Movie: Gone Girl
*ing: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike
Director: David Fincher
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
Basic Premise
Murder, She Wrote
[Spoilers Ahead]
Movie Notes
A man returns home to find his wife missing, triggering a chain of events in which he finds himself trapped in an immaculately staged plot. The story keeps jumping timelines going forward and backwards at a frenetic pace yet managing to hold the viewer in its firm grip.
A huge drama being played for the public consumption driven by non-stop news and publicity hungry protagonists. Yet it is nothing compared to the real drama going on behind closed doors. The lead characters are involved in a non-stop game of oneupmanship trying to bring out the version of truth most palatable to themselves. A pretty intense game with the viewers being the only ones in the know.
The constantly changing husband-wife dynamics plays its own part in the narrative. The script changes with every move made by either of them in this immaculately staged game of chess and bluff.
Playing out somebody's life in public even as a fictionalized version of themselves from childhood is bound to have some negative impact on a person's mindset. Probably the chief cause of the entire plot.
What Works
Superb acting all around especially by Rosamund Pike who plays a pyschopathic character to perfection.
The narration - specifically the immaculate planning done by the lead female character which forms the central plotline
The various psychological tricks being played by its lead characters. They know the truth about each other, yet they can't bring it up in front of the public.
Other Notes
There is striking similarity in theme to mysterious unexplained disappearance of the author Agatha Christie. Probably the greatest mystery from the woman who was the master of mysteries.
Rating -10/10. An excellent film which holds your attention for two and a half hours.
Previously on MovieNotes; Olympus has Fallen
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Well Rated :D
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