Does anyone care to explain what happened in the ending of gone girl i loved the story and got so invested, but then the end just left me hanging. This past weekend, when i saw the movie, i liked it so much that i felt sad about missing out on the book when. In the end of gone girl spoiler follows whose baby is. Oct 06, 2014 obviously, this post includes many spoilers about the gone girl movie and book.
Aug 14, 2014 david fincher commented on his potentially changed gone girl ending by stating that the movie has the same marrow as the book. Its a tight, not to say taut, thriller, obsessively stylish, carefully measured and handsomely cast. How the gone girl movie ends popsugar entertainment. I do not own nor take credit for the clips uploaded here. Its also pretty interesting that amy is a cynical psychopath who. Amy decides to come home to nick after believing he may still love her, and though nick knows the. I was an average guy from an average place with mediocre aspirations, and. The film stars ben affleck, rosamund pike, neil patrick harris, and tyler perry. May 21, 2019 nick and amy make their first public appearance together at the volunteer center, posing as a happily reunited couple. Oct 08, 2014 gone girl is a fantasy, of course, and it takes place in a dream world, not reality. Their most telling revelation is simply how much the film s ending will differentiate from the book.
I met amy elliott seven years ago and i was transfixed. For an indepth discussion of the film by the screen rant editors check back soon for our gone girl episode of the sr underground podcast. With ben affleck, rosamund pike, neil patrick harris, tyler perry. Brutal, unflinching, and grotesquely unsettling, the ending leaves you with a sense of uneasiness that may last days. Oct 05, 2014 to recap, heres the timeline of the gone girl ending debacle. The film concludes with a similar shot as the opening, nick stroking amys hair again, wondering to himself. It is true when they say that gone girl is possibly among the worst movies you could pick for watching on a date night. Other than that, feel free to discuss the film and all its surprises. Unequivocally, the ending remains the epitome of the film. Want to talk about changes the film made to the book especially its ending without ruining it for others. The biggest differences between the gone girl movie and. The movie would have a new ending, one where spoilers.
Well i read the book and i had a hard time finding the difference between the books ending. Amys crimes do not go unpunished, and where the accused husband nick does not choose to stay blissfully married to his calculating, murderous, psychohosebeast wife as opposed to, say, murdering her, or committing. 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. Gone girl author and screenwriter gillian flynn had caved to the negative response to the ending and changed it for the film. Gone girl concludes with amy awaiting both the birth of her and nicks child and the release of her amazing memoir. Fans of the novel gone girl might be in for a big surprise when the movie version is released later this year. Gillian flynns story is disturbing and creative with a fresh perspective on the crime thriller. This is the films real ace and where finchers aims really lie. Havent read the book, but it occurred to me that it could be desis baby. Gone girl movie plot ending, explained the cinemaholic. Its also a film about a psychopath who turns an ordinary life into chaos. This is the film s real ace and where finchers aims really lie. The differences between the ending of gone girl, the film, and gone girl, the book, are miniscule. Even though the official story would be that the child was conceived in rape, that child would still be desis sole heir, and therefo.
Gone with the wind the 30 best closing lines in films film. More emphatically than the bestseller on which its based, david finchers film reengineers approved gender stereotypes. I kept saying no way they let it end like this, and they did. Is gone girls movie ending different from the book. But thankfully it wasnt, that would have been just another execution of a standard ending withatwist. 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. Oct, 2014 read on for flynns explanation as to why gone girls ending is the only one that would have worked. But thankfully it wasnt, that would have been just another execution of a standard endingwithatwist. That shit had no point, no payoff, no meaning and was predictable as hell. Though rosamund pike goes full kathy bates towards the end, amys previous crimes first rape case aside are toned down. Gone girl movie ending may not be so different from the book.
Thatd be gone girl, for sure the buzziest movie of late. He calls the local authorities for reporting the situation. A movie with a real shit ending would be nightcrawler. I didnt want to make a scene though, so i just told my husband that was a good movie and hoped he would drop it. The story is, we were never actually thinking about changing the ending. Gone girl is a story of the trials and tribulations that a couple, nick and amy dunne go through in their young marriage. 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.
After part one, though, the story takes a shocking turn when we learn amy is the real criminalshes still alive and framing. 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. Let me try to sum it up, lest words fail to recreate the absolute shock of it. But dont be surprised to see some changes in the onscreen adaptation of the beloved gillian flynn book. Along with the time and the local searching program, the progress becoming blurred between nicks version of the story or the new investigation result that. If youve seen the movie and want to discuss details about the film without worrying about spoiling it for those who havent seen it, please head over to our gone girl spoilers discussion. The belgian film girl, on netflix, is among the most livedin transgender portraits to hit the screen, which doesnt mean it arrives without controversy. I think its ironic that at the end of the movie nick and amy are finally being open and honest with each other, and its infinitely more screwed up than when they were lying and being passiveaggressive to each other.
