However, this extension serves to drastically alter how fans will interpret the climax of the film. Her body is twisted and distorted in an uncanny fashion. Apparently, juno left the country immediately after the accident while sarah was still in the hospital, which is a source of much tension between juno and beth in the second act of the movie. Watching some old horror movies and saw descent 2 on hbo. The platform movie ending explained popsugar entertainment. Its the first time i watched the movie since having a child of my own, and. Also, the only cool thing about this movie was that juno natalie mendoza had not only survived, but became an incredible bad ass. Mar 14, 2019 ending explained is a recurring series in which we explore the finales, secrets, and themes of interesting movies and shows, both new and old. Part 2 follows sarah, the sole escapee of the cave in the first movie. The platform movie ending explained 2019 netflix film the platform, a. The faq items below may give away important plot points.
Equal parts yucky, scary, and delirious, the descent is also clever about its limits, and chilling in its effects. Sarah carter shauna macdonald has managed to escape. But the two endings it does have, in being at odds with each other, are also kind of. I watched this film and had many questions, so this video came in handy. I believe in the united states release she escapes and in the uk release. The turning carefully adapts many elements of victorian and gothic horror, as its based off the turn of the screw by henry james, and updates the tale for a 90s setting but leaves the ending wide. After suffering a devastating car crash one year before, sarah shauna macdonald is lured to the states with her friend beth to a special. Was the first, fake ending all in kates head, or was there more to it. The film follows six women who, having entered an unmapped cave system, become trapped and are hunted by troglofaunal flesheating humanoids. In the alternate version of the movie, sarah escapes the cave and runs to her car. Jul 28, 2017 the predator 2018 movie trailer reveal breakdown, predator 4 movie trailer, toronto, canada, vlog, alien covenant, xenomorph, reaction, shane black, predator 2. The crawlers werent the real killers in the descent. The movie did a good job of not only chronicling the last hours of john jones life, but also the stress, anxiety and efforts of the rescue crew as well.
So they tagged on an inept ooooh, thisll make you think ending just to make it seem a little different. Ending explained is a recurring series in which we explore the finales, secrets, and themes of interesting movies and shows, both new and old. Its when she has a vision of juno in the car that the audience. She was sarahs friend but hid secret affair she had with her husband paul. A summary of the ending in roman polanksis chinatown. But if were looking at the tower as a descent to hell, she could stand for gorengs spiritual salvation. As i explained in my piece on the films underappreciated.
Another explanation is that is that the filmmakers realised that this was an almost duplicate version of the first movie which added absolutely nothing to its far superior predecessor. The british release has one final scene that was snipped for american audiences, though i really dont know why. He wrote, this is the fresh, exciting summer movie ive been wanting for. As i explained in my piece on the films underappreciated sequel. While we may never see a 3 rd chapter, theres no denying that the films, and the creepy creatures that inhabit them, have had a huge impact on our genre. A group of close female friends on a yearly adventure vacation find themselves trapped and hunted in a series of caves by an unknown force that lurks in the shadows in the descent, the second horror feature from dog soldiers writerdirector neil marshall. Watch as each movie scene for the void is dissected and broken down into digestible chunks. The american ending saddles the film with an aimless shock scare.
Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. She accepts his invitation to dinner at a restaurant, then goes to his apartment, just. In addition, the loss of her husband and daughter in the crash is what begins sarahs personal descent into the dark parts of her mind. Now we know what makes those cave sounds in minecraft. It just does far too many things wrong, even if you ignore the ending. Sarah is unconscious asleep on the floor of the cave. The invisible man begins its descent into its conclusion following one final. Apr 30, 2010 it just does far too many things wrong, even if you ignore the ending.
