Decent Movie LAME ENDING
Seriously... What a dumb way to end a movie like that... Smh.
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the ending was downright poetic and graceful; very different from how these kinds of movies usually end. Instead of having a crazy, chaotic ending filled with cheesy music and noise, "Chole" ended on a quiet, somber note. It was understated, and designed to make the viewer THINK...maybe that's why you didn't like it...
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@ Pinku_Eiga,
"Maybe it's another dimension. Or, you know, just really deep." --Needy
It was understated, and designed to make the viewer THINK...maybe that's why you didn't like it...
And maybe you didn't bother reading the posts, because people have explained their reasons for not liking it, which have little to do with ambiguity. Actually, most have stated that they enjoyed the movie because it DID make them think, and because the tale was engaging.
Anyway, I find the first hour or so to be very interesting, but the ending is a little too Melrose Place for me.
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James_6 writes: "...but the ending is a little too Melrose Place for me."
I don't get it?
Why is the ending like Melrose Place?
"Maybe it's another dimension. Or, you know, just really deep." --Needy
Because the events seemed rather extraordinary and unusual.
To expand: On one hand, we have this fascinating young woman who'd spent a lot of time giving people what they wanted, and then decided she wanted something for herself -- something she ultimately couldn't have.
We also have this realistic tale of the common concerns that people face as they get older, especially married people.
And then, suddenly, we have a girl flying out a window.
I concur with others on a few points: it didn't really feel congruent with the rest of the film, it didn't seem realistic (those windows must have been cheap), and it didn't seem necessary.
Not knocking Melrose Place, BTW.
James
It seems to me that the film uses certain tropes of the erotic-thriller genre, but if the viewer is willing to look beyond them, they will realise that it transcends these cliches. Obviously, the window scene is entirely symbolic, and not meant to be taken literally. Chloe becomes the hairpin (a sort of glue, holding illusion, projection and wish-fulfillment together), allowing the family unit to endure, whilst maintaining the isolation of each of the three individual members.
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James_6 writes: "Because the events seemed rather extraordinary and unusual."
Well, it was a movie!
As the other poster said, the window scene was symbolic or allegoric. In an alternate ending, Catherine has a VO and says that Chloe "could have saved herself, instead she saved me."
When she falls, Chloe is posed cross-like; she gets a wound to her hand, and a kiss from the person that causes her death; and in the dissolve, the arch gives her a halo...
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"Maybe it's another dimension. Or, you know, just really deep." --Needy
When she falls, Chloe is posed cross-like; she gets a wound to her hand, and a kiss from the person that causes her death; and in the dissolve, the arch gives her a halo...
Absolutely. I'm actually quite surprised people are missing this. It's a deliberate gesture. It's not even particularly subtle,(I don't mean this as a criticism). All the symbolism is there. I wish more people were open to abstractions. This film was not intended as a piece of vivid realism. It dissects the borders between reality and desire.
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voided-1 writes: "All the symbolism is there."
"Maybe it's another dimension. Or, you know, just really deep." --Needy
Well, it was a movie!
I meant when compared to the rest of the movie. That's what this whole topic is about.
Anyway, bro, if you like the ending, that's cool. Same goes for others who feel differently for the reasons mentioned here.
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James_6 writes: "I meant when compared to the rest of the movie."
I just meant that a movie is a fantasy, a movie is scripted; so sometimes unrealistic things happen because film is art. The ending was obviously intended to make us think....
"Maybe it's another dimension. Or, you know, just really deep." --Needy