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Best movie endings 20198/1/2023 How do you follow the Star Gate sequence in Stanley Kubrick’s film? Well, after nearly 15 minutes of jump cuts, neon pre-computer saturated imagery, and haunting score, we arrive in a perfectly quiet and still room. Chazelle leaves no emotion, narrative arc, or tune out of this montage, and it’s an ending to end the film perfectly. The scene can simply be watched over and over again due to pure craftsmanship involved and the powerful performances, as it closes out this amazing film. Allowing Justin Horowitz’s score to soar above the imagery and pay homage to 1950’s Hollywood musicals ties the whole film together. As Sebastian begins to play their tune, Damien Chazelle creates a flashback of what-could-have-been fantasy montage grounded in magical realism for our hearts to ache, dance, love, and mourn. It’s hard not to contain some melancholy (which holds true to the film’s tone, no matter how high a jazz or musical scene could be) despite the success of their dreams.Īs coincidence or perhaps fate plays apart, Emma Stone’s Mia walks into Ryan Gosling’s Seb’s and all of the emotions of that relationship come back into play. It is a lengthy 10-minute scene but worth every second, and once it’s over, you immediately want to watch the finale again.Īfter a time jump of five years, we see the two leads of Sebastian and Mia finally achieving their dreams but at the loss of each other. So how can a death scene be so joyous? Well, that’s part of Fosse’s magic and success as a stage and film director. As the camera swoons and zooms with sounds zapping and clicking, we witness all the people in Gideon’s life, from the past, present, and future. Whether it be editing a film on a stand-up comedian, his recent ex-lover, or the rehearsal scenes with his women, it all ends beautifully in the finale. Instead of a melancholic departure or abrupt ending in a hospital, the death scene set and sung to “Bye Bye Love” turns Gideon’s departure into a smashing musical number.ĭrawing upon influences of artists, and in particular the filmmaker’s struggles with personal and professional situations, Fosse more or less adapted his own life for the film. ![]() ![]() And with an ending that involves the love of cinema, the arcs of the problem that the main character is facing, and somehow magically combines the two, it stays with us after the credits have rolled.Īs Joe Gideon is literally on his deathbed, and the clichéd saying that your whole life flashes before your eyes is proven true, is true Bob Fosse fashion. If asked about Guiseppe Tornatore’s film, most people would mention the ending first. With Ennio Morricone’s score sweeping over the imageries of lust, sexiness, passion, and desire projected onto the screen, we might not feel the cathartic emotions of Salvatore but we feel the immense love for cinema. Overwhelmed with emotion, Salvatore begins to cry with tears of joy and it’s hard for us not to as well. And getting away from the closed-minded town, Salvatore begins to watch some footage.Īs the film is projected onto the screen, we quickly realize it is all the cutscenes the local priest made Alfredo take out over the years. After learning so much about the backstory between these two and discussions on whatever you choose, make sure to love it. Cinema Paradiso (1988) – The Cut Kissing ScenesĪfter Alfredo has passed away and left the now-successful yet wandering adult Salvatore a final message, we arrive at this scene. (And spoiler alert – this is a list about the ends of movies!)ġ. As a result, here are 10 film endings that are endlessly re-watchable for so many reasons. Some films are quite magical when it comes to an end because it transcends the narrative, features a stunning scene, or closes out the film so perfectly it can’t be messed with. Therefore, it is important not to waste those final frames and emotions left within the experience, or allow for the film to make a lasting impression. ![]() When you walk out of the movie theater or finish watching a film, the ending is obviously the most recent portion you’ve seen.
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