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Goodevening,everyone.Iamstandingheretodothepresentationonthedifferencebetweenthenovelandfilmadaptation.IwouldusetheGreatGatsbyasmymainobjectofdiscussion,andtheJoyLuckClubandDearJohnwillbeexamplestoverifymyconclusion.AstherepresentativeworkofFitzgerald,manyreadersandscholarshavestudiedTheGreatGatsbyintermsofsocialbackground,themeanalysis,writingstyle,discoursestrategies,translationandsoon.However,Iwouldliketocomparethenovelandits2013filmadaptationandsharewithyou.Onthebasisofbackgroundknowledge,Ifoundthateventhough2013filmadaptationhasitsownadvantageinlyricalwaysandvisualexpressionslikeitssplendidmusicandsongs,dazzlingjewelsandcostumes,isstillcannotmatchtheclassicnovelbecauseofthenovel’sdelicacyandFitzgerald’smaturewritingskills.Filmtriedtousethesebrightlightandshadowstomakeupitsweakness,butwhenwatchingthefilmcarefully,wewillfindthesedefectsaremoredistinct.Thefilmshotbythefamousdirectorhasputsomuchemphasisonthegloriousvisualfeasttorecurthat“JazzAge”or“RoaringTwenties”,leavingtheviewersstrongsenseofimpressionofmaterialism.Itbringstheviewerstogulpingandswallowingbreathlesslywithoutthinking,andeventuallylosesitselfinthatbustlingworld.Ifthefilmadaptationwereanalluringwoman,thenovelofFitzgeraldwouldbeafreshandelegantgirl.Thefilmismoreattractiveinthefirsteyes,butitlostitself.Thefilmadaptationaretalkingaboutlovewhilethenoveltalksaboutambitions.Loveismorepopularandattractive,ofcourse.Itcancreatemoretreasureasthetopicofafilm.Butweneedambitionsinadevelopingsight.Andthatfilmistheadaptationofagreatnovel.Therearesametragedieshappened.InthefilmadaptationofDearJohn,eventheendingofthenovelwaschangedintoahappyending.There’snoquietandfarmoononthehill.Butit’smorelikedbypublic.SoastheJoyLuckClub.Nowadaysmoviesaredirectedforbusinessaim.Filmadaptationisnolongeraliterarymatterbutalsoacommercialoperation.Thesefilmadaptationcanbewatchedtoknowaboutthenovel,butifyouwanttostudyit,Novelisstillthebestchoice.