Similarities Between The Great Gatsby And Luhrmann

In recreation and honor of the book Great Gatsby, Woody Allen and Luhrmann made the book come to life in a thrilling movie. Both movies each took their go at creating the movie in their own style. The movie that was an exact copy of the book was Luhrmann’s copy of the movies. The movie parallel have a parallel to the book, with themes, characters.
The characters from Allen’s movie who absolutely showed their wealth was Helen, Inez mother, when she said that if you buy cheap, you get cheap. She wanted them to buy a one thousand dollar chair and when Gil disagreed because he did not really want a chair that expensive. In Luhrmann’s movie his most expensive scenes were his houses and parties. The houses were big and fancy. The parties were large and big everyone came even if they were not invited. These scenes parallel with The Great Gatsby because they had very rich theme everything classy and expensive. In Allen’s movie thing were rich paintings that sold for a lot of money were being made. Art pieces that were made in early ages this parallel to the Great Gatsby because it was more during the new America.

The characters had a great parallel to the book.

Paul from Allen movie, kind of resembled Tom they are both an asshat. Paul thinks he knows just about everything. Tom also thinks he knows everything especially when he integrates Gatsby. Inez parallels to Myrtle, they both have a other mistress because they are not completely satisfied with their partners. Myrtle sleeps with Tom because he is rich and a “heck” of a guy. Inez sleeps with Paul because he is “smart” and takes her dancing and gives her what she wants. Carol resembles Wilson, she does not know he is cheating and only appears in the movie a couple of times. Also is told what to do by her husband just as Wilson is by

Myrtle.
The scenes from The Great Gatsby had contrast to both of the movies. The scenes of the movies did not exactly parallel each other. They both had their own unique view of how they saw the great gatsby. The movie by Luhrmann was more bright colors, big houses, fancy cars. On the other hand Allen’s movie was full of older scenes. The scenes gave the movie a different effect. Even after this the movies still seemed to complement the book by parties, style and in a alot more aspects. The scenes that are like the book are Allen’s movie does not have big houses and fancy cars but they do have old cars but during the 2000’s.
These movies interdependent the book in their own ways. Making the movies look almost