Gone Girl Post #4

If I was asked to adapt Gone Girl to a movie the three most important decisions to make in order to make it a successful adaptation would be to what is unique about Gone Girl that makes it stand out and keeps it interesting. I think the thing that is unique in the book Gone Girl is the way that Nick acts throughout he whole book. I feel like you can never truly figure him out. He never acts the way you think he would and that makes the whole story more interesting. So if I would adapt this movie I would make sure that I capture Nick's personality and his actions exactly as the book describes him to be. Another important decision to make is what scenes that you keep and what decisions you get rid of. To make this a successful adaptation you want your audience to connect with the movie just like they did with the book. So you have to be careful on what scenes you take out because some scenes may really help you understand the character like in the scene where Nick first finds out that his wife is missing, that is very essential scene that should not be taken out. However the scene where Nick is just sitting there drinking whiskey may not be as important as other scenes that you could put in. Finally another decision that is important to making a successful adaptation is  the soundtrack of the movie. The soundtrack can help you still have the audience connect with the movie like they did with the book because the soundtrack can help you feel a certain mood without the character having to say anything. So even if you cut certain scenes that may have told you how a character felt you can just have a certain song playing in the background that will still give you the same idea.