Similarities Between Midnight In Paris And The Great Gatsby

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Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation and Woody Allen’s homage effectively represent The Great Gatsby. The novel The Great Gatsby displays the American dream, set in the 1920’s. Nick Carraway acts as the narrator in the book. Nick travels to the East in search of his fortune. Along the way, the viewer learns that Tom is having an affair behind his wife, Daisy’s back. The reader also learns that Jay Gatsby, a rich war veteran has been throwing extravagant parties in order to win back the heart of his old time lover, Daisy. In 2013, Baz Luhrmann produced a movie adaptation of the book The Great Gatsby called The Great Gatsby. The movie represents the book directly. The actors did an outstanding job of representing the original characters. Another movie called Midnight In Paris created by Woody Allen is a homage to the book. It is not a …show more content…

The actors exceedingly represent the characters. For example, Leonardo Dicaprio, who played Jay Gatsby did an outstanding job of displaying Gatsby’s spurious ways by the mysteriousness of his character throughout the movie. Gatsby’s body language when he takes a phone call lets the viewer get a sense of suspicion, although Gatsby never truly reveals the secret. Based on his actions and body language the mysteriousness of his character intensifies. Joel Edgerton known as Tom in the movie also does an amazing job at highlighting Tom’s brutality. The scene where he hits Myrtle provides a great example. Tom shows his brutality in his tone, words and actions. The scene shows how controlling Tom can be. In retrospect, the feelings he has towards Daisy and Myrtle are tremendously displayed in this scene. While many may disagree and state that the role of Gatsby’s butler was too mysterious that it took away from the main plot. However, the butler’s mysteriousness added to the mysteriousness of

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