Sharing my thoughts on the 2014 movie Gone Girl starring Ben Affleck. The film touches on a lot of issues regarding gender as well as race and privilege, so naturally, I had to take a swing at it.
EPIC SPOILER ALERT! Do not listen to this episode of the show if you haven't yet seen the movie or read the book Gone Girl. Mainly because I don't want to be the one to ruin such a great story for you.
I discuss how men are often unfairly portrayed by the media, and how women are often idolized and seen as "pure." I also discuss how Gillian Flynn tackles the topic of privilege and why it's such an important conversation for us to be having.
At the top of the show, I talk about the newly released trailer for the upcoming Ghostbusters film featuring an all-female team. I was not particularly fond of the new trailer, but I hope the actual movie is more impressive. Let me know what you thought of the trailer and how you think the film will do in the box office this year!
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REFERENCES
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - Official Website - http://gillian-flynn.com/gone-girl
- Gone Girl (2014) - IMDb - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2267998
- Gillian Flynn on her bestseller Gone Girl and accusations of misogyny - The Guardian - http://bit.ly/1QQnDFn
- Family Violence Statistics PDF (2005) - US Department of Justice - http://1.usa.gov/1QQoCVU
- At Least A Third Of All Women Murdered In The U.S. Are Killed By Male Partners - Huffington Post - http://huff.to/1QQnNfM
- GHOSTBUSTERS Official Trailer - YouTube - http://bit.ly/1QQolCq
- GHOSTBUSTERS International Trailer - YouTube - http://bit.ly/1QQortP