The Great Gatsby: Misunderstood Novel

Re:The Great Gatsby: Misunderstood Novel by GizmoSwan on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @10:41PM (#26085504)

I have seen several versions of it in the movies which were easier to interpret than the novel.

Few months ago, I even saw a Korean version called The Burning on netflix!

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Re:The Great Gatsby: Misunderstood Novel by dondawest on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @10:54PM (#26085576)

That movie was based on the Haruki Murakami short story “Barn Burning,” though it did reference Gatsby directly in the dialogue

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Re:The Great Gatsby: Misunderstood Novel by GizmoSwan on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @11:10PM (#26085659)

Yes it did mention the Gatsby. The author was obviously interpreting the psycho-thriller angle by design.

The privileged versus unprivileged; being trapped and unable to achieve the dream and living with unfulfilled desires...

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Re:The Great Gatsby: Misunderstood Novel by cercatrova on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @02:00AM (#26086334)

I watched Burning and Parasite as a duology, both have very similar themes about modern day Korea. I'd suggest you watch them back to back as well.

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Re:The Great Gatsby: Misunderstood Novel by GizmoSwan on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @06:49PM (#26096430)

Great minds think alike! I have seen the Parasite too but few months before the other one.

The Parasite has won an Oscar I think.

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