Let me tell you, i cant remember the last time i read through an entire novel so rapidly. The novel starts out depicting a husband whose wife has mysteriously disappeared on their anniversary. From beginning to end, gone girl is a spellbinding, cutthroat page turner. Gone girl is gritty, violent, and at times cringeworthy. I felt like she took us allll the way to the top of the building but didnt jump. The novel begins on the morning of nick dunnes wedding. The main character, amy, is just way too methodical to make such a mistake like getting robbed. Gone girl made me hurl my kindle to the end of my couch. The movie, which i saw on opening night last week, is also excellent. This book is better than girl on the train and gone girl by far. Gone girl ends with the dunnes expecting a child the setup for gone girl revolves around the disappearance of amy dunne rosamund pike, who may or may not have been murdered by her husband nick ben affleck, batman v superman. Thats a fair nonspoilerish description of gone girl, based on the 2012 book of the same name written by gillian flynn. Gone girl please tell me im not the only person in the world who.
Gillian flynn succeeds at creating a psychological thriller with her third novel, gone girl. At the beginning of the story, gone girl looks like a tale weve all seen multiple times in books, movies, television, and even in the news. Men always say that as the defining compliment, dont they. Did you notice this major plot problem in gone girl. The ending shot of gone girl shows ultimately how little has changed. Gone girl is a nightmare of love gone cold and a relationship gone south, coupled with an elaborate revenge fantasy that both exploits and reclaims sexist images and assumptions. The first half of the book starts slow, but when you get to the first twist it completely blows your mind. What i loved about this book was that you never really know what to expect.
Ben afflecks nick is an idiot and a pig in gone girl. No one who could set up her husband like she did would be that stupid while on the run. This was a great book cant believe i finished it in 3 daysamy definitely has some serious mental issues but for me that is what made the book that much interesting of a read. Dark, vicious, morbidly funny and utterly brilliant, gone girl is an absolute mustread. Gone girls ending is different from the book in these.
Oct, 2014 heres how gillian flynn defended the ending of gone girl in 2012. When, right from the start, some critics of the book accused her of being a selfhating. The ending of gone girl is a big point of contention for a lot of readers. I found myself not even caring what happened to the characters after a while, i kept reading expecting it to get better, to match the first half. The ending of the book or from amys disappearance on seem like the author just lost her focus. The ending shot of gone girl shows ultimately how little.
One of the films executive producers, leslie dixon, read the manuscript of the novel in 2011 and brought it to the attention of reese witherspoon who was originally slated to play amy in december of that year. Heres how gillian flynn defended the ending of gone girl in 2012. I just sat through 2 and a half hours of gone girl and couldnt be more disappointed with the ending. The book was absolutely fantastic until the last thirty or so pages. I feel like that blonde girl with tom from vanderpump rules is the epitome of a cool girl. Is gone girls movie ending different from the book.
Gone girl provides examples of the following tropes abusive parents nicks dad was a raging misogynist, and while he never hit go or nick, or their mother, its clear his parenting caused issues for both of them later in life. Want to talk about changes the film made to the book especially. Nicks mother has cancer, the 2010 recession hits their perfect manhattan world and theyre forced to move out to the burbs. Fbi vet candice delong examines gone girl s amy dunne, diagnosing her with munchausen syndrome. The very, very spoiled edition if youve already read gone girl, or if you dont mind swimming in a sea of spoilers, weve got a few thoughts that require giving up some of. Allegiant by veronica roth, breaking dawn by stephenie meyer, requiem by lauren oliver, ruin and rising by leigh bard. The major differences are things that were left out for time, but the movie is still two and a half hours long. If you are not prepared to have literally everything spoiled for you, do not read this post.
To be totally honest, this may not be the best thing for the movie. How the gone girl movie ends popsugar entertainment. Oct 04, 2014 with that said lets explore the question is gone girl good. And i disliked the cool girl rant, it felt too much like it was coming from the author, although i agreed with what the message. Accordingly, i read the entire cool girl passage from the book. The biggest differences between the gone girl movie. Never read the book and significant other dragged me to it. Desis mothers signature scent makes me wrinkle my nose in disgust still. The movie gone girl is based on the bestselling novel of the same name, that ive read of coarse because i read a crap load of books. The movies are categorized with psychological thriller. The first half of the book was great, she built up the suspense masterfully.
