The film industry does not often please not just with good films, but with films that make the viewer think. Such paintings are very rare. The thriller “Disappeared" also refers to them, the reviews of which were unanimously positive.
Screen adaptation of the book Gillian Flynn
The picture was shot based on the novel of the same name by the young, but already highly recognized writer Gillian Flynn.
Born into a family of people close to literature and art (the writer’s mother was a teacher of literature in college, and her father was a professor of cinema history), she decided to become a criminal reporter after graduation. Flynn enrolled at the University of Kansas at the Department of English and Journalism. After two years in the magazine, she moved to Chicago, where she decided to continue her studies at a local university. Then she came to understand that she could not cope with the profession of a criminal journalist. And she again moves, this time to the city of her dreams - New York. Here she worked for 10 years at Entertainment Weekly as a television critic. It was a happy time for Flynn. She traveled a lot on the set of famous films and made reports about them.
In 2006, Gillian Flynn published his first novel, Sharp Objects. He receives excellent critical acclaim and is nominated for several prestigious awards.
The most pleasant thing for the writer was the recognition of the meter of the thriller genre and horrors of Stephen King. He praised the work of a young colleague and his mini-reviews are on her two books.
The success of the first novel was not accidental. The second book, Dark Secrets, was also welcomed by readers. Flynn's third work is a social mystery “Disappeared.” The 2014 review of this book, after its successful film adaptation, was positive. Both readers and critics unanimously noted the author’s masterful work. The writer managed to create not only a deeply psychological work, she raised issues of family relations that were exciting for many readers.
Getting started on the movie
In the summer of 2012, 20th Century Fox bought the rights to the adaptation of Flynn's third novel. She was asked to write a script for the film, and she gladly started working with the director.
The role of the protagonist, Nick Dunn, was immediately given to Ben Affleck. In the role of his wife, Amy Elliott-Dann, they planned to film Reese Witherspoon, but as a result, she remained in the picture as a producer. Also on the role of Amy were considered Natalie Portman and Charlize Theron. In the fall of 2013, it was officially announced that Ben Affleck's partner in the film would be the English actress Rosamund Pike.
From “Fight Club” to “Disappeared” - a new work by a brilliant director
The name of David Fincher will always be associated with his brilliant creation, “Fight Club”, based on the novel of the no less great writer Chuck Palahniuk. Comparing these two pictures is completely pointless. The film "Disappeared", a review of which critics had a positive review, still does not reach the level of Fincher's best work. This is an excellently shot, high-quality thriller aimed at the general public, while Fight Club is a gourmet movie. This does not mean that the new job is worse. On the contrary, this is an indicator of the skill of the director who makes a diverse film.
Fincher has vast experience in the thriller genre . “Seven”, “Game”, “Room of fear”, “Girl with a dragon tattoo”, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” - any of the director’s paintings was a huge success with viewers and critics. After films of this level, the film "Disappeared" had great demands.
Fincher often reflects on the fragility of family life in his work. In this regard, the plot of the film "Disappeared" became ideal for him. The critics' review of it was mostly supportive. The film touches on the director’s favorite topic - how to survive normal family relations in the modern consumer world?
Is Nick the killer or the victim?
Ben Affleck as the husband of the missing second half is almost perfect. Both in the book and in the film there is constantly a mention of how good he looks and how simple he is in his soul. A charming guy with a great smile (by the way, Amy will turn this habit of smiling at people into a weapon against himself), who married out of great love and naively believed that he knew everything about the character and life of his wife. How deeply he was mistaken ...
The role in the film "Disappeared", the review of which for Affleck was extremely positive, did not become a milestone for the actor in his career. His play, as always, is impeccable. Together with Pike, they composed a very impressive duet.
Is Amy a miserable victim or a perverted criminal?
Rosamund Pike - the perfect fit in the image. The fragile blonde with anxious eyes could not but cause a wave of sympathy with her appearance alone. Who could suspect this charming woman of having a cold, perverted mind of a sociopath? So Nick, who lived with his beloved wife for five years under one roof, believed that he knew her well. As it turned out, even the parents of their beloved Amy did not know which monster was hiding in the soul of their daughter.
If for Affleck, participation in the film is an ordinary event, then for Rosamund Pike this is undoubtedly a great success. The role of Amy in the movie "Disappeared," a review of which critics had the most flattering for the actress, allowed her to prove again that she could handle a complex way. Many viewers called her game stunning. There can be no better compliment for Pike.
The plot of the picture
“Disappeared" - the film is far from simple. The plot focuses on a young couple of journalists who were fired during the crisis and left noisy New York for a provincial town due to the serious illness of Nick Dunn's mother.
They have their own sweet family traditions - every year on Amy's wedding day she prepares a present for her husband, which he must find with the help of tips. On the eve of the fifth anniversary, the woman disappears, and the evidence that the police find suggests that her loss is the work of Nick, who decided to get rid of his wife.
The film "Disappeared" - a review of critics and the opinion of the audience
An interesting fact is that in Russia, Fincher’s new film was better received than in the director’s homeland. She received more than 95% of positive reviews from professional television observers, while approximately 86% of critics liked the film in the world.
What was the picture praised for? Each film by Fincher raises acute social problems. There are also in “Disappeared”. The picture can become a platform for disputes on the topic of family, responsibility, fidelity and honesty. She mercilessly dissects the American institution of marriage before the audience and convincingly proves how useless modern man is in the era of total depersonalization in a consumer society.
New adaptations of works by Gillian Flynn
The writer’s books are so good that in her second novel, Dark Secrets, in 2013 it was decided to make a film of the same name. The world premiere will take place in March 2015. Whether he will repeat the success of the painting “Disappeared", the review and reviews of which were mostly enthusiastic, we will learn next spring. The writer’s debut novel, Sharp Objects, was not left without attention. According to it, it was decided to shoot an entire series.
Conclusion
Those who are just thinking about creating a family should watch the movie "Disappeared." The review of most critics praises the director just for the problem of the institution of modern marriage that he raised. And it would be nice for future couples to see what family relationships can lead to, in which lies, deceit and unwillingness to acknowledge the existence of a problem lead to disastrous consequences.