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Originally Posted by alkytrio666
Exactly. And I have no problem with the fact that someone couldn't handle it- certain images disturb certain people for certain reasons; and this was a terrifying situation to display and execute.
I admired the fact that you were forthcoming in the difficulty you had in watching it as opposed to the people I've been hearing say that it was a "cop-out" or a "cheap shot".
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i had a discussion with my friend - who loved the movie but didnt like the end ..
he felt that it wasn't earned .. and by that he meant that it seemed to go against the character of the father .. so it didnt flow right .. a powerful ending when there was no build to it.
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here was my response :
#1
i have mixed feelings about it.
earned or not i respect it that it sets it aside from a lot of other films because few dare to be that downbeat.
it cheapened out when the religious kook was shot - it pandered to the audience ..
the ending almost seemed like pennance for the audience to have wished for her death. (i'm sure people in the theatres cheered when she was shot)
i dont know - i was really devistated .. it forced you to ask yourself 'what the fuck would i do - and how insane would i be after....
i was too distracted by that to consider if it was really earned or not ... too late - the thoughts are in my head ...
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well i was thinking ... is that what the character would do or is that what i would do ?
personally i'd wait until the exact last possible second ..
but after what this guy had gone through - the sense of helplessness (was the entire world gone ?), his wife gone
the sense of guilt ..
and 'daddy - promise me you wont let the monsters get me'
i dunno - i've never been in that position of hoplessness - and never will be - touch wood
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My buddy is the film writer - so he is far more ellequent in print than i'll ever be.