The novel “THE GREAT GATSBY” was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the year 1925. This text was adapted as a film in 2013, co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann. The film’s production initiated in 2011 and took place in Australia and was released on May 10th 2013. The main characters are Jay Gatsby played by Leonardo DiCaprio, Daisy Buchanan played by Carey Mulligan, Nick Carraway played by Tobey Maguire, Tom Buchanan played by Joel Edgerton and Jordan Baker played by Elizabeth Debicki. Other important counterparts include Craig Armstrong, music personnel, Casting by Nikki Barrett and Ronna Kress, Set decoration by Beverley Dunn and Eva Starlite and Costume Design by Catherine martin. In this production there were some key elements utilized …show more content…
It was able to properly depict the scenes in the novel and its main events. It is not completely detailed, nevertheless the audience can interpret and accurately relate the sequence of the events from the novel. The film was enjoyable, the ambiance and story provided a measure of intoxication and, most importantly, the core thematic concerns pertaining to the American dream, self-reinvention and love lost, regained and lost again are obstinately addressed. At the beginning of the film, Nick Carraway, narrates from a doctor’s office and this effectively distinguishes the present and the past because he is speaking in the present however when he shifts to the past so does the scene. The message that is being portrayed is that the American-dream is not the root of all happiness as it may be displayed. The Great Gatsby is about a man named Jay Gatsby who came from an underprivileged home and worked towards a prestige and wealthy lifestyle and this goal was further driven by his love for Daisy Bucannan. The story is told from Nick Carraway’s point of view, he is man built on morals and values however when he is introduced to the American-dream, he slowly begins to conform to the lavish lifestyle and the behavioural patterns of the people. In short, Jay Gatsby wants to be with Daisy Bucannan, who is married to Tom bucannan, he completely disregards the life she has built and believes that he can rewrite the past. In the battle …show more content…
In reading the novel one would be able to visualize the characters based on the descriptions given by the author. One may even expect the characters in the film to never meet their expectation, however, the selection of the cast was well thought out and their performance surpassed ones expectation. The character Daisy Bucannan is presented a little bolder than in the novel where she seemed to be quieter. “Are you in love with me?” this question by Mrs Bucannan in the novel shows her flirty nature which is also well depicted in the film. Also the enactment of when she was speaking to Nick on the balcony, was able to make the audience empathize with her just as the novel intended. Mulligan was able to efficiently portray Daisy’s character. Tom Bucannan’s character seemed to be a little older than he was described in the novel, however this was no obstacle for Edgerton, because he was able to adapt to the character and bring him to life in an efficient manner. Tom’s need to be held in high esteem and be above others because of their social status was well adapted from the novel, the interaction that he had with George showed this. George Wilson though he did not appear as expected, his look juxtaposed to Tom was effective. From his curly hair to the clothes he wore completely contrasted with Tom’s character. The colour of his eyes when he got
The Great Gatsby" follows our main character, Nick, as he meets Jay Gatsby, his extremely wealthy neighbor. Gatsby is trying to win back the love of Daisy, Nick's cousin and Gatsby's ex-lover, while trying to fight back against Tom, Daisy's husband who cheats on her with a mistress. Fitzgerald uses Gatsby's dedication to fixing his relationship with Daisy to reveal that love can blind you and make you oblivious to what is happening around you. To start off, Gatsby wanting to run away with Daisy, when she has a life already in the West Egg.
The story revolves around Jay Gatsby and his extraordinary life. Gatsby's lifestyle involves his great amount of wealth, an enormous mansion, and the hosting of parties that can only be dreamt of. All of Gatsby's qualities can be described as being purely "great", thus making him the Great Gatsby. MAIN CHARACTERS (a clear, concise description of each) Nick Carraway:
The Great Gatsby is a flashback about Jay Gatsby and his trouble life, told by Nick Carraway. Nick tells the story of Gatsby’s love for Daisy, Nick’s cousin who is married to Tom Buchanan. It takes place in Long Island, New York during the Roaring Twenties. The tone throughout the novel is rather cynical and controlling. Nick is aware of the ridiculousness of the social circumstances, but somehow still gets enchanted by the upper class.
