Answer one of the questions below based on the video clip. Your paragraph should have five sentences (one semi-colon max) and be professionally written.
Friday, July 29, 2022
Chapter 8 - Poolside Murder
What has been altered from the novel in this scene?
The difference is that the novel doesn’t give readers a vivid image that clarifies Gatsby’s death well, while the movie contorts the scene rather than elevating it. The phone scene, which wasn’t in the novel, in thesis gave Gatsby a better ending to his life by giving him the thought of Daisy before his death. Gatsby’s death could almost be skimmed past, leaving readers confused; it symbolizes his death more than directly telling the readers how he died. The mattress scene was altered as well, in the book when Nick finds Gatsby’s body in the pool he states, “the laden mattress moved irregularly down the pool”, which was not evident in the film.
The film focuses on ramping up the intensity of the scene through Gatsby's hope that Daisy has finally reached out, only to reveal that it is Nick who hears the final commotion of his murder, something that does not happen in the book. The novel instead leans into the quiet tragedy of it all, choosing to include hints of religious imagery that the movie partially removes. Similar to how Jesus carried his own cross to his death, Gatsby drags the inflatable mattress with him, "Gatsby shouldered the mattress and started for the pool. Once he stopped and shifted it a little, and the chauffeur asked him if he needed help" (161). This struggle and his death in the pool serve to represent Gatsby cleansing the people of the 1920s of their sins, mirroring how Jesus died for the sins of all. By removing the mattress from the scene, the director disrupts one of Fitzgerald’s central patterns, illustrating how Wilson and Gatsby’s final actions (a symbolic baptism and crucifixion) rebuke the Godless nature of man and emphasize the desperate need for moral change.
The scene has been altered in the film to show Gatsby’s death in a different perspective, as well as give the scene a far more dramatic conclusion. In the novel, we see the outcome of Wilson’s actions through Nick, hearing on the telephone that the chauffeur had heard gunshots. Nick and some of the staff then run to the yard, where they find Gatsby dead in the pool, and Wilson’s body in the bushes nearby. In the film, we see the actions as they unfold, with Gatsby coming out of the pool thinking that the butler is on the line with daisy. Just before he exits the pool, Wilson shoots him while standing on the steps above him. The next moments show Daisy’s house across the lake, and Gatsby’s final words before dying slowly. Wilson instead shoots himself on the steps. The films depiction was a far more cinematic ending fit for a movie that wishes to have a memorable ending, while the books ending feels gritty and realistic, with Wilson’s body only briefly described as laying haphazardly in a bush. The book shows the true nature of death, one which is quick and often times not the dramatics of media. -Devlin
The book and the film differ greatly during the scene of gatsby’s death, especially in the eye of the viewer. In the book Nick narrates Gatsby’s death with a low, somber tone. There’s a quiet inevitability to it. There’s also difference in the actual death scene itself. In the book, Gatsby is shot Gatsby is shot by George Wilson in his pool. Nick finds Gatsby’s body later, floating in the pool, with Wilson's body nearby, having killed himself. There’s no dramatization in the book, the death isn’t necessarily described as a murder and we only learn about it through Nick’s perspective later on. In the film, it shows Gatsby being shot directly, adding visual tension and drama. We actually see Wilson approach and fire the gun. This scene is also greatly enhanced by the music which adds tension within the scene.
In the scene, a few things were altered from the original in the novel. For starters, at the end of the scene, there is a lot more than four people at Gatsby's funeral, there are a lot of reporters and others on the staircase (2:24). Another alteration is the fact that there was no visible mattress in the scene of the movie. The final altered detail that was noticed is that Gatsby doesn't immediately die in the scene, at one minute and five seconds, he feels his wound and whispers "Daisy" to himself before crashing into the pool. Logan
Two little details are altered in this scene, and this is significant because they were connected to bigger ideas of the novel. In the novel, Gatsby floats in the pool on a mattress while in the scene he is moving freely around and the reference to the mattress is important as it is a parallel to the cross Jesus died on. Throughout the novel Gatsby has been compared to Jesus and the fact that he dies can be seen as him dying for the sins of the 1920s just like Jesus died for all the sinners; Fitzgerald wrote this novel as a commentary to how everyone during this era lost their religion. Another difference of this scene is that Daisy tries to call up Gatsby while in the novel it is said that “No telephone message arrived” (161) which shows that she did not try to call him. This is important because it demonstrates how Daisy does not care about Gatsby like he does for her, and he finally realizes that his dream of repeating the past and getting the girl is long gone.
