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It is directed by mikael hafstrom and stars john cusack, samuel l. Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for the gone girl whirlwind tour. The story is based on a short story written by steven king and directed by mikael hafstrom. Modern horror has gone through many different phases and while 1408 is. So the ending, even the part in the hospital when enslin wakes up and asks if theyre in california, might already be the rooms illusion for the wife, messing with her. Reviews were mostly positive and the film did well at the box office.

Want to talk about changes the film made to the book especially its ending without ruining it for others. Is gone girls movie ending different from the book. Whatever your reason for watching 1408, im guessing it wasnt. The movie felt much creepier than the book but only because it was able to show viewers bloody pictures and play that damn music that puts you on edge. And the room itself also takes on some extremely alien geometries near the end. It hasnt seen a paying guest in over 20 years, and of the maids who have gone in to give the room an occasional freshening up, some have burst into fits of crying or laughing, some have fainted, and one went blind. When the room 1408 at the dolphin hotel in new york is brought to his attention, research tells him that the death tally in the room is in the double digits. Michael bramblett professor stacy taylor english 101 55z1 30 november 2011 film analysis 1408 1408 is a movie about a published writer of supernatural phenomena who finally finds what he is looking for, the real thing. If you liked the hunger games, youll love the gone series. Heres how gillian flynn defended the ending of gone girl. I also thought he was in hell because the mail guy told the old man a number that added together equal plus 1408 as well. Against the ardent dissuasion of the hotel manager played by samuel l. Take it at face value and its a normal ending with the main character getting out alive but his recorder happened to have caught the part where he spoke to his daughter in 1408 as the wife looks on in disbelief to unsettle the audience and give it an ominous feel as opposed to a cheezy happy ending it seemed to be headed for. I also found that many of the plot devices were rehashed from familiar xmen comics.

Mike thanks him, but by the time he turns around to look at him he is already gone and the door closed. Jan 28, 2015 1408 712 movie clip on the ledge 2007 hd. The good thing about this unintended consequence is that gone home can now officially be called a real game, as a player choice can result in a second ending. Gone homes horrifying alternate ending oldskooler ramblings. Based on the short stephen king horror story of the same name, 1408 is about supernatural writer mike enslin, an author of two successful books on supernatural phenomena. He sees the room as a solid ending chapter for the new book hes working on. Boy meets girl, girl is a secret sociopath, girl fakes her own death, and. One of the first things noticeable is the fact that it.

I do prefer the theatrical ending over the directors cut, which is what youre. Duh maybe thats true, but theres more to flynns title choice than meets the eyeand in a lot of ways, its actually describing amy herse. Well, theres a third ending too, but youll need guns. I was interested in seeing 1408 when it first came out over ten years ago, but i didnt want to get strung along for a stephen king ending. Oct 03, 2014 if you read gillian flynns smash bestseller gone girl, then im sure youve also been up on the questions surrounding the ending, and youre eager to see what really happened when david fincher. The dangers of alternate last acts gillian flynn is overhauling her twisty, bestselling thriller for the screen. Modern horror has gone through many different phases and while 1408 is not. The door to 1408 is first crooked to the left, then its straight, then to the right, then both. At first glance, it seems like it would be pretty obvious whats up with gone girls titleits a book about a girl who disappears, which means shes, well, gone. As research for his latest book, enslin is determined to check out the notorious room 1408 in a new york city hotel by personally staying as a guest in the fabled room. Cusack is magnificent, and considering about half the film is.

Alternative original ending director mikael hafstrom has stated that the ending for 1408 was reshot because test audiences felt that the original ending was too much of a downer. His wife has a look of disbelief and he cracks the faintest little smile. Finally, the directors cut has mike also setting the room on fire and also dying, but this time, its olin who listens to the tape with the dead daughters voice. A horror films powerful and discontinued ending medium. Gift is effective in composing a ruthless, unforgiving record of the truth inside of the circle in which the kids are currently limited. Oct 04, 2014 want to talk about changes the film made to the book especially its ending without ruining it for others. But the mood, tone and spirit of the book are very much intact. Modern horror has gone through many different phases and while 1408 is not as flashy, loud, or as gory as many modern films. In the book, at least desis mother goes to the police, hysterical, saying that amy killed her son even though shes whisked away. Maybe you only watched it because john cusack is the star and youve trusted his judgment in movies ever since he held that stereo above his head and made your blackened. Ill add the conclusion to the end of that sentence as well. Spoilers ahead first, the death of desi collingsin the book i.

Jackson for their second king feature together after the superb 1408, and both turn in good performances. A first alternate ending has mike still setting the room on fire as well, but dying alongside it, then sam reading the manuscript of the book 1408 he wrote before the movie ends. Sep 14, 2000 response to explain gone homes ending 20140118 10. But i like that they left it at that, instead of ending it with the wife screaming inside room 1408 or something. Olin describes the mysterious deaths and suicides that have taken place in room 1408, we get the feeling that were in for a good old fashioned ghost story. Its cursed with some really cheap cgi, but blessed with actors who are game for, and respect, the material. Gone s main character is sam temple, a 14yearold boy living in perdido beach, who has to defeat caine, his lost twin. Major spoilers on the gone girl film adaptation and book ahead. In 1408 2007, the wine that olin has is called les. As well as the everpopular premature burial, every writer of shocksuspense tales should write at least one story about the ghostly room at the inn. I just finished listening to the audio book gone girl and am disappointed in the ending. In 2002, 1408 was collected in written form as the 12th story in kings collection everythings eventual.

