'The Mist' ending
moniarek
ending of that film ( totally different from King's one ) .
Did you like that?
IMHO although it was filmed very well and suspensive, I'd prefer an
open-ending in the novel.
Liz
Agreed, I too prefer the novel's ending, although this one was
provocative. It led to more questions than it answered for me. All in
all, they did a great job with the movie - much better than we've come
to expect.
El Marko
One of the better King adaptations IMHO.
The ending was VERY downbeat. I think I would have preferred King's
"Alfred Hitchcock ending".
Drogon
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My opinion SHORT AND SWEET:
loved the book. loved the movie, BUT the ending SUCKS
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"The True Gold of a Dragon's Hord is Wisdom"
Thanatos
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I thought it was incredibly bleak and nihilistic. And I loved it.
R.V.Gronoff
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I haven't read the book, but the film's ending means that those who've
followed the annoying religious woman were right and the free-thinkers who
tried to act on their own were severely deceived at the end.
Covenant
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In what way?
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They waited safely in the supermarket and were all eventually saved by the
army.
Drayton and those who followed him ended killed (assisted suicide, so
they're damned) and Drayton ended mad, despaired and with a long, long way
back to redemption.
Thanatos
"R.V.Gronoff" <regis....@gremlinifrance.com> wrote:
It doesn't mean any such thing.
The Mrs. Carmody clearly wasn't right-- it wasn't the end of the world,
it wasn't god's judgment writ large and the key to survival wasn't
sacrificing people to god.
Nor did it mean the free thinkers were wrong in being free thinkers.
They certainly weren't deceived. Deceived by whom? It just means they
were wrong in believing there was no end to the crisis.
Covenant
Well.. I suppose you're free to view that as your interpretation.
I don;t agree with it, but still...
R.V.Gronoff
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Then you should expose your arguments. This is a discussion group after all.
;-)
iakovos
>>> "moniarek" <moni...@poczta.onet.pl> a écrit dans le message de groupe
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>>>> I've seen ' The Mist' recently and I want to start a discussion about
>>>> ending of that film ( totally different from King's one) .
>>>>
>>>> Did you like that?
Yes, I really enjoyed it. It is not the standard issue ending of a movie,
that's why it earns points for me.
>>>> IMHO although it was filmed very well and suspensive, I'd prefer an
>>>> open-ending in the novel.
On a different note, I prefer such a bleak and post-apocalyptic message like
the new ending of the movie.
Not everything is bliss at the end more or less... but that's just me.
>>> I haven't read the book,
Same here...
>>>...but the film's ending means that those who've followed the annoying
>>>religious woman were right and the free-thinkers who tried to act on
>>>their own were severely deceived at the end.
>>
>> In what way?
>
> They waited safely in the supermarket and were all eventually saved by the
> army.
IMHO, we do not have evidence of that...
the only one we see that is clearly saved by the army is the lady (with the
kids at home) that LEFT right at the start, ALONE.
More like what the free-thinkers wanted to do later on.
Mind you that the ones who followed Drayton, according to the movie, covered
a lot of ground with their vehicle till they reached their not so noble end.
For all we know NOBODY could have survived back at the supermarket or
perhaps the army was not able to reach them at any cost (remember the really
BIG alien???).
> Drayton and those who followed him ended killed (assisted suicide, so
> they're damned) and Drayton ended mad, despaired and with a long, long way
> back to redemption.
I cannot argue with that. Still I prefer a clean and cut ending like this
one to an open ended one.
Cheers,
Iakovos:)
Covenant
;' ))
Thats open to discussion !
Marek
I read the story, it is one of my favorite King stories. I wasn't in a
hurry to see the movie after hearing all the negative talk about how the
ending ruined the whole movie.
After getting a copy as a gift I nervously settled down to see it(DeMunn
is one of my favorite actors so I'd have gotten a copy sooner or
later)and was blown away by the ending. IMHO, it completely changes it
from a "monster movie" to a movie about human character and what people
will do when confronted by what they perceive as hopeless situations.
I loved it and highly recommend it to anyone who asks about it.
