Terrible ending.
That is all.
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Appreciate the metaphor. "Entering the Lions Den"
Entrance to the inner most cave, facing his biggest fear. Being left alone with the person he critically wounded. It's poetic.
No, it's more like "leaving the lion's den" with the kid he critically wounded, making amends and finding some redemption. This scene hints at a possible future for John, where he is successfully escape the lions around him along with all the violence and savagery. Heavy-handed and contrived. The lion's would tear him up most likely. Not a very good ending indeed, and not a very good movie, in my opinion.
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If the lions had been fed recently (as they obviously had), they'd ignore him; if they hadn't, they might have attacked. John had no way of knowing which would be the case. The scene is obviously metaphoric, but the metaphor is a lot richer than you allow, as it factors in both John's impulsiveness and the importance of sheer luck. Taking Canta by the hand is a step in the right direction, but if he's going to make it in the world, he is still going to need to catch a lot of breaks as long as he doesn't do more to control his own fate. That is very much the path he's been on.
I thought the ending was very good, and the more I think about it, the more I like it.
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I don't think it's poetic, because it's not at all subtle (not to mention, an unlikely event, in the first place!) It's way too literal and on the nose, and in my opinion, cheapens the film by being so simplistic.
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