Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl follows Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) after his wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), goes missing.
A media storm erupts around him as revelations about Nick’s infidelity lead the media, and the audience, to suspect that he murdered Amy.
The film, however, shockingly reveals that she staged her apparent murder in an attempt to get Nick arrested as revenge for his mistreatment of her.
The film explores the moral ambiguity of its characters. While the audience can sympathize with Amy to an extent, considering how Nick mistreated her, her actions become too extreme.
It’s disturbing when the movie ends on a highly cynical mode. Amy miraculously returns, crafting a tale that exonerates Nick, and gets pregnant with his baby to trap him in a relationship with her.
Gone Girl (2014): David Fincher’s Well Crafted Thriller, Based on Gillian Flynn’s Trashy Novel (Movie Ending–Cynical, Unbelievable)
The film, however, shockingly reveals that she staged her apparent murder in an attempt to get Nick arrested as revenge for his mistreatment of her.
The film explores the moral ambiguity of its characters. While the audience can sympathize with Amy to an extent, considering how Nick mistreated her, her actions become too extreme.
It’s disturbing when the movie ends on a highly cynical mode. Amy miraculously returns, crafting a tale that exonerates Nick, and gets pregnant with his baby to trap him in a relationship with her.