The film version of gone girl, which hit theaters this weekend, follows the novel. It was such a good book, but the ending seemed super rushed. When the credits came up on gone girl, i could only regret spending over 2 hrs to watch a movie that left me that angry. I didnt enjoy as much as gone girl but its still a really good and interesting story. At the end of the novel, beau is missing, and one of the cousins comes home covered in blood and mud. Even if the movie had ended at half point, that would have been a complete story with a twist. The way he touches her more cautiously at the end too. If youve already read gone girl, or if you dont mind swimming in a sea of. It stars ben affleck and rosamund pike as nick and amy dunne, respectively, as well as neil patrick harris. I thought the premise was interesting, and i appreciated the antagonistic ending, but i found the alternating narrators to be a gimmick, and i got boredi skipped over a hundred pages in the middle of the book and never missed a beatand i didnt understand why author gillian flynn devoted so much ink to nick dunne when his deranged. If you dont want to know what happens in either film or book. I thought the cinematography was done well, and the movie had me guessing the whole time. We texted back and forth as she had a hard time getting into it while i loved it from the start.
Others see her as, by the end, a cartoon, living down to every silly idea. Then earlier this year, in an interview with ew about the movie adaptation. Everything wrong with gone girl in 16 minutes or less duration. Let me start by saying that this isnt about the adapted screenplay or the ending or the fact that ben affleck wore a mets hat instead of a yankees one. I was equal parts fascinated, perplexed, and amused. Anyway, im curious as to how other people felt about the ending and what it possibly entails.
Major differences between the gone girl book and movie. Oct 01, 2014 why gone girl s 2,000 plot twists dont matter. But thankfully it wasnt, that would have been just another execution of a standard ending withatwist. Assuming the book had the same ending i would have thrown it across the room upon finishing it. It was generally a good movie with strong performances and a well told story progression, but i have to say that i found the ending outrageous.
There will be spoilers for both the book and the movie. Many had been expecting to see a mystery flick, some action, maybe a murder scene, some kind of romantic subplot. The story reveals how difficult it is as a married woman in terms of conceiving children and bad husband. Ben affleck was spared from uttering the many internal stupid bitch. Discussion in visual arts started by fieldingmellish, sep 28, 2014. What the audience got wrong about gone girl gone girls tagline. After losing their writing jobs in new york city, nick and amy dunne discover that their perfect relationship is not as solid as it seems. Gone girl by gillian flynn is a dark and twisted journey with so much unpredictability that you will be up all night trying to find out what really happened to amy. Gone girl s ending is different from the book in these specific ways. The problem with gone girl is that theres no cool girl. The problem with gone girl is that theres no cool girl david finchers film, based on gillian flynns novel, doesnt so much bring the cool girl polemic to the masses as dilute its scathing. On the day of their fifth wedding anniversary, nicks wife amy disappears. Gone girl is a film adaptation of gillian flynns novel of the same name, directed by david fincher and written by gillian flynn herself.
Buy a cheap copy of gone girl book by gillian flynn. Why gone girls 2,000 plot twists dont matter filmtv. But dont be surprised to see some changes in the onscreen adaptation of the beloved gillian flynn book. Gone girl revamps gender stereotypes for the worse. Read on for flynns explanation as to why gone girls ending is the only one that would have worked.
When gone girl first came out, a lot of people had no idea what it was about, or even what genre it was. As for andie, i dont care if she is sweet and naive she did enter into an affair with a married man and that makes her bad in my eyes. We hate to break it to you, nick, but you actually arent a real personyoure a character in a book called gone girl by gillian flynn. Patrick casey affleck opts to return the stolen girl amanda to her crackhead, unattentive and morally detestable mother, as opposed to leaving her in the hands of a.
