Tobey Maguire

Baz Luhrmann while changing some key aspects of the novel captures F. Scott Fitzgerald’s vision in his 2013 film The Great Gatsby. The novel The Great Gatsby written in 1925 by American Author F. Scott Fitzgerald. This short novel captures the roaring twenties and the time of prohibition extravagantly. The story takes place the summer of 1922, Nick Carraway moves to West Egg district of Long Island. His neighbor is a mysterious man named Jay Gatsby, who throws huge extravagant parties every…

Section one: The film I chose, was Pleasantville, which was screened in class. This film was directed by Gary Ross in 1998; its production companies were New Line Cinema and Larger Than Life Productions. The film starts by introducing David, he is a lonely boy and does not seem very happy with his life. Then we are introduced to his sister, Jennifer, which seems to be more contempt with her rebel life. At the end of the school day they both have plans to use the Television at home. David wants…

The film Cider House Rules follows Homer Wells (played by Tobey Maguire), an orphan, journey from the orphanage in St. Clouds, Maine to a new world at the apple orchard owned by the Worthington family. Cider House Rules teaches the audience both the pros and cons of breaking the rules and the importance of friends and family, Breaking the rules first appears in the concept of the orphanage itself. An orphanage contains two types of children: those whose parents have died and have no one else…

In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote an American classic, The Great Gatsby. Then, in 2013, Baz Luhrmann directed an adaptation starring Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio. Of course, they have similarities except they also have striking differences. Things such as characters and settings of the book have changed in the movie. The characters differ from the book to the movie. In the movie, it showed that Nick wrote the novel while in an institution, something like a hospital, and had describing to…

and won the 2014 Academy Awards for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design, along with other significant awards for best editing, best sound and best cinematography. The Great Gatsby follows a Wall Street trader, Nick Carraway played by Tobey Maguire as he comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz and bootleg kings. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lives next door to a mysterious, party-throwing millionaire, Jay Gatsby played by…

I always felt like reading was a waste of time unless it was something very interesting. I always loved reading stories with topics about history, romance, twisted stories about death and other things. I was sitting in the hard, black school chair when Ms. Seitz came in the warm, cozy classroom flipping her orange hair. We have this daily routine where we go over the agenda and announcements. I was sitting beside my classmate, Javier, when Ms. Seitz, with a smile on her face, announced that…

My Trip to California It was an early June morning and I was packing for a trip that we were leaving for in five hours. I was very excited because I was going to California for the first time. The reason I was going to California was because I really wanted to go there, and my sister wanted me to visit her. My mom’s birthday was also during this week, and she wanted to see my sister so we decided to go visit her. This paper is going to be over my trip to Los Angeles, California over the…

EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT Riace Bronzes: 1. The art historian, Nigel Spivey discussed how ancient sculptors used artifice to go beyond realism to create what he claims are "the best statues ever made". He then discussed several ways how the Riace Warrior bronzes, although they look realistic are actually "more human than human", that is, their bodies are unrealistic. List two of the ways that Spivey discusses how the sculptures go beyond realism. 1. The division between the top and bottom has…

“The Great Drama” The Great Gatsby, One of the best works in the 1920s. Scott Fitzgerald, An influential American writer created this popular book identifying the characters briefly. Showing the change in personality and actions everyone did to demonstrate the time period. Fitzgerald uses modernist techniques to explain his character, with their fashion and looks. Fitzgerald influenced other writers from his American work such as the director Baz Luhrmann. Luhrmann…

academic awards for the best costume design and production, and AACTA award for the best direction and the best film. The following people are the actors and the role they played in the movie: Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, Carey Mulligan as Daisy, Tobey Maguire as Nick, and Joel Edgerton as Tom. This movie consists of a heavy content and hidden messages. The main point of this story contains a misconception and illusion in following the American dream which can lead confused individuals to…