horrendous ending. finish the story. i dont want to paint a picture in my own mind what happened. finish the characters of guy pearce, the ugly old hag and the rest of the weirdos. finish the damn love story. dumb ending. i was at least a 6/10 until the ending and then gave it 1/10
shareExactly, the open ending works sometimes but it has become synonymous with filmmakers that can't write or are scared to write a definitive ending. Weak
shareI think they ended the film that way so that they can focus on a "love conquers all" -even the highest end science and technology- message. We do not really know if they will survive and, most of all, how two people with zero survival skills will raise a baby in the middle of nowhere (if they even manage to give birth to it), but presumably that was not the point.
The point was emotions. How they cannot really be eradicated after millions of years of evolution. Heck, half our neocortex is wired for them. This is a "head hurts - cut head" situation, and such a system is destined to fail, sooner or later. They should have instead intended to control their emotions, rather than root them out, which is impossible. If you master your emotions you master yourself.
Furthermore, if morality was solely guided by intellect, with no emotions to keep it in check, we would have long ago decided that the "rational" thing to do to save our planet and ensure the survival of our species, is to eradicate 90% of the population, and start up again with 700ish million people. Lack of emotions does not guarantee lack of conflict or violence, it just guarantees that when you resort to them you will do it in the coldest and most calculated way possible.
So the Big War in the film, which led to its current mess, might have been even more likely if they had attempted to erase emotions before the war, particularly if there was overpopulation, pollution and competition over resources.
Fanboy : a person who does not think while watching.share
Well, I'm not too sure about having to paint a picture, because the picture has already been presented to you. Throughout the movie, it hints out ideologies that make the ending clear. Let's elaborate...
There was talk of people running away. There was talk that those people were still alive somewhere in the wild. We know what happened to the 3 helpers that go caught; as they got 'cured' just as Silas did. Everyone is alive. The key however is, that everyone remembers. Their feelings may have shut down so to speak, but their memories and experiences are still with them. The cure doesn't wipe out their memory, only blocks emotions.
In terms of the following circumstances that came after the ending; we see Nia remembering and crying. We then see Silas also remembering, yet not crying - however, doesn't stop him from knowing 'the truth' and remembering what was 'right' before. He knows what is best, regardless of his concealed feelings. He proceeds to sit next to Nia, and hold her hand. He knows this what he must do. Knowing and feeling are two different traits. He felt before, but now he knows.
The ending implies that, despite the fact the his feelings are concealed from emotion, nothing will change his memories and his knowledge of the truth of which was and will be right. So he will fight it, and perhaps down the road feel emotion again. Until then, he operates not by instinct and feeling, but by memory and knowledge instead.
They're still together, they'll find refuges in the wild, join their tribe or herd, Nia gives birth, and perhaps that last event might just snap Silas back to a emotional reality.
I'm going with that!^^^^^^^^^ :D
shareMy thoughts exactly. This decision of Silas' is made very clear, and is shown as a triumph of sorts. I thought the ending was perfect.
As for life in the wild, the couple would not be alone in the wilderness. The film made a point of mentioning that populations of "defects" - people with emotions - supposedly lived on this particular peninsula. I think we're meant to understand that Silas and Nia will find an established community when they arrive. It would be primitive by Collective standards, but they are likely to survive. The ending is optimistic on this point as well.
"Moving in for the obligatory hug."
The movie ended with Silas choosing to remember their love and honor their plans. That was the entire point of the narrative. The director explored the evolution of a romantic relationship: couple falls in love despite their intentions, revels in and explores that love, inevitably the intensity and passion settle, will the pair split?
When Nia is on the verge of transforming from lover to mother, Silas decides against biology and impulse to move on, instead consciously choosing to stay and love Nia and the new life they build. That is the finish to the love story, full stop.
If you're wanting a practical ending, I think you've watched the wrong film. As they made plans to run, these questions lingered in the back of my mind:
These characters are heading into a complete unknown and seem to possess no practical skills: we've never seen them cook or clean or build anything that isn't on a screen. What are the other people and animals like in this area? Illnesses they haven't been immunized from? Not to mention, can they have any knowledge about childbirth and child care? Also, why is Silas's skin so luminous? Bet they won't have dermatological care in their new lives.
The answers to these questions would potentially take another film, except these questions are not the director's preoccupation.
Maybe you should stick to rom coms instead buddy, the ending was fine... I saw the fact that he brushed his hand against hers that there was hope yet that he'd get his emotions back (but it'd be a long process)
As far as Guy Pearce and them they got killed (or were forced to suicide whatever you prefer).
We don't have a dog. That was just some really violent sex.