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Stephen Kings The Mist
Ginsu Victim:
--- Quote from: erictrumpet on August 03, 2008, 12:14:27 pm ---I thought this movie was great and the ending was terrificly tragic.
I do wish the military had NOT shown up, though. Why don't any movies ever go to the extreme conclusion: EVERYONE IN THE WORLD DIES.
For example: Signs. I liked this movie a lot. But, why did it have to have a happy ending? When they were trapped in the dark cellar and the aliens broke in the house, we had a feeling that these were the LAST survivors on earth. Man, they were so ALONE! It was awesome! The screen should have stayed black... then silence... then the credits roll. THE END! That would have been so awesome!
And here's an example of a GOOD ending: The 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead. They escape to the guy's boat, they make it to the island (or wherever), and SURPRISE! Zombies there too! They all die! EVERYONE IS DEAD! End of the world!
The Mist could have ended that way too, and it would have been great.
But, the ending as they made it was okay. It was a happy ending, but not happy... because of the murder thing :)
Eric.
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The Mist had no happy ending. The military arriving makes it a happy one? I think you're alone in this view.
Also, see my earlier point about whether the military would've arrived or not.
I blame ka.
AtomSmasher:
--- Quote from: GinsuVictim on August 03, 2008, 11:52:27 am ---Better to do it himself rather than seeing his kid torn to shreds by one of those things.
"Don't let the monsters get me" was also referring to Mrs. Carmody and her followers.
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Between certain death and almost certain death I would choose almost certain death every time, which is what the characters in the movie did up until the very end when they just gave up. It also stands to reason the further away that they got from the military base (the place where the creatures came through to their world), the less creatures there would be running around, so they would have a much higher chance of surviving on foot.
Another thing that pissed me off is that the guy didn't reload his gun before they went next door to the pharmacy. Why would he possibly not reload his gun so that it had 6 shots again instead of only leaving 4 shots in it. At the end of the movie I just assumed he did reload, so I figured the guy would only count 2 bullets, but when he counted four, I was just thinking WTF kind of moron doesn't reload before entering a dangerous situation.
shmokes:
The same kind who stands around gaping at horrible spider monsters who can fire white-hot burning-magnesium web at their enemies . . . rather than, say, running.
Ginsu Victim:
--- Quote ---It also stands to reason the further away that they got from the military base (the place where the creatures came through to their world), the less creatures there would be running around, so they would have a much higher chance of surviving on foot.
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Though it's not conveyed well in the movie, it was supposed to give the impression that they had driven for hours and still saw no end to the mist. Once they saw the giant creature, they had lost all hope. They knew going on foot would not bring about a pleasant death.
AtomSmasher:
--- Quote from: GinsuVictim on August 03, 2008, 05:37:50 pm ---
--- Quote ---It also stands to reason the further away that they got from the military base (the place where the creatures came through to their world), the less creatures there would be running around, so they would have a much higher chance of surviving on foot.
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Though it's not conveyed well in the movie, it was supposed to give the impression that they had driven for hours and still saw no end to the mist. Once they saw the giant creature, they had lost all hope. They knew going on foot would not bring about a pleasant death.
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Obviously they were saying they had lost all hope as that's the only explanation for the ending, but it still goes against the actions their characters made earlier in the movie. Leaving the store at all was considered certain death by the others, but they tried anyways and prevailed, only to give up at the next obstacle. Regardless, the sudden stupidity of the characters at certain times and the moronic twist ending with the military were more then enough to ruin an almost great movie.
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