tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post7242706133688145624..comments2024-03-23T16:19:36.154+05:30Comments on A Potpourri of Vestiges: Gone Girl (2014): David Fincher's satire on marital infidelity, media trespassing, and capitalismMurtaza Ali Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09747183316188241022noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-7659605228961707052014-11-04T14:58:09.696+05:302014-11-04T14:58:09.696+05:30I too am glad we are on the same page with this on...I too am glad we are on the same page with this one, Alex. The movie is quite stylish and the pacing, though deliberate, only adds to the movie's overall brilliance!!! :-)Murtaza Alihttp://www.apotpourriofvestiges.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-32885335601033789462014-11-03T21:32:11.754+05:302014-11-03T21:32:11.754+05:30Glad you see the movie in the same light. As far a...Glad you see the movie in the same light. As far as I am concerned Fincher has made a deliberate attempt to scandalize the institution of marriage in modern societies. The movie to me is a joke... of almost cosmic proportions... the relation that Nick and Amy share perpetuates this... they are happily married in the eyes of the world (to begin with) but we can sense right from the onset that there's more to it than meets the eye. There is a ritualistic feel to their marriage. One fine day, Amy walks out of Nick's life on the day of their fifth anniversary. Why? Because Nick couldn't match his earlier standards as a husband (and that he was cheating on her). So, she is hellbent on punishing him. But, how? Well, she wants him to be executed for killing her. And, she has plotted every thing to perfection. In the end, she plans to commit suicide and ensure that the police finds her corpse floating in the Mississippi so as to corroborate the evidence that she had so meticulously planted earlier. But, the moment she watches Nick apologizing on TV, her heart melts and she decides to come back in his life (what if she has to sacrifice an ex-lover to complete the ritual? And, the police detectives are really a bunch of jokers). Now, Nick knows that she is a murder but still he wants to start afresh because she is now carrying his baby. Well, it all sounds like a ritual to me. And, Fincher has never been cheekier. <br /><br />Perhaps, the humour element may not seem as obvious if you approach the movie inch by inch, sequence by sequence... but, if one looks at the movie as a whole, the humor seems to be oozing out of its crevices. . I would go to the extent of calling Gone Girl a satire not only on marital fidelity but also on media as well as capitalism.Murtaza Alihttp://www.apotpourriofvestiges.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-79465300571069179382014-11-03T13:09:56.595+05:302014-11-03T13:09:56.595+05:30You are right to mention the word 'satire'...You are right to mention the word 'satire' in your review. Although the movie takes a darker turn at every corner, it provides few chuckles even in those scenario. I felt that the 'not-too-rosy' ending was good. Even though I had the novel, I wanted to watch the movie first, especially when I heard it's to be directed by Fincher. I think we shouldn't let the ending bother us, just because it's not entirely plausible, as you have should we must only take it as a commentary on media and failed marriage.Arunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-51554721105751637102014-11-01T18:35:39.538+05:302014-11-01T18:35:39.538+05:30Watching the movie first is never a bad idea... it...Watching the movie first is never a bad idea... it's the other way around that I kind of dislike. Having watched the film already, now, I am quite excited to read the book as well. Btw, I would love to hear your thoughts once you have watched the movie!!! :-)Murtaza Alihttp://www.apotpourriofvestiges.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-66536079876104088772014-11-01T18:32:01.976+05:302014-11-01T18:32:01.976+05:30I'd like to see this movie. I wanted to read t...I'd like to see this movie. I wanted to read the book, but for now, I'll settle for the movie :)Destination Infinitynoreply@blogger.com