In the movie gone girl, why does ben afflecks sister say at. Heres how gillian flynn defended the ending of gone girl. Gone girl s ending is different from the book in these specific ways. Gone girl interview gone girl ending gone girl new york times gone girl movie ending gone girl ben affleck conversations. If you read gillian flynns smash bestseller gone girl, then im sure youve also been up on the questions surrounding the ending, and youre eager. The film stars ben affleck, rosamund pike, neil patrick harris, and tyler perry. Read on for flynns explanation as to why gone girls ending is the only one that would have worked. Oct 06, 2014 the differences between the ending of gone girl, the film, and gone girl, the book, are miniscule. How the gone girl movie ends popsugar entertainment.
Gone girl by gillian flynn book club discussion questions. Gone girl is gritty, violent, and at times cringeworthy. Same as that of the movie the writer gillian flynn has a strong liking for such endings. Ive never thought that any type of book should have to end in a certain way. Its more like a cyclone on steroids, with farm animals and houses zooming by really fast. Given the controversy already surrounding the twisted conclusion in the. Obviously, this post includes many spoilers about the gone girl movie and book. Gone girls ending is different from the book in these specific ways.
Spoiler page for gone girl by gillian flynn book journey. Set in missouri, the story begins as a mystery that follows the events surrounding nick dunne. Gillian flynn on her bestseller gone girl and accusations. Maybe thats what fincher meant when he said the ending was changed. May 01, 20 gone girl has taken the publishing world by storm with its disturbing portrayal of a relationship gone badly wrong. 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. I could sense it each time, the situation got intense.
Gone girl movie ending may not be so different from the. Well i read the book and i had a hard time finding the difference between the book s ending. 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. 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. 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. Amy decides to come home to nick after believing he. Its a tight, not to say taut, thriller, obsessively stylish, carefully measured and handsomely cast. Gone girl movie plot ending, explained the cinemaholic. David fincher directs gone girl, which is closely based on the 2012 bestselling novel from author gillian flynn who also wrote the films screenplay. I mean i know david fincher doesnt like absolute happy endings and shit but this one might have. Spoilers ahead first, the death of desi collingsin the book i. 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 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. Given the controversy already surrounding the twisted conclusion in the bestselling book some love it. Oct 03, 2014 there are many spoilers in gone girl book to movie comparison. Boy meets girl, girl is a secret sociopath, girl fakes her own death, and.
The movie would have a new ending, one where spoilers. Ok so, in my opinion, the message of the movie is in like the last 10 mins of the movie, after she comes back. The dangers of alternate last acts gillian flynn is overhauling her twisty, bestselling thriller for the screen. Jan 23, 2015 same as that of the movie the writer gillian flynn has a strong liking for such endings. Gone girl movie ending may cut closer to the book than.
Oct 08, 2014 pretty much everyone myself included took this to mean gone girl. With ben affleck, rosamund pike, neil patrick harris, tyler perry. Gone girl by gillian flynn based on the novel by gillian flynn yellow revised927 pink revised915 blue script 829 white script730. They are even set to have an interview with ellen abbott in their home. He calls the local authorities for reporting the situation. One friend began reading the book at the same time i started listening. Ben affleck in gone girl 20th century fox ending gone girl differently. Major differences between the gone girl book and movie. Its also a film about a psychopath who turns an ordinary life into chaos. Well i read the book and i had a hard time finding the difference between the books ending. The movies ending, like the movie itself, is quite loyal to the book. I was enthralled by gillian flynns 2012 novel gone girl, but, like so many readers of the marital mystery, i was lessthanpleased with the. Gillian flynn responds gone girl ending the no charge. Nick comes home from the bar that he owns with his twin sister margo to find that his wife has gone missing.
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. David finchers movie of gillian flynns bestseller is released this weekend. Ok, so, the ending of the movie isnt as different from the ending of the book, as wed been led. There are many spoilers in gone girl book to movie comparison. Were you surprised that people reacted so strongly. Gone girl is certainly guilty of salty language, sex, and one particularly explicit scene of violence most of which already make it for adults alone, but it is the darker thematic implications of the film that make it especially not for kids. After the ending is the first book in the evocative, superpowered postapocalyptic adventure, the ending series. Even if the movie had ended at half point, that would have been a complete story with a twist. Amy elliottdunne rosamund pike wound up pregnant in the gone girl s final moments, considering she. It seems like every new thriller with a strong female protagonist is the next gone girl, but can they all live up to the hype. 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. Remember, amy was prepared to kill herself at one point in the book. Oct 05, 2014 if you read gillian flynns smash bestseller gone girl, then im sure youve also been up on the questions surrounding the ending, and youre eager to see what.
Jan 16, 2014 ben affleck in gone girl 20th century fox ending gone girl differently. The film concludes with amy and nick going on television to announce amys pregnancy, as opposed. Oct 08, 2014 gone girl is a fantasy, of course, and it takes place in a dream world, not reality. The differences between the ending of gone girl, the film, and gone girl, the book, are miniscule. Gone girl, by gillian flynn, is a twosided contest in which nick and amy dunne tell conflicting stories. Classic literature, original gangster s4 e11 gone girl by gillian flynn thug notes book summary and analysis duration. Adding to his list of successful book tomovie adaptations fight club and the girl with the dragon tattoo, among others, gone girl presents another uncompromising vision from the fanfavorite filmmaker one that should please fans of the. The main ingredients in the ending amy kills desi, returns, is believed by the. It is a story about love, murder, revenge, the medias treatment of the accused and the accuser. Gone girls ending is different from the book in these. Gone girl revamps gender stereotypes for the worse. David finchers gone girl movie ending sounds like itll stick pretty closely to the source material gillian flynns book after all.
