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I wanted a more insidious ending than the one we got

posted 14 years ago by Eric-1226
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Somehow I wanted the woman to "twist the knife," so to speak. She had already 'stabbed' him once and messed up his life, so in the end, I was kinda' hoping that she would ditch him in the snow-bound cabin and go back to that hotel, retrieve the remaining money he'd stashed in the hole in the wall, thumb her nose at him as he lay dying of rat-poisoned broth, and run off to... Tahiti? to start life anew, maybe to perform the same dastardly deeds on the next gullible sucker. But nooooo, we get the equivalent of matrimonial sponge cake with meringue frosting on top. I mean, come on, the guy was just another sucker getting fleeced. Why spoil the fun?

"I've always tried to teach you two things. First: Never let them see you bleed. Second: Always have an escape plan." - Q

[–] AfterwardDeified 14 years ago

Ah, but, see, that's the thing...the film took it in a completely different direction than the one we were expecting. But did it? By falling in love, and staying with him, she's actually screwing him over so much more than by just "twisting the knife" and killing him outright. It's brilliant, if you think about it, and just a brilliant film, overall. I came in thinking this was gonna be in the vein of La Chamade (which I saw last week, and loved; the cover art for both were similar), and was blown away by what unfolded on screen. The twists, the turns...just awesome. And what can you say about Deneuve? I've already seen her in four films (Belle du Jour, Repulsion, La Chamade and Mermaid), and fall in love with her a little more each time. We can rag on all the men in those movies that dared to love her and got royally screwed, but would I--would we--do otherwise?

[–] Xcalat3 12 years ago

but did it? By falling in love, and staying with him, she's actually screwing him over so much more than by just "twisting the knife" and killing him outright.

so true.

When there's no more room in hell, The dead will walk the earth...

[–] tholar-1 11 years ago

Have you read Waltz Into Darkness, from which the film was adapted?
Completely different ending

[–] Mr_McLaurel 14 years ago

I find the ending kind of insidious as is. Talk about a rotten relationship!

What's the Spanish for drunken bum?

[–] Devans00 14 years ago

Mr_McLaurel
What's the Spanish for drunken bum?

Borracho

feminine Borracha

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