Numerous scenes have been altered from this clip with the opening shot showing Gatsby swimming in a pool but in the book he has a pool mattress thar he lays on. Another thing is we get to hear Gatsby's last word. I think the director did this to create more emotion around his death as his last word was "Daisy" which shows that even when dying he thinks of her. Nick is on the phone when Gatsby dies so he could hear the gunshot, this was also changed from the book which allows us to see Nick's reaction to a gunshot noise and the panic and how he is worried for his friend. At the end we also see reporters att Gatsby's funeral which didn't happen in the book, only a handful of people showed up not a dozen photographers getting the next front page photo for Jamison.
After reading chapter eight of the Great Gatsby in connotation to its movie rendition, they altered quite a bit of the symbolism that made the scene so significant surrounding Fitzgerald's lesson of godliness and sin. In the Poolside Murder scene, there's a lack of Gatsby and his allusion, which had been made obvious throughout the actual story, to Jesus, "Gatsby shouldered the mattress and started for the pool... the chauffer asked him if he needed help, but he shook his head" (161). The movie removes this important interaction between Gatsby and the chauffer, which had alluded to Gatsby resembling Jesus and the chauffer being one of many "disciples" whom live and work to follow after and carry any pain for their lord and saviour, "And as they led [Jesus] away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus" (Luke 23:26). They manage to completely dismiss the foreshadowing that entails with these biblical tales, rather the original eeriness of the buildup within the story of Gatsby's eventual death; his "cross", that being the mattress, is gone in addition to this, lacking his place of rest which would've represented Gatsby in the movie dying for the greater good, the end of greed, gluttony, lust, and all the other deadly sins that the roaring twenties were drowning in. The impact of Gatsby's death isn't as powerful within this clip and fails to visually present itself in the form of Fitzgerald's writing, especially shifting from Nick's panicked perspective and adding Daisy to the mix, confusing viewers as to what's going on, all while moving through the entire scene at an extremely fast, uncanny pace.
In the Great Gatsby novel many things have been altered from the novel, the first thing being there is no dramatic buildup. In the novel there is no dramatic buildup towards Gatsby's Death and it is rather a question what even happened, "there was a faint, barely perceptible movement of the water as the fresh flow from one end urged its way toward the drain at the other." (pg.162). In the film however it is more dramatic leading up to Gatsby's death an indication of this can be the music. Another thing that has been altered from the novel was the phone call, which in the novel never comes but in the film it rings last minute from who Gatsby suspects its Daisy but it is actually Nick. Finally Gatsby's reaction is far different from both, in the novel Gatsby doesn't see it coming but in the film he sees Wilson and reacts to being shot.
The difference is that the novel doesn’t give readers a vivid image that clarifies Gatsby’s death well, while the movie contorts the scene rather than elevating it. The phone scene, which wasn’t in the novel, in thesis gave Gatsby a better ending to his life by giving him the thought of Daisy before his death. Gatsby’s death could almost be skimmed past, leaving readers confused; it symbolizes his death more than directly telling the readers how he died. The mattress scene was altered as well, in the book when Nick finds Gatsby’s body in the pool he states, “the laden mattress moved irregularly down the pool”, which was not evident in the film.
ReplyDeletestephanie
The film focuses on ramping up the intensity of the scene through Gatsby's hope that Daisy has finally reached out, only to reveal that it is Nick who hears the final commotion of his murder, something that does not happen in the book. The novel instead leans into the quiet tragedy of it all, choosing to include hints of religious imagery that the movie partially removes. Similar to how Jesus carried his own cross to his death, Gatsby drags the inflatable mattress with him, "Gatsby shouldered the mattress and started for the pool. Once he stopped and shifted it a little, and the chauffeur asked him if he needed help" (161). This struggle and his death in the pool serve to represent Gatsby cleansing the people of the 1920s of their sins, mirroring how Jesus died for the sins of all. By removing the mattress from the scene, the director disrupts one of Fitzgerald’s central patterns, illustrating how Wilson and Gatsby’s final actions (a symbolic baptism and crucifixion) rebuke the Godless nature of man and emphasize the desperate need for moral change.
ReplyDeleteAthena
The scene has been altered in the film to show Gatsby’s death in a different perspective, as well as give the scene a far more dramatic conclusion. In the novel, we see the outcome of Wilson’s actions through Nick, hearing on the telephone that the chauffeur had heard gunshots. Nick and some of the staff then run to the yard, where they find Gatsby dead in the pool, and Wilson’s body in the bushes nearby. In the film, we see the actions as they unfold, with Gatsby coming out of the pool thinking that the butler is on the line with daisy. Just before he exits the pool, Wilson shoots him while standing on the steps above him. The next moments show Daisy’s house across the lake, and Gatsby’s final words before dying slowly. Wilson instead shoots himself on the steps. The films depiction was a far more cinematic ending fit for a movie that wishes to have a memorable ending, while the books ending feels gritty and realistic, with Wilson’s body only briefly described as laying haphazardly in a bush. The book shows the true nature of death, one which is quick and often times not the dramatics of media.
