What a flawless film.

Rating: 10/10 (15 November 2014)

The best part about Gone Girl is that the plot is so immersive, it can make you easily forget about the subtle details that add to this masterpiece. I had to go see the film twice just to appreciate these details put there by David Fincher. That, and simply because I loved the film.
Gone girl represents the hardship of any relationship; to the extreme. Nick's undoubtable feeling of being not good enough for his wife is something a lot of men can relate to, whilst Amy's feelings of isolation can be easily be related to by a lot of women. No doubt, Rosamund Pikes stellar performance also helps to bring these hardcore feelings to life. Ben Affleck also played a major part in this with his believable portrayal of Nick Dunn.
You can also peel back these marital themes and see the other side of Gone Girl as well. The idea of anchorage in the media, no doubt, plays a major role in the film, with Ellen Abott representing Nick as a horrible, pathetic excuse for a man, and also employing the idea that Nick had incestual relations with his sister. Both of which were not true, but made selling the story to viewers easier.
Fincher also puts in subtle instances of foreshadowing. When Nick is at his dads house, he say's something along the lines of 'I'm just checking the place hasn't burned down'. Later in the film we find out that Nick's dads house was where Amy had burnt her diary. Furthermore, when Desi is driving up to his house with Amy in the car, there's a quick shot of his front door that seems out of place, this is to highlight the fact that the front door holds significance in Amy's staged rape (Desi walks out the front door after Amy messes up his hair and clothes) and to, understandably, foreshadow this scene.
I would recommend Gone Girl to anyone, I believe it's easy to resonate with the characters, the plot is incredible and the entertainment value of the film is second to none. Kudos David Fincher.