Gone girl was anyone else disappointed in the ending. I suppose you are used to seeing the bad guys punished. I love the end of notes on a scandal, also a book i love. Having recently watched sharp objects, an hbo limited series based on flynns novel of the same name, i admit that it was a nightmare revisiting amy elliott dunne in gone girl. Sep 28, 2017 gone girl is gritty, violent, and at times cringeworthy. Amy nips nicks plans to reveal the truth about her in the bud with news that shes pregnant. One friend began reading the book at the same time i started listening. Gone girl movie plot ending, explained the cinemaholic. The differences between the ending of gone girl, the film, and gone girl, the book, are miniscule. Nick s reaction when amy comes back home gone girl. Its more like a cyclone on steroids, with farm animals and houses zooming by really fast. Gone girl is an example of mystery, suspense, and crime genres. Gone girl study guide contains a biography of gillian flynn, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
I just finished listening to the audio book gone girl and am disappointed in the ending. If you somehow did not read the headline of this post, we will restate this is a discussion about the ending of gone girl the movie. Nick s reaction when amy comes back home gone girl youtube. Gone girl is a film adaptation of flynns 2012 novel of the same name. Its also a film about a psychopath who turns an ordinary life into chaos. I really enjoyed the whole book, but the ending just had me in disbelief. David finchers movie of gillian flynns bestseller is released this weekend. Dont forget she was the daughter upon whom a beloved childrens book character was based upon. Earlier this year, many fans of gillian flynns 2012 thriller gone girl were dismayed to learn that the author had changed the storys ending for the film adaptation. This post contains major spoilers if you have not read or seen gone girl.
Sep 29, 2014 i just finished gone girl and i am so ridiculously disappointed in the ending. These men may be selfish, or stupid, but theyre not monsters. Spoiler page for gone girl by gillian flynn book journey. Despite the fact that flynn wrote the screenplay for david finchers new film, there are a. Heres how gillian flynn defended the ending of gone girl. If youre someone who thinks a movie should follow the book as much as possible, then i am happy to report this movie is very faithful to the book.
Wow, gone girl has one of the shittiest endings ive ever. Through diary entries shown in the first half of the book, amy, a petite blonde. Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for the gone girl whirlwind tour. This was an injoke as in the novel by stephen king, red was a ginger haired irishman. In the book, at least desis mother goes to the police, hysterical, saying that amy killed her son even though shes whisked away, theres the faint hope that maybe the case is reopened. For me, the movie was a let down, like war of the roses without irony.
Mar 27, 2015 yeah, if youre not into psychological thrillers this wouldnt be the book for you. The only part i found memorable was the cool girl riff. One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time, new york times. Classic literature, original gangster s4 e11 gone girl by gillian flynn thug notes book summary and. I think it was put there so that the book could get gone girl comparisons, and it obviously worked in many peoples. Now that weve gotten that out of the way, theres a real sadness to nicks view of his reality. Original gangster s4 e11 gone girl by gillian flynn thug notes book summary and. It is true when they say that gone girl is possibly among the worst movies you could pick for watching on a date night. Gone girl was gone from my home within an hour of my finishing it. The only gripe i have with this book is the ending sucks, its the only thing keeping the book from a 5 rating. I would have preferred she had just killed ben affleck and gotten away with it.
The entire novel had so many interesting twists and turns, that the conclusion just seemed like gillian flynn. Thats when things begin to twist and without giving away the ending to the five people out there who may have not read the book neil patrick harris adds to their circus, as amys obsessed ex. Why gone girl s amy dunne is the most disturbing female villain of all time psych of a psycho. The local police pursue the missing persons case, while the husband undertakes his. And yes, despite rumors to the contrary, the film does having the same ending as the novel. The question and answer section for gone girl is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. What the audience got wrong about gone girl the artifice. When, right from the start, some critics of the book accused her of being a self hating. If youre still thinking about the book and have your opinions on it, i think its a great thing. The film version of gone girl, which hit theaters this weekend, follows the novel closely. Why gone girls amy dunne is the most disturbing female. While flynn necessarily abandoned a few themes and twists in the. Were you surprised that people reacted so strongly.
The film adaptation of gone girl hews pretty closely to the book s narrative. The movie stays pretty true to the book, although some characters. After part one, though, the story takes a shocking turn when we learn amy is the real criminalshes still alive and framing nick for her murder as payback for his affair with andie. Gillian flynn has another book, dark places, which is a really good mystery but less psychological. Why gone girls 2,000 plot twists dont matter filmtv the stranger.
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