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Runt's ending -SPOILERS-

posted 15 years ago by velociped_
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So, in the end after Runt has killed Pig, what do you think happens to her?

First when I watched the movie I've always thought that she had walked out in the ocean and 'never come back' as she wanted to in the beginning. But when last time I saw it I realized that it looked like she was walking away from the 'big blue'. And when I read the script it actually says that she walks on home. So what do you think happens to her then? Maybe some people would think that it would destroy some of the story, but this is one of the few times that I would actually like to know. :D

[–] krisluvkev 15 years ago

I think she went on with her life, she clearly states that she was going on alone.

[–] mick19972004 15 years ago

I remembered her walking into the ocean at the end, too. only to find on my second viewing that i was mistaken. how odd.

[–] Mousuke 15 years ago

I think she was intending to walk into the sea like she had always wanted to but when faced with it and feeling the sunlight on her face she felt like she didn't need to anymore.

[–] dave_moll 14 years ago

Ditto, I actually remembered her walking into the ocean on the first viewing, but not in the second, is there an alternate edit ?

[–] stevey_raff 14 years ago

Well, if she didn't walk into the ocean, and we imagine it realistically and not as a fairytale - she is hardly going to have the ability to go on to lead a normal life when she has just left a dead body on the beach. In reality, the next day there would be headlines, a police hunt, arrests, questioning and her probably spending a considerable amount of her life behind bars...

but that wouldn't be a nice ending would it! So let us dream on! lol

[–] mkb-7 14 years ago

Just finished it, went back to check. She walks to the edge, there's some narrative about pig being in the silent place. She looks up and appreciates the sun on her face. She asks, "Where to, pig? Huh? Where to?".

[–] PeachHamBeach 14 years ago

Don't get me wrong. I think Runt is adoreable, but I think she fell apart. I just can't conceive of her going on after everything that had transpired. Sure, she "wanted new things", but can you imagine just moving on after seeing someone horribly beaten to death, or after you've smothered your best friend to death, especially after you lost your virginity together? I mean, moving on eventually might be possible, but not before at least six months to a year or more of severe depression, psychosis and nightmares, and some very intensive psychotherapy!

She probably walked home, didn't tell her parents everything that happened, ended up back in the trade school, and probably at least had a major crying spree, if not a psychotic break. She may have been the calmer of the twosome, but she was crazy in her subtle way.

Yes, I remember that this is a "fairy tale". I guess it's because I've always hated that Pig was regarded as the lost cause. I guess I'll start a thread about his mam.

[–] vaRIOTous 13 years ago

The scene where pig killed that guy in the club annoys me. I get why the plot required pig to lose it entirely and kill the guy in jealosy, but the way the scene was shot kills it for me. Pig is in the middle of a crowd beating a guy to death, in most cases wouldnt somebody have stepped in and stopped it? Instead of standing there gawking while a man is obviously going to be killed if someone doesnt stop it. Coulda' shot the scene under more likely circumstances.

I am not paid to kiss ass

I'm paid to KICK IT!!!!

[–] MisguidedMiscreants 13 years ago

I actually didn't have an issue with the scene in the night club. First it's pretty obvious Pig has completely lost it so that might cause a great deal of hesitation. Second there are some stories of people just standing by and watching people being attacked, raped, murdered etc. So the idea of people watching Pig commit such an extreme act of violence isn't completely unheard of.

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.

[–] RocKChick_7 13 years ago

I had issue with the fact the were able to run away from it with nobody following them. I'm looking at it logically thinking surely somebody would have tried to stop them, but I think that is called the 'bystander effect', where crimes have been committed even with dozens of witnesses and isn't stopped.

Argh! Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!

[–] apocalypse_please24 12 years ago

I had issue with the fact the were able to run away from it with nobody following them. I'm looking at it logically thinking surely somebody would have tried to stop them, but I think that is called the 'bystander effect', where crimes have been committed even with dozens of witnesses and isn't stopped.

That's part of the reason I was sure none of it was real. The way they ran from place to place felt surreal enough as it was but after Pig killed someone and they ran out without being chased, I was even more certain. I was surprised when it all ended up being real (although I still think that's debatable. It's just too surreal for me to really buy as reality, even if that's the point).

Everyone standing around in the club scene annoyed me too but I guess they just didn't want to get involved. Still odd that no one who worked there or anything came along but it's just another thing that made the whole thing feel surreal, everyone letting him beat him to death.

[–] germangal101 13 years ago

I suggest you look up Kitty Genovese. This case has been thoroughly studied by social psychologists- it seems that the greater the number of people witness to violence, the less personal responsibility they feel, and hence less likely to intervene- expecting that surely SOMEONE will step in.

[–] MisguidedMiscreants 13 years ago

Yes that is the case I was thinking of. It really is a strange phenomenon and we all would hope someone would help us if we were in a position like that but sometimes it doesn't happen.

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.