Post #4: Adapting Gone Girl

The book I'm reading, Gone Girl has already been made into a movie production. Although there is always struggles from making a book into a movie; choosing actors to fit your characters perfectly, making sure everything is similar from comparing the two, and including the same conflict/ resolution there is always something missing. One scene they would need to keep in the movie from the book is the first initial scene when Amy disappears, this is the start of the whole purpose of Gone Girl. Also every so often there is diary entries that you read and they're all from Amy's perspective which really keeps you interested because the story is told from Nick, her husband's, perspective. That would also be a good essential thing to include in the movie because it can show both internal thoughts and emotions for the main characters. There is some parts where Nick's character gets off track and is telling about his and Amy's past lives, this is also something to definitely keep because they're all tied in with specific parts of the book. One thing that I think would be good for this book is seeing the movie first. In the book you develop a vivid visual of Nick and Amy's home, the cars they drive, and you have an idea of their physical appearances. I have seen the trailer for the Gone Girl movie and the two main characters that play Nick and Amy are almost exactly what I imagined them to look like in the book.