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ENDING: Which one is it?? (SPOILER obviously!)

posted 13 years ago by Dr_Sagan
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I didn't like the movie. As far as the pre-ENDING it was obvious that it was the girl and not Adam.

BUT for the actual ENDING (the jail scene) I think there are 2 possibilities:

(1) It was all in his imagination. He is a convicted felon who wrote a script maybe based on his experience (his crimes).

OR

(2) The whole movie actually happened, and he is wrongfully accused for Adam's and possibly all the other murders but he couldn't prove his innocence.

Your thoughts?

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[–] judge_game 12 years ago

I would lean more towards #1 than #2 because I would hope the writers would realize that in most cases a killer cannot profit from his crimes although they never do say that he will receive money. They just say his script is sold.

[–] LTUM 12 years ago

IDK WTF happened. in one sentence he said he made millie up totally, then he said 'i write what i know' which hints he really knew a millie

so i am confused.

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[–] Speed-the-plow 12 years ago

I think his creepy smile at the end, along with his father's "write what you know" echoing, points to #1. Also, his statement, "The protagonist is only as good as the villain," makes me believe he is both, the villain and the protagonist.

It could've been a great film with better screenwriting and direction. In other words, the idea was a good one. It started out okay, but then fell apart.

[–] TonyC4444 12 years ago

I'm going with number 1, ONLY because his agent specifically asked him "Where did you get the character for Millie," and he responded "well it's a compilation of people but mostly just me." The "just me" part gives it away for me.

IMO they should have cut the jail scene. The movie would have been just fine if not for that. I still liked it, but I'm ignoring the last two minutes.

[–] Ikari9 11 years ago

There's a couple of ways to analyze it.

1.) He's on trial for an undisclosed murder, insinuated by the "write what you know" comment, and the entire movie is just his script. That's the real twist Millie mentioned.

2.) It's a satire. It's a commentary about the senselessness of most thrillers and it intentionally creates paradoxes. He's on trial for murders that couldn't have existed in reality unless Millie existed but it's suggested that she doesn't but most of the film couldn't make sense if she didn't exist. It isn't supposed to make sense at all since the film routinely points out how those films never do.