And of course most of them wont have the wit and wherewithal to realise that it was a total sociopath who. The pr angle for a superhero movie was interesting and unique. Gone girl is the movie flynn fans hoped for and sets pike up for a worthy oscar nomination but fincher disappoints in failing to improve upon the alreadybrilliant book. The film concludes with amy and nick going on television to announce amys pregnancy, as opposed. Gone girl is a complex and dark psychological thriller adapted by the same writer of the book it was based on. As gone girl rolled through production, there was talk about director david fincher and screenwriter gillian flynn tinkering with and possibly changing the ending to the authors bestselling.
Everything wrong with suicide squad in 20 minutes or less. I did read the ending and after i did knew id made the right decision in not wasting my time with this book. Gone girl is a 2014 american psychological thriller film directed by david fincher and with a screenplay by gillian flynn based on her 2012 novel of the same title. This post discusses the plot of gone girl, the movie and the book, in detail. Oct 05, 2014 t he last time david fincher took a stab at a bestselling potboiler with an enigmatic femme fatale, the disappointing result was the girl with the dragon tattoo, an eyecatchingly stylish but. I would recommend the movie, too but dont go in expecting an alternative ending and definitely go on orange wednesday. Rosamund pike talks gone girls controversial ending youtube. This is one of those recommendations that is thematically appropriate, but quality wise is vastly inferior imo. The book was terrible and the movie was just as horrendous. Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for the gone girl whirlwind tour.
For long stretches, finchers gliding widescreen camerawork, immaculate compositions and sickly, desaturated colors fuse with trent reznor and atticus rosss creepyoptimistic synthesized score to create a perverse bigscreen version of one of those tv comedies built around a pathetically unobservant lump of a husband and his. The ending of gone girl has always been controversial, and now that the movie has exposed a whole new legion of formerly innocent bystanders to flynns dark, cutthroat bestseller, that controversy has only expanded. The little girl does a quick analysis when considering the doctors suggestion sacrifice her life for the sake of vaccinating humans. With his wifes disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when its suspected that he may not be innocent. Gone girl is a near perfect movie that accomplishes everything it. Oct 09, 2014 the ending of gone girl has always been controversial, and now that the movie has exposed a whole new legion of formerly innocent bystanders to flynns dark, cutthroat bestseller, that controversy has only expanded. In the case of gillian flynns addictive maritaldysfunction mystery gone girl, which david fincher is currently translating for the screen, the news that flynn has come up with an entirely. Oct 05, 2014 if you read gillian flynns smash bestseller gone girl, then im sure youve also been up on the questions surrounding the ending, and youre eager to see what really happened when david fincher. Gone girl teasers and casting announcements leak every week or so, and to make sense of what we know, and what we dont, weve assembled all the facts in one place. Also amy stated she had been attacked by being hit with the puppet and yet claimed she managed to put them in the shed to be found as a present. Gone girl fails as a crime thriller in part because it is far too long none of finchers major feature films have clocked in at less than two hours, and several run closer to three but mostly.
Oct 09, 2014 gone girl is still a book i would still suggest if asked for a book recommendation, as its only the ending that lets it down. Sep 26, 2014 gone girl, the latest from that dark lord of cinema, david fincher, opens with a man softly talking about his wifes head. The most intriguing thing about gone girl is how droll it is. It is a story about love, murder, revenge, the medias treatment of the accused and the accuser. When gone girl first came out, a lot of people had no idea what it was about, or even what genre it was. Wow, gone girl has one of the shittiest endings ive ever. Oct 08, 2014 gone girl is a fantasy, of course, and it takes place in a dream world, not reality. Gone girl tells the story of a woman, amy dunne, who mysteriously goes missing. That shit had no point, no payoff, no meaning and was predictable as hell. I dont think ive read anything with such a disappointing ending and ive read allegiant. If he likes girls gone wild, shes a mall babe who talks football and endures buffalo wings at. Gillian flynns story is disturbing and creative with a fresh perspective on the crime thriller. Many had been expecting to see a mystery flick, some action, maybe a murder scene, some kind of romantic subplot. Rosamund pike talks gone girls controversial ending popsugar entertainment.
With ben affleck, rosamund pike, neil patrick harris, tyler perry. Gone is the girl hilary handy amy framed for stalking. Its more like a cyclone on steroids, with farm animals and houses zooming by really fast. Nonetheless, its filled with psychologically complex characters, lots of subplots, and tons of important detailsso dont zone out, blink, or skim passages, because you very well might miss some. The book was absolutely fantastic until the last thirty or so pages. Gone girl the movie starred a well played ben affleck as nick, and rosamund pike made for a perfect amy. Gone girl the end of gone girl spoiler alert showing 1.
How the gone girl movie ends popsugar entertainment. Set in missouri, the story begins as a mystery that follows the events surrounding nick dunne affleck, who becomes the prime suspect in the sudden. A movie with a real shit ending would be nightcrawler. The gone girl movie releases this fall which will probably end up with some academy award nominations. The cat was the star of the movie, besides rosamund pike. Sep 29, 2014 i just finished gone girl and i am so ridiculously disappointed in the ending. Its a neutral ending and i didnt see anything bad from it. David fincher directs gone girl, which is closely based on the 2012 bestselling novel from author gillian flynn who also wrote the films screenplay. So pay attention, because this tour stops for no one. The ending was slightly disappointing because i wanted a more straightforward ending, but it opened up questions and allowed me to think about what should happen based on the decisions the couples have made in the story. I felt like the last 50 pages were pretty pointless. As far as sex goes, a man performs oral sex on a woman in a 20 second scene.
