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Originally Posted by Rathji
Having the guy kill his own kid, rather than have them survive, was a lame ending.
Although, the book didn't define an ending, it just said that things continued on, so that probably made a lame "hollywood" ending.
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The whole part with him killing his kid and the other passengers in the car was a very troubling scene to watch. When he looked at the old guy in the back seat, then at the gun, and then the old guys just kinda nods... like he knows what has to be done, it was pretty gripping. I was actually sitting there in the theatre thinking "Is it wrong that I would do the exact same thing? Could I really do it? You would have to... it's the only humane choice...." Then... he does it, followed by what I think would probably be a pretty believable reaction if you had done the same thing. Stick the gun in your mouth and prey, somehow, there is a bullet in the chamber for you. Your going through this very emotional scene..... then boom! HAHAHA everyone survives! All that was needed to complete that scene was the trollface guy to be driving the tank that comes through the smoke.
It was such a rollercoaster of emotions, and such a non Hollywood ending, that it was refreshing to see Jan De bont say FU to all the mainstream endings. I thunk the fact I did not read the book until after the film made it more interesting. Seeing the flm first, made the book seem like the worse story to me. The ending was perfect for the gloom of the film.