The other night, Jack, Jared and I watched "Unbreakable," which I think is about one of the most awesome films ever. With about ten minutes left, Tim the Japan-o-phile (to the degree that Ped-o-philes like children), walked in and announced that he thought the end of the movie is the worst ending he's ever seen.
Needless to say, Jack and I began a heated debate with the guy as soon as it was over.
See, his opinion was based on the fact that he felt the ending was in no way foreshadowed through the rest of the film. This is a stupid assertion. While the end is unexpected, it is no less hinted at than was the ending of the Sixth Sense or Fallen.
Moreso, this plot structure strongly parallels that of the typical comicbook. It has a definite climax, where the hero fights the lesser villain and realizes his own heroic nature. It has an arch-nemesis that is strangely obsessed with the hero. And finally, the ending has that twist, which as in many comicbooks is not quite a cliffhanger, though it entices the "reader's" interest into following the characters further.
Unfortunately, it seems that Tim doesn't follow comics closely enough (not American ones anyway) to have an intelligent basis for debate on the matter. And normally I wouldn't be so harsh on a guy, except that he annouced his disdain with such arrogance and unfounded authority that it needed a strong smakdown.
My two cents.
Take that Tim's beliefs!
Posted by: jackattack at December 15, 2003 10:03 PM