Nick and amy make their first public appearance together at the volunteer center, posing as a happily reunited couple. The first half of gone girl is essentially a masterclass in misdirection and after the reveal that last warning amy is still alive things move so quickly theres hardly time to even put. I thought for sure there was going to be another chapter, but when i went to the next page it was acknowledgments. There are spoilers for both the book and film versions of gone girl ahead. Oct 06, 2014 thatd be gone girl, for sure the buzziest movie of late. 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. Given the controversy already surrounding the twisted conclusion in the. Gone girl revamps gender stereotypes for the worse film. David fincher handled the challenge of adapting a beloved novel with aplomb in gone girl, managing to fit gillian flynns intricate mystery within the very different confines of a movie.
The ending has left a few audience members feeling a little let down. The movie is a commentary on the roles we all play to function in society, that image that we create for ourselves that determines how we will be treated by the community. Pretty much everyone myself included took this to mean gone girl. Fincher exercises upon his trademarks with the swift and stunning cinematography, the chilling score and tight editing, all of which makes gone girl a movie full of great visual storytelling. With all things breezy at first, life eventually hits hard and things spiral out of control as problems in their marriage and individual selves surface. The main ingredients in the ending amy kills desi, returns, is believed by the. A recent profile of star ben affleck briefly delves into the nature of director david finchers gone girl movie ending, potentially clarifying rumors. She is the rare monster in a monster movie who wins at the end.
Gone, too, the early break in nick and amys relationship, which lead to amys festering feelings about men. 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. Were you surprised that people reacted so strongly to. Heres how gillian flynn defended the ending of gone girl. The film adaptation of the bestselling novel is directed by david fincher, and stars ben affleck and rosamund pike as the toxic married couple nick and amy dunne. There were rumors going around that gillian flynn wrote the screenplay with a different ending. Gone girl 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The movies ending, like the movie itself, is quite loyal to the book. Despite the fact that flynn wrote the screenplay for david finchers new film, there are a few small plot twists that didnt make the cut. Leaving the theatre, you have to ask yourself how connected these ideas are in real life. The film concludes with amy and nick going on television to announce amys pregnancy, as opposed. Oct 04, 2014 gone is the girl hilary handy amy framed for stalking. 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. Though rumors throughout production implied that flynn, who also wrote the movies script, was going to change the ending, the. While gone girl is not finchers best work by any yardstick, it is a solid and wellmade film, benefitting heavily from the screenplay penned by flynn herself.
In the final scene of the oscarwinning 1939 weepie gone with the wind, southern belle scarlett ohara vivien leigh is left standing in the hall of her. Gone is the girl hilary handy amy framed for stalking. Finchers direction complements her writing with his sleek, smooth camera shots of clear violence and open sexuality. Gone girl exposes the irrational side of our fear of coupledom. In terms of the films ending, flynn revealed that she experimented with a lot of iterations. What actually happens at the climax of gone girl, and how. Despite the fact that flynn wrote the screenplay for david finchers new film, there are a.
There is absolutely no way she would have gotten away with what she did. Ok so, in my opinion, the message of the movie is in like the last 10 mins of the movie, after she comes back. Though rumors throughout production implied that flynn, who also wrote the movie s script, was going to change the ending, the. 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. If youve already read gone girl, or if you dont mind swimming in a sea of. Nick and amy hate and love each other like most couples, but more important. Gone girl is a 2014 american psychological thriller film directed by david fincher and with a. The ending of gone girl is a big point of contention for a lot of readers. 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.
So youd be forgiven for wondering what all the fuss was about. It is also one of his most entertaining films in the sense that it kept me glued even during repeat viewings, which is a feat in itself for a suspense thriller. Even if the movie had ended at half point, that would have been a complete story with a twist. Amy decides to come home to nick after believing he. With less than a month to go until gone girl hits theaters, clues about the movie s ending are piling up like those amy dunne leaves for her husband, n. One of the aspects that she was certain of was the. It was a shitty ending on an otherwise good film, but it completely obliterates my enjoyment of the movie to try and accept such a contrived twist and thus ruins the entire film for me. 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. David finchers gone girl movie ending sounds like itll stick pretty closely to the source material gillian flynns book after all.
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. Oct 06, 2014 perhaps gone girl portends such a change of tack. Gone girl is an example of mystery, suspense, and crime genres. Gone girl movie ending may cut closer to the book than. Obviously, this post includes many spoilers about the gone girl movie and book. There was a quote from david that kind of got misunderstood, where ben had said, oh my. The film concludes with a similar shot as the opening, nick stroking amys hair again, wondering to himself just what shes thinking. They are even set to have an interview with ellen abbott in their home.
Oct 06, 2014 the differences between the ending of gone girl, the film, and gone girl, the book, are miniscule. Major differences between the gone girl book and movie. Sep 04, 2014 a recent profile of star ben affleck briefly delves into the nature of director david finchers gone girl movie ending, potentially clarifying rumors. 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. 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. Heres how gillian flynn defended the ending of gone girl in 2012. 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. There was way too much going on, i didnt care about any of the dozens of characters, and i was bored with the nonstop cgi action.
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