Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, written in 1925, was screened four times, in 1926, 1949, 1974 and 2000. The 1926 version was a black-and-white silent film. , the film of the 1949 edition is no longer available, and the 2000 edition is performed "in the form of a TV movie". So the only thing that can be used as a comparison between modern movies and the original is this 1974 movie version. The adaptation of novels to movies, especially the adaptations of non-modern novels to movies, is often controversial, and there are many reasons for this. But in the final analysis, it's all about the audience's expectations. It is a good thing that audiences hope that beautiful text works can be reproduced in the sound of light and shadow, but the difference between the two arts of novel and film must also be seen: images are more intuitive than text. As Carrol, N. ) said in "The Power of Movies" that the performance of pictures is different from the performance of words, and you can fully appreciate the beauty of it with simple learning. How many poorly educated people have been hindered by the complexity of writing? For example, "The Canterbury Tales" is good, and "Beowulf" is good, but unless you have been rigorously trained in Middle English, you must still read Shakespeare. But if all three were made into audio and video, how would you choose? I'm afraid "Henry IV" is less comical than "Beowulf" grandeur. Although thousands of troops and thunder can be imagined through words, imagination also relies on support. A person who has never been to the battlefield has no concept of killing at all, so how can you imagine it? The production of modern 3D movies has broken through the limits of human imagination and created a beautiful and lifelike world, far exceeding the limits of our imagination. Avatar's appearance is a perfect example - I can't think of a magnificent view. However, no matter how dazzling the movie is, it cannot replace the charm of pure text. The words make a big fuss in the subsections, and this delicate kung fu movie can't be compared. Even if the film uses narration, freeze frame, close-up, slow down and other means to partially or completely restore the surface content of the text, it will not reach the realm that the text can touch. The beauty of words lies in the fact that the real is accompanied by the virtual, and the virtual is based on the real. If translation can still pursue "faithfulness and elegance", then remake is definitely a second creation of the novel. The remake does not seek to kiss every sentence, every scene is the same, and the most important thing is to maintain the similarity. And if the director's talent is high enough, it is not impossible to completely overshadow the original work. In the movie "The Great Gatsby", as soon as it opens, it is a close-up of Gatsby's mansion: incense car, swimming pool, gold ornaments, and so on, it is extremely luxurious. In the soft jazz, the photo of the heroine Daisy is laid out on Gatsby's desk, which is to explain the unusual relationship between Gatsby and Daisy, which is very different from the method gradually revealed in the novel. There are two letters "JG" in Gatsby's home furnishings, it is Jay Abbreviation for Gatsby, which adds to its identity. In addition, throughout the whole film of "Lao", there is no actor who is not exquisite and charming, and no scene is not full of money, which is quite consistent with the description in Fitzgerald's original book, and it is a very accurate interpretation. In addition, the city transformed into dust in the original book and the madness of the Gatsby's party are also concrete. No matter whether the viewer has read the original text or not, they will have a feast for the eyes. After the title, the director through the protagonist's inner monologue, said the opening of the novel version of "The Great Gatsby": "When I was young and the accident was not serious..." (In my younger and vulnerable years... ) In the novel, this first paragraph is very long, and there are many jokes in it, which tells the personal experience and personality preferences of the narrator Nick. This paragraph was originally very important, because it was Nick's temperament that made people speak to him from the bottom of his heart, so that he could have a deep relationship with the characters in the story and promote the development of the story. The movie not only adds and deletes this section, but also erases Nick's personal history, switching directly to Nick and Daisy's encounter on Long Island. The reason is probably due to the limited capacity of the movie. Rao is so, the movie is also 2 hours and 17 minutes long. It can be seen that to convert a novel into a movie, it must be deleted and edited. However, this also shows the drawbacks: in order to tell a good story, the movie has to sacrifice a lot of side plots. Because Nick's personal history is not specified, it seems that his character image is very thin, and he can only be a foolish matchmaker. Many viewers came with the expectation of restoring the novel, but they did not expect that the opening would be completely different. In addition, there are several changes to the original text in this film, such as the way Gatsby appears. In the book, Gatsby and Nick have a good conversation, and then Nick finds out that the mysterious Gatsby is the person in front of him. ; Nick in the movie was invited to Gatsby's office by Gatsby's men, and there was no sense of surprise at all. Another example is when Gatsby and Daisy meet, it is raining heavily in the original book, but the sun is shining brightly in the movie. This is all different. But in terms of storyline, there are no major changes. In short, it is impossible to achieve 100% restoration of novels with cinematic techniques, and it is not necessary to do so. Comparing the similarity between novels and movies is pointless and theoretically impossible. Nevertheless, the movie still has to take care of the audience's psychology and show the spirit of the original to a certain extent. This not only improves the influence of the film objectively, but also shows the director's aesthetic spirit and artistic skills. The film's momentum is more than enough, and the delicateness is insufficient, and the actors' expressions are stiff, especially the role of Nick, who is too dry. The character of that cowardly man is too cowardly, almost like a mentally handicapped child... But fortunately, this version is loyal to the original plot, at least in the part of the party, which makes me feel that nothing is better than nothing. From paper pages to film, there are many surprises and regrets. Look at it, what kind of feelings in this world can go from here to there without any difference? Not to mention a little story, it is the feeling in your heart that changes with the passage of time. People always want to keep their old dreams alive over and over again, just like Gatsby, like you and me watching this movie... But we all know that there are some things that we can't forget even if we want to, and some things that we can't keep if we want to. It's no different... But fortunately, this version is faithful to the original plot, at least a lot of effort has been put into the part of the party, which makes me feel that nothing is better than nothing. From paper pages to film, there are many surprises and regrets. Look at it, what kind of feelings in this world can go from here to there without any difference? Not to mention a little story, it is the feeling in your heart that changes with the passage of time. People always want to keep their old dreams alive over and over again, just like Gatsby, like you and me watching this movie... But we all know that there are some things that we can't forget even if we want to, and some things that we can't keep if we want to. It's no different... But fortunately, this version is faithful to the original plot, at least a lot of effort has been put into the part of the party, which makes me feel that nothing is better than nothing. From paper pages to film, there are many surprises and regrets. Look at it, what kind of feelings in this world can go from here to there without any difference? Not to mention a little story, it is the feeling in your heart that changes with the passage of time. People always want to keep their old dreams alive over and over again, just like Gatsby, like you and me watching this movie... But we all know that there are some things that we can't forget even if we want to, and some things that we can't keep if we want to.
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