nkarafo
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Because i feel like i'm the only one.
So now that's Halloween, i get all the horror movie references and posts in all parts of the internet. And The Mist is a pretty common topic. And of course, everyone just posts about how amazing that ending was.
I always thought this ending was stupid. Not bad, just stupid. Because it was made only for the sake of shocking the audience and making the "oh if only they waited a bit longer" ending.
But it completely defies logic, statistics and even the lore in this movie.
The fact that all four rational adults in the car simply agreed, without one protest, to get a bullet in the head is statistically impossible i think. I get the situation is desperate and i also get they think the alternative is worse. But there are some other factors:
- It didn't look like too much time had passed. It didn't look like they went too far. It felt like they were what, 5 hours in that car? 10 maybe?
- It didn't look like they were starving. They were in good shape. They still had plenty of time before they were truly desperate enough for killing themselves.
- They had absolutely no reason to believe the whole world was covered in the mist. They knew they could be wrong about that (and they were). Even if they were 90% sure that's the case, the 10% left is enough hope to not want to end your life.
- The movie assumes all 4 out of 4 people in the car had the guts to do this. In real life suicide is scary and not every desperate person has the courage to go through this. In fact, very few do. I would say only 1 out of 10 desperate people would manage it. I just hate how Hollywood movies portray suicide like it's some easy thing to do or "the easy way out". It's not easy. Not 4 out of 4 easy, for sure. Otherwise there would be no desperate people in the world. Not even 1 out of 4 protesting is just dumb.
- The movie established these people were the rational ones. They weren't brainwashed by some government or cult. Heck, even the brainwashed Japanese WW2 soldiers didn't all agree to suicide.
- Not 1 out of the 4 people thought to wait it out longer. Nobody thought maybe there's still hope, maybe the army (duh) is on it. They are not starving, they are not in pain, they are still in the safety of the car. Remember there were 4 people in there. 4 out of 4, again. Not even one protested at least.
- The "it's just a movie, try to enjoy it" defense doesn't work. The whole movie works because these four characters were supposed to be the rational ones VS the irrational ones. The movie itself establishes that during it's whole duration. I'm not just going to ignore that because the movie decided to ignore it for a crowd pleasing, shocking "twist" ending.
As you can see, my issue is mostly a statistical one. If it was just one person in the car it would be fine. Maybe two maximum, i would probably buy this. But four? Nah, that's too many people to all think and feel alike for something so final and scary.
The defense for all that is always the same: "You don't know what you would do in this situation". Nah, i'm pretty sure i would. And most likely you would do the same as i would. I don't believe you would do the same thing these people did. I'm sure you would protest, disagree or you would be too scared to do it. You would wait until you were truly desperate. And even then i bet you would just try your chances sprinting out of the car in hope you get in another that has gas, or maybe a house to catch your breath and eat/drink.
Maybe i'm wrong and you, yes you personally, are maybe brave enough to put a bullet in your head because you think your life is not worth waiting out more or trying your chances. But what are the chances every one around you thinks the same as you?
Anyway, that's why i hate this ending. Not only because it's dumb but also because everyone else seems to love it so much.
Happy Halloween.
So now that's Halloween, i get all the horror movie references and posts in all parts of the internet. And The Mist is a pretty common topic. And of course, everyone just posts about how amazing that ending was.
I always thought this ending was stupid. Not bad, just stupid. Because it was made only for the sake of shocking the audience and making the "oh if only they waited a bit longer" ending.
But it completely defies logic, statistics and even the lore in this movie.
The fact that all four rational adults in the car simply agreed, without one protest, to get a bullet in the head is statistically impossible i think. I get the situation is desperate and i also get they think the alternative is worse. But there are some other factors:
- It didn't look like too much time had passed. It didn't look like they went too far. It felt like they were what, 5 hours in that car? 10 maybe?
- It didn't look like they were starving. They were in good shape. They still had plenty of time before they were truly desperate enough for killing themselves.
- They had absolutely no reason to believe the whole world was covered in the mist. They knew they could be wrong about that (and they were). Even if they were 90% sure that's the case, the 10% left is enough hope to not want to end your life.
- The movie assumes all 4 out of 4 people in the car had the guts to do this. In real life suicide is scary and not every desperate person has the courage to go through this. In fact, very few do. I would say only 1 out of 10 desperate people would manage it. I just hate how Hollywood movies portray suicide like it's some easy thing to do or "the easy way out". It's not easy. Not 4 out of 4 easy, for sure. Otherwise there would be no desperate people in the world. Not even 1 out of 4 protesting is just dumb.
- The movie established these people were the rational ones. They weren't brainwashed by some government or cult. Heck, even the brainwashed Japanese WW2 soldiers didn't all agree to suicide.
- Not 1 out of the 4 people thought to wait it out longer. Nobody thought maybe there's still hope, maybe the army (duh) is on it. They are not starving, they are not in pain, they are still in the safety of the car. Remember there were 4 people in there. 4 out of 4, again. Not even one protested at least.
- The "it's just a movie, try to enjoy it" defense doesn't work. The whole movie works because these four characters were supposed to be the rational ones VS the irrational ones. The movie itself establishes that during it's whole duration. I'm not just going to ignore that because the movie decided to ignore it for a crowd pleasing, shocking "twist" ending.
As you can see, my issue is mostly a statistical one. If it was just one person in the car it would be fine. Maybe two maximum, i would probably buy this. But four? Nah, that's too many people to all think and feel alike for something so final and scary.
The defense for all that is always the same: "You don't know what you would do in this situation". Nah, i'm pretty sure i would. And most likely you would do the same as i would. I don't believe you would do the same thing these people did. I'm sure you would protest, disagree or you would be too scared to do it. You would wait until you were truly desperate. And even then i bet you would just try your chances sprinting out of the car in hope you get in another that has gas, or maybe a house to catch your breath and eat/drink.
Maybe i'm wrong and you, yes you personally, are maybe brave enough to put a bullet in your head because you think your life is not worth waiting out more or trying your chances. But what are the chances every one around you thinks the same as you?
Anyway, that's why i hate this ending. Not only because it's dumb but also because everyone else seems to love it so much.
Happy Halloween.
