Introduction: Nick Carraway, a young man from Minnesota, retells his experience with Jay Gatsby during his stay at a psychiatric hospital due to his addiction to alcohol. It all started in 1922, when Nick bought a house in West Egg, neighbored by a luxurious castle occupied by a mysterious figure named Gatsby, who is often spotted looking towards a green light produced by a nearby dock and threw frequently parties, where many of his uninvited guests circulated rumors about him. Nick unexpectedly was invited into one of Gatsby’s parties, credited for forming a close relationship, but Gatsby utilized him, as well Jordan Baker, to reunite with his loved one, Daisy Buchanan (married to Tom Buchanan) – it resulted into Gatsby seeing Daisy in person
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Due to Tom’s affair with Myrtle Wilson, he took advantage of this situation and used it against Gatsby (who unintentionally killed Myrtle in a car accident). This resulted in an angry George Wilson, who felt like it was his obligation to kill Gatsby. Feeling worried, Gatsby tried to hide himself and Daisy from the citizens, especially from Tom, as he felt a sense of danger but was unsuccessful as Wilson shot Gatsby and the expected phone call from Daisy never happened. The media then spread lies about Gatsby and his funeral was ignored, leaving Nick furious. Lastly, Nick finishes typewriting his story, only forgetting to add “The Great” into the title. While watching the film, I felt like the directors of the movie did a decent job of trying to capture the feeling of the original novel, while trying to make it appealing to the younger …show more content…
In addition, I found it intriguing that the actors paid homage to the novel when they said the exact same memorable quotes written by Fitzgerald. It is noteworthy that the minor alterations to the overall story made the movie unique and creative, while remaining faithful to the novel. Suspense is the main mood of the film, due to the concept of Gatsby– it mostly remained a mystery on how Gatsby inherited his riches, the purpose of the constant phone calls, and if what he told Nick during a ride in New York was actually true. As a result, the reasons stated above is why I enjoyed the film. Literary: Overall, this “The Great Gatsby” film had an enjoyable story. To begin, it was interesting to see that unlike the other film adaptations of the novel, all the major events from the novel took place before the events of this film; this has allowed for one of the major characters, Nick Carraway, to play a bigger role as he gets to perform the role as a narrator, who retells his whole experience in New York in a series of flashbacks – it’s done in a similar
Due to Tom’s affair with Myrtle Wilson, he took advantage of this situation and used it against Gatsby (who unintentionally killed Myrtle in a car accident). This resulted in an angry George Wilson, who felt like it was his obligation to kill Gatsby. Feeling worried, Gatsby tried to hide himself and Daisy from the citizens, especially from Tom, as he felt a sense of danger but was unsuccessful as Wilson shot Gatsby and the expected phone call from Daisy never happened. The media then spread lies about Gatsby and his funeral was ignored, leaving Nick furious. Lastly, Nick finishes typewriting his story, only forgetting to add “The Great” into the title. While watching the film, I felt like the directors of the movie did a decent job of trying to capture the feeling of the original novel, while trying to make it appealing to the younger …show more content…
In addition, I found it intriguing that the actors paid homage to the novel when they said the exact same memorable quotes written by Fitzgerald. It is noteworthy that the minor alterations to the overall story made the movie unique and creative, while remaining faithful to the novel. Suspense is the main mood of the film, due to the concept of Gatsby– it mostly remained a mystery on how Gatsby inherited his riches, the purpose of the constant phone calls, and if what he told Nick during a ride in New York was actually true. As a result, the reasons stated above is why I enjoyed the film. Literary: Overall, this “The Great Gatsby” film had an enjoyable story. To begin, it was interesting to see that unlike the other film adaptations of the novel, all the major events from the novel took place before the events of this film; this has allowed for one of the major characters, Nick Carraway, to play a bigger role as he gets to perform the role as a narrator, who retells his whole experience in New York in a series of flashbacks – it’s done in a similar