Differences Between The Great Gatsby Book And Movie

The Great Gatsby Review

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays itself to be prominent in English literature while entailing various American ideals like the American dream. The adaptation of The Great Gatsby as a movie is quite accurate to the book and follows the plot along with these ideologies. Although at times the movie extends the plot or adds additional details, the additions are justified and contextually relevant. For example, the movie spoke more of Dan Cody and how Gatsby got “Old sport” through his mentor. The visual display of the book was unexpectedly detailed and cinematic, the selection for actors to play certain characters was quite exquisite, and the music was greatly done.

Throughout the film, we experience many

For example, Myrtle’s death was made grand and intense due to several camera angles, perspectives, and pace building up to the big moment when she’s hit. This scene is powerful and impactful for me as time freezes and we see a detailed view of Myrtles already dead body spiraling in the air. The glimmering light of the glass shards in the air also added to the lighting and aesthetic of the scene. The overall selection for scenary in the movie was very fitting in reflecting the description of the settings from the

When compared to the book, the characterization was well done with both the physical looks of the characters and their personalities. Gatsby for example had a very fitting actor, Leornardo Di Caprio. He was able to portray Gatsby’s physique as sort of restless (through his actions) and self made while also delivering dialogue in a fitting tone. Tom’s actor, Joel Edgerton was another great pick as he has a look that gives off rich and well maintained (in my opinion). He has a very straight face and a sort of paralyzing stare throughout the movie, a seemingly superior look. The tone in Tom’s voice is also well fit as he comes off as aggressive (or atleast passive aggressive), mean, and confident. There are however, a few exceptions to well fit actors. In my opinion, Nick’s actor was a bad choice as he seems more clueless and dumb in the movie unlike the book. He’s almost like a spectator in some of the scenes rather than the narrator. Even when he is narrating, his narration between scenes seems random at times. Moreover, his thoughts are portrayed in a sort of poetic way taking away from direct and clear narration in the book. It revokes the “I walked…” or “ I figured, I…” etc. Instead of seeing the novel through Nick’s first person perspective, it feels almost like a complete third person point of