In my opinion, the charm of "The Great Gatsby" to filmmakers is first of all its outstanding qualities and its charm to the entire Americans. It has a strong story, and it is full of contemporary, critical and literary qualities. The artistry has reached a very high level. When I read the tragic ending at the end of the novel, the sense of broken dreams can be said to give people a taste of refreshing the cold, and at the same time it is a kind of imprinted in my heart and persisted for a long time. Emotions, presumably Americans of that era will have more experience. But how can the Chinese people in this era fail to appreciate the true and abusive emotions, hypocrisy and nobility of a society that values success and materiality? An outstanding novel will undoubtedly make thoughtful filmmakers want to make it into a movie, just like Haruki Murakami’s "Norwegian Forest" movie was released last year. Despite the poor evaluation, how many people had expected it before. An outstanding novel hits the screen. And this is the difficulty of the famous film adaptation. As far as "The Great Gatsby" is concerned, the original drama is already strong enough, regardless of the plot or emotional twists and turns, the screenwriter’s work is relatively easy, reversible and critical. The ending naturally satisfies the needs of the movie, but how to express the temperament of the movie is the biggest difficulty. Among the several adaptations of "The Great Gatsby", I watched the 1974 version, which is considered to be the best at present, Robert Redford played Gatsby. The overall look of this movie is a better reflection of the novel. The taste is quite satisfactory.
As the protagonist of the novel, Mr. Gatsby looked like a god before his appearance, and the narrator of the whole novel is Nick who came to New York with ideals. Almost everyone Nick contacts will describe Gatsby’s wealth, mystery and Rumors, and Nick happened to be Gatsby’s neighbor again. Compared with Gatsby’s tall mansion, his shabby cabin is a clear contrast, and Gatsby’s night after night gatherings provoke the young man’s nerves. Until one day he was honored to be invited. Before Gatsby appeared, Fitzgerald presented a society that advocates material success and glory in front of us with a wonderful writing. Everyone wanted to court Gatsby, all wanted to surround Gatsby, and they all guessed Gates. Bi, they all express some subtle greed, jealousy and unwillingness with various rumors. In short, everyone wants to be Gatsby. This is not new in China’s current society. The career legends of the rich are constantly magnified in the media, and the arrogant and luxurious lives of the rich are constantly being spread among the people. Everyone wants to be such a person. The media is glorious at the front desk and enjoys a wealthy life in the background. . This part of the 1974 version of the movie has been realized very well. First of all, the feeling of the social scene at the time is the same as the novel. The vanity and ostentation are very vivid. Gatsby has not appeared on the stage and everyone’s rumors about him follow him. The audience has a benign anxiety, let Gatsby appear soon!
The focus of the drama "The Great Gatsby" is still love, which is the easiest way to express humanity. Why? Love is the most intense place where human nature confronts good and evil, purity and vulgarity. Before Gatsby played, another important pair of people, Tom and Daisy, had already demonstrated a kind of weird married life of the upper-middle class. Tom is a playboy, even Daisy knows it, but Daisy can only take care of it. Its development. After Gatsby appeared, the core drama conflict of the film came, Gatsby and Daisy’s past and today’s emotional entanglement; Tom and his mistress indulge in the forbearance and pain of his mistress’s husband; Nick interspersed during the period. . All of this was performed well in the 1974 version of the movie, and the rhythm of the literary taste and photography make the atmosphere of the movie feel like a novel undercurrents in a calm atmosphere. Yes, the whole story is full of turbulent feelings, and the whole surface is calm. Tom generously takes Nick to meet his mistress, and his husband at home just went inside for a while and lingered with his mistress as Nick; Gatsby, Tom, Nick, Daisy and others were talking at the table. Tom went to answer the phone, and Daisy couldn't wait to get up and kiss Gatsby. So people seem to be unwilling to break the peace. Everyone knows it, but they are only competing in secret. They can even go out for a carnival until a car accident breaks the peace.
The biggest flaw in the 1974 film was the reversal of the murder. It made the details of this hypocritical murder case more concrete, which in turn made the film lack the dreams caused by the sudden changes in the novel. Sense and desolation. Everyone’s reactions in the novel and afterwards are really subtle. Before, the personalities of each main character are gradually revealed, but they are under the ice like the atmosphere of the whole event. This incident broke everything, the ugliness and consciousness are completely exhausted. Show. Tom can be described as a typical possessive figure in the upper class. He has no feeling for Daisy and he can go out for pleasure. However, he suspects that Daisy has an affair with Gatsby, who is hotly discussed. It's not for feelings, but his possessiveness and vanity. At the same time, he is strong in the outside world, and he does not dare to take responsibility when it is critical, and even shifts the blame to Gatsby; and Gatsby, who shows people in a foolish situation, is really noble. His affection for Daisy also reveals the secular Desire and possession, and finally revealed the entanglement between him and his father. Daisy is the character with the strongest contrast before and after. Before the incident, she looked charming, elegant and pitiful; during the incident, she appeared full of love and enthusiasm, which made people happy; and afterwards, her coldness gave her sympathy to her before. The readers and viewers of the readers feel that the dream is broken, it turns out that everything is so realistic and everything is so material. And Nick, the narrator of the whole story, saw through all the hypocrisy and cunning, left the sad place and returned to the relatively pure West. This is also considered to be a surrealistic left by Fitzgerald. Enlightenment and human nature really hope. It is precisely because the original work combines the characteristics of literature, criticism, and literary sentiment that it has an innate temperament that attracts filmmakers, and because its position in the literary world makes its market space not a problem, so the better version in 1974 Later, in 2012, DiCaprio's version of Gatsby will surely arouse the attention of more viewers. If 10 years ago, I still could not imagine DiCaprio could play this role, but more than ten years of acting skills and life experience have given him enough accumulation, with the adaptation of classics and accumulation of acting skills, perhaps he can give us Bring new surprises. However, the recent representative of the new generation of actresses Kerry Mulligan playing Daisy makes me unimaginable. I always feel that her temperament is still a little more immature. What kind of Daisy will she perform?
"The Great Gatsby" gives people a sense of fatalism. Until the end, you can hardly say who the fate of the tragedy originated from. It started with the sentimental Tom that made Daisy despair? Or did it start from how many years ago Daisy made a worldly choice and Gatsby failed to achieve love? Or is Gatsby to blame for putting himself in an infatuation coat? Under this destiny cycle, everyone was a member of the seemingly prosperous society before the Great Depression. It was like a carnival in Gatsby’s courtyard. Everyone was so material and vain, and often ugly. It’s hard to say behind the broken dreams. Who is noble. In today’s China, everyone sees the lives of successful people, just like Nick’s Gatsby’s carnival, which is full of excitement and ugliness. However, everyone wants to participate, even if it’s just close, and give yourself a chance. , Some encouragement. The difference is that the United States has always had the American dream, even if batches of people’s dreams are broken, but in the end the dream of carrying a country’s soft and hard power is still strong. In today's China, it seems that after seeing the rich landscape, more and more people are suspicious of its source, and the accompanying dissatisfaction and resentment, and the rich are also accompanied by disdain and anxiety, and corrupt and betray the law. In this society, you will hear less and less personal struggles, and more and more talk about fighting fathers and godfathers. Nick and Gatsby still have American dreams to dream about, but in the current turbulent society in China, it seems that the dreams have not even begun, they have been awakened by reality!
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