Gone Girl

Surprised not to find a topic for this here. Has anyone seen it yet? I think it's one of the best films of the year so far, absolutely mindblowing.

Really great movie, I agree. Haven't read the book, so no idea how it compares (though I heard it's a faithful adaptation). Pike was absolutely amazing and that stare will haunt my sleep, I swear to God. Even before I knew what she was, it terrified me. Affleck straddles the line between unlikable and sympathetic just enough to make it work, never getting too far off balance.

Overall, just an intense, disturbing ride that keeps you riveted.

edited 5th Oct '14 8:01:11 PM by RandomaNama

I read the Wikipedia summary of this film and it made me feel all sorts of uncomfortable. I kind of think I'm going to pass on this one. The acting's supposed to be superb, which is a bonus, but certain aspects of the plot just make me either sick or leave me cold.

After reading the Gone Girl entry (and knowing that Gillian Flynn adapted her book for the screen), it seems like the film follows the book VERY closely. It might be redundant to make a separate entry for the movie; perhaps beefing up the book entry with movie specific tropes (e.d. Drone of Dread for the Reznor/Ross soundtrack) and making any film entry a redirect to the book entry would make more sense?

Yeah, I think making a serperate folder for movie tropes would be enough.

Well put together film. Felt very misogynistic, though. Definitely had some issues with women.

Actually, it's very anti-gender role. The book was written by a woman, about how gender roles and expectations can warp a person into doing something like this, and apparently she worked very closely with Ben Affleck to make sure that message came through. It's classic exaggeration to show what's wrong with the world.

Holy shit. Loved the movie. Rosamund Pike is absolutely brilliant. And terrifying.

I agree with you, kalel. From the moment it was clear where the movie was going, my reaction was "this thing feels like a misogynist's wet dream". A woman faking her own rape, faking her own abuse, faking her own murder. When you write about those crimes actually occurring, which is exponentially more common, the reaction is all "lifetime movie!", but make a movie about them being faked, which more or less never happens, and it's critical acclaim and "prospective Oscar nominee".

Whole concept freaks me out. As if the stereotype of women lying about rape isn't prevalent enough already.

Between this and the tone of The Social Network (which also had a bit of "bitches be crazy, yo"), I think I'll be avoiding Fincher's movies in future.

edited 14th Oct '14 6:16:19 PM by WarriorEowyn

You appeared to have missed the point something fierce.

Please, enlighten us, then.

There's this weird thing where people try to send a subtle message through the opposite of what they're espousing, and then they fuck up hard.

Wall Street and The Wolf of Wall Street and countless Mafia/Organized Crime movies try to use Do Not Do This Cool Thing effectively, and they keep failing. The people they're trying to affect (not the people who will "get it") are too stupid and selfish to get that these movies are actually saying being a selfish dumbass fuck is wrong, because they'll only focus on the superficial aspects to reinforce what they think is right and feels good for them.

From what I can tell, those who praise Gone Girl are probably the people who realize the subtle underlying message that's probably the opposite of what seems to be the "obvious" message, but the real problem is that this movie won't change anything for the better, because the people who "get it" almost certainly won't need their viewpoints to change, while the dumb fucks who do need their viewpoints to change are too stupid to realize the underlying message and it will only reinforce fucked up views that women are evil lying whores or whatever.

You would think by now they would realize this and stop making movies where these horrible people are the centers of attention.

I was so surprised by how well Rosamund Pike did Amy- I was disappointed when I heard she was cast as her, since I've only seen her in movies where she doesn't do a lot 'Pride and Prejudice', 'The World's End', etc. But she totally proved me wrong, I loved it.

Really, really liked this movie. Absolutely horrifying- all of it. The media circus, police's incompetence, hope being squashed relentlessly, Xanatos Gambit and overly complicated plan getting wrenched thrown in, pretty much everyone being dicks/sympathetic enough to have dimensions and be human.

Loved it.

...The robot dog was cute, too.

edited 31st Oct '14 9:17:33 AM by Pblades

I've heard lots of good things about this movie. I'll try to get it in the near future for a watch.