A sense of an ending in the descent stephen graham jones. Sarah is the sole survivor, and she manages to find a way out of the cave. To understand why, we have to go back to that amityville horror remake, a movie with plenty of really and truly startling imagery, the kind. Just finished the descent and wondering if anyone could. The last descent is available on both bluray and dvd. After sarah crawls out of a hole in the cave ceiling after climbing up a pile of bones, she makes it back to where she and her spelunking friends parked their cars and drives away, only to awaken in the cave to find that her escape was merely a dream. To be fair, i wasnt expecting anything near as what the original movie offered. This is where the us cut ends with a mirrorimage closeup of sarahs eyes looking into the camera in terror. You could argue that the uk cut of descent is the only true ending, but since the sequel only works if she escapes, it sort of insists on sarah escaping eventually anyway, making the us one closer. Mar 10, 2015 as i explained in my piece on the films underappreciated. Three friends sarah, beth, and juno partake in a white water rapid expedition. Maybe id have a different opinion if i hadnt seen the first movie and couldnt point out all of the continuity errors and all of the things the first film did better, but therein lies the problem. Ending spoiler for the descent 2005, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more.
The descent is a brief lyric of fortyfour lines, most of which contain five or six syllables. Part 2, directed by the first films editor jon harris, was released in 2009. Still others interpret this ending as an indication that sarah went mad her descent and that she, not the crawlers, killed her friends. In one version the female protagonist does escape and in the other she imagines she has escaped but is really still in the cave. Descent is a 2007 american thriller film directed by talia lugacy and produced by and starring rosario dawson. The descent is a 2005 british adventure horror film written and directed by neil marshall. Juno kaplan is a british school teacher and thrill seeker. Given the movie s slippery relationship with certain basic facts, its fair to wonder, as some fans. The descent, written and directed by neil marshall and released in 2005, is widely considered one of the best horror movies of the 21st century. The platform movie ending explained 2019 netflix film. In the unrated version of the film, theres a second ending. Mar 27, 2020 the platforms ending could be considered a fitting final moment, if not for the muchposited questions it leaves unanswered and those it creates by the end as well. As you may know, the descent which opened in us theaters this weekend was released last year in great britain, where it is now available on region 2 pal dvd. Netflixs haunting of bly manor has bigscreen movie competition.
Exterior scenes were filmed at ashridge park, hertfordshire and in scotland. The descent is a 2005 british horror film written and directed by neil marshall. Its not perfectly fluid, but a hell of a lot closer than the connection between any two friday the th movies. You could argue that the uk cut of descent is the only true ending. The platforms ending could be considered a fitting final moment, if not for the muchposited questions it leaves unanswered and those it creates by the end as well. The adventure ends safely and happily when the three women reach calmer water and sarahs husband, paul, and daughter, jessica, who wait on the bank of the river. The descents multiple endings explained unlike many cases of movies having an alternate ending, one of the descent s two conclusions is actually an extension of the other, instead of something entirely different. The descent part 2 is a 2009 british adventure horror film and sequel to the 2005 horror film the descent. A year after pauls death, she was able to convince sarah to join her and four others on another adventure, this time to a supposedly safe and boring cave network. I thought the movie was great, i was very glad to see a refreshing take on a cliche scenario.
The movie ending of the void along with various parts of the film needed a little explaining. Jan 24, 2020 the turning, adapted from the henry james novel, the turn of the screw, explores supernatural elements in its 90s update of a gothic horror story. Aug 12, 2014 the descent part 2 is the rare one that surpassed my expectations on my first viewing its not a mustsee or anything, but if you give it a chance you might be surprised how enjoyable it is. The descent is already unusual for being a horror movie with an allfemale cast, but its even more unique for being the kind of movie that explores the damage caused by a friends betrayal.
