This post contains spoilers for gone girl, psycho, and many other david fincher and alfred hitchcock movies. The album was released on september 30, 2014, through columbia records. Gone girl 2014 film themes these notes were contributed by members of the gradesaver community. Oct 03, 2014 t his weekend, the muchanticipated movie adaptation of the new york times bestseller gone girl hits theaters, and though the thriller is fictional, it turns out there may be a kernel of truth at. Like gone girl, the story was the subject of intense media scrutiny. For example, during the first part of the novel, nick appears to be the evil onehe is a cheating husband, whose guilty behavior suggests that he is hiding something about amys disappearance. Sep 30, 2014 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. Among the books many virtues, im told, is its concreteness. Discussion of themes and motifs in gillian flynns gone girl. 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.
Trent reznor and atticus ross bring even more depth to their collaboration with their score for david finchers gone girl. Like gone girl, laci peterson was reported missing from her home in 2002 and, like amy, she was said to be pregnant at the time. T his weekend, the muchanticipated movie adaptation of the new york times bestseller gone girl hits theaters, and though the thriller is fictional, it turns out there may be a kernel of truth at. Gone girl, the latest from that dark lord of cinema, david fincher, opens with a man softly talking about his wifes head. A deep, dark thread of misogynydislike of, contempt for, or prejudice against womenruns through the pages of gone girl the way the mississippi river winds through nick s hometown of carthage, missouri. If you havent seen it yet, bail on this article immediately.
Gone girl themes from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. An essay on david finchers gone girl movie mezzanine. Not just literally, as in the sicko punch and judy puppets amy gets nick for their anniversary, but metaphorically. Gone girl directed by david fincher and based upon the global bestseller by gillian flynn unearths the secrets at the heart of a modern marriage. Dark places, in particular, drew attention from mystery aficionados, but gone girl is. Though nick and amy s marriage is a supremely twisted example, flynn uses their extreme circumstances to make a larger narrative comment on what it means to be in a partnership, make a commitment, and weather the unforeseeable, uncontrollable aspects of a life lived. Finchers 10th feature, gone girl shows no softening in the filmmaker once labelled the prince of darkness.
David fincher directs gone girl, which is closely based on the 2012 bestselling novel from author gillian flynn who also wrote the films screenplay. Gone girl is the score album for david finchers 2014 film of the same name, composed by trent reznor and atticus ross. The film stars ben affleck, rosamund pike, neil patrick harris, and tyler perry. Sep 27, 2014 finchers 10th feature, gone girl shows no softening in the filmmaker once labelled the prince of darkness. When the wife, amy, sets up her philandering husband, nick, for. On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, nick dunne ben affleck reports that his beautiful wife, amy rosamund pike, has gone missing. Gillian flynns gone girl is, at its heart, a novel about marriage. Gone girl linked to true story of laci and scott peterson. On one hand, the media disseminates vital information to the public, including soliciting the public to come forward and assist police investigations, but it also intrudes into the legal processes at work in the investigation of amys disappearance, perhaps even preventing justice.
Under very curious and suspicious circumstances, the former new york city columnist, nick dunne, finds out that his home in missouri has been intruded. Dark, intelligent, and stylish to a fault, gone girl plays to director david finchers sick strengths while bringing the best out. There are so many great tracks that im unable to include due to the focus of this. It is inseparable from the thoughts and actions of many of the characters, and it defines the relationshipsromantic, familial, platonicthroughout the novel. 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. What the audience got wrong about gone girl the artifice. This is some of the most disturbing music of reznors career, which is saying something and all the more impressive considering its part of a film with such mainstream appeal. The battle between good and evil is a central theme of this novel, even as flynn manipulates the readers sense of who the good and bad characters are throughout the novel. Gone girl themes gillian flynn this study guide consists of approximately 56 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of gone girl. As sinuous as se7en, it may appear less offensive, but could stay with you for. 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 opening movement of gone girl, with its sympathetic fall guy apparently framed for a horrendous crime that he may have actually committed, is a setup that eszterhas reworked time and time. As one commenter stated again, without going too much into detail, gone girl blurs the line between good and evil, which will rightly make many christians especially uncomfortable. Its a good movie, and its worth seeing without being spoiled.
The book version of gone girl, so ive heard, is a crime novel. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. Gone girl is not a movie about gender dynamics or violence against women. A majority of the characters have ulterior motives and are trying to use each other to serve their own selfish ends, though of course amy takes the cake when it comes to disingenuousness. Feb 10, 2016 gone girl is great for many reasons, particularly including a masterfully atmospheric and consuming score. While gone girl is primarily about nicks dealings with a struggling, dysfunctional marriage and thats putting it mildly, the storys not all about him. 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. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers.
