November 29, 2012
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The Mystery
I’m nothing if not a pretty significant movie buff. Then again, most people do like movies. I’ve also always been a very curious person. I ask a lot of questions and always need to know answers to everything. And it always drives me nuts not to know the answers to questions in certain movies. Hollywood is filled with tons of movies that have left it up to the imagination of the viewer as to how certain things happened or even how the movie ended. In spite of the fact that it drives me nuts, it is also part of what makes some movies great and keeps people talking about them. And secretly, I do like when a movie leaves it open to interpretation as to how a movie ends. But here are some examples of some questions that went unanswered in some of my favorite movies. Warning though, you might want to skip some of these if you have not seen the movie:
- Groundhog Day- I’m a big Bill Murray fan and I do love this movie. And even though you might not have seen it, you are probably at least familiar with the premise of the movie; a guy repeats the same day over and over. But it never answers the questions why or how does this keep happening. And we never find out why he is the only one who knows that he is stuck on the same day.
- Pulp Fiction- I will keep this one simple. What’s in the briefcase? The rumor is that it is Marcellus Wallace’s soul.
- Reservoir Dogs- If you watch the extra’s on the DVD, I think it is Chris Penn who wears a shirt that reads “Who shot nice guy Eddie?” which begs the question, who did shoot nice guy Eddie? All of the shots at the end of the movie can be accounted for except for the one that killed Eddie.
- Last Supper- This is a little known movie that I really like a lot. The end though is a total mystery. Did Ron Pearlman’s character kill everybody else?
- Inception- Those of you that have seen this movie know that a spinning top plays a big role throughout the movie. The last scene of the movie it is spun and we never find out if it stopped spinning or continued to spin.
- Castaway- Tom Hanks plays a dude stranded on a deserted island after his FEDEX plane crashes and he opens up every single package except one. What was in that last package?
These are just a few that I have come up with but I’m quite certain there are a ton more that either I’m forgetting or that I haven’t seen. Which movies do you wonder about?
Comments (10)
I just watched the movie Cloud Atlas, and I loved it. I do need to see it again, I want to do that before I look at the forums because there were so many cool little things I wondered about.
And that was totally Wallace’s soul.
There was also a satellite phone in the last island box.
@BoulderChristina - really? wow I never realized that, honestly I have only seen Castaway all the way through once.
@heckels - Haha, no I am kidding
I am not into those kind of movies and have not seen the inside of a theater in decades.
I like Run Silent, Run Deep a lot–especially the acting and end.
I love Midway–my all time favorite. I am not sure most people realize that this happened about 6 months after Pearl Harbor and it won us the war in the Pacific. I have seen this movie many times.
I also like Some Where in Time. It is the only romantic movie that I liked.
Sorry, I don’t have a movie that answers your question.
I actually learned about this in a film class wayyyyyyy back. Most of these things are “Macguffins”.
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-macguffin.htm
Oh yeah, movie endings like this make me crazy! Why couldn’t Jack & Rose fit together on that boat? And even though most people say no, I still always wonder if Scarlett & Rhett ever get back together! I really want them to! haha
@CuddlyKat - I actually never saw Titanic which is funny because I’m a huge Leo fan. I just saw Gone with the Wind about a year ago. Honestly, I thought Scarlett was a total bitch I was actually glad to see Rhett dump her in the end
@amateurprose - wow very interesting. I’m a huge Hitchcock fan, I’m surprised I didn’t know this. Very cool though
@ANVRSADDAY - thats okay. I actually don’t get to the movies very often; nowadays it is so much better to watch a movie in the comfort of your own home. I do like a lot of older movies though perhaps I will check those out
@heckels - Haha yeah I think I’m the only person around who was still rooting for Rhett & Scarlett to give it another shot! That’s the hopeless romatnic in me coming to the surface!