Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Five Best Movie Endings

Having recently re-watched 3:10 to Yuma, I decided to do a post on the five best movie endings I've ever seen. All of these are final scenes, not resolutions. (If I had decided to include resolutions as well, this post would be a lot longer than five!) *Spoilers ahead*

1: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Just when Captain "Lucky" Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe) has finally chased down that elusive enemy ship, killed the captain, and sent the ship off to England with his first lieutenant commanding, he discovers that the dead captain was actually the ship's doctor. The dangerously devious captain is on board the captured enemy ship and, considering how long the ship has been been gone, he has probably taken command again. Another long chase with a duel of wits between the two captains is about to begin.

2: The Sixth Sense. Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) has succeeded in getting a little boy who sees ghosts to go to his mother for help and comfort. Troubled by how his wife has grown distant over the last few weeks, Malcolm is determined to set things right. But when his wife drops his wedding ring, he remembers that the only person who acknowledged him over the last few weeks was the little boy who can see ghosts - and that can only mean one thing.

3: Unbreakable. Throughout the entire movie, there is no central antagonist. In fact, superhero David Dunn's (Bruce Willis) own worst enemy seems to be himself until a home robbery late in the movie allows him to fight a bad guy. But in the final scene, he discovers that Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson), a man who breaks bones extremely easily and has encouraged David to develop into the superhero he is, rigged several horrific "accidents" in a quest to find an unbreakable man.

4: 3:10 to Yuma. After Dan Evans (Christian Bale) finally earns someone's respect - no less than the respect of famous outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) - and dies, Wade gets on the train to Yuma like Evans had vowed he would. The train begins to move - and Wade whistles for his horse.

5: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. (Note: This is most emphatically not the scene at the end of the credits, which is more like a post script than a real scene.) Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) has taken back control of the Black Pearl and opens a map to the fabled Fountain of Youth - only to find that Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) stole the vital part of the map just before leaving ship, landing on his feet yet again.

Comments, anyone? What's your favorite movie ending of all time?

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