Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome.
I'd basically make the exact same movie, except:
1) the tone would stay consistent all the way through, instead of the whole thing turning into a family movie after the kids show up;
2) after Max decides to stay with the kids in the Crack in the Earth, there would be a timeskip and a montage showing the kids gradually overcoming their mistrust of Max, and Max reluctantly learning to lower his guard and let them in; and
3) the ending would either consist of
3a) Max crashes his car to clear the way for the plane, and is fatally wounded in the process. His last scene with Aunty plays exactly the same, except right before she appears, he sees the plane flying overhead. Aunty says her "raggedy man" line, Max smiles, closes his eyes and dies, finally at peace. Aunty bids him a respectful last farewell with the same "goodbye, soldier," and the rest of the movie plays out the same; or
3b) the plane scene plays exactly the same, but after it we see a brief montage of a wounded Max wandering aimlessly on foot through the desert. He eventually falls over from exhaustion, and soon afterward, we see someone come into the scene and help him. When we cut to the final scene in the ruins of Sydney, which now take place decades in the future, we see an old, feeble and happy Max being taken care of by the new generation of children, finally over his pain as his lost family has been replaced by a spiritual one.
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