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    There is a great deal of differences and similarities between the novel version and the movie version of “The Great Gatsby”. The novel version of The Great Gatsby is the more “official” version of the story. As we all know Hollywood likes to add somethings to their movies and make them more interesting. . Between the two versions there are plenty of similarities and differences which can be seen quite well. In the two versions we were introduced to the five main characters; Nick‚ Gatsby‚ Tom‚ Daisy

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    The Great Gatsby movie vs. book In his movie there were many details that remained loyal to the book. There were some others that were changed slightly‚ either for filming reasons or for careless from the director. Surprisingly‚ there were some facts that were left out‚ that in my opinion were critical for the story and the symbolism on it. The movie showed many things as they are described in the book‚ and also as many people imagined them. The golden toilette set‚ the medals and Daisy’s picture

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    It is all useless. It is like chasing the wind." (Ecclesiastes 2:26). The "it" in this case‚ F Scott Fitzgerald’s groundbreaking novel The Great Gatsby‚ refers to the exhaustive efforts Gatsby undertakes in his quest for life: the life he wants to live‚ the so-called American Dream. The novel is Fitzgerald’s vessel of commentary and criticism of the American Dream. As he paints a vivid portrait of the Jazz Age‚ Fitzgerald defines this Dream‚ and through Gatsby’s downfall‚ expresses the futility and

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    Essay for The Great Gatsby The plot and the setting of book and movie are very similar. There was a lot of thins borrowed from the book‚ but there was a lot changed as well. The movie followed the plot of book very closely and portrayed the setting of the book very well. A lot of the dialogue was borrowed and spoken directly as it was in the book. The movie did an excellent job portraying the 1920’s and the parties that happened at Gatsby’s house. “There was music from my neighbor’s house

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    The Great Gatsby Ms. Benoit‚ English Ben Murray 2013 The Great Gatsby I believe that the filmmakers translated the great Gatsby very well from text to the big screen‚ showing life back in the early nineteen hundreds with the glamour of the high society. Although the transition from text to film was very good there were some changes but there are always changes for example the “iron man” comics were very different from the films but change and adaptation is sometimes necessary for

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    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

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    The Great Gatsby is a very good book and movie. The characters in the book and movie are some what different but the same. The setting in the book and movie are different as well. Even the parties are pretty much similar in both the book and the film. The book and the movie are pretty much the same in my opinion. The characters in the book and movie are the same. Nick the narrator in the Great Gatsby. Gatsby the mysterious wealthy man that nobody knows anything about. Tom and Daisy who are married

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    Dakota Gravitt The Great Gatsby (2013) Movie Analysis “The Great Gatsbymovie‚ made in 2013 featuring Tobey Maguire‚ Leonardo DiCaprio‚ and Carey Mulligan‚ is a film based on a book by the same name written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film is about Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire)‚ a bond salesman living in the 1920s‚ before the market crash‚ who moves near the shores of New York City over the summer and encounters his mysterious neighbor‚ Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio). His rich neighbor would

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    The Great Gatsby I: All throughout grade school and even high school‚ my teachers‚ parents‚ and even friends told me not to take the easy way out when it comes to books. Always read the book before the movie. I usually took the easy way out‚ watched the movie‚ and then skim the book. After doing this project I see what everyone was talking about. The book is much better than the movie‚ it gives you more of a sense of what is going on‚ a greater sense of when the story takes place‚ and it gives the

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    The Great Gatsby the novel and the movie have similarities and differences. The major differences the movie and the novel have is that Gatsby died thinking he was a winner‚ Jordan and Nick have something going on‚ and Gatsby makes an entrance. These are some examples of the differences between the novel and the movie of The Great Gatsby. There are many differences between the movie and the novel of The Great Gatsby. One difference is that Gatsby died thinking that he was a winner. It was the phone

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