Gone GirlParker Fields9.9· May 13, 2024FollowI'm so much happier now that I'm dead.This is in my top movies of all time and I haven’t ever given it an actual review so here’s me trying to fit all of my thoughts into one coherent review. First things first, this movie holds the title by a long shot for me for having the greatest twist of all time, as well as (controversially) the greatest villain in cinema. The twist and the structure of how the twist is revealed is so creative. It flips the entire narrative of what we’ve been watching and makes the audience completely question everything we’ve seen. We find out we’ve been listening to an unreliable narrator for the entire first act. The reveal itself being situated near the halfway mark allows for us to know the truth for the back half while leaving the first half as a mystery, genius. The “Cool Girl” monologue is by far my favorite montage/reveal/monologue in movies and I will never get bored of seeing Amy set up a clueless Nick. The twist itself works so well due to the casting choices. Ben Affleck was at a time in his career where people kind of hated him. The public wasn’t too fond of him and that’s crucial for an audience member in 2014 watching this. We go into it already having ideas about Nicks innocence due to the casting. The casting of Amy Dunn was also critical, because not only does Rosamund Pike give a performance that should’ve won her an Oscar, but she was such an unknown face at the time who could easily of been a victim. But when she’s revealed as not really a victim it’s believable due to our weariness of this actress. Reese Witherspoons production company was behind this and I feel as if she played Amy it wouldn’t of worked due to her being an “Americas Sweetheart” type actress who wouldn’t of been as convincing as a villain. What makes Amy such a great villain is that while she is obviously a psychopath and conniving, we still can reflect a bit on her and understand the state of which she is coming from. While we may not picture murdering and framing people for crimes, everyone has felt betrayed by someone before and thought of ways of trying to get them back.Listening to Gillian Flynn speak about this as a feminist story is so interesting as well. Because when it comes down to it, the diabolical mastermind being a woman really shows that women are capable of anything, a really unique way to look at feminism. I still think this in David Fincher’s best film, mostly due to the killer screenplay by Flynn. It’s the small details that really get me, Nick giving Margot the Mastermind game and Nick not even having (a) “Clue” on his shelf, they thought of every detail and that’s my favorite aspects of movies.CommentsSign in to react and join the conversation.Sign inGet the appSee all Parker's reviews for Gone Girl (2)First watch9.9February 14, 2024Rewatch 19.9May 13, 2024