Gone girl is a thriller novel in the mystery and crime genres, by the american writer gillian. Leaving the theatre, you have to ask yourself how connected these ideas are in real life. Gone girl 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Nick and amy make their first public appearance together at the volunteer center, posing as a happily reunited couple. Tony kushner, the illusion part one boy loses girl nick dunne the day of. The most troubling thought to me about the ending to gone girl is the inevitable fate of their son. Major spoilers on the gone girl film adaptation and book ahead.
When the son starts behaving in a way that does not satisfy that need any longer, i imagine that. Though rumors throughout production implied that flynn, who also wrote the movies script, was going to change the ending, the. Gone girl movie ending may cut closer to the book than initially thought. Jan 22, 2015 the girl on the train by paula hawkins is a surprise hit debut thriller thats gathering gone girl type of buzz. Gone girl is an example of mystery, suspense, and crime genres. Want to talk about changes the film made to the book especially. I am one of the few that believe gone girl to be highly overrated. Buy after the ending to embark on a supernatural survival story today. But there are a few things that author gillian flynn. There were rumors going around that gillian flynn wrote the screenplay with a different ending. Heres how gillian flynn defended the ending of gone girl in 2012. Millions of you flocked to gone girl over the weekend, and you saw finchers ending. Given the controversy already surrounding the twisted conclusion in the bestselling book some love it, some want to set it on fire. Whereas in the book there are some changes from that of the movie.
We made it easy for you to exercise your right to vote. Gone girl movie ending compared to book popsugar celebrity. Author gillian flynn talks to oliver burkeman about accusations of misogyny, her. 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. I thought for sure there was going to be another chapter, but when i went to the next page it was acknowledgments. Sep 28, 2017 gone girl is gritty, violent, and at times cringeworthy. While gone girl was a better example of how to condense a book into a film, you might still have found yourself wondering exactly what gillian. If you like unbreakable friendships, gritty dystopian settings, and a touch of romance, then youll love lindsey pogue and lindsey fairleighs heartwrenching tale. Rosemarys baby is one of my alltime favorite books.
The ending of gone girl is a big point of contention for a lot of readers. At first glance, it seems like it would be pretty obvious whats up with gone girl s titleits a book about a girl who disappears, which means shes, well, gone. If you havent yet read gone girl, or if you care about spoilers, please dont read further than this sentence, because im about to give the whole ending of this book away. The investigators find amys first treasure hunt clue, which is an anniversary tradition, and insist on going with him in case the clues will shed some light into amys recent whereabouts. I really enjoyed the whole book, but the ending just had me in disbelief. 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. This was a great book cant believe i finished it in 3 daysamy definitely has some serious mental issues but for me that is what made the book that much interesting of a read.
This was a great bookcant believe i finished it in 3 daysamy definitely has some serious mental issues but for me that is what made the book that much interesting of a read. Despite the fact that flynn wrote the screenplay for david finchers new film, there are a. Sep, 2012 in one of the few times an author has responded to my query, gillian flynn wrote back about my dislike of her ending in gone girl im sorry to hear that. Amy does not impregnate herself out of love, but out of selfpreservation. In the end, nick deletes his memoir and chooses to stay with amy for his childs sake. Gone girl by gillian flynn darkly funny, suspenseful and cunningly plotted, gillian flynns gone girl will be published june 5. 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. Oct 06, 2014 yes, this is about to be filled with spoilers some people are puzzled as to how one mrs.
Gillian flynn on her bestseller gone girl and accusations of. Oct 03, 2014 if you read gillian flynns smash bestseller gone girl, then im sure youve also been up on the questions surrounding the ending, and youre eager to see what really happened when david fincher. Is gone girls movie ending different from the book. I expected to enjoy gone girl, but i wasnt expecting to admire it. Desis mothers signature scent makes me wrinkle my nose in disgust still.
Gone girl is a story of the trials and tribulations that a couple, nick and amy dunne go through in their young marriage. The issues i have with it is the major plot twist was painfully obvious long before i got there and the ending made me mad as hell. Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for the gone girl whirlwind tour. But dont be surprised to see some changes in the onscreen adaptation of the beloved gillian flynn book. 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.
We texted back and forth as she had a hard time getting into it while i loved it from the start. I can only say i wrote the ending that was the most unsettling to me. I just finished listening to the audio book gone girl and am disappointed in the ending. Gone girl has taken the publishing world by storm with its disturbing portrayal of a relationship gone badly wrong. 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. Maybe thats true, but theres more to flynns title choice than meets the eyeand in a lot of ways, its actually describing amy herself. The book version of gone girl, so ive heard, is a crime novel. 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. Gone girl was one of my favorite books of 2012 because of the writing and how it grabbed me.