The theater performances and movie industry can often be said to share various similar features, including the play of actors and the role of the visual elements among others. However, the theater adaptations of the famous books tend to be rather different in comparison to the film. New aspects of the story are added through the involvement of technologies and the transformation of contents.
From the initial stages of the play and the film, the adaptations provide various outlooks at the problems. The play does not directly introduce the subject of the performance, considering that it starts with a seemingly distant scene at Tom Buchanan’s mansion. In contrast to this, the film begins with the scene where Nick Caraway tells about Gatsby and
The similarity between the two interpretations lies in the whole situation as well as in the details, including a rather embarrassed look of Gatsby when Nick introduced Tom. Further, it went similarly when Jordan told Nick the story about Daisy and Gatsby and asked him to invite his cousin. Then there follow the scenes with their meeting and the following revealing of the green light which attracts Gatsby. The difference is in the atmosphere of the performance and the film as far as the theater piece says they are standing on the balcony looking at it while the movie shows them in a more comfortable atmosphere of lying on the
However, even though they depict the same content and the same idea, they are developed in rather different ways. The performance is more about the action and the flow of the events while the film is more about the memories and personal perception accomplished through the eyes of a witness and participant of the events. The movie is brighter and exposes over more means to depict the depth of the situation through the use of decorations and costumes. At the same time, the value of the play lies in the idea that the viewers are able to make own conclusions and see the characters with their own
...ition to costume, language and dialogue is what fixes the atmosphere and the action. In a manner very similar to Shakespeare, Calderón weaves description of the scene and of what is occurring into the main thrust of the play. In this sense, he is more than a poet, he is a dramatic craftsman who predominantly through his verse alone, creates a drama in its own right. All the clues to the plot and its themes lie in the text; the use of staging, costume, music and props can be used to enhance what lies in the script. What they give to the play is a fuller and more entertaining dramatic production. Thus, if used sensitively and intelligently by a director, these factors can increase the dramatic power of the work. The primary focus, however, remains the language, which relies on a high standard of acting in order to do justice to the subtleties of the play.
The music and sound effects are in the same pont with what the author nedded to say in that play. In the smok and sword fight on the first act we thought will be a play where every body is confusing and fight each other. The phone ringing all the time and this help the actors to play around in the hury and action come up with rehearsal process. The purposes of the phone is any time we heart that something is going to happen, so we expectin to change the sequence in the play. Ringing the phone open a problem, hanging up the phone close the problem. Opening and shoutting the door of dressing room as a slamming it create for the audience understanding the flow of the show and leaves the flexibility as we see white and black to the performance. Crying with tears make the player dramatic, but afraid of discover which it trying to keep things together laughting and
The original version of The Great Gatsby opens with Nick driving, going to Daisy’s house. In the book Nick comes to Daisy’s house in the car and he sees Tom for the first time on the porch, but in the first movie he starts off in the sanitarium telling the doctor what had happened between him and Gatsby basically being the narrator. In the second movie it starts off with Nick going to Daisy’s house on the boat and the first time he sees Tom he greets him when he gets off the boat.
Dreams are goals in life where people aspire to execute their passionate desire to an extent where it motivates them, allowing many to grasp their objectives (Dictionary). However, the dream can consume someone’s thoughts and acts, altering their persona. The nature of each protagonist in the novel, The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald, and in the film American Gangster by Ridley Scott, were very similar due to the fact that their dreams destroyed their character. The protagonist in The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby, first aspired to become a rich man. In efforts of fulfilling his desires, his own dream destructed his emotional conscious. Similarly, the main character of American Gangster, Frank Lucas was destructed, but by immorality and wrongdoing
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
Another major difference in the mood of the play and the movie is in the funeral
In chapter five of The Great Gatsby, we are told that Daisy is invited over to her cousin Nick’s house for tea—being that she does not know that Gatsby is going to be there. On Daisy’s arrival to Nicks house, Nick narrates their entrance into his home, and how Daisy is going to walk into an “overwhelming surprise” (Fitzgerald 85). Fitzgerald’s diction is very limited in the sense that there is not descriptive diction leading into imagery: that allows us to paint a picture. The shifts of scene are very rapid. However, in Luhrmann’s movie version, there is a better portrayal of this scene. Before, Daisy’s arrival we know Gatsby is in Nick’s living room; we still believe that Gatsby is still in there. Leading us into the illusion to Daisy’s reaction, causing us to believe that she has seen Gatsby and how she is in shock. The long pause, the line Daisy says, the music, are all very well incorporated; because she has not seen Gatsby in five years, a...