Leaving the theatre, you have to ask yourself how connected these ideas are in real life. The differences between the ending of gone girl, the film, and gone girl, the book, are miniscule. The film stars ben affleck, rosamund pike, neil patrick harris, and tyler perry. What the audience got wrong about gone girl the artifice. The ending of gone girl is a big point of contention for a lot of readers.
This book was one of the best ive ever readuntil i got to the end. Is gone girls movie ending different from the book. If the ending has been changed, i will be very, very surprised if its not to amy getting her comeuppance. Given the controversy already surrounding the twisted conclusion in the. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. The image of his hand caressing a womans sleek blond hair in. Page 2 anyone else disappointed with gone girl ending. I went to the movie with two friends, one who had read the book and one who has not. Moviechat forums gone girl 2014 discussion ending is so disappointing.
Gone girl is a pretty gripping story, the kind where just one more page easily turns into five more chapters, and in this respect, its a pretty easy read. Its safe to say that david finchers 2014 film gone girl surprised a lot of audiences this means that if you havent seen the movie, beware of spoilers ahead. Everything wrong with gone girl in 16 minutes or less youtube. By the way, this movie ending isnt the actual ending to the story. Oct 06, 2014 the differences between the ending of gone girl, the film, and gone girl, the book, are miniscule.
Were you surprised that people reacted so strongly. I enjoyed reading the book very easy to read towards the end it was like watching a gruesome game of tennis. I disliked the characters and to see their relationship disintegrating was just disturbing to me. Gone girl now takes its place in that gritty, grimy group as a film that unflinchingly unpacks one deeply damaged couples narcissism and. So evidently, hes a vinyl hipster who loves fetish manga. Obviously, this post includes many spoilers about the gone girl movie and book. I just finished gone girl and i am so ridiculously disappointed in the ending. Gone, too, the early break in nick and amys relationship, which lead to amys festering feelings about men. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. Eden lake is one of those movies happens to fall under that category with anticlimax, a disappointing ending for the audience, a good example for these type of movies in the recent times is gone girl 2014. There is something missing from the gone girl movie it is so, so good. Honestly, the movie played out extremely well and had a nice running compatibility with the book.
Though rumors throughout production implied that flynn, who also wrote the movies script, was going to change the ending, the. Gone girl is still a book i would still suggest if asked for a book recommendation, as its only the ending that lets it down. Thatd be gone girl, for sure the buzziest movie of late. The early days of nick and amys union defied the grim warnings about weddings amy had been given. Oct 06, 2014 thatd be gone girl, for sure the buzziest movie of late. She only smiles in a chagrined, loving manner and then presents her mouth for fucking. Everything wrong with gone girl in 16 minutes or less. Gillian flynns atrocious novel turned movie gone girl left the viewer finally understanding why the theater was empty on a friday night. The most chilling thing about the film may be the ending.
But its also the story of how her marriage to nick dunne went metaphorically missing years before. I have to say gone girl gives the mra types a lot more mileage in the women routinely make false rape allegations trope. The ending is what it is but the entire movie was kind of weird in that youre waiting for a resolution that isnt what you expect so people are upset. David finchers gone girl 2014 is a stylized thriller with chilling surprises. Oct 03, 2014 director david fincher, of course, is no stranger to plumbing the depths of the human hearts deepest darkness, having already done so in the girl with the dragon tattoo, se7en, zodiac and fight club.
Is the ending of the girl with all the gifts hopeful or. So now that were already buzzing and oh that chatter is destined to be cast far and wide we might as well clear something up for. Adding to his list of successful bookto movie adaptations fight club and the girl with the dragon tattoo, among others, gone girl presents another uncompromising vision from the fanfavorite filmmaker one that should please fans of the. I know gone girl is a best seller and a lot of people loved it, but i couldnt even finish it. Director david fincher the social network adapts gillian flynns bestselling mystery about the disappearance of a woman rosamund pike on her wedding anniversary, and the whodunnit investigation centering on the womans evasive husband ben affleck. What the audience got wrong about gone girl gone girls tagline. Oct 04, 2014 gone is the girl hilary handy amy framed for stalking. The girl takes into account the doctors prior warning that the pods will open and infe. I just sat through 2 and a half hours of gone girl and couldnt be more disappointed with the ending.
The gone girl actor is in talks to star in the film about an accountant who moonlights as an assassin, whose script was once included in the black list of. A million media vans,cops, flashing lights and sirens and hes just hanging out. Heres what director, james watkins says about the ending in an interview. Oct 06, 2014 obviously, this post includes many spoilers about the gone girl movie and book. Gone girls ending is different from the book in these. Finchers direction complements her writing with his sleek, smooth camera shots of clear violence and open sexuality.
Gone girl the end of gone girl spoiler alert showing 150. The movie is suspenseful and slow building, many times showing events from the past that help you put the pieces into place. Nonetheless, its filled with psychologically complex characters, lots of subplots, and tons of important detailsso dont zone out, blink, or skim passages, because you very well might miss something. They just kept batting worse and more incredulous shit back and forth at each other, until it reached fever pitch, and then there was nowhere else to go with, except for the ending that eventuates. But then all of that is ruined by the lovers twist and all of act one and two are pretty much thrown out. I thought the cinematography was done well, and the movie had me guessing the whole time.