When films are made from novels, they are probably not as well acted and written as the original books, although there are some exceptions such as Forest Gump. As proof, I believe that Baz Luhrmann's production of The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the 1920s, was not performed at its best. Baz Luhrmann did well with the special effects; however, it did not depict the characters, symbols, and setting well. The special effects that Baz Luhrmann decided to use were spectacular. He chose some of the most perfect music and three-dimensional visuals. Luhrmann did a remarkable job choosing the music for the film's scenes and the soundtrack. He chose a particular song that fit the themes, scenes and plot of the film. This song was “Young and Beautiful” by Lana del Rey and played throughout the film as the melody and rhythm changed depending on the scene. He also chose “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody”, “100$ Bill” and “Into The Past”. I think the choice of these songs served Luhrmann well because it attracted a younger, more modern audience to the film when they heard a song they knew or liked. Luhrmann's three-dimensional scenes were also spectacular. For example, the scene where Myrtle Wilson was hit by Daisy, while she was driving Gatsby's car, they had the window shatter outwards and showed her corpse flying towards the screen. This scene was very graphic and intrigued the audience. Luhrmann had perfect ideas on what to use in terms of special effects, making the film very comparable and, in some perspectives, better than the novel. The character portrayal in Luhrmann's edition of the film was not as well portrayed as the special effects. . I think Luhrmann didn't take... middle of paper... uh and more colorful with the shimmering touch of silver and gold accents. Ultimately, some may say that Luhrmann did an incredible job in making the film just as wonderful as the novel, however, in my opinion, it fell short of my expectations. In addition to not representing characters, symbols and coitus with the book, some scenes failed to be told. For example, as the novel "Myrtle Wilson...knelt in the road" says, when she was struck, Luhrmann decided to have her lie down. Luhrmann also decided to change her clothes so that we could see the wound on her chest, as in the book it says they had to take off her dress. In conclusion, The Great Gatsby, filmed in 2013, has no comparison to the novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the 1920s. Luhrmann's 2013 edition failed to portray the characters, symbols and decor as well as special effects..