. The characters in the movie didn't really bring their characters personalities to life. Though there is an exception to this, Leonardo DiCaprio did portray Jay Gatsby properly. The only problem with his character in the movie was that when he died no one shows respect come to the funeral, but in the book, his fathers comes and gives Nick some insight to the real James Gatz. The book was thoroughly quoted, but in times the quotes were cut and replaced with other translations of the actual line. That removed a lot of depth from certain quotes and
In this movie the scenery, in most instances, is very similar to the description stated in the novel. The actors and actresses in this film are well cast in most cases. The costuming was well designed and suited the description of the time period given, which was in the 1920s. A very important aspect that must not be ignored is the narration in the film, which adds to the effectiveness of the movie. The Great Gatsby’s
As an American citizen we seem to make presumption that all cultures are different from ours, and some might even call those cultures weird. Americans fail to realize just how similar we are to these “weird” cultures. By reading Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe and The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald , it makes the reader realize how similar the African culture is from the American culture. There 's those obvious differences we already knew about with the two cultures, but readers can learn that not just American culture value men and give them advantages, but many cultures including 1900 's African culture. In both books we come across two main characters that is portrayed as being more superior compared to others. Okonkwo, main
Movies can enhance the experience of a story, but they aren’t always completely accurate to the book. The movie, The Great Gatsby, by Baz Luhrmann, is a good representation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel; however, there are quite a few differences between the two. Some differences include; the portrayal of the characters, the importance of symbolism, and events that were either added or taken out of the movie.