David Fincherthought about cutting the “Rosebud” homage inMankmore times than he can count.
But we didn’t get too bogged down in it."
Fincher feared keeping the shot would tie them too closely toCitizen Kane.
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“I wanted to hearken toKanewithout becoming slavish,” he admits.
“We don’t want to water ski behindKane.
Ultimately, Fincher kept it in.
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The film offers an unflinching, yet non-judgmental portrait of a raging alcoholic.
That turns out to be his boyhood sled (spoiler alert!
To replace the paperweight with a bottle of a potent, near deadly barbiturate speaks volumes.
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Fincher did that by design.
“I’m not good with the cautionary tale.
“Jack wrote a love letter to a movie that he adored.”
Mankis now available on Netflix.