Media manipulation the media is depicted as a doubleedged sword in this novel. The storys female characters are also wide, varied, and play a crucial role in driving the story. Oct 08, 2014 gone girl is a fantasy, of course, and it takes place in a dream world, not reality. The most intriguing thing about gone girl is how droll it is. The themes are relationships, trust, fidelity, manipulation and control.
Amid an unbridled media feeding frenzy, inevitably, nicks life comes under the. Its also a film about a psychopath who turns an ordinary life into chaos. 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. The story of gone girl pits a feminist psychopath against a misogynist jerk in what might be the worlds most twisted marriage. Gone girl introduction once upon a time, there was a beautiful woman named amy, who was practically perfect in every way, just like mary poppins.
Dec 18, 2014 gone girl directed by david fincher and based upon the global bestseller by gillian flynn unearths the secrets at the heart of a modern marriage. Obviously, this post includes many spoilers about the gone girl movie and book. The filmmaker holds little back, embracing the downright ugly side of love for a truly memorable movie viewing. Gone girl original motion picture soundtrack allmusic. It marks as third time that reznor and ross have collaborated with fincher, following 2010s oscarwinning the social network and 2011s the girl with the dragon tattoo. 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. Oct 07, 2014 gone girl is more, and maybe most, interesting as a look at what happens when the kierkegaardian element of marriagethat leap of faith into another personends up going terribly, terribly wrong. Dark, intelligent, and stylish to a fault, gone girl plays to director david finchers sick strengths while bringing the best out of stars ben affleck and rosamund pike. Trent and atticus have worked with fincher on two previous films, the social network, for which they won an oscar for best original score, and. Finchers direction complements her writing with his sleek, smooth camera shots of clear violence and open sexuality. Gone girlas conveyed through finchers direction, flynns script, and pikes performanceis an extreme, terrorizing, almost microcosmically dystopian picture of a female breaking down and striking back, retaliating against a lifetime hijacked by impossible standards set by her parents, friends, spouse, media, and the public, all of. The media is depicted as a doubleedged sword in this novel. Its about two dysfunctional, emotionally disturbed, and morally ambiguous individuals who are actually caught up in a strange folie a deux. The most important shot in david finchers adaptation of gone girl is a closeup of.
Gone girl is great for many reasons, particularly including a masterfully atmospheric and consuming score. Gone girl ive just spotted the official track list of the soundtrack of gone girl, the upcoming movie thriller drama movie directed by david fincher and starring ben affleck and rosamund pike. The most important shot in david finchers adaptation of gone girl is. The music for the film is by trent reznor and atticus ross. Gone girl is more, and maybe most, interesting as a look at what happens when the kierkegaardian element of marriagethat leap of faith into. Midway through the plot of gone girl comes the revelation that amy elliott dunne has not been killed or kidnapped, but rather has orchestrated her own disappearance in an attempt to frame her husband, nick dunne, for murder as vengeance for the emotional damage hes done to her life and their marriage. May 30, 2012 gone girl is this authors third novel, after sharp objects and dark places. In addition to the couples journey there are other various players, neighbors, parents, exes, and small insights into their perspectiv. Oct 06, 2014 the story of gone girl pits a feminist psychopath against a misogynist jerk in what might be the worlds most twisted marriage. I think a lot of gone girl had to do with themes related to female empowerment, marriage, and family. On one hand, the media disseminates vital information to the public, including soliciting the public to come forward and assist police investigations, but it also intrudes into the legal processes at work in the investigation of amys. The following story talks about gone girl in very frank detail. Sep 30, 2014 like gone girl, laci peterson was reported missing from her home in 2002 and, like amy, she was said to be pregnant at the time. Oct 05, 2014 the opening movement of gone girl, with its sympathetic fall guy apparently framed for a horrendous crime that he may have actually committed, is a setup that eszterhas reworked time and time.
Certain audiences might have trouble with the films methodical pacing which places a heavy emphasis on. 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. The gone girl 2014 film community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. Gone girl study guide contains a biography of gillian flynn, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. All 40 songs from the gone girl 2014 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Their music for finchers adaptation of gillian flynns bestselling novel. Oct 02, 2014 all 40 songs from the gone girl 2014 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. In this final scene nick confronts the media once more after being persecuted for the entire film and amy reveals to. 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. Amys constant lies get her into trouble and is forced to lie and finagle her way into making her seem like the lovable amazing amy persona. It is also not about scaring men by making them think of the levels of revenge women can exact. I didnt really get anything about feminism but i did notice other themes. In this case the two lead characters, nick and amy dunne represent these themes. Gone girl by gillian flynn dancing through the pages.
While gone girl the movie remains faithful to the book, the film emphasizes one notable aspect of flynns novel. Gone girl, by gillian flynn, is a twosided contest in which nick and amy dunne tell conflicting stories. Leaving the theatre, you have to ask yourself how connected these ideas are in real life. Earlier this year, many fans of gillian flynns 2012 thriller gone girl were dismayed to learn that the author had changed the storys ending.