Good movie, bad ending
Thats one of the worst endings to a good movie i have ever seen.
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In what way is the ending bad?
shareYes, I came here to write this also.
He walks out on his band, his family, his brother, and all the success he has had, and for what? Being a homeless person in Wales/England with no education?
Why not be smart and start phoning music agents so he could turn the band into something real?
The ending was consistent in that he was often his own worst enemy though.
He walks out on his band, his family, his brother, and all the success he has had, and for what? Being a homeless person in Wales/England with no education?
This. It really was a dick move leaving his band behind, I really hope they eventually got another singer and became superstars while he and the girl ended up working at MacDonald's in England. share
I have a feeling it is worse than them working at McDonald's. I think they may have died in that boat. It is unlikely they made it to their destination in that boat during a storm. Sad to say.
shareThat's a very bleak ending and not rally in tone with the movie but maybe you are right and they drowned.
shareI guess it is whatever you think it is, but that ending made me quite uneasy. And, just because the tone of a movie is a certain way, it doesn't mean something terrible can't happen. It is kind of like life.
share/it doesn't mean something terrible can't happen. It is kind of like life./
true.
Film is fantastic but is let down by it's ending really. Personally would have been better ending if Raphina told Cosmo, that it was better for both of them to not be together as they both had different dreams. Just let Cosmo move on with the band to do their thing.
My problem with the ending is I never got Raphina was that in love with Cosmo, even throughout the film it felt more on Cosmo's side then her's, sure she liked him but it would have been a lot better if they didn't get together but thats just me. The film came off more a love story about making music with mates then a love story. A bunch of loners and miscast trying to live the rock star dream.
The ending did feel a bit bleak cause it's clear neither have the slightest clue what they are doing. I don't think the relationship will last, it seems like Raphina is pretty flaky. Poor Cosmo is very in the moment kind of guy. I always got the ending was a dream of Cosmo's once Raphina walks in during the last song they do at the gig. I think the last time Cosmo really saw her was in the park when she turned him down. Everything to the end was just a dream.
You're putting too much of your own imagination into it. Clearly it's meant to be an upbeat ending. With that kind of imagination you should be writing your own movies. :) Maybe you do!
shareHe didn’t walk out on his band. His friend told him to go to London with their demos, get a record deal, then come back to get them all out.
He didn’t walk out on his family. His parents walked out on him. His brother helped him escape because his own escape was thwarted by his selfish mother. The sister looked book smart and probably had her own skills to survive.
Phoning agents would have gone nowhere. Also long distance calls were expensive at that time. Back then, musicians had more success meeting face to face with music agents. Watch A Coal Miner’s Daughter, Walk the Line, That Thing You D, Cilla…
I agree. It was a lovely movie up until the end, which was horrifying. I mean, kids in their mid-teens with no marketable skills above one of them working at McDonalds? Of coruse they'd have no hope of finding work as a musician or model, but when it came to getting shit jobs and living on their dreams - would they have any legal right to work in England? Weren't they were moving from the Republic of Ireland to Great Britain illegally? Can kids of 15 legally hold full-time jobs or rent apartments? Did they have enough money in their pockets for even one night in a cheap motel?
Holy Christ, seeing them actually leave and not have the brother NOT talk them out of it was so many kinds of wrong. They should have ended the film with the kids getting paid actual money for their performance and getting offers of more, and realizing that their band might turn into an actual career as well as a creative outlet and a way of building healthy relationships. The band was such a positive force for them all, including the school bully, and the film ends with all that being ruined.
Big dreams require bold moves.
shareThe film is awesome up until the ending, it felt so out of place really. I rather have had Raphina just leaving Connor at the end and going off to live her dream in London while Connor and the lads continuing on with the band. Then skip a few years with Connor and the band now a successful act, and he meets up with Raphina again.
The whole sailing during a storm just felt so out of place.
It's called taking risks to chase your dream. Ever heard of this chick called Madonna who moved to New York with nothing but a couple of bucks in her pocket?
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