Great Gatsby Book Vs Movie

F. Scott Fitzgerald carefully crafted his novel The Great Gatsby in a way that left the plot open-ended and specific details about characters were absent which forced the reader to draw his/her own conclusions. This allowed Baz Luhrmann, the director of the 2013 film franchise of The Great Gatsby, to add details to the story in order to make it more clear for those viewers who had not yet read the book. Baz Luhrmann accurately portrayed the characters of the novel in his film by emphasizing their hopes along with their flaws. However, there were many plot discrepancies in the movie due to Luhrmann’s need to make the movie more appealing to moviegoers. Character representation was an important aspect of both the novel and the movie. Since they
He did not know that it was already behind him…” (189). Gatsby was so concerned with getting Daisy back that he let himself get wrapped up in a fairy tale. Leonardo Dicaprio who played Gatsby in the film did an excellent job playing the glossy-eyed man he was supposed to be. Luhrmann shows clips of Gatsby at the dock reaching for the green light on Daisy’s dock frequently during the movie as a reminder to the audience that Gatsby’s sole purpose is to get Daisy. The color green and green light were extremely important to the plot as well because it represented Gatsby’s goal. In the novel there were not many instances other than the dock light of the color green but in the movie many other background objects were green to serve as an underlying reminder of the green light and of Gatsby. Daisy Buchanan was also accurately represented in the film due to the actress, Carey Mulligan’s commitment to becoming the ditsy and carefree. In the novel, the reader sees Daisy’s actions and how weak she is but there are some points when Nick poses an observation that makes you wonder if it is all just an act with her. The movie was able
However, the movie focused much more on the romance of the story instead of the chaos of it all so it gave the movie a different feel. Overall, the character representation was spot on especially in the scene between Tom, Gatsby, and Daisy in the hotel because while Fitzgerald did not include much dialogue for Daisy, Luhrmann added some in that help the fight scene flow better. Thankfully, the movie did not distort too much of the book so Gatsby enthusiasts and newcomers to the story were both able to appreciate