In the winter of her senior year, maya attends a fraternity party and talks to a man named jared. It is noteworthy, in part, because it is william carlos williamss first use of the forms. The descent has two endings, one of which accompanied the us release, while the uk release had a different conclusion. While shes relieved to be alive, shes also horrified by her own change. Neil marshall, the writer and director of the original, was an executive. The descent opened in cinemas in the united kingdom on 8 july 2005. The descent, one of britains best horror film outputs in the past 15 years, has long been the subject of narrative speculation. The original descent movie is one of my favourite horror films, so i was really looking forward to feasting my eyes on the second part. When sarah sees the ghost of juno in the vehicle, she awakens inside the cave she fell into the escape was a dream she had while briefly unconscious. Exaggerating the usual horror movie gambit, the movie invites you to reconsider genrebased expectations. The descent, written and directed by neil marshall and released in 2005, is widely considered one of the best horror movies of the 21 st century. Whats smart about the movie is that it makes her survival costly.
Just finished the descent and wondering if anyone could help. Not meaning to say the descent has a gimmickending or anything we dont change perspective and slowly become aware that these are just action figures in a toy bin. The descent was a smash both stateside and in its native uk, but viewers in those two places actually experienced the film differently, at least in theaters. This isnt fully explained in the film, but it seems that the mothers repeated descent on the platform wasnt an attempt to find her daughter, but to bring food to the bottom floor and. In the uk descent ending, which is director neil marshalls original and. The film follows six women who, having entered an unmapped cave system, become trapped and are hunted by.
The film follows six women who, having entered a cave system, struggle to survive against the humanoid creatures inside. How you interpret the ending depends upon what version of the movie youve seen. But the two endings it does have, in being at odds with each other, are also kind of polarizing the horror audience one way or the other, it seems. The descents multiple endings explained screen rant. Just finished the descent and wondering if anyone could help me understand the ending self. Spoilers so homegirl makes it through the cave, only to have the hick old man clobber the girl with a shovel. Part 2 picks up just hours after the first movie following the unrated uk version. Aug 21, 2006 not meaning to say the descent has a gimmickending or anything we dont change perspective and slowly become aware that these are just action figures in a toy bin. It premiered in the 2006 sundance film festival and released on 4 august 2006 in the united states. Her thoughts carry her to a touching reunion with her daughter. The turning, adapted from the henry james novel, the turn of the screw, explores supernatural elements in its 90s update of a gothic horror story. The twist ending to netflixs the platform, explained. The postcarrie grabberhallucination ending, which became a requirement in horror movies for years.
Sarah finds in herself an unexpected ferocity and an almost frightening determination to endure. It also leaves the protagonist alive, though, which is probably why descent 2 follows that same american ending mostly. Just finished the descent and wondering if anyone could help me understand the ending i thought the movie was great, i was very glad to see a refreshing take on a cliche scenario. The descent editor jon harris makes the leap to the directors chair in this sequel to neil marshalls claustrophobic 2005 creature flick.
Apr 01, 2017 there are two ending versions to this movie. I think it adds another note of ambiguity and mystery that. The most debated element of the shining s ending is the revelation in the final shot that jack is present in a photo of the overlooks fourth of july party in 1921. It sets up a specific emotional situation for its protagonist, then turns it inside out, with the help of especially daunting monsters. Lawrence toppman of the charlotte observer thought a weakness of the descent was the failure of the writer to explain the evolution of the creature, though. While we may never see a 3rd chapter, theres no denying that the films, and the creepy creatures that inhabit them, have had a huge impact on our genre. The descent part 2 is the rare one that surpassed my expectations on my first viewing its not a mustsee or anything, but if you give it a chance you might be surprised how enjoyable it is. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of chinatown and what it means. The film was produced by christian colson and ivana mackinnon. Director todd phillips on fan theories and open questions. The platform movie cast includes ivan massague, antonia san juan, zorion eguileor, emilio buale coka, and alexandra masangkay in the leading roles. Jan 29, 2019 the most debated element of the shining s ending is the revelation in the final shot that jack is present in a photo of the overlooks fourth of july party in 1921. It was directed by jon harris from a screenplay by james mccarthy, j blakeson, and james watkins.
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