After looking through all the different characters of The Great Gatsby and comparing the 1974 and 2013 films, there’s one question I need to answer. Who did it best? The two films had many similarities to each other but there were also some major character differences at times. This could be a little bias because I’ve only seen the 1974 film once but I have seen the 2013 film multiple times. But usually remakes of movies aren’t better than the original but in this case and in my opinion the 2013 version is better. The 2013 version was better with its depictions of each character. Of course both films strayed away from the book descriptions a little but I enjoy when the movie differs from the book. Usually I don’t like movies that come from a book that I have read because things are adjusted to make the story more interesting but in this case, I feel like both movies go with the book well and each have their own uniqueness to them. I will say that the 1974 Jordan Baker did fit the description more from the book but she looked a lot like Daisy’s character which could confuse you. I think that is why the 2013 film Jordan Baker had a completely different look so that it was clear she was the sporty best friend of Daisy. Overall I enjoyed doing this blog about the different characters and it was nice seeing how different but similar the characters were from the book and the two films.
