I loved this movie until the ending
I thought the ending was a cop out and lacked any balls or creativity.
Can anybody reccomend any films with the same kind of suspenseful, surreal build up but with a better ending?
I don't know I thought it was full circle. And to be honest I expected Mort to die.
shareSpoilers for the novella:
[spoilers]Actually, in the novella, he does die. He's shot before he can kill Ted and Amy.[/spoilers]
But, fortunately, it’s also clear that everybody goes down well with beer!
I like the movie ending better, but the book ending seems more correct. Either way it's a good movie. I never read Stephen King before, is this a good place to start?
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The Stand Movie was long but good. alright, then I might just have to pick up one of those books sometime. Thanks
shareI was hoping the same kind of mind-war would also occur, yet with Mort defeating Shooter but killing b!tch of a wife anyway.
That he would struggle with his split-personality but then eventually realise "hey, Shooter is right! My wife is a cheating whore who ruined me and is still attempting to use me but play the victim! I SHOULD kill her".
I found the ending to be tremendously satisfying. Just, even.
shareYes, because heaven forbid, if there was a happy ending, it totally would have *beep* up your dreadful, ugly, nihilistic little buttwhining lifestyle.
shareIf youve never read Stephen King before I suggest starting with either Firestarter or Misery. Then move on to books like The Shining, The Stand, IT, Salems Lot, etc. A great book he made recently (most of his recent work doesnt hold a candle to his old) is 11/22/63 about the kennedy assasination and time travel.
Dear Warden, You were right. Salvation lies within.
"Spoilers for the novella:
[spoilers]Actually, in the novella, he does die. He's shot before he can kill Ted and Amy.[/spoilers]"
I've read the original story ("Secret Window, Secret Garden") several times, but much like in "The Mist," I vastly prefer the darker, cinematic ending. Otherwise, however, the movie is very faithful to the novella. John Turturro had to have read the story himself, in order to get the "John Shooter" character so damn perfect. He deserved an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, in my opinion.
Been making IMDB board posts since the 90s, yet can't bring up any from before December of 2004.
Not to split hairs, but would that be more appropriate for best supporting actor, or should they have pushed for 'best actor'? XD
shareGreat job with the spoilers tag, that really helped.
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Personally I'd say THAT is the cop out ending. Killing off Mort, like every murderer in every thriller in history of time? (exaggerated...) That would've been boring. I didn't expect him to actually kill them and survive and even "live happily ever after" in his own demented world.
I think the major problem for some people is "Oh he lives because he's Johnny Depp and they lacked the balls to kill him off"
I personally was very surprised by the ending and that's why I like the movie. It's different than a lot of other movies in my opinion. Of course it has to face the ultimate Psycho comparison, but that's OK for me.
I found the ending a bit of a poke at the whole thing when Shooter is trying to get Mort to change his ending because he thinks its better. The film makers changed the ending because they felt it was better.
Other than that it was an okay movie, I found it a tad bit predictable. However I was wondering if Mort would die in the end or not and he didn't which is a nice change of pace I guess.