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    The movie adaptation of The Great Gatsby maintained true to the original book by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Although mostly everything seems to stay the same‚ some movie scenes differ. Nick’s character is tweaked and Gatsby’s parties are not the same. The movie also creates more false hope than the novel does. Nick Carraway is the first character introduced into the book and movie‚ but in a different aspect. F. Scott Fitzgerald introduces Nick right away as the narrator. He is giving a monologue about

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    The Great Gatsby was originally written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It follows Nick‚ as he tells the story of his neighbor‚ Jay Gatsby‚ and his love for Daisy Buchanan. During the 1920‚ where lavish parties and drinking were very common. In 2013‚ it was adapted into a movie‚ produced by Baz Luhrmann.The book and the movie were fairly similar‚ however their are a few significant differences between some of the characters and settings .These changes also effect the theme of the movie‚which is the search

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    One of America’s most iconic novels‚ The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald‚ was recently adapted into a film by the famous director Baz Luhrmann in 2013. I have personally read the book and seen the movie and can say that the film closely resembled the original book. The scenes‚ character descriptions‚ and conversations were‚ for the most part‚ spot on. Many of the differences were very minor and insignificant. Regardless of how similar the film and book were‚ film critics and viewers had mixed

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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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    The novel The Great Gatsby and its movie are very much a like when you talk about characters‚ setting‚ and general theme. However‚ there are few subtle differences between the two that sets them apart just enough to notice. Although they have those small contrasts‚ they don’t take away from the overall theme of the story. First of all‚ the book describes the Valley of Ashes as being somewhat barren. However‚ in the movie‚ the Valley of Ashes is in a way developed with roads and buildings. Yes

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    Lanzafama English III 22 March 2014 The Great Gatsby Movie Review This movie does not represent the America I live in. There are some blatant similarities such as the scattered lights of New York. However‚ most of American culture has changed since the time period depicted in the film. Vehicles and phones have evolved drastically‚ people have established more respectable morals (“guy code”)‚ and polo is not as popular of a sport as its shown in the movie. Today‚ gas prices are through the roof

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    Charlie Chaplin wrote‚ directed‚ produced‚ and starred in the movie “The Great Dictator”‚ which was released on October 15th‚ 1940. This is during the time when the US was still trying to appease Nazi Germany. Chaplin’s primary goal with the movie was to satirize Hitler and castigate the Nazi’s and their values. The two main characters in the movie are both played by Chaplin. One is a Jewish barber with amnesia‚ the other is the dictator to the ‘Nazi’ party‚ and they are of course identical. Adenoid

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    Summer Assignment-Movie Analysis The Great Gatsby 2013 1. The Great Gatsby motion pictures is a drama film. 2. The Great Gatsby shows us the various love affairs that goes on in the raging 20s of New York City‚ through the viewpoint of Nick Carraway. Throughout the movie‚ relationships‚ hidden pasts‚ secrets‚ and affairs between Nick’s friends are revealed and shown. Gatsby‚ who is known to hold extravagant parties in the probation period of US history‚ befriends Nick in order to get close

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    Movie: Life‚ Like The Great Gatsby Brian Olson OLSON 1 Professor John Hughes ENC 1102 December 3‚ 1996 Imagine that you live in the nineteen twenties‚ and that you are a very wealthy man that lives by himself in a manchine‚ on a lake and who throws parties every weekend. This is just the beginning of how to explain the way Jay Gatsby lived his life. This novel‚ by F. Scott‚ Fitzgerald is one that is very deep in thought. Fitzgerald releases

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    The Great Depression Era was the longest depression in history from 1929 to 1932. This was a time of economic failure‚ unemployment‚ cuts in production‚ and less spending. The movie that I watched‚ “Annie” is about an orphan that as volunteered to spend Christmas with one of the wealthiest man in America at the time of the 1930s’ and finally she gets adopt. So this movie talks about the view points from the wealthy community‚ also the poor community‚ and how the Great Depression affected both the

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