Oct 21, 2008 stephen kings short story, titled 1408 later adapted by director mikael hafstram as a film in 2007 is not only a story of psychological atrophy but also a story of faith. After looking again, olin sees that enslin is gone before driving away. Find out more about the gone books by michael grant. Aug 22, 20 i have been reading a few threads about the plot and i feel like a lot of people are getting it wrong. Jackson, who provides enslin a book documenting the 56 deaths that occurred in room 1408 over the previous 95 years, enslin. Maybe thats true, but theres more to flynns title choice than meets the eyeand in a lot of ways, its actually describing amy herself. Stephen kings story and the adapted film still is an effective look at what is one part psychological thriller and one part haunted house.

I disliked how the novel moved around from so many perspectives. In his introduction to everythings eventual, horror author extraordinaire stephen king describes how he used a deck of playing cards to select the order in which. Spoiler page for gone girl by gillian flynn book journey. The film was released in the united states on june 22, 2007, although july which in 2007 fell on a friday is. I have been reading a few threads about the plot and i feel like a lot of people are getting it wrong. Mike finishes his book about the hauntings in 1408 and we find out the hotel is currently closed. Watched this recently, and was surprised that the ending was reverted to the.

If you read gillian flynns smash bestseller gone girl, then im sure youve also been up on the questions surrounding the ending, and youre eager. The only unusual thing about it is that i never intended to finish it. The year 2007 which gave us grace is gone along with 1408 may be the. Whereas in the book there are some changes from that of the movie. Gone and its great sequels and numerous, the distance to the last portion light, are profoundly dull notwithstanding for the youthful grownup gathering of people they are gone for. Jackson, mary mccormack, tony shalhoub, len cariou, isiah whitlock, jr. Oct 06, 2014 the differences between the ending of gone girl, the film, and gone girl, the book, are miniscule. Jul 16, 2018 i was interested in seeing 1408 when it first came out over ten years ago, but i didnt want to get strung along for a stephen king ending. Back in january, entertainment weekly ran a cover story on the then upcoming adaptation of gillian flynns bestselling novel gone girl. We texted back and forth as she had a hard time getting into it while i loved it from the start. Gone girls ending is different from the book in these.

Jackson is particularly effective, going the subdued route when larger. Its more like a cyclone on steroids, with farm animals and houses zooming by really fast. Stephen kings short story, titled 1408 later adapted by director mikael hafstram as a film in 2007 is not only a story of psychological atrophy but also a story of faith. Olin goes to mikes funeral and tries to give back some of mikes belongings to his wife but hes turned down by her and mikes agent sam tony shalhoub. The film touches on this slightly less than kings short story, however, lends itself to audiences as more of a horror film than psychological thriller. So the ending is since samanthas girlfriend, lonnie, is going to army that time, samantha stayed at their spot at the attic for a while, and she realized that she had 2 missed calls from lonnie, and luckily, someone called and it was lonnie for the third time. The articles author stephen lee quotes director david fincher the social network, se7en on the authorpenned screenplay for the filmwhich stars ben affleck and rosamund pike as nick and amy respectivelyindicating that drastic deviations from the. While gone girl was a better example of how to condense a book into a film, you might still have found yourself wondering exactly what gillian flynn changed in her screenplay as you walked out of. I dont know if people are missing journal entries or just misinterpreting but i feel like i can help shed some light on some stuff.

The highlyanticipated gone girl film adaptation strayed from the books plotline in 5 key ways spoilers on how it affected the story. The film concludes with amy and nick going on television to announce amys pregnancy, as opposed. I have only seen the movie and read the synopsis of the book on the wikipedia page, the only subtle difference i see from the ending of that to the movie is that in the movie nick decides to leave amy when she reveals to him that she killed desi but decides against it when he hears she is pregnant but in the book its shown he was ready to write a memoir detailing the truth of amys abduction. Heres how gillian flynn defended the ending of gone girl in 2012. Gone is about life when everyone over 15 vanishes, and kids are trapped under a dome called the fayz. It is the third tale in the audiobook collection blood and smoke, released in 1999. I was interested in seeing 1408 when it first came out over ten years ago, but i. Ben affleck in gone girl 20th century fox ending gone girl differently.

One of the best examples of this, early in the film, is a bookstore book signing. Anyways, with that said i think the ending over all is a bad ending emotionally not writtengame wise two young girls in lovelust running away from their homethe military realistically probably wouldnt work out well, we make some pretty dumb declensions when we are young and something like that would bite you in the ass eventually. Imagine the horror in my wifes face as she missed the relevant journal entry by accident and arrived at this ending. The film has three endings, none resembling the one in the book. Well i read the book and i had a hard time finding the difference between the books ending and the movies ending.

Jan 16, 2014 ben affleck in gone girl 20th century fox ending gone girl differently. In 1408 2007, the wine that olin has is called les cinquant sept deces, which means the 57 deaths. Sep 29, 20 in my opinion, gone and its sequels, all the way to the final installment light, are highly dark even for the young adult audience they are aimed at. In my opinion, gone and its sequels, all the way to the final installment light, are highly dark even for the young adult audience they are aimed at. You come home and find a note from your sister telling you not to worry about the stuff thats missing. Gone girl movie ending compared to book popsugar celebrity. The differences between the ending of gone girl, the film, and gone girl, the book, are miniscule. And next to the humidor were mike enslins last three books. The film is based on a stephen king short story, which i had the pleasure of reading before i saw the film. In the end, enslin sleeps with his lights on, has removed all his. Olin plays in his car the tape mike used during his stay in 1408. This was a great bookcant believe i finished it in 3 daysamy definitely has some serious mental issues but for me that is what made the book that much interesting of a read.