A thought provoking as well as emotion provoking movie

Rating: 7/10 (16 October 2014)

The last movie I saw was 'Gone Girl'. The movie dealt with the unorthodox relationship of a couple and illustrated how relationships are perceived from the inside and outside. In summary, the dynamics within the couple were utterly different in comparison to public's perception. The movie begins by describing a somewhat health and cute relationship, with only a few red flags and as the story unravels a disturbing, rotten reality is revealed.
All leading actors in the movie performed well, without any extraordinary performances. Casting was very accurate as the actors impersonated very well the characters in the movie. Mostly I was impressed by Rosamund Pike, as I was not familiar with her work. Ben Affleck's solid performance incited emotions of empathy as well as indifference. Both leading roles were quite controversial; the psychopath wife who plays God vs the woman who gets cheated on: appalling vs relatable. Along with the cleating-low lifer husband vs the victim: disgust vs sympathy.
In general, Gone Girl is a thought provoking as well as emotion provoking movie. The multidimensionality of the characters renders it inevitable to relate with them on some level. In addition, the interplay between reality and fiction throughout the movie grasps the attention of the viewer and enrols him/her on an emotional roller coaster. David Fincher has directed one more movie that is here to stay. His track record of epic movies automatically raises viewer expectations. Yet in my opinion these high expectations are the reason I did not come out of the theatre extremely impressed. When one awaits to be amazed it is hard for any production to deliver!