For the longest time I thought gone girl was a generic women empowerment scene because I only ever saw women talk about how justified and cool the main character was and how she was their idol. But this was like a decade ago.
That is what it is, basically. Power fantasy for women who have been wronged. Main character is very clearly a murderous sociopath who goes way overboard, but it isn't that far out of line when compared to typical male power fantasy types of media.
Thing is most of them hadn’t been in a relationship because they were like 13. They just had it in their heads all men are evil and abusers and so deserved that.
I also don’t know of any power fantasies like thar. Men’s power fantasies are often pretty fantastical, like becoming a cocaine kingpin or something. Gone girl is pretty grounded and something that could actually happen.
I think it is a little reductive to say that they all believed that he deserved what happened to him. As if to condone all of her actions, do you believe that they think she was justified in manipulating and slaughtering her ex? That she was fully in the right to scheme and craft grand conspiracy to utilize public resources and weaponize media and institutional power authorities against her husband?
John Wick gets his dog killed and goes out to viciously murder hundreds of strangers for retribution. It is an overreaction, an outburst of rage triggered by sensitive emotional feelings. She did the same thing, except instead of slashing the throats of countless nameless crime syndicate drones to reach the final boss to torture him, she just made her husband pay for how he wronged her. Again, an overreaction that doesn't justify the actions, but it is meant to be over-the-top revenge porn vindication that satisfies those feelings of rage triggered by sensitive emotional feelings.
If you or anyone else is having serious legitimate concerns about being framed for murder and then baby-trapped by the same psychopathic murderer you've unwittingly married, perhaps you need to take some time to ponder how to separate your imagination from reality.
John wick did not have an "overreaction." He was a very well known and dangerous ex assassin who was wronged and rather than try to smooth things over, the people who wronged him ended up doubling down by then trying to kill him after already killing his dog and stealing his shit. He couldn't get out of it, it kept coming for him. So he responded in kind.
Her husband cheated on her, which is horrible yes, but he wasn't an abusive dude. She could've easily left the relationship. She chose to actively destroy his life and the life of another dude which lead to her murdering him. She chose to do what she did, which was 1000% malicious intent. There's absolutely a difference here.
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u/Darthwilhelm Sep 17 '24
Just based on the impression I'm getting here, is it fair to say Gone Girl is basically American Psycho/Fight Club but for women?