![]() Foundflix has a nice Explained for it, but watch or read whatever. It's a two hour fifteen minute film that requires another twenty minutes for the obligatory YouTube video that explains what you've just seen. This one, though, is better if you are well prepared for it. Usually I recommend people to not watch or read reviews, just enjoy the film in their own way. We're able to pick up on the sadness of the scene, knowing that the janitor is dead in the car, even though you can't see any people in it. The 2nd, and actually is the last scene is where the car was completely covered in snow it references back to the idea of landscape shots without any people in it. When he was being awarded Nobel prize, I believe the meaning in his head that he believes that actually people deserves a happy endings, just like in movies or books who his whole memories are mixed with! And the audience are all the people that he actually met in his life that left an impact in him, good or not. As the movie ends, there are 2 of the last scenes i wanna share my thoughts about. The deepest fear was being a school janitor for the rest of his life and squandering all of his talent and intelligence. ( side note: I thought when she was thinking of ending things that it meant the relationship, but as the movie played I understood that its Jake thinking of ending life ) He also didn't want her to go into the basement but she disobeyed him. He thought he was in control of the memory / fantasy, but the characters started acting independently from him. And every now and then there's a new name for her and a new backstory of how they met or what she even do! Jake is also very confused to find she has gained awareness, as seen when she starts thinking, "I'm thinking of ending things." and he looks over in shock. That second-hand anxiety as a viewer skyrockets when their first conversation hits a dead end.The whole movie is a mix up of imagined and real memories in the janitors head, whom is Jake btw but the whole idea of the movie making us consecrate on the girl who's in fact only in his imagination mad eus believe she's the star! As we saw in a lot of scenes, she is incredibly confused to find herself aware in this environment and cannot remember her own name or anything about herself. Ever drove down from Park City to Salt Lake City in the dead of night during a blizzard? Mix that dreadful setting with the philosophical - and sometimes awkward - conversations between this disjointed couple whose relationship is on its last leg, and you get the most stressful film experience of the year, which perfectly matches our current social and political climate. As the leads drive to and from the house, they’re in the midst of a raging blizzard in the dark, which is just as stressful as it sounds. Aside from the shot composition, the camerawork often plays around with the vacant spaces to create an offbeat sense of dread in a crippling “breaking all sense of reality” way. The intricate detailing that went into the set design also adds another layer to the mystery. Most of the shot composition features the characters with some sort of physical distance between each other in order to complement their emotional distance. Kaufman constantly fucks with you as effectively as the novel does. Sometimes you can’t even tell whose perspective you’re watching the film from. At first glance, you might not be able to grasp the entire puzzle. It’s like watching a visual puzzle play out and as each piece is slowly put together, you get a few hints about what the larger picture is. With the framework and set designs - everything from the interior of Jake’s car to his parents’ house - Kaufman overwhelms you with anxiety. From an atmospheric perspective, he certainly nails it. This is Charlie Kaufman™ elevated horror. While most of Kaufman’s prior works are straightforward in storytelling, this one requires the activation of a few brain cells.Įnding Things feels like it's Kaufman’s response to the term “elevated horror” and his attempt at dipping his toes into the pool. It’s a straight-up madhouse that will make you mutter, “What the fuck?” ever so often. All of these things are present in Ending Things, but they’re masked by psychological horror. He incorporates dialogue where characters psychoanalyze themselves and the situation they’re in, puts his characters through uncomfortable emotional isolation that his viewers can resonate with, and provides thought-provoking commentary on the futility of mortality. ![]() If you’ve seen any of Kaufman’s previous works, you know that nothing is what it seems. ![]() He wrote Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Adaptation, and Anomalisa, to name a few. As simple as that premise may seem, you have to remember you’re watching a Charlie Kaufman movie.
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