Gone Girl, Hello Affleck Armpit
He Showed His What? Did Somebody Think Of The Children?!
In a surprising bit of
news this week, David Fincher’s Gone Girl
not only reveals the acclaimed Gillian Flynn novel in cinematic form, it
reveals flesh of its lead star Ben Affleck.
The future Batman showed audiences more than they were expecting, when
it came time to portray the Nick Dunne character in the process of slightly
moving around, leading to the brief exposure of his under arm area, commonly referred
to as ‘the armpit’. This news comes curtsey
of several thousand users on Twitter, who were treated to early screenings of
the film, only to be shocked by the Bounce
star’s true commitment to the role, requiring him to present himself as an
indifferent male that has recently discovered his wife was missing.
It is of course not too
uncommon for various actors to show their devotion to roles, with many famed
actors going quite the extra mile as far as preparation and eventual exposure
on screen. Still, many heads were turned
upon discovering the type of dedication the Surviving
Christmas star and two-time Oscar winner was apparently willing to go, when
it came time to have a camera provide have a glance at a previously unseen
area. Obviously many of us are shocked
to hear that an armpit has made its way to the big screen and I would have been
more than willing to list many other actors that have gone to this extreme, but
I simply did not have enough time.
Gone
Girl director David Fincher has not been pursued for
comment as of yet, but surely the man known for crafting meticulously detailed
films had to be aware of what he was doing.
His stylistic approach has been well-regarded for years, as far as
exciting audiences, while also pulling them down the rabbit hole in an attempt
to provide his vision of what a dark cinematic world looks like. Going to the point of putting the Paycheck star’s armpit on the big screen
must have been his latest attempt to provoke audiences everywhere, which will
surely guarantee a huge box office opening for the film, which was already set
to make a cool sum of money this weekend.
The only question this
leaves us with now is whether or not Affleck is prepared to keep going this far
in future roles. Having shown some skin
in previous films and now shocking everyone with this brief exposure of armpit
area, one can only truly wonder.
Additionally, whether or not we see more Affleck armpit (or AffPit) in
the future, one can also wonder how many takes Fincher decided to go for in an
effort to truly capture the essence of the scene. Moreover, what kind of directorial choices
did Fincher make when consulting Affleck on the scene? Hairy, shaved, or bare armpits. We don’t know at this time, but it certainly
seems important.
To read more about Gone Girl, find my review HERE.
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