Day #30 -of the 30 Day Film Challenge..

[shadowkat]

Day #30 of the 30 Day Film Challenge

The prompt is A Film with your favorite ending

What if you don't have a favorite ending? Or can thing of a film with one?
I'm seriously drawing a blank here guys. I suppose you could say Raider's had a great ending, but I already used that one. West Side Story had a good ending - always sends chills down my spine. The Haunting - Wise's original film had a great ending.

For me, a good ending is something that leaves things open-ended somewhat.
Too neatly wrapped up - I get annoyed. Films that I felt didn't land the ending were the ones that felt the need to do multiple endings. Teaser ending, then another ending after it. Avenger's EndGame kind of went screwy with its ending.

I'm going with an oldie...mainly because I already used Empire Strikes Back and Raiders.

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It's also the only one I remember.

This ends the movie challenge. Currently doing the television challenge, and starting Oct 1 - will start the 30 days of Halloween Challenge.

Comments

[cjlasky7]

A perfect ending. You almost want to see Rick and Louie battling Nazis in three more movies--but it's so much better this way, an alliance newly formed with the promise of adventures to come....

I have a really obvious choice... that someone else will probably post later tonight. So I'm going WAY off the board for a controversial selection:

The Mist (2007); directed by Frank Darabont

https://youtu.be/ktqNNsVJhUE

Holy shit, was that dark. People absolutely freaked out over it. But I loved it. Darabont was making a point: after resisting the paranoid, apocalyptic ravings of Mrs. Carmody for the entire movie, David lost hope and gave into despair--and once hope was lost, he was lost.

And just to drive the point home, Melissa McBride--after vanishing for half the movie--zooms by with her kids, safe and sound. She never gave up hope, never gave in to despair and nihilism, and the gods rewarded her.

There are obvious political overtones to this version of The Mist, about how our leaders use fear and rage to bring out the worst in us. But this goes deeper than politics; it's a pure and palpable expression of Thanatos.


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[shadowkat]

Now, now - keep in mind most haven't seen it. (I haven't, I tend to avoid a lot of really scary dark films - my anxiety doesn't require help.)

Stephen King might kill you for revealing an ending to that film.

Although - from your description - I've still no idea what happens. It was listed in the top 35 great movie endings. (Casbalanca wasn't listed at all - weirdly all the ones listed had shocking plot twists or endings.) Yes, I googled movies with great endings because I was drawing a blank - only to realize I hadn't seen most of the films on the critics list or could remember their endings. I think I should have changed it to most memorable ending - in that I could actually remember it. Casablanca is so over-quoted, that it's ending is impossible to forget.

[cjlasky7]

If you want to keep your anxiety down, I would avoid this one; it's pure nightmare fuel. Not because the monsters are terrifying (even though they are)--because of the people. Marcia Gay Harden's Mrs. Carmody is a religious fanatic on (what seems to be) the actual Judgment Day. (Roll that around for a minute...)

In mood and philosophical approach, this movie is the opposite of Darabont's previous Stephen King adaptation. It's The Shawshank Redemption's evil twin brother.

[shadowkat]

Yeah, I can't watch it this year. I had to turn down my niece who is hunting people to help her get progressives elected in swing districts. The whole idea of doing it - sends my blood pressure up. My workplace is driving me nuts as it is.

I want to watch the House of Bly on Netflix - the latest in the ghost story trilogy from the creator of last years - Haunting of Hill House. But, I don't think I can. My blood pressure is elevated enough as is.

[mtbc]

The BBC showed Casablanca recently, I was glad to have the chance to see it again.

[petzipellepingo]

I'm going with Julie and Julia when her cookbook arrives in the mail .

[atpo_onm]

Too many years, too many movies, many favorite endings. So...

... since we're soon into the big ol' holiday time of the year, I'm going to choose a film from last winter that I almost didn't get to see in a theater, featuring an actress who is now one of those I'd watch in pretty much anything just to bask in her general genius-osity.

Yes, you, Emilia Clarke. You were great in this film, in a very different role from the one you became famous for. And this film had a lovely twist of an ending that once you look back, was both perfect and inevitable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MneQ4hAwsBI

A lovely piece of work all around, BTW, not just Ms. Clarke. Good casting, writing, direction, music, the whole mighty twig.

[shadowkat]

Interesting - that movie got a lot of really bad reviews. I may try it now. Thanks for the rec.

[atpo_onm]

I don't recall the reviews at the time, but like I mentioned, if I like the actor, don't care. (Tom Hanks would be another example. If he's in it, I'm there.)

However, there seem to be a lot of reviews on the IMDb that gave it 8s, 9s, and 10s, so 'taint just me. :-)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8623904/reviews?ref_=tt_ql_3

[wendelah1]

I don't know if anyone has chosen this movie for another category--or if I did, forgive me. My brain is on strike.

Jerry Maguire: You had me at hello