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Lighten up.
Kubrich was a visionary, one of the greatest minds to have made movies. He gets a pass. Fincher is ok, he doesn't.
(kubrick quote)."I hope the audience has had a good fright, has believed the film while they were watching it, and retains some sense of it"
There's really not a lot he's trying to show us about Jack ."Jack comes to the hotel psychologically prepared to do its murderous bidding. He doesn't have very much further to go for his anger and frustration to become completely uncontrollable. He is bitter about his failure as a writer. He is married to a woman for whom he has only contempt. He hates his son. In the hotel, at the mercy of its powerful evil, he is quickly ready to fulfill his dark role. "
As a director, Ben Affleck is three-for-three, a perfect batting average that includes Gone Baby Gone, The Town, and a Best Picture Oscar for his last film, Argo. But hes not above picking up pointers from his own directors. To that end, Affleck is in the midst of what might be considered a Ph.D. filmmaking class on the set of Gone Girl, David Finchers adaptation of Gillian Flynns best-selling novel about a woman who goes missing on her fifth wedding anniversary. I truly kind of show up with a notepad, says Affleck, who plays Nick Dunne, the husband who is suspected of his wifes murder. Hes the only director Ive worked with who I felt like could do everyone elses job as well, if not better, than they could; who is able to articulate exactly what he was thinking; and who understands the technical side of the work as much as the creative side, which is to say, a lot. Ive learned more from David in a day or two than I have most movies Ive spent 80 days on.
Rosamund Pike (An Education) plays the missing wife, Amy, a displaced New Yorker who struggles more than her husband when they move to his hometown in Missouri. Flynns page-turner alternates perspectives, so readers are invited into both characters minds, a potential storytelling challenge for the filmmakers. I dont want to give away too much, because if you know the book, you know that there are set of reveals that you would want to maintain the integrity of, says Affleck. But I will say that Gillian adapted it and I think its very, very faithful to her book. If you read the book and liked it, you will definitely like the movie.
Ben , we know David is a much better director than you . No need for stating the obvious.
That was an unnecessary comment.Ben , we know David is a much better director than you . No need for stating the obvious.
What's with all the potshots? It's getting so Affleck is damned if he do, damned if he don't.
Ben , we know David is a much better director than you . No need for stating the obvious.
“I truly kind of show up with a notepad,” says Affleck, who plays Nick Dunne, the husband who is suspected of his wife’s murder. “He’s the only director I’ve worked with who I felt like could do everyone else’s job as well, if not better, than they could; who is able to articulate exactly what he was thinking; and who understands the technical side of the work as much as the creative side, which is to say, a lot. I’ve learned more from David in a day or two than I have most movies I’ve spent 80 days on.”
Yep.
While on the subject of David Fincher, the things are I would do for him to direct a Moby Dick adaptation are unspeakable.
Well he better bring a Tablet in to work for Batman vs Superman. Because he is gonna learn 16gb's worth of awesomeness from the Visionary, Zack Snyder.
You and your depravity.
That was an unnecessary comment.
B****y response is b****y.
Well he better bring a Tablet in to work for Batman vs Superman. Because he is gonna learn 16gb's worth of awesomeness from the Visionary, Zack Snyder.
It was Ben Aflleck who implied it. Not me. I just found it unnecessary.