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The director's answer to the big question about the end SPOILERS

posted 13 years ago by justin-340
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*** ENDING SPOILERS BELOW ***

I noticed a lot of people had the same question I did: If Warwick faked so much, then how do we explain his final lines to the cop? Does that line suggest that there actually have been "real" victims in the past? Because makeup isn't going to fix the mess he's in now.

But an interview with the director seems to suggest that no, he hasn't actually killed anyone yet... but that he may be about to kill his first.

Here's the interview:
http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/interview-nick-tomnay-perfect-host/

And here's the specific quote:
"Warwick is all about fabrication. But by the end of the movie that way of behaving isn’t going to be enough. Structurally, the film concludes at the end of one chapter of Warwick’s life and asks the viewer to imagine the beginning of the next chapter. A darker Warwick is about to appear."

[–] liisbdn-907-683473 13 years ago

A darker Warwick is about to appear

so he is going to kill the other cop? because if Criminal Minds has taught me anything, it's that killers always escalate :)

[–] Chelios24 13 years ago

What about the parking garage guy? Did he just knock him out?

[–] jachandler333 13 years ago

Yeah, the parking garage guy was just knocked out.

"Well, yeah, they're baby-eating badasses man, what more do you need to know?"

[–] teixeifm90 13 years ago

But how does killing Morton solve anything? He may have kept the Polaroid to himself..but when he goes missing, I imagine people are going to ask questions. He might have a family. Warwick is going to have to go to extremes to tie it up nicely.

Talking monkey, yeah, yeah. Came here from the future, ugly sucker, only says "ficus".

[–] jachandler333 13 years ago

it won't solve anything. Maybe Warwick isn't thinking that far ahead....maybe the voices in his head are just going into survival mode....

"Well, yeah, they're baby-eating badasses man, what more do you need to know?"

[–] Tolham 12 years ago

that's exactly what i thought. warwick can't let morton go, but if he kills morton that will start a big investigation. all it would take is for morton to tell anyone "i'm going to warwick's for dinner tonight" and boom, warwick is the #1 suspect.

[–] weirdJ 9 years ago

Warwick wouldn't necessarily be the number one suspect, let alone a suspect at all. Going to dinner at your superior's house doesn't mean that the superior is the murderer. If that link is acceptable, it means that if, for example, you go to Walmart and later end up dead, the cashier did it. Also, if there were no issues between Warwick and the detective, there would be even less suspicion of Warwick. And finally, as long as there's no evidence that Warwick murdered the detective, Warwick wouldn't be a suspect.

[–] weirdJ 9 years ago

But why would anyone suspect Warwick?

[–] Darkdemonqueen 9 years ago

I just figured that if he (Warwick) thinks he keeps denying it and schmoozes the detective that perhaps it'll blow over. Since the detective is coming alone and later in the day it gives him plenty of time to clean up.

He's a flipping lieutenant! he knows there is no way to completely cover up a murder....it's too risky. Besides if the detective could really prove Warwick spent time with John then the most he'd get is demotion and slap on the wrist.....so MURDER? or SLAP ON THE WRIST?

That was my take on that scene.

[–] transmentalist 9 years ago

I'd have to watch it again, but I thought there was a reference to Morton having placed some bets, implying that he might have a compulsive gambling problem.

The director seems to have cleared the issue up (Warwick's going to kill Morton), but until that quote came to light, I'd assumed that Warwick would just mess with Morton, same as he did his previous guests, then blackmail him into silence with Morton's gambling problem

The director's answer to the big question about the end *SPOILERS*

The director's answer to the big question about the end SPOILERS