ReplyDelete-Devlin
You are over the five sentence limit.
DeleteThe book and the film differ greatly during the scene of gatsby’s death, especially in the eye of the viewer. In the book Nick narrates Gatsby’s death with a low, somber tone. There’s a quiet inevitability to it. There’s also difference in the actual death scene itself. In the book, Gatsby is shot Gatsby is shot by George Wilson in his pool. Nick finds Gatsby’s body later, floating in the pool, with Wilson's body nearby, having killed himself. There’s no dramatization in the book, the death isn’t necessarily described as a murder and we only learn about it through Nick’s perspective later on. In the film, it shows Gatsby being shot directly, adding visual tension and drama. We actually see Wilson approach and fire the gun. This scene is also greatly enhanced by the music which adds tension within the scene.
ReplyDeleteSkylar
In the scene, a few things were altered from the original in the novel. For starters, at the end of the scene, there is a lot more than four people at Gatsby's funeral, there are a lot of reporters and others on the staircase (2:24). Another alteration is the fact that there was no visible mattress in the scene of the movie. The final altered detail that was noticed is that Gatsby doesn't immediately die in the scene, at one minute and five seconds, he feels his wound and whispers "Daisy" to himself before crashing into the pool.
ReplyDeleteLogan
Two little details are altered in this scene, and this is significant because they were connected to bigger ideas of the novel. In the novel, Gatsby floats in the pool on a mattress while in the scene he is moving freely around and the reference to the mattress is important as it is a parallel to the cross Jesus died on. Throughout the novel Gatsby has been compared to Jesus and the fact that he dies can be seen as him dying for the sins of the 1920s just like Jesus died for all the sinners; Fitzgerald wrote this novel as a commentary to how everyone during this era lost their religion. Another difference of this scene is that Daisy tries to call up Gatsby while in the novel it is said that “No telephone message arrived” (161) which shows that she did not try to call him. This is important because it demonstrates how Daisy does not care about Gatsby like he does for her, and he finally realizes that his dream of repeating the past and getting the girl is long gone.
ReplyDeleteDanica
Numerous scenes have been altered from this clip with the opening shot showing Gatsby swimming in a pool but in the book he has a pool mattress thar he lays on. Another thing is we get to hear Gatsby's last word. I think the director did this to create more emotion around his death as his last word was "Daisy" which shows that even when dying he thinks of her. Nick is on the phone when Gatsby dies so he could hear the gunshot, this was also changed from the book which allows us to see Nick's reaction to a gunshot noise and the panic and how he is worried for his friend. At the end we also see reporters att Gatsby's funeral which didn't happen in the book, only a handful of people showed up not a dozen photographers getting the next front page photo for Jamison.
ReplyDeleteName:Colton
After reading chapter eight of the Great Gatsby in connotation to its movie rendition, they altered quite a bit of the symbolism that made the scene so significant surrounding Fitzgerald's lesson of godliness and sin. In the Poolside Murder scene, there's a lack of Gatsby and his allusion, which had been made obvious throughout the actual story, to Jesus, "Gatsby shouldered the mattress and started for the pool... the chauffer asked him if he needed help, but he shook his head" (161). The movie removes this important interaction between Gatsby and the chauffer, which had alluded to Gatsby resembling Jesus and the chauffer being one of many "disciples" whom live and work to follow after and carry any pain for their lord and saviour, "And as they led [Jesus] away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus" (Luke 23:26). They manage to completely dismiss the foreshadowing that entails with these biblical tales, rather the original eeriness of the buildup within the story of Gatsby's eventual death; his "cross", that being the mattress, is gone in addition to this, lacking his place of rest which would've represented Gatsby in the movie dying for the greater good, the end of greed, gluttony, lust, and all the other deadly sins that the roaring twenties were drowning in. The impact of Gatsby's death isn't as powerful within this clip and fails to visually present itself in the form of Fitzgerald's writing, especially shifting from Nick's panicked perspective and adding Daisy to the mix, confusing viewers as to what's going on, all while moving through the entire scene at an extremely fast, uncanny pace.
ReplyDeleteKylie
Very good response. Excellent idea to incorporate a Biblical citation!
DeleteIn the Great Gatsby novel many things have been altered from the novel, the first thing being there is no dramatic buildup. In the novel there is no dramatic buildup towards Gatsby's Death and it is rather a question what even happened, "there was a faint, barely perceptible movement of the water as the fresh flow from one end urged its way toward the drain at the other." (pg.162). In the film however it is more dramatic leading up to Gatsby's death an indication of this can be the music. Another thing that has been altered from the novel was the phone call, which in the novel never comes but in the film it rings last minute from who Gatsby suspects its Daisy but it is actually Nick. Finally Gatsby's reaction is far different from both, in the novel Gatsby doesn't see it coming but in the film he sees Wilson and reacts to being shot.
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