I don't know, but I saw it as great comedy. Being rather drunk and given the somewhat gritty even though it's not all that realistic I found myself nearly peeing myself from the "guy jumps through the car window with a grenade" mark until the credits began to roll. And to be honest I think that's it, it's not meant to be symbolic of their struggle, it's just a shoot out ending in a very different context, to throw the audience, the plot, the direction, and amuse. I liked it, it's not my favourite Miike movie by any means but it was a refreshing break from convention.
It’s almost as though he was in a bar and a mate asked him “Yeah, everything’s been done in movies now” then Miike’s along the line of “many things haven’t been done, but as I’m pretty wasted and can’t be arsed to think, this thing hasn’t” “I dares ya…”
Anyway, I don’t think it ruins the movie by any means. Movies aren’t reality, thus they don’t need to be confined by realities rules. Yes it wasn’t in that manner throughout but if you can do it, why not? It’s unexpected, it’s new, and it gets across an ending I didn’t care too much about (this wasn’t a Sympathy for mister vengeance, I didn’t care which one lost) so why not go out with a massive, hilarious bang instead?
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Golgo-13
18 years ago
”I found myself nearly peeing myself from the "guy jumps through the car window with a grenade" mark until the credits began to roll. And to be honest I think that's it, it's not meant to be symbolic of their struggle, it's just a shoot out ending in a very different context, to throw the audience, the plot, the direction, and amuse.”
Oh, I agree that it’s so over-the-top as to be humorous. But I do feel that it has a more significant meaning than just a different way to have a shootout. I mean, Japan, if not the whole world, started to explode! I don’t think it’s too far of a stretch to relate it to the lives of the two characters, even if Miike just made it up out of the blue. In it’s own unique way, it does feel fitting for them. Perhaps the sequels would shed some light on this but I haven’t gotten around to watching them yet.
”Anyway, I don’t think it ruins the movie by any means.”
Neither do I. If anything, it makes it a more interesting watch. And being that this is a Miike flick, and that Dead or Alive is pretty twisted flick from the get-go, I don’t think the ending is too too out of place.
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