The American Dream is defined as the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative. This definition, however, is largely based on opinion and perspective. Recently, I encountered both a novel and film whose primary purpose was to portray the author’s interpretation of the American Dream. The wildly popular novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the 2013 movie that followed years later The Great Gatsby ,directed by Baz Luhrmann, tells the story of the summer of 1922 spent in Long Island, New York, narrated by Nick Carraway. Carraway recounts the people he spent the summer with and the abundance of money, alcohol, carelessness, obsession, and hope that was ever present. Both the novel and movie follow the same plot, however, I believe that the movie better depicts Fitzgerald’s view of the American Dream; or lack there of.
As I was finishing up reading the last page in the classic, 1920s set, novel, The Great Gatsby, my teacher announced to the class that we have a test on it, in the next two weeks. She said, “The movie comes out this weekend. Go ahead and watch it, but I am pretty damn sure it isn 't like the book at all. It probably is not even set in the 1920s; it probably will have a modern twist to it. So make sure all you students read the book and not just the movie.” (Marlaire) Therefore, my friends and I all decided that we will wait until we take the test to go see that movie. However, as the weekend hit, my best friend, Olivia, and I were too eager to wait. So we went to go see this classic text turn into a movie and see how the director, Baz Luhrman,
The all-American novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald tells the classic story of immense wealth and equally extensive loss through the eyes of Nick Carraway. Because of this, many film adaptations have been attempted, though few remain very true to the novel’s main intent and style. For example, the 1974 version and the 2013 film both show the exact same story yet attract the audience in different ways. However, the 1974 film of The Great Gatsby holds more true to the source material in conclusive theme, parallel style, credible characterization, and cinematic aspects, therefore making it a more favorable watch than the other. The aspects of each of these films deviate so widely that one can hardly believe they originate from the same
is Nick. In the novel Nick is a man who comes from a poor family who
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 ...
F. Scott Fitzgerald was probably one of the most influential and significant writers that the world has ever known, for years after the publishing of his novel The Great Gatsby, two movies inspired from his book were released. The original film, entitled The Great Gatsby, directed by Jack Clayton, was released 1974. The newer film, also entitled The Great Gatsby, was directed by Baz Luhrmann, and released in 2013. Each film may have its original identity, and a unique way of telling the story, but they are also very similar in character representation, as well as in the plot.
Benjamin Disraeli once said, “the magic of first love is the ignorance that it can never end”. In similar ways, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby and the film The Notebook directed by Nick Cassavetes both share a similar love story producing the idea that first love never dies. Both the novel and the film present the idea of a lower class man falling in love with a wealthy woman. Neither of the men are able to stay with the women due to disapproval. When the men finally reconnect with the women, they realize they are already in a new relationship. Although the women are in different relationships, they know they are still in love with their first love, leaving a conflict for them in the current relationship
“The Great Gatsby” isn’t a classic novel anymore.“The Great Gatsby" is a superficially alluring film, capturing little to none of the depth created in the original novel by, Scott f. Fitzgerald. Don’t get me wrong, Baz Luhrmann’s take on “The Great Gatsby” isn’t an abomination. Every single scene is sincere and candid. However I would stop and consider what Fitzgerald, whose prose contained so much grace, controlled with such elegance, would have thought of the film: the way in which Luhrmann exerted so much energy along with time on visual effects and use of 3D, completely distracted the watcher from the book and films true core: the feelings and relationships between the characters.