*** Spoiler *** Question about ending
So I watched this movie as a kid. A family friend had taped it originally, and after having taped over/lost the tape over the years, for a while now I've been looking for the movie. Finally I got it in its English version (called the Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird) only to find out that the ending was completely different!! I'm thinking that maybe there are two versions floating out there -- I would really hope the version I watched as a kid has not disappeared...
The film I had originally watched (as a kid) ended like so:
******* SPOILER ***********
The King's kingdom is destroyed. Cut to: Mr. Bird's son is trapped in the cage, can't get out, and the Robot opens its cage gently and the baby bird flies away.
The ending I recently watched in the English version:
The King's kingdome is destroyed. Pan to idyllic setting where the kingdom surivors have built themselves a new, happy community and Mr Bird says: I told you everything would work out! Plus, in this version quite a few scenes have been cut short/missing.
Incredible how the ending influences the message/theme of the movie so much.
What ending belongs to this movie? Has anyone seen both endings?