The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby  book and movie had many similarities but also many differences. Jay Gatsby kept consistent with the phrase "old sport". He would say it numerous of times throughout the movie and in the book. In the chapter where Tom, Daisy, Gatsby, Nick, and Jordan all drive to town with Tom's and Gatsby's cars, they keep the color and who rides in which car the same. Tom, Nick, and Jordan ride in Gatsby's yellow car and Gatsby and Daisy ride in Tom's blue car. The metaphor with the green light was also the same and how it symbolizes hope and the future for Gatsby. It was also shown at the end of Daisy's dock. Although there were many similarities, there many differences. In the beginning of the movie, Nick is talking to a therapist. That never happens in the book. Nick and Jordan have a relationship in the book and there was a chapter where they kissed. There were not many signs of Nick and Jordan being in love in the movie. They did not kiss either. The part where Gatsby and Tom have an argument at the hotel is similar except for the part where Gatsby grabs Tom and yells "shut up" in his face. It did not happen in the book but it was a excellent addition to the scene. Another difference was when Gatsby took Nick to meet Meyer Wolfsheim at the barber and they walk into a under ground bar or what was considered back then in the 1920's as a "speak-easy". One more difference was the last scene where Gatsby is shot by George Wilson. During that scene Gatsby receives a telephone call thinking it was Daisy and Wilson shoots him when it was actually Nick on the phone. The book only tells us that he is shot. It does not mention about a telephone call. In fact, the butler that answers the phone is sleeps in that chapter. Many people in general always say the book is better than the movie, which is true, but in this case the movie and the book were both amazing.