***GREAT FILM***
that he wanted to see this film "end millions of marriages". He was joking of course, but in a way he might not be. This film draws on the idea of being trapped inside a marriage with someone you cannot trust and cannot control. There is no escape in the marriage of Amy and Nick. Fincher starts and ends the film with the same exact shots, but that does not entirely mean that they are the same. As the film opens we see Amy's head resting on Nick's chest. As she looks up towards Nick, we see that there is this innocence about her. There is a blue tint within the frame to resemble the fact there is a coldness and darkness that surrounds her life. Her innocent eyes look up at him imply, "how could you do this to me?". Nick also says the same exact lines to start and end the film; "What have we done to each other? What will we do?" A perfect way to express the idea of being trapped together with seemingly no escape.
The film ends, like I said, with the same exact shot as the opening; however there is a completely different tone. This time when Amy turns around she stares right into Nick's eyes as if to say "I am in control now". There is a new tone in the environment surrounding her in that there is warmer color than the beginning and shows a lot more about who Amy really is; a controlling psychopath. The same lines are spoken again by Nick about what will they do to each other and this time it reads completely different. In the beginning, everyone was quick to blame Nick for Amy's disappearance and judge him right off the bat. But, at the end of the film, it was almost as if the message is now saying whose side are you on? Who is the least crazy in your eyes? That is what ultimately Fincher was trying to go for. Marriage being questioned by the audience in not only in the film but also in reality. The turning point of the film is the most well thought out and creative moment in my opinion. That comes just as we find out that Amy is in fact not dead, but instead framing Nick for her death and describing to the audience her plan on how she will do it. "I am so glad that I am dead. Well.....technically, missing". I had already known that she was not actually murdered so I knew the story was told from two different perspectives. This entire sequence made me love the film even more the second time watching it through. The dialogue is spot on and the pacing is just right, which allows the audience to see that Amy is not a dumb housewife and she is much smarter and deceitful than she actually leads on. The music builds and builds as she describes her plan to show that the control is shifting towards her and the power is in her hands. Her true character is revealed in this scene and it is the moment where the audience has to start deciding what side to choose. So that brings us to main villain in the film and it is not Amy or Nick; it is "marriage". The idea of marriage and the horrors of what it has the potential to bring. Now I am not saying marriage is bad at all, nor is Fincher or Gillian Flynn; I am just saying that marriage is built on trust and even if you have known someone for years, you still might not fully know who they actually are. The real question is, what lies ahead in their future? What will Amy and Nick do to each other? That is what makes the film so fascinating. Fincher always tries to make the audience think about what they have just seen on the screen. Whether that be films like Seven or The Social Network, he always wants the audience to really think about the story and what lies ahead for the characters he has created. It is hard to say what is next for Amy or Nick but one thing is for certain, their marriage is certainly not a normal marriage. They are both so controlling and powerful that in the end they may end up killing each other. So the question becomes, are you #TeamAmy or #TeamNick?
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Pat Brennan: Recent Film grad from Temple University with a love for all aspects of film. David Fincher for life. Archives
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