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« : September 16, 2012, 07:05:45 PM »
Where does he come up with "Green Eyes" instead of Amapola

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« #1 : September 17, 2012, 06:18:46 AM »
Yeah, good question. And I don't buy the whole Fitzgerald thing. Gatsby and Noodles are completely unalike, as are Daisy and Deborah.

The comments did teach me that Amapola means "poppy" though. That's significant, given Noodles fondness for opium.

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« #2 : September 17, 2012, 08:47:47 AM »
I think the purpose is to highlight the differences there. Leone incorporates Gatsby's central relationship - a small-time loser who's made it big as a crook, wooing an unrequited love - into a coarser framework. Leone uses Gatsby as a touchstone while subverting it.

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« #3 : September 17, 2012, 01:40:07 PM »
Quote from: Groggy on September 17, 2012, 08:47:47 AM
I think the purpose is to highlight the differences there. Leone incorporates Gatsby's central relationship - a small-time loser who's made it big as a crook, wooing an unrequited love - into a coarser framework. Leone uses Gatsby as a touchstone while subverting it.
I can't believe Leone had Gatsby in mind at all while working on America.

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