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Film Bad endings which ruined good movies
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I did not like the ending of Incendies. Too unlikely for me, in a movie that had played in a mostly gritty, realistic way.
Bone Tomahawk was great up until the point where the thing happens. The thing still gives me nightmares.
Literally just finished watching it. I loved the ending.I didn’t watch all of it (left the sitting room after like the first 5 mins) but whatever that newish movie is called on Netflix with Julia Roberts…my mum was ranting to me about how much of an anti-climax the ending was. It legit ruined her day I’m not even jokingI told her not to spoil it cos I still plan to finish it and she told me not to even bother.
It's not a weird shift, it's seeded in the first 5 minutes of the movie and then every action that happens moves the film towards the ending. I get it when people say that don't like the ending, but it definitely doesn't come out of nowhere.
When you watch Sunshine two or three times it isn't as jarring and starts to make sense. I started to like the ending.
Minority Report is one that gets some slack for a disappointing ending, not that I can remember it though
Minority Report is one that gets some slack for a disappointing ending, not that I can remember it though
As a standalone movie the ending of the Matrix (Neo flying off) would be pretty badass, but in my opinion the introduction of that flying ability actually limits the writers' creativity for the sequels.
I like the sequels, but I sometimes wonder if the sequels could have been better with Neo, Morpheus and Trinity just running in the Matrix world, interacting with the Matrix crowd and escaping by foot from agents instead of Neo just taking off and fly away from danger.
It's like Super Mario Bros (world 1-2) jumping on top of the highest blocks and run towards the end of the level, avoiding all the obstacles and enemies.
I like the sequels, but I sometimes wonder if the sequels could have been better with Neo, Morpheus and Trinity just running in the Matrix world, interacting with the Matrix crowd and escaping by foot from agents instead of Neo just taking off and fly away from danger.
It's like Super Mario Bros (world 1-2) jumping on top of the highest blocks and run towards the end of the level, avoiding all the obstacles and enemies.
Pulp Fiction. Vincent Vega was dead remember when Butch shot him on the toilet yet here he is in the final scene like he recovered miraculously. Stupid.
Whether it’s the end isn’t what I’m arguing, just the merits of the choice to add ghosts by Tolkien.
As I recall the other Rangers come and one has a line from Elrond saying something like, “look to the paths of the dead” but there was no other mention of this reserve of ghost soldiers before. I don’t recall this idea that the ghosts of those who betrayed Gondor will redeem themselves coming into the first two books.
It’s certainly important that he declares himself the heir, but it could have been done with any group of creatures.
It certainly helps establish he’s the heir, but he does that by healing people, and other ways as well, so you don’t need it.
Again I’m not saying it’s bad, myths look very different that’s what expect from a modern story.
The Hurt Locker ends poorly, with them going after the missing kid, suddenly it’s Call of Duty time, seems detached from the rest.
But if we are talking the books, they are at lot less significant in terms of winning the battle than in the movie, where they admittedly appear a bit overpowered. But you are probably right that they are not foreshadowed or mentioned in the first two books (it's been years since I've read them, to be fair).
Of course it's a weird shift that comes out of nowhere - the slasher film that ensues after Mark Strong's introduction is nothing like what came before.
Reminds me of one of my mates in 7th grade who kept insisting he had seen Jean Claude van Damme's movie as he died at the end.
Dumb cnut.
Him, not Van Damme. He's a fecking legend.
Now You See Me. Completely implausible stupid ending that is the cinematic equivalent of the director dangling his balls at you.
Agree, The Hurt Locker can be a bit all over the place in terms of what the soldiers are actually doing. Like when the three man IED clearing unit suddenly find themselves in the middle of nowhere engaged in a sniper battle (and one of them luckily being an expert sniper, no less).
No Time To Die. If you don’t like James Bond, then don’t make a James Bond movie. Seeing the writer and director deconstruct Bond was not enjoyable, made it one of the worst Bond movies. They should have been arrested for this ending.
Agree with this, and the other thing we're meant to realise (most likely at this scene) - Josh Brolin's character isn't the protagonist. It's Tommy Lee Jones. He has the opening monologue, and the closing monologue. And it's the series of events, and the effects it has on him that we're meant to 'take home' as it were, even if we're all rooting for Llewelyn Moss deep down.
Titanic.
So, a 100 year old lady on her deathbed spends her last moments thinking about a guy she fecked on a boat 80 years ago and gives no thought to her family.
Sucks to be her husband. Or children. Or grandchildren.
So, a 100 year old lady on her deathbed spends her last moments thinking about a guy she fecked on a boat 80 years ago and gives no thought to her family.
Sucks to be her husband. Or children. Or grandchildren.
Sounds pretty similar to what they did with The Last Jedi.
Yes!!! That one too!!
Plus she literally threw their inheritance into the fecking sea.
Good point, that scene was more fun with Ralph Fiennes acting like a goof ball so I didn't notice so much.
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Yes, if they weren't so over-powered it would be less in jarring.
As a big fan of the books I was just so happy the didn't cut the ghosts I didn't care.
And far be it from me to criticize the master, more observations on it as a film, which the man himself said wouldn't work.
A) why would anyone watch it 3 times? Once was bad enough.
B) Stockholm Syndrome?
Half of it was. I like Boyle but the second half was a totally different and crap horror film. I made the comment as I also didn't realise anyone liked, as it is so widely known as a film that started well but then went hugely off the rails.
Good call, I like to watch Sunshine but I never finish it.
Saltburn.
Sunshine is one of my favorite movies.
I have no problem with the second half of the movie, I understand why Boyle shot this way, transforming the human enemy into a flamelike sun deity and it fits the thematic narrative. However, the scenes were difficult to perceive and quite fuzzy.
It was the slasher horror thing that truly grated imo.
IMO (again) it was a real shame as the first half was hugely promising.
Yeah what was that all about? I get that it was meant to mean something, but I don’t know what
That movie definitely won it's awards for the acting, the character study aspect, cinematography, etc. - not the plot. When it comes to movie endings though, I did like the very last few minutes, where he basically realizes he needs the thrill of war and goes on another one year tour. Great moment.
Classic Will Smith. I think he also turned down playing Django because he felt that Schultz was the real protagonist.
The alternative ending was obviously better, but that entire film is a complete mess and bears almost zero resemblance to the brilliant book on which it is based.
I mean, it's not half, the slasher part is about 20/25mn. I've really never understood the criticism of it in fact, it really makes total sense in the context of the overall theme of science vs nature that he and Garland were going for. It's a little jarring at first, but it's absolutely fine and doesn't affect the movie.
Nah, Mark Strongs character is introduced within the first 5 minutes of the film, and his crew are constantly referenced throughout (in terms of what happened to them). The actions that set the crew off on going to find their ship happen straight away. The whole point of the film is basically God vs. Science/ Emotion vs. Logic and how staring at the Sun can drive you a bit loopy (something which has already started happening to one of the crew). Mark Strong's character by the end is basically just the human reprisentation of God - trying to stop Science from interfering in his work
I must have watched it at least 5 or 6 times. I think it's a brilliant film (obviously).
It turns a sci-fi film with potential into a brainless slasher film.