Feminism In Gone Girl

Gone girl is based on the novel by woman writer Gillian Flynn thus it is basically inevitable for the author to place her expectation on Amy. The toughness and intelligence of her is an attraction to the audience of the same gender although she has been built by the author as a bitch obviously. On the other hand, from a male’s angle, David Finch infused a sense of wicked black humor into some scenarios as a mockery to Amy’s egotism. The story is presented mostly from Nick 's perspective in the film in order to increase sympathy for him. Dockterman (2014) points out Gone Girl is both “a sexist portrayal of a crazy woman” and a “feminist manifesto.” Therefore, it leads to an interesting question—— is Gone Girl feminist or misogynist?

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As Rothman (2014) argues “the heroes and villains in Fincher’s Gone Girl aren’t people but stories.” Nick and Amy are both victims and perpetrators. During the first part of the film, the sympathy to Amy is effected by Amy’s diary that shows how much she has sacrificed for Nick while Nick is unfaithful to her. Nevertheless, after Amy explain the truth and she force Nick to be with her by pregnancy, it seems that Nick who has always been controlled by Amy should be pitied. Thus it can be seen we switch our sides easily just like the uninformed citizens in the film do. And this is exactly the highlight of the film——lets the audience to stand in different angles to consider the issues of marriage and gender. As Morris (2014) claims “By turning cinematic gender stereotypes on their head, Gone Girl just might be asking us to examine our world and our own expectations.” By considering the different interpretations from perspectives of Nick and Amy respectively, the twisty marriage between them seems murky but fascinating. Excellent story, detached editing, perfect performance and thrilling background music —— they combine to make Gone Girl a