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Provide Your Own Ending Game

posted 10 years ago by eagle79-1
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I tried to like this movie. During the first half, I tried to see it as a modern version of those low-budget doomsday films that were made in the 50s (like PANIC IN THE YEAR ZERO, etc.). It held my interest for a while. But it kept getting talkier and talkier. So I put myself in the mind of watching a script that could've been derived from a stage play, figuring out that the meat of the film resided in what the characters were communicating. Throughout the whole thing, the characters kept revealing secrets (almost soap opera style) to keep us hooked, although it was starting to get campy. What next? Was the handsome hero going to reveal that he was once called Suzanne? This film just HAD to have a slam-bang ending or twist to justify such teasing.
Instead, I got the worst non-ending since THE DEVIL INSIDE (and those of you who saw THAT one know what I'm referring to).

Well...I invite y'all to provide your own ending(s).

Here are two:

ENDING #01

They manage to land the plane. Shivering & sweaty, but teary from the elation of having touched ground, they laugh & hug each other while triumphal music plays in the background. Suddenly, the phone rings and they look at the small screen. It's that General. Our hero screams at him: "Hey! We made it! We didn't get blasted. WHAT HAPPENED?!"
The General sticks his tongue out at them, turns around, moons them, one word on each buttock: APRIL FOOLS.

ENDING #02

As they slowly bring the plane lower & lower towards the runway, they all look at each other with beatific eyes. Angelic choruses are heard in the background.
They start loudly singing: "Swing Looow, Swing Chaaaariot, coming for to carry meee hoooome! Hallellujah!"

The image fades to black. The following appears on screen:

"This film is based on the end times, which are coming, soon. It has been made to warn you about the coming tribulation, brought about by ethnic presidents, sponge cartoons, twerking nymphets & men with limp wrists. Have you converted yet? Are you going to wait until you wake up clueless, aboard a plane headed for Hades? Log into our website listed at the end of the credits & become one of us Charioteers for Christ. Please enclose $50.00, check or money order or charge. Hope you enjoyed the show".

[–] kinsayder 10 years ago

Well, I for one like this idea of leaving off the ending of a movie. Admittedly, they probably did it because they ran out of money. But I think it could be usefully applied to other films as well:

Jaws - Brody clings to the sinking boat. He has one shot left. The shark closes in, its jaws gaping. Fade to black. Roll credits.

Star Wars - The Death Star prepares to fire its weapon. The rebel fleet approach on their desperate mission. The audience is breathless with excitement as the music swells to a crescendo. The End.

The Empire Strikes Back - "Luke, I am your..."

Gravity - Sandra Bullock holds on for dear life as the re-entry capsule plummets to Earth, disintegrating around her. Will she survive? Meh, we'll never know.