Lydia 1.December.2021 "The Great Gatsby” "The Great Gatsby" is a book about love and deception, dream chasing and broken dreams. Everything Gatsby did was to make his beloved Daisy come back to him again. But his Daisy has become a woman with "voice full of money". I will analyze the book based on the plot that happened in the movie. Gatsby was willing to commit the crime for Daisy who killed someone, but Daisy and his husband jointly designed and killed him. Few people attended Gatsby's funeral, which was so beautiful, but Daisy was on vacation with her husband at that time. The wonderful thing about the movie is that it retains the original narrative technique and almost restores the original storyline. The narrative is based on the rst-person witness method, combined with the unique and dazzling and extreme color arrangement of the scenes arranged by director Baz Luhrmann , the whole story is full of hazy psychedelic tragedy. So today I will interpret the charm and emotional performance of this Oscar-winning lm from the lm’s multi-angle narrative techniques, the ultimate scene restoration and use of colors by Director Luhrmann, and the disillusionment of the "American Dream" implied by Gatsby's tragic fate. First: From di erent angles of narrative, tell this mysterious and tragic love story. The core issue of the narrative of the lm text is the narrative perspective. What the lm tells is not a complicated story, its subtlety lies in the author's narrative method. "The Great fi fi fi ff Gatsby" tells readers the ins and outs of the whole story through a multi-angle narrative, fi fi Page 1 Page 2 through the push and pull of the camera and the transition of the scene. Now I will analyze the narrative techniques of the lm from the three narrative angles that appear in the lm. ①Nick’s narration——Shun narration explaining the re-encounter of Daisy and Gatsby and the story afterwards A major feature of the book "The Great Gatsby" is the use of rst-person witness narrative techniques, and the lm also retains this feature. The main content of the lm is what Nick saw and then told from Nick's perspective. Nick is Gatsby’s neighbor, Daisy’s cousin, and college classmate of Daisy’s husband Tom. He facilitated the rst meeting of Daisy and Gatsby ve years later at Gatsby’s plea. Also witnessed the entire tragedy of Gatsby. He is the only sober person in the whole story, he is both in it and out of it. When fame and wealth were reduced to ashes, all the people Gatsby had made with left him. Nick was even the only one who attended Gatsby's funeral. When telling the story from Nick’s perspective, the director used the approach of transcending perspective. For example, when Nick recalled his rst meeting with Gatsby, it was not a mere remembrance, but a sudden return to the scene where Nick and Gatsby met for the rst time. Nick's narration adds to the realism of the story. Daisy, Gatsby, Tom, and himself when he was young all existed only in his memory. It seems that the old things are not worth mentioning, but the stories are ridiculously surprising, and they are deeply imprinted until now. In Nick's mind. The legendary mystery of the story is revealed little by little in Nick's fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi narration, allowing us to see the ambitious and always hopeful tragedy Gatsby, and also the Page 3 great Gatsby in the eyes of Nick. In my opinion, as a sober bystander, Nick was painful and helpless when he experienced it, but he was calm and objective when he recalled. He is the incarnation of the author, speaking on behalf of the author. His boredom and unbearableness of New York represented the author's dissatisfaction and irony with society at the time; his praise of Gatsby was also the author's praise to those who always had hope and bravely pursued their dreams. ②Gatsby's narration-insert narrative to review Gatsby's past and improve the plot of the story The movie is Nick's memory, and it shouldn't have been told by other people. But Nick's perspective is limited after all, and Gatsby's past is also a secret for Nick. It is through Gatsby's own narration that the author slowly spreads out these past. In Gatsby's narration, Nick also became a bystander, and the development of the matter was unfolded from Gatsby's perspective. He tells that he struggled hard because of his poor background, and found a way out for himself by others saved by wisdom and courage in danger. He tells that he decided to leave Daisy temporarily because of his poor background, and come back to marry her when he can be worthy of Daisy. From Gatsby's mouth, I really learned the origin of this mysterious rich man, and I also knew his secret inner world more clearly. In this diverse narrative perspective, we return to di erent moments of the story from di erent perspectives. The narrator is di erent, the narrative tone is di erent, sometimes ff ff ff ff calm and alienated, sometimes plain, and sometimes it seems to have some regrets. In this Page 4 interspersed narrative, the hidden secrets are solved step by step, and the vague and mysterious sense of the story gets the greatest expression. Second: The color metaphors the theme of the movie and the fate of the characters, creating a "Buzzy" luxurious movie style The lms directed by Baz Luhrmann are known for their gorgeous backgrounds and extravagant visual e ects. This is greatly re ected in this movie. The exquisite costume style, luxurious castle dress, and tassel sequin decoration perfectly restore the era of "intoxicated gold fans". Here I will focus on the use of bold colors and their symbols in the lm. ①Green-dreams and hopes Green is the color of nature, the color of peace and love, and it symbolizes dreams and hope. Green is the green light on Daisy’s dock, and Gatsby’s hope is shining in his heart. At the beginning of the lm, Gatsby stood on the beach in front of his house, with only one back. He stared at the opposite bay in a dream. The green light on the opposite pier ickered loomingly in the hazy mist on the sea. The ickering light of the green light dyed the sea green, and Gatsby stretched out his arm, reaching out towards the green light, as if to catch something he had always dreamed of. The light of the green light will last forever on Daisy's dock, just like Daisy never left in Gatsby's heart, everything he did was for Daisy. The green light symbolizes the Daisy he has fi fl fl fl ff fi fi longed for and the beautiful dream he has woven. In this dream, Daisy is indispensable. Page 5 The water in the swimming pool in front of Gatsby's house in the lm is also green. This was designed by the director ingeniously. Gatsby helped Daisy be charged with killing someone, and the next morning, he waited silly for Daisy's call, wanting to leave with her to go to