Movies with endings you would change [SPOILERS]

jadedrifter17 said:I’d love to introduce one specific twist to those dramatic soap operas... It would involve some mysterious sniper who, in the very final episode, just takes out the bride and groom—the same couple we’ve spent a thousand episodes waiting to see finally tie the knot. You know, the music is upbeat, everyone is smiling, the whole town is basically bursting with joy, and then suddenly this bastard appears and drops a bullet on both of them. Then, immediate cut to black...

If you really want to see something like that, you should check out the soap Miami Beach. It plays out like a standard drama right up until the end, when it basically morphs into a total slasher horror...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118484/

Mark Cruz15 said:You might want to check out the Saprunica series set in Miami Beach. It’s your standard procedural all the way until it flips the script and turns into a straight-up slasher horror.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118484/

Nah, I'm not really looking for horror; I'd rather have some actual culture—something quick, sharp, and clean.😁

jadedrifter17, I’m fairly certain you haven't actually watched this one (I can't even recall the title)...

It revolves around this terminally ill young girl who refuses to pass away until she gets a visit from an American President—I think it was either Carter or Clinton... and then, predictably, various humanitarian organizations step in to orchestrate a meeting between the President and the patient at the hospital. But the moment the kid finally sees Carter or Clinton, she just closes her eyes and drifts off into the great beyond...

Personally, I suppose I would have stepped in if the President were too busy playing peacekeeper on the global stage to show up, just so the child could cling to life for a little while longer...

Lawrence Edwards58 said:jadedrifter17, you definitely missed the point here (can't even remember the title).

It's about this terminally ill kid who refuses to kick the bucket until the President shows up—maybe Carter or Clinton, one of those two. Then you've got all these different NGOs stepping in to pull strings and get the President down to the hospital. Once the kid finally sees Carter or Clinton, she just closes her eyes and slips away.

I guess I’d step in if the President was too busy playing hero with humanitarian missions overseas to make it, just to give the kid a few more moments of life...

Personally, I’d give the President the power to heal the girl just by looking at her. Then you cut to a close-up of the overjoyed father, the mother, the doctors, and finally the President, who just gives a little smirk and goes, "Sorry, I'm in a rush. There are still so many kids out there waiting to be saved." Then, cue the Star-Spangled Banner, the flag waving in the wind, and a long shot of the President walking off into the distance...

jadedrifter17 said:I’d write it so the President actually had some sort of healing gaze—you know, one look and the little girl is cured. Then you’d cut to a close-up of the father, the mother, the doctor... just pure relief on all their faces. Finally, you pan to the President, who gives this subtle, knowing little smirk and goes, "Sorry, I've got to run. There are still so many other kids out there waiting to be saved." Then you fade in the Star-Spangled Banner, the flag waving in the wind, and a long shot of the President walking off into the distance...

Pure gold. That's an Oscar right there.

jadedrifter17 said:I’d personally write it so the President possesses the power to heal a little girl just by looking at her. Then we cut to a close-up of the overjoyed father, the mother, the doctor, and finally the President, who gives this wry, knowing smile and simply says, "Forgive me, but I really must be going. There are still so many children out there waiting to be saved." Then, cue the national anthem, the fluttering of the flag, and a long, sweeping shot of the President walking off into the distance...

Well, that’s a bit too perfect for reality, though certainly a lovely daydream...
In classic Soviet cinema, however, we used to see those heavy-hitting films where the audience doesn't even have to lift a finger to feel the impact. I can't quite recall the specific title or director—it wasn't exactly something by a mainstream Hollywood blockbuster maker, but rather an obscure masterpiece—but the plot usually went something like this:

A farmer is plowing his field, the tractor breaks down, and he's standing there cursing and pulling his hair out in frustration. A drifter wanders by and asks what happened, and the man explains how his equipment is failing him despite his best efforts...
Except, in these stories, it isn't some drifter; it’s the greatest leader of our people, Comrade Stalin himself. With a single glance from him, the tractor suddenly roars back to life, while "Danube" plays softly in the background. The farmer begins swearing blessings upon his benefactor, asking for his name, but Stalin just offers that subtle, enigmatic smile and says, "It doesn't matter; I'm just glad the tractor is running so you can march toward new victories!"

