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The ending was awful! (spoilers)

posted 15 years ago by keirmartin
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I'm so angry. I loved the movie but the ending was just horrible. The woman had to become an absolute idiot at the end of the movie. She was such a bitch and I wanted her to die, she was so ungrateful for the other guys sacrifice (which was bad-ass by the way) She said she didn't care about him even if he was family yet she kills Markudi because he kills a member of the family I believe? What kind of *beep* is that? She just contradicts herself at the end and kills a man who without, she'd be dead.

She was by far the worst character in the film. She was unlikable and just plain stupid and selfish. At least the two gangsters while stupid were charismatic enough to be likable. The only characters I really liked were Markudi and the moustached badass (who I was lead to believe was the main character until the end.)

Anyway, I loved the movie, the whole feel to it was great and I can say this is definitely one of the best zombie movies ever made. It has a whole new feel to it and it's refreshing to see something good for a change rather than the recent crap Romero has coughed out, I feel the man's losing his touch.

I give it a strong 7-8/10

[–] Clem_DeFontane 14 years ago

I think the point of the ending had to do with the way it contrasts the points of most zombie films.

Most zombie films usually send positive messages. They're about different (read: conflicting) personalities getting along in order to survive the end of the world. They make you rethink the definitions of "us" and "them." That is, before an outbreak, you would define "us" as your family and good friends (or whatever core group you start with) and "them" are the other core groups with whom you eventually ally (and hilarity ensues as the different core groups struggle to understand each other at first). After an outbreak, "us" becomes the living people that happen to be around you, and "them" would be the zombies trying to eat you. It changes "us against them" into "the world against us." That's pretty romantic.

Anyway, this movie takes a dump on that message at the end. Toward the beginning, Ouess blew that girl's mind when he called her out for messing around with the dead guy. To her, he left "us" and became "them" at that point. So, despite all the carnage around them, she still doesn't mourn his self sacrifice. Before that, we saw Bola redefine his brother as a member of "them," so we see more of this rejection of the zombie genre's "band together" theme. Then, we're just left with her execution of the bad guy at the end--in a cold and emotionless way. This movie shows us what happens when resentment is too strong and stubborn to allow for that redefinition of "us" and "them" (or bonding with the enemy). It takes a very grim look at the zombie apocalypse scenario, suggesting that "enemy" is an absolute designation--that there's something real and permanent behind resentment and hatred that doesn't give way to a desire to survive. That's pretty bleak.

[–] brendanfoehr 14 years ago

I loved the ending. Like the ending of the original "Night of the Living Dead", it made its message quite clear that people and these savage, mindless beasts actually have quite a few things in common. It was a timely message in the late 1960s after Martin Luther King's assassination, and it's a timely message still. The character of Aurore still can't let go of her vendetta, even when exacting her revenge is ultimately detrimental to herself and to everyone else.
People kill other people for a reason. Zombies just kill people.

[–] ChuckyDucky 13 years ago

I loved the ending. Like the ending of the original "Night of the Living Dead", it made its message quite clear that people and these savage, mindless beasts actually have quite a few things in common. It was a timely message in the late 1960s after Martin Luther King's assassination, and it's a timely message still. The character of Aurore still can't let go of her vendetta, even when exacting her revenge is ultimately detrimental to herself and to everyone else.
People kill other people for a reason. Zombies just kill people.

That doesn't make any sense!

Aurora had ample opportunity to "exact revenge". She could have "settled the score" before they reached the parking lot and allowed herself to be killed in route to her escape.

Trapped in the apartment with a fellow cop, she reasons that her motive for surviving is her pregnancy, yet in the end, all of the sudden she's willing to risk life and limb (literally) for vengeance. No. I don't think so. Doesn't make sense!

If someone was intent on inflicting harm onto others before ending his/her life, they wouldn't have gone to all the trouble to survive a zombie attack (as Aurora did). They would have just done it. End of story.

As for the ending...disappointed. Aurora was no better than Ade from beginning to end. She proved to be just as ruthless as the drug lords who killed her lover. The irony is, she was more like Ade than any member of her "family."

Anyway, good movie!

[–] itzie5 13 years ago

I didn't think it was too bad.

It was a story about revenge. As soon as they got outside and she pointed the gun at him, you remembered that. The zombies were nuthin but a plot device.

