Finally saw Gone Girl and I don't get the ending..(spoiler)

[sydney02]

I don't understand why he stayed with her. It makes sense after he finds out she's pregnant that he wouldn't want to leave a child with her. But I don't get why he just didn't out her to the media, the police, somebody after their shower conversation. DH said that people would still think he's the bad guy. But that just doesn't make sense. Everyone hated him before already. So he's going to stay with a psycho so he's not the bad guy?

I loved the movie though. I just wonder if the book had better understanding of Nick's mindset to not leave. 

[CurlyQ284]

In the book, there's definitely a sick twisted sense that he would be bored with a regular woman.

[sydney02]

ahh okay. That's what I was wondering. The sister made some kind of comment regarding him wanting to stay that made me wonder. I don't think the movie (at least not to me) got the complexity of his feelings across. He seemed like he just hated her and when she shows up at the end, I thought that he would be all, "Not on the hook for murder now, bye bitch." I wasn't getting why he stayed around before finding out she was pregnant.

I did love the movie though. Poor NPH ugh that scene was brutal.

And do people in Missouri have southern twangs like that? I've never been there obviously but to me the neighbors and reporter sounded like they were from Alabama.

[tictac]

I can't remember exactly how she presented it in the book, but basically, she said something to him "Look, say what you want about me, but you'll never find anyone else that makes you be your absolute best self possible. You know it, I know it, so really, if you leave you're just setting yourself up for mediocrity for the rest of your life." And he realized that as twisted as it was, he would never be satisfied with anyone else at that point.

[sydney02]

I know I was left on one hand wanting a different ending but I really couldn't think of one other than her going to jail for murder. I didn't like movie Nick but I didn't get a sense he was crazy and I did start to feel sorry for him. I felt very sorry for his sister getting wrapped up in all of his shit.
Such a twisted movie.

I have the same feeling as I have when I watch the movie Unfaithful with Diane Lane. So fucked up and not knowing really how to feel. Depressing and yet I'd watch it again.

[tictac]

Feb 1, 2015 0:11:37 GMT -5 nicbreeful said:

Definitely read the book.

I felt bad for Movie Nick. I did NOT feel bad for Book Nick. I thought it was much better that way. The twist had such a better punch to it that way.

Agreed!

The movie and the book had essentially the same ending, but I liked it WAY more in the movie because with the character development, it just felt absolutely chilling.

In the book, there was definitely a feeling of "Oh, well, Nick's actually really douchey so...I guess you 2 just deserve each other."

[fivechickens]

From what I remember he wanted to be there for his son to give him some normalcy (ha). He wanted to be with his mistress but she convinced him he would get bored because mistress was normal. He also didn't know where she kept a diary that she confessed everything in it so he couldn't prove what a psycho she was so he would end up being the guy who left his poor wife.

I was annoyed with the ending but it kind of made sense for these two.

[missmaddie]

I also did NOT feel sorry for NPH's character in the book. The movie allowed less time to see his own twisted personality shine through, but he was no angel.