SPOILER ALERT! I am about to rant about Gone Girl. So if you haven't seen it and want to, don't read this. Even though its been out well over seven months and chances are you've heard others talking about it. I need to rant about this movie. Gone Girl; one of the most anticipated movies of 2014 based on the novel. I was so disappointed. The storyline was great. The acting was great and painted an excellent picture of reality of some marriages and relationships. The whole film pretty much follows what the audience anticipates; that nick kills Amy. Then there is a major plot twist and Amy turns out to be the crazy one by faking her own death. This was a good plot because there were multiple conflicts but rarely resolutions so it was easy for the viewer to get a bit lost or have a misunderstanding. When it comes out that Amy fakes her own death I was disappointed in the way Nick handled the situation and the way the story ended. I did feel that the conflicts were dragged on and the movie could have used a more intriguing ending which would have made for a better film all around.
For those of you who have seen Gone Girl, what characteristics of film and digital storytelling would you add or take away to make for a better story? And also what were your general thoughts on film all around?
I liked the movie because I read the novel and the movie kept most of the story intact. It did feel weird that the movie kind of just jumped to the plot right away. I would've tried to show more background of when they first dated to get a better sense of the couple just to see how great their relationship appeared to be.
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