Movie endings...

jujube

jujube

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There HAS to be a special place in hell for movie producers/directors/writers whose movie ends without "ending". It's like they have said, "Oops, just about out of time, let's just cut it off here!"

You know the scene.....the hero has to make a decision. Will he pick Evelyn or will he go on with Anna? Or will he just ride off into the sunset with his faithful horse? Or will he join the Marines and die heroically? None of the above.....he's just going to stand there on the beach and stare dumbly at the horizon. End of movie. It's like getting ready to sneeze and then not sneezing.

We got Netflix a few weeks ago and I've been absolutely binge watching some series and movies that look interesting. My "disappointment level" has never been higher. First, I got interested in a series that ended the first season on a cliffhanger.....and then the second season was cancelled. Bummer! Now, before I start a series, I hit the internet to make sure this hasn't happened.

Last night, I watched a movie....have already forgotten the name....where the guy may or may not have killed his wife. Maybe it was the ghost who did it? Maybe it was the boyfriend? Who knows. The husband ends up in a boat sailing out to sea. Is he getting away? Is he committing suicide? Is he damned? Who knows, the movie ended.

Bah, humbug. I've thrown down some books that ended that way, too. I'm a person who likes things wrapped up tight at the end.
 

Geezer Garage said:
The French seem to be especially good at the no ending ending. Sometimes it seems appropriate, but mostly just seems incomplete.
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The French Connection had a good ending but it required a part two so it was an incomplete ending and not even French right? I digress but it was fun to discuss one of my favorite films however briefly.
 

I stopped watching series for that reason. Unless it's a limited series, they're all the same where nothing is ever resolved. The latest is The Night Agent on Netflix. The agent's the only one who can be trusted, somebody's leaking information to the bad guys. They get chased, wind up at a new secure location... but not for long! Somebody leaked the location, so they're on the run again. And then there's the question of when they'll wind up in bed. Blah, blah, blah...

On second thought, maybe series have always been like that.
 
jujube said:
My "disappointment level" has never been higher. First, I got interested in a series that ended the first season on a cliffhanger.....and then the second season was cancelled. Bummer! Now, before I start a series, I hit the internet to make sure this hasn't happened.
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I too need to remind myself to search the internet prior to committing to a series. There was one that had 3 seasons, before they decided they weren’t going to renew. Left hanging.

I’m waiting for one really popular one right now. No renewal announced, which is odd when something is getting great reviews. Maybe it‘s a contract dispute. Whenever they do announce it, it’ll still be about 15 months before the second season.
 
As a gal once said when I was talking to her about a darn movie that ended with no ending, "Aw, that stupid movie had 'We're hoping for a sequel!' written all over it."
 
SeniorBen said:
I stopped watching series for that reason. Unless it's a limited series, they're all the same where nothing is ever resolved. The latest is The Night Agent on Netflix. The agent's the only one who can be trusted, somebody's leaking information to the bad guys. They get chased, wind up at a new secure location... but not for long! Somebody leaked the location, so they're on the run again. And then there's the question of when they'll wind up in bed. Blah, blah, blah...

On second thought, maybe series have always been like that.
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I enjoy Limited Series for that reason.
 
I know what you mean Jujube...very frustrating when they don't wrap things up like they should. What show was it that ended with a cliffhanger and didn't get renewed? I remember and friend and I went to the movies to see Kiss Of The Spider Woman. I mean who wouldn't want to see Raul Julio on the big screen? We both walked out of there going WTH happened?! Unfortunately we seem to have a new generation of writers who have gotten sloppy, silly and think their scripts will be good if they use the F word in every other sentence..so annoying! I don't even bother going to the movies anymore. I know it won't take long for them to wind up on somebody's streaming service.
 
It's not just new movies. 1939...Gone With The Wind. Scarlett discovers she has loved Rhett for years, just didn't know it. But Rhett finally leaves her and she dissolves in tears, thinking how to get him back, decides to go home to Tara, and says, "tomorrow is another day!" Will she get him back? Does she pine away for him forever? Major cliffhanger!

Another book was written (not by Margaret Mitchell) called Scarlett which answers these questions but I won't give anything away!
 
caroln said:
It's not just new movies. 1939...Gone With The Wind. Scarlett discovers she has loved Rhett for years, just didn't know it. But Rhett finally leaves her and she dissolves in tears, thinking how to get him back, decides to go home to Tara, and says, "tomorrow is another day!" Will she get him back? Does she pine away for him forever? Major cliffhanger!

Another book was written (not by Margaret Mitchell) called Scarlett which answers these questions but I won't give anything away!
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I've always hated the end of that book.

My son and I just listened to one of my favorite Stephen King books together and were discussing the frustrating non-ending.

Though, on looking at some internet discussion on the topic (the ending of this SK story, specifically) I've drawn, and subsequently discussed with my son, conclusions with which I am now satisfied and can go back to enjoying this book now without the trailing annoyance of the un-ending, which as it turns out, is, but isn't.
 
Geezer Garage said:
The French seem to be especially good at the no ending ending. Sometimes it seems appropriate, but mostly just seems incomplete.
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Interesting that you say that. My mother tongue is French, so I enjoy watching French movies. My husband is American. He sometimes watches those with me and comments on it the same way that you do. I think it is a cultural thing. I see that most American made movies always or mostly end well. The characters live in beautiful homes, everybody is kind and gets along well. It gives us a distorted idea of reality. The French are mostly dramatic and leave a lot to your imagination or interpretation. I think that's what sometimes puzzles an American audience.
 
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