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The Ending and One other Thing--Help!

posted 9 years ago by KrazeeforKittiez
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I pretty much liked the movie but did not understand the ending. I had to get it back to Redbox so I would not be late charged so I did not have time to rewind and perhaps gain some understanding. Damien got Mark's body. Mark only had one body. Why was there two at the end? Or was there two?

OR...did Damien record that message....stop taking the pills so Mark could take over and there was just one body with it's original owner, and it went back to his wife. I guess Damien gave them that island too.

Also.....I did not understand how he kept his identity when he was supposed to be transferred to the guy that started out as Anton.

If it was worth the money, I guess I could rent the thing again....and concentrate. I was doing some other stuff when I watched it before.

Can someone explain/validate this stuff to me? Thanks.

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[–] Naomilarisa 9 years ago

"OR...did Damien record that message....stop taking the pills so Mark could take over and there was just one body with it's original owner, and it went back to his wife. I guess Damien gave them that island too. "

From my understanding, your second guess was right.

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"Also.....I did not understand how he kept his identity when he was supposed to be transferred to the guy that started out as Anton. "

Before they tried to transfer Anton into Damien, Damien had placed a tiny piece of metal in Anton side of the machine. In the beginning of the movie, they had stressed that Damien couldn't have metal (like metal fillings) on him during his original transfer, otherwise it would not work.
So when they went to transfer Anton into Damien/Mark's body, it didn't work. But Damien pretended to be Anton to be able to rescue Maddie & Anna and escape.
During the escape, the doctor/head of the program guy (can't remeber his name) found the piece of metal in the machine and realized what had happened.

A lot happened at the end, and I've been there when trying to return the redbox back on time. I don't think it would be a waste of a couple more dollars (unless you have a code) if you wanted to try and rewatch it.
Hope I was able to clarify some things.

[–] Tyler-A-Arse 8 years ago

and I've been there when trying to return the redbox back on time.

At least you remembered. I forgot to take one back for 5 days. And it happen to be one of the worst movies you could ever pay late fees on.

[–] raf-33 8 years ago

The machines look and probably are supposed to be similar to MRI machines which you cannot take metal anywhere near because it will fly towards the magnets with great force and puncture and break the machine when it hits it. In this case the bullet he hid in his mouth and then placed in to the machine just caused it to malfunction and leave Damian's head as it was. Killing Anton.

Why there was no warnings or alarms is a bit of lazy writing, because something so complex would surely warn it's operator if it wasn't going to succeed or afterwards warn them that it did not succeed.

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[–] TakeTwoTheyreSmall 8 years ago

The rest of it was pretty well explained, but.....

Also.....I did not understand how he kept his identity when he was supposed to be transferred to the guy that started out as Anton.

During the fight just before they attempted to reprogram Mark with "Anton", Mark/Damian ejected a round of ammunition from his pistol and kept it in his mouth. This "supposedly" fouled the process and he didn't get transferred. This was no normal MRI, and the cartridge went undetected. After the process, he correctly answered the "how many children do you have?" question, and was assumed to have been transferred. The cartridge wasn't discovered by Albright until after Mark/Damian made his way back to Maddy and Anna, with Albright on the other side of the glass.

Rent the film again, if you haven't already. I think you missed a lot, and it's worth your full attention. It was a good film, worth repeating.

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