[–] Trioxin_Zombie 13 years ago

OP the ending is the worst part of the movie. INFACT the ending is the only bad part of the movie. The idiots that made the movie should have some common sense beaten into them to the tune "Relentless Beating" by Cannibal Corpse. The final girl cliched ending to this movie is appalling so it is. It is just so *beep* dumb and pollitically correct. They must have ripped off The Thunder Cats motto with how they ended this movie "Clit power HO!" *beep* *beep* that they are. Way to *beep* go in ruining an otherwise awesome movie. Let the one with the tits survive while everyone else gets killed.... I've never seen that before in a horror movie

"I want to kill everyone. Satan is good. Satan is our pal."

[–] keirmartin 13 years ago

Ha, I wrote this two years ago, completely forgot. Just watched it again and came here to rant about this completely forgetting I already previously had maha.

But yes, I hate the cliched "female survives" scenario. Its been done to death in horror movies and its never satisfying to see. Moustache man (I just like calling him that) goes through the effort of helping her get out only for her to literally slam a massive middle-finger to him by almost definitely getting herself killed.

She claims the baby is all that is important so you'd think she'd take Markudi's help to ensure her babies survival. Not, yano...inform the whole undead population as to where she is by killing him.

Also! Can I just say? I'm surprised nobody has called me something derogotary or started up an argument in this topic. Very rare indeed for IMDB. Give yourselves all a pat on the back!

[–] Trioxin_Zombie 13 years ago

I, myself, am surprised I haven't been attacked yet by any dobber stalking this site. The minute you speak out against the final girl cliche you are branded this or that by those ignorant to a differing view. But hype that cliche and say there's not enough of it and you are praised to no end. That wont happen any time soon. No flippin way will it!. That sort of ending needs toned down so it does. It's extremely tiresome stale and very very predictable in a lot of movies. Horror movies mostly. It's killing interest in horror movies so it is. For me anyway. And I find horror to be my favourite genre so that's why it irritates me like it does.

See when that guy "thingy" knocked the bitch out in the apartment right after she was going to kill him. If I was him, I'd have *beep* killed her right there and then. Silently of course as she was knocked out through smashing her head into the mirror. I only wish she did die she was the only flaw to this movie. She's not in it as often as the rest. But every second she is in it is wasted film. And every second she isn't onscreen is a blessing in disguise. It IS NOT a good thing to include such irritating characters in movies like this. Movies like this have the potential to be awesomeness in it's purest form. So irritations like her need to be excluded. And deliberately setting out to make a character as annoying and unlikeable as she is makes you bring into question the mentality of those involved in the scripting of the movie. You are not going to bake a cake and then chuck in some ingredient that ruins the overall finished product so why do it with a movie. It's much the same principle. Making a movie with the perfect ingredients - zombies - cops and drug dealers trapped - end of the world as we all know it type situation. Then add a major annoyance to the cast as well. Idiotic so it is. The end product is thus ruined slightly through the annoyance being added.

The best part of the whole movie was the entire section where the three drug dealers and the cop were in the old boys apartment with him. That part of the film had that sort of "feeling safe while in the middle of a danger zone" vibe to it. A little tranquility among the madness. Well, untill they started arguing over "Carny boy's bad leg" and you even see Markudi in the background egging them on while they argue. He is winding them up if you watch him laughing as the rest are being serious about the bad leg and it needing to be cut off.

"I want to kill everyone. Satan is good. Satan is our pal."

[–] bakerstreetdozen 13 years ago

It may have been an 'honest ending', as someone else put it (meaning that she did what she went there to do), but that doesn't make her any less of a massive c_unt for doing it. She didn't like or appreciate anyone around her, or the sacrifices they made. She'd be dead several times over if it wasn't for all of the other characters saving her arse.

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[–] Trioxin_Zombie 13 years ago

She really is the only flaw to the movie IMO. Without her the movie would be pure kick ass material.

"I want to kill everyone. Satan is good. Satan is our pal."

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[–] Dream_Demon 13 years ago

That i agree on. She deserves to die. Sure, Markudi was a bad guy and a stone cold killer, but she's worse than he is as far as sociality is concerned. I was hoping that she would be surrounded by zombies after she shot him and get eaten up.