It may be easier to take if you haven't read the story already.
R.V.Gronoff
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I received my copy of Skeleton Crew a few days ago, but I want to read some
early SK books first: I'm reading Salem's Lot. Then I'll read The Shining
and then The Dark Tower punctuated with short stories between two
volumes/chapters.
Eeek tha Kat
>R.V.Gronoff wrote:
*snip*
>I read the story, it is one of my favorite King stories. I wasn't in a
>hurry to see the movie after hearing all the negative talk about how the
>ending ruined the whole movie.
>After getting a copy as a gift I nervously settled down to see it(DeMunn
>is one of my favorite actors so I'd have gotten a copy sooner or
>later)and was blown away by the ending. IMHO, it completely changes it
>from a "monster movie" to a movie about human character and what people
>will do when confronted by what they perceive as hopeless situations.
>I loved it and highly recommend it to anyone who asks about it.
>It may be easier to take if you haven't read the story already.
I couldn't agree more. Throughout the film we are shown how people
react to stressfull situations. Add to that, for any group of people,
the possiblilty of stressors being outside the realm of your system of
belief, and you have a recipe for a very combustable reaction.
I fear (and don't look forward to) the parallels between the reactions
show in this film and those that will come from the stress of our
current global economic situation.
Reguardless, one has to admire how Stephen King is able to accuratly
describe our worst traits. He is indeed a master!
ravenlynne
I liked the ending...but it gave me the urge (which I acted upon) to go
and hug my kids... high on the effed up scale.
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Leah: That were a wee bit repulsive.
Buffy: Went okay. 'Cept I feel a little wierd about using a
crucifix to kill someone.
Leah: Yeh dinno much about religion, do yeh?
Murielle
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Like you, The Mist is one of my favorite King shorts. Because I love it so
much, and because I read so many not so wonderful reviews of the movie here,
I still havent' seen it. But thanks to this post I'm going to rent it in
the next few weeks.
Murielle
John M
if it was different from the novel. My biggest complaint was that the very,
very end was a little too predictable.
Chastity
I think the end really fitted too. (Not the very end .. I agree on
that). But to the story it was great although I had to watch the movie
twice because "The Mist" actually has been a favorite short story for
years and years. I SO like the original story and ending. But in the
movie it's like a very different story with a message I might not like
but fully see in todays society.
John M
Much more reminiscent of the old 50's films. I think losing the color
actually makes it a better film.
:)
Murielle
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look for it. B&W is so much moodier, you know? Very Film Noir! (Did I
spell that right?)
Okay, now I'm really motivated to rent it.
Murielle
Murielle
> Definitely see the film. I thought the ending was totally appropriate,
> even if it was different from the novel. My biggest complaint was that the
> very, very end was a little too predictable.
I have this problem with my memory ... I forget. 'Nuff said.
I will write it down on my to-do/to-get list so I don't forget all about
this film again.
Thanks,
Murielle
Murielle
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I think you're last line is probably key. Things have changed so much since
King wrote The Mist it's almost a different world. So, changes, I guess,
would have to be expected.
I'll watch out for the very ending. ;-)
Murielle
John M
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> There's a black and white version? (grinning like a friendly fool!) I'll
> look for it. B&W is so much moodier, you know? Very Film Noir! (Did I
> spell that right?)
>
> Okay, now I'm really motivated to rent it.
>
> Murielle
It's on Disc two of the two disc collector edition. Like I said - it works
very well for this film. Much better than the color version.
Debbie Faison
>> There's a black and white version? (grinning like a friendly fool!)
>> I'll
>> look for it. B&W is so much moodier, you know? Very Film Noir! (Did I
>> spell that right?)
>>
>> Okay, now I'm really motivated to rent it.
>>
>> Murielle
>
> It's on Disc two of the two disc collector edition. Like I said - it
> works very well for this film. Much better than the color version.
I rented it from Netflix and didn't get the B&W version. I'll have to
buy the collector edition. Unfortunately, my girls won't watch anything in
B&W. They say it's "boring". They're missing a lot of great movies.
Debbie