The idea of the American dream is not only seen within the story plot itself but also
The Great Gatsby demonstrates the human nature of dissatisfaction through Gatsby’s struggle to become his ideal man, the frequent changing location of characters, and through Tom and Daisy’s broken marriage. The Great Gatsby is told from the perspective of Nick Carraway, a man from a rich, well-established family, searching for purpose and excitement in life through the bond business in New York City. There, he met his extravagantly rich and mysterious neighbor Jay Gatsby, who
The Great Gatsby is a story about a man with old money and that consistently cheats on his wife. Tom and Daisy are both from old money in the Midwest. They get married and moved to the east. Once Tom was uninterested in Daisy, he had a mistress in New York. In the 1920’s F. Scott Fitzgerald had many troubles with his marriage.
The 1925 novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald is considered to be an American classic and is one of the most widely-read books in modern America. There have been several film versions of the novel, most recently a 2013 version that was directed by Baz Luhrmann. Although, both the book and the film effectively portrayed the energy of the 1920s, the characters in the book and the film were not so well-aligned. In particular, the characters in the novel are complex, well-rounded people, whereas the movie tends to paint many of the key characters as simplistic archetypes. Unlike Daisy’s nuanced character in the novel, Luhrmann portrays her as the helpless victim of the film.
Gatsby’s dreams and aspirations in life are rather interesting and amazing as he goes about his life in the book. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald helps highlight the social, moral, and political issue that were very present during the 1920’s and today. Gatsby is the focus of the book as before the book began, he was an ex-soldier who came to wealth by some rather illegal ways. Daisy a married woman is his person of interest, who was his ex-lover 5 years before the book started. Gatsby’s actions, and words demonstrate a clear obsession with Daisy that seems to have no end.
The Great Gatsby is not simply a story of Jay Gatsby’s undying and misguided love for a Daisy Buchanan. The novel, The Great Gatsby, encompasses a number of themes, the most significant one is the disillusionment and corruption of the American dream. The ability to obtain prosperity such as happiness, or a car is what comprises of the American dream. It is a belief that anyone who is self-sufficient, or who is a hard worker can obtain this dream regardless of their social standing. In the book, the facade of a dream appears to be at the tips of Gatsby and Myrtle’s fingers but this “pursuit of happiness” sentiment is in actuality impossible.
The readers see how Nick’s first impression of Daisy as an angel turns into describing her as a “careless” woman. Tom and Daisy are manipulative, greedy people who cause whatever destruction they want because they know their money will protect them. They move to one place just to move soon later after ruining people's’ lives. They moved several times when Tom’s affairs went wrong, and they fled the city when Myrtle was killed. Through Nick, the readers see first-hand the effect the Buchanans have on the other characters.
To say nothing of, the novel begins to showing the readers how Tom is false on telling the truth to Daisy. The man himself assuring us that he is not a man that will provide the truth to Daisy. Right of the bat, there is some diffusion between the two. Moreover Daisy not being with Tom because
The Great Gatsby written by Scott Fitzgerald, is a fictional literary piece set in New York City and Long Island during the 1920’s. The story follows a man named Nick Carraway and his first summer in New York. Nick lives next to a man named Jay Gatsby who throws lavish parties that hold an large amount of patrons (most of whom were not invited). The novel includes “love”, betrayal, death, and money. Women in The Great Gatsby are objectified by men, seen as only having value when of use to a man, as well as the universe punishes them when they do not obey a man.
One thing that the movie does very well is show how Gatsby believes that past can be repeated and is still longing for Daisy. He is bringing Daisy to his party and too his house to show her that he has the wealth now to provide for her and that he can please her more than Tom can. The movie makes it evident that Gatsby still believes that Daisy never loved Tom and that she only loved him and shows that when Gatsby and Nick confront each other. The director also did a tremendous job in showing Tom, Daisy, and Jordan’s carelessness in every situation especially Myrtles death. How they let everyone clean up the mess by leaving and removing themselves from the situation when Gatsby is killed especially.
For starters, there are similarities between the book and the movie. For the most part the the movie is very accurate with portraying all the symbolism that was portrayed in the novel. This includes the scene where we are first introduced to Jordan Baker and Daisy Buchanan, who are both wearing white and in a room filled with flowing white curtains just like in chapter one of “The Great Gatsby.” The color white in both the novel and film is supposed to represent innocence. There is also the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock that Gatsby reaches out to that represents his dream.
Portfolio Reflections Item 3: Character Map The character I thought had a lot of significance in the novel, but was not a main character was Jordan Baker. Jordan Baker was Daisy’s friend who grew up with her. She is famous for golf and that is how the narrator, Nick, recognizes her.