trying to think of some films with a totally unexpected ending where the main character dies or something. none of this hollywood world is saved hurrah nonsense.
help would be appriciated
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Seven,wasnt the main character,but i didnt see it coming!
also arlington road.
____________________________________________________ The Cylons were created by man. They rebelled. They evolved. They look and feel... Human. There are many copies. And they have a plan.
so fare we've come up with terms of endearment and titanic.
anymore?
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it was just an example though. we have to come up with films where they dont have you 'isnt life wondeful, everyone is good, i won the beauty contest' endings.
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____________________________________________________ The Cylons were created by man. They rebelled. They evolved. They look and feel... Human. There are many copies. And they have a plan.
Some suggestions for downbeat denouments of a non-happy variety:
*The Conversation *Blow Out *Salo, or, The 120 Days of Sodom *Reds *Wild Strawberries *A Short Film About Killing *Stroszek *Sunset Boulevard (later ripped off for American Beauty) *Salvador *The Dead Zone *The Fly *Carnival of Souls *Philadelphia/Longtime Companion *La Haine *Easy Rider *Bonnie & Clyde *The Last Temptation of Christ *Citizen Kane *Scarface (1983) *Last Tango in Paris *The Godfather Part II *Paisa *Rome, Open City *The Postman Always Rings Twice (1982) *Raging Bull *New York, New York *Jules et Jim *Dog Day Afternoon *Harold & Maude *The Purple Rose of Cairo *Audition *Don't Look Now *The Manchurian Candidate (both) *Seconds *Come and See *Stalingrad *Das Boot *Shame *The Round Up *Kes *Dog Soldiers/a.k.a. Who'll Stop the Rain *The Deer Hunter *Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia *The Wild Bunch *The Remains of the Day *Glory ....and a whole lot more !!!
"See you on doomsday!"- Sadegh Hedayat's suicide note
Bad Endings that make my blood boil Leon The Champ Terms of Endearment Dusk Til Dawn - sick stuff V. non-happy An American Werewolf in London The Deer Hunter Blade Runner The Devils - Weird is NOT the word Revenge - I think
"My father had a profound influence on me. He was a lunatic" *Meet the new boss...Same as the old boss*
Brazil Akira Legend Of The Overfiend The Ring Chinese Ghost Story Donnie Darko Sin City When The Wind Blows
Although, just because a film has an "unhappy" ending, doesn't mean there is no sense of 'completion'. It might be that 'an' issue is resolved by the end of the film, but not the issue we thought would be.
Example - Don't Look Now - had a surprise shock twist where a main character dies (not the one we were lead to beleve was in danger) but the other main character has come to terms with their grief that they had at the beginning of the film.
Harold And Maud also has a sad ending, but in a way it resolves another issue that ran through the film.
Donnie Darko has a strange ending. By dieing, all the petty squables and divisions in his community are (we are left to assume) averted.
These are the only ones I can think of that were truly unhappy. In Brazil the corrupt government defeat the rebellion and the horrable world that was exposed to us will just keep going. The only resolution is that the main character achieved his life ambition- but only in his head! Very sinister!
In When The Wind Blows, the couple die while praying.
Sin city's multiple stories were very dark, especially the Bruce Willis story. The City is just one big nhillistic distopia.
In these cases the completion lies with us- the audience. It is up to us to realise the story was only a story, and by knowing the worst we might be able to avert the catastrophy.
Dead Man's Shoes - un-happy the whole way through to be honest, but brilliant film about guilt, brotherhood and longing for redemption that can never be acheived
Carlitos Way - You see it happen at the begining, but its still sad, "Hey remember me, Benny Blanco from the Bronx?" then that silenced pistol
"I'm the Dude! That's what you call me, you know... That or His Dudeness, Duder, El Dudarino..." - The Big Lebowski
"My life is a dark room. One big dark room." - BeetleJuice
even though you knew it was going to happen, moulin rouge was still sad
also, donnie darko, sad but yuo get the feeling that thats just the way everything was meant to be-just from that little smile. however, i didnt think greatchen was gonna die-that bits so sad, cos its so understated, no moaning and graoning and 'ill love you forever', just dead (for a while anyway!!!)
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