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[–] Vohn_exel 13 years ago

Just having watched this, at the end of the movie, I thought she was gonna die. I felt like she had somewhat become the "bad guy," and the drug dealer was going to kill her. Still, I just didn't like her character the entire movie. The first half seemed to be her just standing around wailing, and then she becomes the Terminator. I couldn't stand her character and I didn't feel that she grew or changed in any way. If we were supposed to dislike her as a character, that's fine, but don't make someone like that the main character.

"The Square Root of Nine is Three!"

[–] Trioxin_Zombie 13 years ago

I really have to question the sanity of those who are responsible for this movie. Adding that as a character is idiotic at best. Making someone so irritating in a movie with so much kick ass potential should be a crime that is dealt with accordingly. SHE is the only thing that stops me from watching this movie on a regular or semi-regular basis. WAY TO GO, FOOLS!.

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[–] agent-k-gim 12 years ago

the argument all above about those bitches i over 9000% *beep* agree,,
those bitches just give alot of minus point to this movie,
honestly i very like this movie if that bitch dead at last,
who give a *beep* about revenge *beep* this is zombie apocalypse dude

[–] Trioxin_Zombie 12 years ago

I only work with what I am given. The movie is as I've stated... a wasted opportunity in creating an awesome kick ass zombie movie. They killed any and all hope this movie had of obtaining this level of quality by having her in the movie and making her survive while everyone else gets killed. The final girl cliche lives on! it's a Metallica special that... SAD BUT TRUE. Who says women have more *beep* right to survive in horror movies than men do. IT'S BULL!. The horror genre is the most sexist genre in movieland. Second to none it is.

"We were loyal warriors. That's the oath we gave. To protect the Emperor. Even to the grave"

[–] Goosehoundv2 12 years ago

The final girl cliche lives on! it's a Metallica special that... SAD BUT TRUE. Who says women have more *beep* right to survive in horror movies than men do. IT'S BULL!. The horror genre is the most sexist genre in movieland. Second to none it is.

If you are butthurt about the final girl cliche.. Try watching stuff like...

The Mist
Midnight Meat Train
Drag Me To Hell
Wolf Creek
The Entity
The Cabin in The Woods
Triangle
Trollhunter
Quarantine
Rec
Rec II
Rec Genesis
The Innkeepers
Lake Eden
Grave Encounters
The Tunnel
Blood Creek
The Descent
The Descent 2
Dog Soldiers
Pontypool
The Shortcut
Wake Wood
Dagon
Trick'r Treat
The Burrowers
The Children
Alien Raiders
Cloverfield
Shutter
28 Days Later
28 Weeks Later
Death of a Ghost Hunter
The Poughkeepsie Tapes
The Signal
Altered
The Host
Severance
Silent Hill
Shaun of the Dead
Wrong Turn
Cabin Fever
Long Time Dead
My Little Eye
Brotherhood of the Wolf
The Blair Witch Project
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
The Last Broadcast
Noroi
Pitch Black
Thinner
Dellamorte Dellamore
R-Point

Ad infinitum...

Then older stuff, such as....

The Omen
The Exorcist
The Wicker Man
Night of the Living Dead
Dawn of the Dead
Day of the Dead
The Thing From Another World
The Blob
Psycho
Night of the Demon
Creepshow
Creepshow II
The Evil Dead

Ad infinitum...

I suggest you stick to rom-com..

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[–] ribby45 12 years ago

OK.

I'm fighting a battle with my inner 15-year-old.

My inner 15-year-old tells me that most of the comments about bitches were posted by bespotted adolescents who have never been near a woman.
If they had, they might be less likely to be so disrespectful towards women.
And don't even start with the can't you take a joke? sh**

Not a bespotted adolescent?
Excuse me.
Then maybe you're a dysfunctional weak-a** male who I could knock baldheaded in a fight.
Assuming you know how to fight.
I'm in a wheelchair now, but I used to be very handy in a fight.

Whoah. Sorry about that.
I was just possessed by a teenage noodlehead.
Normal service has now been restored to the real me, aged 51.

The film ended the only way it could end, with integrity.

French films are precisely that.
French.
They're not made for US audiences.
Not even UK audiences
They're made for French audiences.

Some French films get subtitled - great!
My French is good enough to know that sometimes the subtitles are approximate - a lot more F-words are actually being spoken than translated.
Dubbing is almost always an unsatisfactory experience.

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[–] Hey_Sweden 12 years ago

Overall, I enjoyed the movie but I do agree with you on her character.

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