their better life. With the development of the plot, the light of the green light on the dock became clearer and clearer, as if to engulf people. Green is the symbol of hope in Gates' heart, the driving force for his tireless e orts, but it is also the illusion that pushes him to death. ②Gray-dim and decay Gray is dim, run-down, unbearable sordidness, and invisible sorrow on the fringe of the drunken city. Ash Valley is an important scene in the lm. That is the most dilapidated place in the city, where industrial waste accumulates. There are ubiquitous smoke and dust, noisy jingle bells, dirty and lifeless coal miners. This place is where Tom dates his lover, and it is also where Daisy drove and killed her husband's lover and escaped. This dark and dilapidated place bears witness to the lthy and unbearable of these glorious people. Except for Gray Valley, the director always shrouded New York in a gray haze when shooting panoramic shots of New York. The lights are bright but there is no life. Behind people's partying all night is endless darkness and emptiness. Gray is the color of loneliness and despair. The director played up the atmosphere of tragedy in the use of such colors, helplessness and a hint of chill poured into the hearts of the audience, and Gatsby's tragedy seemed to be doomed in the future. The director uses di erent colors according to di erent scenes to express characters and fi fi ff fi ff ff enhance the atmosphere. The use and metaphor of this color is also one of the attractions of the movie. The sharp contrast re ects reality, visually impacting the audience, and imprinting the sad tone of the movie in the hearts of the audience. Third: Chasing Daisy’s dreams and shattering her dreams, Gatsby’s fate is an inevitable tragedy The American Dream is Americans' pursuit of freedom and equality, personal value and material wealth, and building a strong America. However, in the era when the story happened, the "American Dream" has mutated, and people are frantically pursuing money and wealth. In ve years, under the in uence of the social ethos of being drunk and obsessed, Daisy had become a woman with "voice full of money". Daisy’s tragedy and Gatsby’s tragedy are also the tragedies of this society. Today I will analyze the inevitability of Gatsby ending in death in the movie, and at the same time, from Gatsby's experience, look at the process of the "American Dream" in "The Great Gatsby" from its establishment to its extinction. ①Society is ashy and extravagant. Daisy has long been a woman full of money. Gatsby’s dream cannot be realized, and the tragic ending is inevitable. In the lm, Gatsby organizes huge and luxurious parties in his luxurious home every weekend. Anyone with good looks can come to attend. However, he has no intention of these banquets. He just wants to attract Daisy with all this, and hope she will be able to do it once. Come. He worked hard to gain great wealth and hoped that Daisy could return to him. He has fl fl fl been working hopefully. But what he didn't know was Daisy's change. fi fi Page 6 The great wealth makes Daisy want to be with Gatsby, but she is cowardly. She didn't dare to leave her comfortable life, and she didn't dare to tell Tom that she had never loved him. In the nal analysis, she didn't want to be with Gatsby, she just liked money and the security and happiness that wealth brings. She became a sel sh and empty woman. In my opinion, she can be with Gatsby for a short time because of money, but also because of her sel shness and cowardice to abandon and forget Gatsby. Therefore, Gatsby puts his passion and dreams on such a woman, and naturally it is impossible to have a good ending. ② Gatsby was shot to death from a poor boy to a mysterious rich man-the establishment and disillusionment of the American dream Nick said in the lm, "Jay, they are a bunch of bastards, and they are not as good as you when they add up." Gatsby is a person full of hope for everything, "I have never seen anyone like him, full of hope for everything." Gatsby is not only a tragic gure, but also an admirable gure. He tirelessly pursues his dream, just like every ordinary person who works hard to realize his American dream. He was born in a peasant family in the western United States, he was full of ambitions when he was young, and set a strict schedule for himself. Although he lived a poor life, he put forward a series of strict requirements for his growth. Later, he determined to go out and wander around, and changed his name and changed his name to Jay Gatsby. He pursued fi fi fi fi wealth and worked hard for the dream Daisy in his heart. fi fi Page 7 Page 8 Americans believe in the values of "working hard" and "pursuing wealth." When Gatsby appeared in a successful image, it seemed that the American dream of working hard to pursue wealth and a better life seemed to be established. But Gatsby's struggle took the wrong direction. Daisy's indi erence and cowardice pushed him to death. Since then, the American dream that has been established has been shattered. In the Jazz era, people with empty spirits regarded the pursuit of wealth as their greatest dream. The "American Dream" has deteriorated. Such an American dream cannot last forever and will eventually be shattered. This disillusionment is a satire of people who only cared about money at that time, and it is also the deeper meaning of this work. Excellent movies always give people spiritual enlightenment and spiritual shock. The ironic criticism of the luxurious jazz-age fans in the movie is unobstructed at the end. With a gunshot, Gatsby was deceived and died. What was shattered was not only Gatsby's dream, but also the fantasies of all those who pursue the emptiness of money. In conclusion , regarding Gatsby, the author Fitzgerald commented: "He is greedy and grabs everything he can get without principle." However, the author's deep compassion and sympathy are expressed between the lines of the novel. Gatsby was born at the bottom of society, and he wanted to get rid of poverty and there was nothing wrong with it. It's just that in the process of pursuing wealth, the soul is bought by desire, and the abandonment of principles becomes pro teering. Emotionally, he was infatuated with Daisy from beginning to end, letting his infatuation turn into obsession, and letting obsession lead him to destruction. He has worked hard all his life, and is forever con ned in the shackles of desire, unable to ff fi fi control his own destiny. A celebrity in China, Lao Zi said: No misfortune is greater than lack fi Page 9 of satisfaction, no blame is greater than desire. Controlling desire is the deepest practice of a person. We must learn to surrender our hearts and be masters of desires, with the ability to ght upwards and the wisdom to turn backwards.
