Differences And Similarities Between The Great Gatsby 1974 And 2013

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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…

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…

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

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