Questions tagged [ending]
The concluding/final part of a movie/tv show.
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Ending of The Innkeepers
In The Innkeepers (2011), Leanne Rease-Jones tried to warn Claire, and she seemed to know something crucial, but she never told the truth about what was going on. I am confused about the ending of ...
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Final scene in Planet of the Apes (2001)
I'm confused by the final scene in the Planet of the Apes film (2001, not the recent Rise film).
Leo lands on Earth in his own time to find it run by the Apes. How does this happen?
I'm assuming ...
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Ending of Source Code
By the end of Source Code (2011), we learn that the flashbacks were reality in an alternate timeline/universe.
On the other hand, Captain Stevens manages to save the train in both alternate timeline/...
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Why is the ending of Forrest Gump different from the novel?
I have read the book Forrest Gump and also watched the Forrest Gump movie version. In the movie version at the end of movie, Jenny told Forrest that she was suffering from HIV/AIDS virus then she ...
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Ending of The Child's Eye (2010)
In The Child's Eye (2010), the girl throws the book she was reading out of the van's window. What is that book? Why does she do that? After doing this, they have an accident. Can anyone explain what ...
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What did Coppola want to symbolize by the last sequences involving rogue colonel?
I didn't understand the ending of Apocalypse Now. What did Coppola want to symbolize by the last sequences involving rogue colonel? And what is the purpose of Marlon Brando's character?
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Ending of Chrysalis
At the end of Chrysalis (2007), it turns out that the real daughter of Professor Brügen, Manon Brügen, lies on the bed in a coma at her mother's clinic. So who is the healthy girl? Is she another ...
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What happens with Chuck and Sarah?
I just saw the final episode of Chuck and I'm quite touched by the end. I assume it all ends well since Alex and Morgan are moving in together, Elli and Devon are moving to Chicago and it seems like ...
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What goes down in final scene of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"?
The awesome relationship movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) ends with a scene in which the two main characters are tempted to get back together but are not sure. The woman points out ...
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Ending of The Thing (2011)
At the end of The Thing (2011), Lars and his friend pursue a possibly infected dog which runs away from the facility. They chase the dog on a helicopter and Lars tries to shoot the dog from some ...
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Ending of Half Light
At the end of Half Light (2006), Angus commits suicide by jumping from the top of the lighthouse. Is he the ghost Angus McCulloch, or the real person who pretended to be the ghost? I got a bit ...
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What is the point of the ending scene in In The Mood For Love?
First of all, the movie was incredibly difficult for me to follow. Contrary to the way Wong Kar wai directed 2046, which was just as confusing in places but always backed up by narration, In The Mood ...
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K-PAX ending explanation
In K-PAX, there are two possible explanations:
Prot is crazy.
He is truly an alien.
There are facts that indicate 1, but also 2.
Examples:
He seems to respond to hypnosis, has a sort of phobia of ...
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Explanation of the events at the end of Fight Club?
At the end of Fight Club, the narrator disables a bomb that Tyler had set up in a van in the basement, and then he and Tyler get into a fight. The fight ends with the narrator being thrown down some ...
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Explanation of the ending of "Oldboy"
I have a couple of questions about the ending of the horribly disturbing Oldboy (2003).
Why does the antagonist "Puppet Master" kill himself in the elevator?
Was he so consumed by revenge that he ...
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Are there different endings to Cloverfield?
In particular, I'm talking about the scene at the very end, where the camera is on the happy couple in the ferris wheel. The first time I watched it, my friend pointed out the faint streak that hits ...
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What detail should I be looking for in Leonard in Memento to determine the plot?
I have watched Christopher Nolan's Memento more than once and I still can't get the real thing that happened. Yes I get that the movie is shown backwards, but it really confuses me.
I understand that ...
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What does the scene during the ending represent?
In the ending of The Shining, the camera slowly zooms into a photo and closes into a person who resembles Jack Nicholson (or is it him?).
What does this scene depict? How does it relate to the movie?
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Ending of Social Network
At the start Erica tells Mark
"But you’re going to go through life thinking that girls don’t like you because you’re a nerd. And I want you to know, from the bottom of my heart, that that won’t be ...
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Ending of Donnie Darko
I never understood the movie Donnie Darko. In order not to keep the question vague, what happens in the end?
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Outcome of relationship at the end of 'Blue Valentine'
At the end of the movie Blue Valentine (2010) as Dean walked away from the home and sending their daughter back to Cindy mean that they separate (divorce or something)?
Or does it mean anything else ...
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Why is the ending to the film adaptation of "Hannibal" completely different from the novel?
At the end of the movie, Hannibal escapes and leaves Clarice behind. However, the book ends with Hannibal drugging Clarice and the two of them running off together. Why was the ending changed for the ...
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What does the ending of The Tree of Life mean?
At the end of the movie, adult Jack (Sean Penn) wanders through a wasteland, goes through a doorway and ends up on a beach. There he shares the screen with his father (Brad Pitt) and Mrs. O’Brien (...
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