Decent Movie LAME ENDING - Chloe (2010) Discussion

[–] NeedysBoy 13 years ago

The ending was a bit of a puzzle.

I think Egoyan wanted the viewers to think about it.

Especially, why Catherine wore Chloe's hairpin after refusing it two of three times.

There's a lot of ambiguity in the ending. People interpret it in different ways. They think about it and argue about it. I guess that's why it was made that way.

"I think it's time to see Amanda sticking guns in people's faces."

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[–] gabbygirl499 13 years ago

Film a better movie ending if you don't like the ending. You can't say what a bad movie ending is unless you post a better movie ending yourself.

Haha sound familiar dumbass?

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[–] Abbie_Normal_14 13 years ago

Seriously, gabbygirl?
You believe that negative comments are only valid when coming from people who can do better themselves?

I might agree that if someone goes on and on about disliking something and vehemently and stubbornly argues that point against all detractors, then it might be appropriate to ask for that person's credentials.

But it's not necessary for someone to show his resume or portfolio before commenting on a story point that didn't work for him.

You don't need to be a professional musician to know when someone is playing out of tune.
You don't need to be a chef to know when your salmon is overcooked.
You don't need to be a dancer to tell when someone has no grace.
You don't need to be a filmmaker to have an opinion about a film's ending.

I don't mean to sound condescending, but I simply don't agree with the "you can't comment unless you can do better" argument.

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[–] Abbie_Normal_14 13 years ago

By the "end", I assume you're referring to the bedroom scene and not the party scene at the very end?
If so, I have to agree.
Everything up to that point was a typically moody, stylish, subtle, mysterious, slowly unraveling Atom Egoyan puzzle (and yes, I'm a fan).
But that part felt a bit too Fatal Attraction-esque, and seemed out of place from the rest of the movie.
As that scene played out, I was actually thinking "please don't have a struggle where she falls out the window because I've seen that a dozen times before" and then, whoomp, there it was.
Overall, I liked the movie. It was well-crafted and offered some interesting discussion points (I would expect nothing less from Egoyan).
But that scene disappointed me.

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[–] HenryCW 13 years ago

I agree that the ending somewhat ruined the film, which for the beginning two-thirds was fairly provoking and engaging. It was interesting that Catherine hired Chloe to gather proof of her husband’s infidelity. But when Chloe related her tales (later shown to be lies) about her seduction of the husband, Catherine somehow was strangely aroused and fascinated by what she heard. It was also clear that Chloe had an interest in Catherine. Up to that point, the viewer is left to wonder how much of what Chloe said was true, and how the story would further develop. Unfortunately, the last part of the film was a letdown, going for an unsubtle, predictable finale, which made the film appear to be a lesbian version of Fatal Attraction, with traces of Basic Instinct and Indecent Proposal.

The last major scene was also weak in another sense. It might be argued that the director or scriptwriter might leave some ambiguity in the ending and some room for the viewers’ analyses and interpretation, but that was not what I am talking about. One serious objection is that Chloe’s death scene was almost physically impossible. Catherine and Chloe were kissing when the son walked in, and Catherine pushed Chloe away. Catherine didn’t seem to push her all that hard, but the whole door-sized glass window fell out together with the frame?! The expensive house seemed to contain many potential deathtraps! Presumably had someone accidentally leaned against the window, it would have fallen out too. The contractor would probably be faced with a multimillion lawsuit.

Also, what story did the family tell the police after Chloe’s death? It appeared they had a lot of explanation to do. Chloe was a prostitute, but she came to their house at the invitation of the son and she died there. Wouldn’t Catherine be charged with murder, manslaughter or something? Up to that point, Chloe had committed no crime – except perhaps sex with a minor and not doing her job after receiving Catherine’s money. Earlier she might have appeared to threaten Catherine with the hairpin but would that be sufficient reason to push someone out the window? The police and CSI guys were going to have a busy day.

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[–] CrystalRocks 13 years ago

I agree as well. It felt extremely anticlimactic, which was a shame because up until Catherine walks in on Chloe with her son, I loved the movie.

Up to that point, I didn't really feel like there was any actual danger. I didn't understand the drama behind the pictures Chloe e-mailed to Catherine of the two of them together, since by this point, Catherine had already confessed to what she had done.

The ending felt very forced, like they really needed something scary to happen and so they made it happen in the last ten minutes. The tagline of the movie suggests that Chloe would be an evil, threatening character, but, although I suspected her early on of lying about the affair with David, I felt no threat. In fact, I felt sympathy. She was a misguided young woman who was hopelessly in love with someone who would never return the feelings on the same level. I was her at one point, and I'm sure many other viewers have been as well. Then suddenly Chloe goes from this lovestruck little girl with no signs of violence or insanity (and no, crying desperately over unrequited love isn't insanity, it's typical of every teen and twenty-something girl that learns that the person they love doesn't want them), to a violent, threatening murderer. It could happen, yes, but it didn't feel like a natural evolution of this character.

I also agree about the window scene. Someone with that much money and a house that nice and that big does not put in flimsy windows. There is just no way she could have been pushed through so easily. It felt so absurd, in fact, that I went back to the beginning of the movie to see if I had missed something about maybe having some construction done or anything giving a viable reason that these windows would break away SO easily.

Lastly, there didn't seem to be any reason for Chloe to be happy to die, and her smile as she fell completely threw off the character development thus far, in my opinion.

All in all, it seemed like they made the movie and got close to their time limit and basically said, "Oh snap, we forgot to put a serious threatening conflict and resolution in! Quick, turn her into a villain then throw her out the window!"

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[–] DennisAlexis 13 years ago

The ending was great! :)

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[–] Globalcharmer 13 years ago

As Chloe fell through the window, I immediately thought, "Cop-out!" Very disappointing. They might as well have thrown in a car chase too.

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[–] NeedysBoy 13 years ago

And while we put on a show of being facile, we are actually searching for the central essence of things, and are pleased if we can hide it.

--Tristan Tzara

"I think it's time to see Amanda sticking guns in people's faces."

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[–] paulinegellar 13 years ago

I actually really liked the ending. I reminded me a lot of Poison Ivy.

Want to read a full review of Chloe:
http://catchthemoviefever.blogspot.fr/2012/03/chloe.html

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[–] kangamangus 13 years ago

I think a great ending would have been at the party scene to have Julianne look at her emails real quick and see an email from Chloe that had a picture of Chloe and the husband. And then cut to credits.

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[–] Doc110894 13 years ago

I wish this movie could have gone into more interesting directions, instead of the whole lighter Fatal Attraction thing.

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[–] Rena_Mahone 11 years ago

Agreed, the ending was disappointing.

Boycott movies that involve real animal violence! (and their directors too)

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