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The ending was too much

posted 5 years ago by Saenzwa9 (505)
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No doubt it was entertaining, but the ending takes too much suspension of disbelief. I understand they did all these psyche tests on him for several hours, but to know he was going to jump off that exact spot is ridiculous. what if he jumped a few feet to the left or right and didn't land perfectly on the X balloon. What if he jumped off another ledge altogether. They actually relied on that wimpy fake doctor to push Douglas off as a backup plan, but my money is on Douglas throwing him off instead. What if they both fell off together? The balloon isn't saving both of them. It should have ended with Sean Penn bursting through the door and escorting his brother down to the party.

[–] LiquidOcelot (2452) 5 years ago

It was meant to be symbolic of his dad killing himself by jumping off the roof. But yes, I agree with all the uncertainties around how and where he'd jump, if he'd jump at all.

[–] johnmiller (4011) 4 years ago

Yeah, it was definitely too much. I had seen this before, but it had been a while. This morning, on a free preview of Showtime, I started to watch it, but just fast-forwarded to the end to get it over with.

[–] JestersDead (485) 4 years ago

Presumably it was not meant to be logically exact.

[–] davodikum (6212) 4 years ago

Yeah. There is no way the movie could make sense, if they tied it up so in a bow, it would suck. You just have to enjoy it for what it is.

[–] macken74 (663) 4 years ago

Yeah I agree .. This is the part of the movie when you really do have to just remember its only a movie ... A hugely enjoyable one at that !

[–] AnubisRaydeen (7897) 4 years ago

Agreed. It scores so high for style and concept that it becomes easier to close an eye to the assorted necessary coincidences.
I like the end. He is shaken and changed by the whole thing. His demeanor is numb and even slightly distrustful. I don't think that the Game is secretly continuing but I think HE is considering that possibility and at the very least digesting what deception the people close to him are capable of. The end is heavy with implication.

[–] BourbonKing (5789) 4 years ago

The ending lends a lot to the whole concept of the "illuminati" and their control over all human behavior. I don't subscribe to that school of thought, but as a concept within this movie it would have made the ending more plausible to me as a viewer.

[–] AnubisRaydeen (7897) 4 years ago

Yes. How could someone not be terrified by the cooperative power displayed. The main character is faced with the same breadth of interpretation as we are. Is he a better man or a man shaken to his core by what was done to him?