The Use Of Modern Culture In The Great Gatsby

There is a substantial difference between the appearance of one thing and the truth behind it. A person could have all the money in the world, but just because the person is rich in wealth does not mean that person is rich in happiness. In a 2013 version movie based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American tale, The Great Gatsby, the audience enters the mystique and young Jay Gatsby’s life and experience his fantasy unfold into a flurry of reality (The Great Gatsby, 2013). Originally published in 1945, Fitzgerald’s epic Long Island, New York sided story encapsulates American culture during the Jazz Age (Keshmiri, 2016). In the book and faithfully portrayed in the movie, the centralized message in The Great Gatsby apprises the audience to not

The accurate and detailed representation where the story is based on eventually named “Fitzgerald as the Chronicler of the Jazz Age.”(Gidmark, 2010). With the use of modern pop incorporated into the vintage style, Luhrmann will allow today’s generation to comprehend the music’s mood back in the 1920’s created (Batchelor, 2015). Although there was said to have been a dispute with the use of modern culture in an older setting, during an interview with Director Baz Luhrmann, he responded that, “ If Fitzgerald was alive to direct the movie himself, the writer would make the same decisions, as he was an unflinching modernist of his time.” (Xinhua News Agency, 2013). Additionally, there are rumors that Fitzgerald decided to write about the 1920’s because of his own political and marital crisis occurring (Gidmark, 2010). The 2013 version of the movie compacts detailed scenes, events, and important information from Fitzgerald 's popular and cultural book to life in less than three hours (The Great Gatsby, 2013). The setting dramatically showcases the story’s allure and precisely follows the example of distracting the audience into enjoying the fantasy Gatsby thrives

His character is the prime symbol that money only gives the illusion of happiness (Keshmiri, 2016). The green light that first appears in the movie represents Gatsby’s yearn for Daisy Buchanan, his beloved (The Great Gatsby, 1:05-1:36). The light glows dimly over Gatsby, who at first appears to be a monumental and wealthy figure, but in reality represents a character in isolation. Not only does the green symbolizes “go”, which urges Gatsby to take action and win Daisy over, but represents the jealousy Gatsby has towards Tom Buchanan. Additionally, Gatsby’s isolation is represented in his custom-styled vehicle. The yellow car stands out and represents luxury, but separates Gatsby. Daisy’s cousin, Nick Buchanan, narrates a line from his father, “Always try to see the best in people.”, which foreshadows Buchanan to be immune to Gatsby’s imagination and see Gatsby’s true reality (1:19-1:24). Another symbolic interpretation in The Great Gatsby is the Dr. T.J Eckleburg eye in the Valley of Ashes. The Dr. surname represents his wisdom and is said to be the “eye of God” (15:05-15:15). The eye watches over the city and what happens throughout the movie always watching. Furthermore, Gatsby repeats the phrase “Old Sport”, which Dan Cody, a millionaire, called Gatsby when he was James Gatz. Gatsby uses the