SETTING -The setting of gone girl is in such a normal town. This is a key reoccurring thriller setting. Being in a suburban area. The whole movie takes place here, in most Thriller movies all the bad things happen in the same place.
CHARACTERS - the enemy to the protagonist (villain) always tries to harm or hurt another person whether that be physically or mentally. Half way through Gone Girl we learn that Amazing Amy, supposed innocent protagonist turns out to be the antagonist causing the disruption in the story. Turns out she is a women full of revenge and plots.
PLOT - In crime thriller films the plot usually involves an investigation on a committed crime. Typical to Fincher's style his film plot involves an ill-fated relationship. It contrasts to the non -restricted narrative that most directors use when producing thriller films, as its not until halfway through the movie do we realise Amy is in fact the enemy rather than the victim.
PLOT - In crime thriller films the plot usually involves an investigation on a committed crime. Typical to Fincher's style his film plot involves an ill-fated relationship. It contrasts to the non -restricted narrative that most directors use when producing thriller films, as its not until halfway through the movie do we realise Amy is in fact the enemy rather than the victim.
VISUAL STYLE - Throughout the film the lighting within their house is a lurid faded yellow tone, and the layout of their house is generic and un-homely. This is done to indicate that their marriage is a façade of happiness rather than genuine. This colouring is uncomfortable and it poorly lights the character's faces which adds to the element of mystery within the thriller.
The Girl on the Train
SETTING - The set covers two main locations the train and Rachael's old home, which is important because the train is the place where she observes the house and the affairs which take place. The house is important during flashbacks as it is the focus on Megan's life and how her murder took place.
PLOT - One of the central concepts of the movie is that the unreliable alcoholic narrator blacks out when she drinks. This would seem to be a difficult part of the novel to portray on film, but the director does a good. This contributes to the dissolution that should occur during a psychological thriller, also with a restricted narrative which leaves the audience confused and mislead. job of putting the audience in Rachel’s shoes and showing what that is like.
VISUAL STYLE - The director portrays this using a shaky camera with a focus that keeps shifting as she stumbles her way through each scene. Then the next day, her memories rush back in jumbled flashes.
PLOT - Complex narrative structure full of false paths, clues and resolutions. This is key to psychological thrillers as it leaves the audience questioning whether what they are seeing is a construction of her mind or reality. this keeps the audience gripped throughout the film which is another thriller convention.
CHARACTERS - The main character does not narrate the film but we are inside her mind in the sense that we see her anxiety and hallucinations. Because of her unstable personality she creates an interesting protagonist but not one the audience trusts. This is atypical to thriller films as there is always a sense of mystery within the film.
VISUAL STYLE - there is a theme of voyeurism throughout, where it is directed to feel like the antagonist is being watched, as this helps the audience feel the anxiety she does. The use of mirrors is a common theme throughout as they provide the split between reality and fantasy, as her reflection is transforming into this dark creature. Mirrors are involved in many thrillers as they usually reveal a sinister character behind the main character, but strangely in this film she is the monster.
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