David Fincher's another absolutely masterful work

Rating: 9/10 (27 December 2014)

Well, to be honest, I watched the film because of David Fincher. I was always a fan of him and after watching Gone Girl, my admiration of him only intensified. To be honest I have never read the book, nor any works by Gillian Flynn, so I have no idea where the film would be going. At first I only thought it would be a movie about a kidnapped wife and a hero husband, but I have never been so wrong in my life.
As I've said, Gone Girl basically is about a man, Nick, trying to find his missing wife, Amy. But as you'd expect from Fincher, this movie exceeds this common genre in so many ways. The huge amounts of plot twists will leave your mouth hanging open even 10 minutes after the credits have finished rolling, and I'm not exaggerating right here.
Gone Girl is a film that explores a lot of themes. It talks about how marriages can affect a couple's relationship. That particular item is talked about so extensively and so boldly that it seems to be a discouragement of marriages. However, it simultaneously reinforces the importance of honesty and fidelity. Amy's psychotic manipulation of the world of course is bad, but does that mean Nick's infidelity can be forgiven? Nick seems to be the innocent man framed for murder but does that necessarily mean that he is the sole victim of the story?
That's what I love about the movie, that there's no obvious good or bad, it imitates how the world really runs. Unlike other films that clearly states that this is the good guy and that is the villain, Gone Girl masterfully blurs the line between black and white. The question of "who is the good guy and who is the villain?" remains unanswered and left for the audience to ponder on their own.
Needless to say, the film is impeccably directed under the sure hands of David Fincher, and I particularly appreciate how this extremely layered and complicated story is told to the audience. And part of that must go the screenplay. Gillian Flynn herself wrote the screenplay for the film and I was so amazed by the quality of each line of dialogue.
If you really are going to watch, remember not to miss any single scene, and also, prepare yourself for an adventure that is so crazy yet believable, so original yet so real. And believe me, after the film has finished, you'll start wondering what your other half is really thinking.