the end of 'the acid house.'
Why was the ending of "The Acid House" changed in the screenplay? I mean, I didn't see a reason for it. Keeping the original ending wouldn't have taken any more time, just a script change.
Stepping back, in the film, when Coco suddenly shouts "HIBS!" it's pretty much implied that he's changed mentalities with the infant.
At the end of the story in the novel, however, the roles of Coco and Tom weren't switched back. They came face to face on a bus, and there was only a dim recollection of their past lives;
-- Kokorbigh!
-- That's not Korkirbigh, she explained, referring to the dream demon that persistently plagued her son Tom, -- that's just a young man.
Kirsty talked about babies for the rest of the journey, engrossed in the subject, never noticing the fear and confusion on her husband's face.
It was terse, haunting, and powerful and when the movie neglected it, I scowled. Alot. Mayhap I'm just nit-picking, but I can't find a reason for the change. If it was another writer who wrote the screenplay, then I could understand... but I'm unsure why Welsh would change the ending of his title story when it was so absolutely gorgeous as it was.
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"sal, wyoming's not a country."
- sonny, dog day afternoon
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