Similarities Between A Midnight In Paris And The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby, directed by Baz Luhrmann, as Nick Caraway, a character, narrates. In the movie, Nick is there as a bystander, simply going along with the swift movements made by his mentor, Jay Gatsby. Woody Allen directs A Midnight in Paris, which is about Gil Wilson and his journey to the golden age, or the 1920’s, alongside Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Gertrude Stein. Allen’s movie portrays an altered character development through parallels in comparison to The Great Gatsby. Wilson’s actions parallel Caraway and Gatsby, opposite to Wilson’s journey, Nick and Gatsby is never led to the full comprehension of nostalgia.
In many ways, Wilson resembles Nick in the journey to the truth, but they differ in realities. Caraway suffers

from the fact that no one will know Gatsby’s innocence, also suffers from the initial tragedy of Gatsby death. In addition to Nick’s suffering, the Buchanan’s failed to send their condolences, as they have fled the city with no parting, inevitably leaving Nick with the haunting of what once made him happy. In comparison to Wilson’s, Caraway suffers a suppressed nostalgia. Gil suffers extremely from nostalgia, which is the longing or desire to live in a period of the past. Although, with his cognizance, Gil realizes that it is best to live in the present. Nick, on occasion, checks his restlessness when conversing with Jay, although he never fully comes to an understanding. Like Nick, Jay shares many parallels to Gil that resemble the altered reality.
Through shared stresses of women, Jay and Gil find themselves in a daze of confusion. With the undying hope to be with Daisy Buchanan, Jay Gatsby is relieved from the stresses of reality. Because the 1920’s is confusing to Gil, Adriana and S. Fitzgerald help guide him through the journey of discovery. After Gil comes to the reality of nostalgia, he also discovers that Inez, Gil’s fiancé, is cheating with Paul and is always pushing him down. In a way like Gil, Jay is being feed false hope and lies as Daisy ultimately chooses Tom. Gatsby continues to live with this false sense of hope of being with Daisy, as Gil shoves himself into a different path when he chooses to end the relationship with Inez.