Outline of 'G'

As mentioned before, Cherot’s ‘G’ follows a slightly altered narrative and I feel that it is crucial to outline it before beginning my analysis. One of the major differences between this remake and the other two is that it is set in the time that it was made which was 2002; also the entire cast (excluding 2 minor characters) is African American. The story begins when Tre (Nick Carraway), goes to the Hamptons to visit his cousin Sky (Daisy Buchanan) and her wealthy husband Chip Hightower (Tom Buchanan). Tre is a writer for a prominent hip-hop magazine run by Chip’s father; his purpose for coming to the Hamptons is to interview a successful producer named Summer G (Jay Gatsby).  Tre is disillusioned with Chip after he discovers his affair with Ladara (Myrtle Wilson), and does not hesitate to bring Sky and Summer together to rekindle their relationship from 10 years ago. Throughout the film there are characters such as one hit wonder rapper Craig and his girlfriend Nicole struggling to succeed in life and in the hip hop industry. Craig soon realises that Nicole is cheating on him with someone more financially stable and this causes him to attempt to shoot her, but Sky gets caught in the crossfire and is tragically murdered. This is another main difference in narrative, the fact that ‘Gatsby’ survives and ‘Daisy’ dies.