completely agree with smallbob, i think the ending is splendid. In fact, it is the best possible and most realistic ending. Let's review what endings we would have if it would have not been made by Bouli, but by:
- Hollywood:
Elie returns with drugs for the dog, but amazingly the dog has cured. Elie and Yvan win the lottery, find hot chicks and have a great life afterwards.
- Bollywood:
Elie returns with a prostitute that starts to sing about life, Yvan joins the fun, before we know it we have a whole gang of prostitutes and heroin addicts dancing on the parking lot in Charleroi
Ofcourse i'm exeggerating but i do think that the ending is beautifully sad and realistic, as it is unlikely that Elie will give up his addiction because of 2/3 days spent with Yvan. On the other hand it's also not an extremely dramatic ending. In one word, it is the most real-to-life ending and therefore I think it is fantastic.
Granted, the dog scene is disgusting for animal lovers, but for me it is not a problem. It is realistic. I mean what would you do in their situation??
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