It spends time telling the story in the past and flashing forward to the present. So why did Gillian Flynn’s “Dark Places” barely make an impact?”įrom my research, it appears it was not an easy road for “Dark Places” to get to the big screen.Īpart from behind the scene struggles, the movie also follows the same hard to follow structure the book does.

It was released in summer 2015 to only 151 theaters and only brought in $86,000 at the box office versus the $38 million “Gone Girl” made in its first weekend at more than 3,000 theaters, according to an article in the Washington Post. With that said though, the movie was not that great.Īside from big names who star in it including Charlize Theron as Libby, many did not know about the movie. I’m sure there are some minor details that were either left out or added for theatrical reasons but for the most part it captured the story behind “Dark Places.”

Their goal is to free Ben.įrom the portion of the book I read, the movie follows along quite well. They also work to convince Libby that her brother was not the killer although she testified as a 7 year old that he was. The club wants Libby to come speak and they want her to look into the killings. She meets with a group called the Kill Club who is full of members obsessed with notorious crimes. Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Libby has been living off estate money and donations for a good 20 years or so but when the money starts to run out, she must do something.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.

Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find. A description of tropes appearing in Dark Places.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Growing up poor and outcast from his fellow peers, Ben takes things to an extreme. Desperation can make a person do awful things, and Ben is no exception. Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives. Told through the eyes of Libby and her family, Dark Places switches between past and present, slowly edging readers into the final fatal night.As her family lay dying, little Libby fled their tiny farmhouse into the freezing January snow. Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions. Book Summary: Dark Places by Gillian Flynn Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas.

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