Lawrence Edwards58 said:Look, what you wrote is honestly pretty great, but let’s be real—it’s pure fantasy.
I mean, if you look at Russian cinema, they actually have these heavy-hitting movies where I don't even have to step in and interpret anything. I can't recall the specific title or the director right now—it's not like some obscure indie flick, but it isn't mainstream either—but the plot goes something like this:

A farmer is plowing his field, the tractor breaks down, he's cursing and pulling his hair out, and then some random drifter wanders by. He asks what happened, "Hey there, kind sir," and the guy just replies, "Some traveler just ruined my day; this damn tractor quit on me."
But here's the twist: it wasn't some drifter, it was the greatest leader our people ever had, Comrade Stalin. With just one look from him, that tractor roars back to life while Isaac Dunayevsky plays in the background. The farmer starts swearing up and down that he'll celebrate this benefactor like a saint, asking him for his name, and Stalin just gives this sly little smirk and says, "Doesn't matter, as long as that tractor works so you can march toward new victories!"

It’s decent, sure, but it still doesn't hit quite as hard as when Clinton falls in that manner of Jesus Christ, saving a bunch of squinting immigrants...😁

jadedrifter17 said:It’s certainly fine, I suppose, but it doesn't quite reach those heights of grandeur we saw when Clinton descended with the grace of Jesus Christ to rescue those one-eyed immigrants...😁

Honestly, he was quite a bit better than Clinton during that era, though I suspect his final project—before he eventually meets his Maker—will be nothing short of an all-encompassing, cosmic performance... 🙏

Patrick Martin said:carlito's way 🙂

Signature.

I'd also add True Detective season 2 to the list..

Lawrence Edwards58 said:Honestly, back then he was even better than Clinton, though I bet his final project before he meets his maker will be nothing short of legendary. 🙏

Yeah, look, I won't call it communist, but all that Bolshevik, Stalinist, old-school propaganda is honestly laughable. Only problem is, that stuff got lost in the archives somewhere, so now we’re stuck with the President’s delusional spin job taking center stage globally.

By the way, I’d totally rewrite the end of the first season of True Detective, because that finale? It wasn't even worth discussing. It completely ignored everything they built up previously. Man, I’m losing my faith in TV shows altogether.

jadedrifter17 said:On another note, I’d totally rewrite the end of that first season of True Detective. Honestly, how they wrapped it up... it just wasn't worth talking about. It felt like they just threw everything out the window after everything they had built up. It’s one of those moments where you just lose faith in prestige TV again.

I feel the exact same way. Lately, it seems like almost every show released in the last few years is just overrated hype that isn't actually worth the time. I was genuinely getting excited about True Detective, too, and then they just go and ruin the whole thing right at the finish line.🤦

vivideagle7 said:I feel you. Honestly, most shows lately are just overhyped garbage that isn't even worth the runtime, so I was actually feeling good about TD until they went and nuked everything at the end. 🤦

Look, I’ve tried a few times, but I always end up quitting the second it hits me that this show was clearly written for little Kevin from Iowa.

Luther was decent enough until it completely fell apart, and Game of Thrones? Sure, the first season held its own, but I had to bail during the second one. The Wire was killer for most of the first season—Mekonahi was brilliant—but that ending just shredded the whole thing into pieces. Even that Danish show Bridge bored me to death by the second season, despite how solid the first one felt.

That's why I stick to movies. I don't have the patience to be treated like an idiot😁, constantly dealing with cliffhangers, sudden exits, or endless pauses. You know the drill—they leave room for next season, then the season after that, blah blah blah. It’s like a factory assembly line.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
I feel like most Chinese films—well, just about all of them, I guess—tend to end on such a tragic note. :/

It’s not even the whole movie—it’s more like the last thirty or forty-five minutes where I lose them. Take *Interstellar*, *Apocalypse Now* (go ahead and come for me, but it just didn't quite land for me personally), or *Full Metal Jacket*... They are all incredible films, truly, but they always seem to be missing that one final, elusive element required to earn a perfect score from me.