Stevo985 Posted March 1, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted March 1, 2011 The end of True Grit is gash. Why? Honest question. I've seen it and thought it was very good, don't see what was bad about the ending. Inevitably if you answer it'll be a spoiler so best to disguise it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I thought the ending was a bit abrupt IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 1, 2011 Moderator Share Posted March 1, 2011 It's the Coen Brothers. It's their 'thing' to have shit; sorry 'abrupt'; endings. It's also uncool to criticise said endings in the same way it's uncool to not 'get' modern art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 1, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted March 1, 2011 I honestly didn't think it was abrupt. No Country For Old Men is an abrupt ending. but it's also a great ending so it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted March 1, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted March 1, 2011 It's the Coen Brothers. It's their 'thing' to have shit; sorry 'abrupt'; endings. It's also uncool to criticise said endings in the same way it's uncool to not 'get' modern art It's also their 'thing' to stick with the same ending as the book they have adapted. They did it with No Country and True Grit. Fair play to them if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 No Country has a wonderful ending, it's abrupt but poetic and, importantly, cinematic. True Grits ending is just abrupt, and doesn't suit the tone of the film, it doesn't really serve a purpose. Literature and Film are different artforms, just because you adapt a film honestly doesn't make it any better or worse, cinematic adaptions are allowed to take a few liberties, something which could've done the Coens a world of good when ending the film. 'Twas a rubbish ending to an otherwise good film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 1, 2011 Moderator Share Posted March 1, 2011 It's the Coen Brothers. It's their 'thing' to have shit; sorry 'abrupt'; endings. It's also uncool to criticise said endings in the same way it's uncool to not 'get' modern art It's also their 'thing' to stick with the same ending as the book they have adapted. They did it with No Country and True Grit. Fair play to them if you ask me. Aha! I had a response for this very answer. They seem to be drawn towards books that have shit or abrupt endings, just so they can stick to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Mad Max (undubbed Australian version) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted March 1, 2011 Moderator Share Posted March 1, 2011 And still I dreamed on, further into the future than I had ever dreamed before, watching Nathan Junior's progress from afar, taking pride in his accomplishments as if he were our own. Wondering if he ever thought of us and hoping that maybe we'd broadened his horizons a little even if he couldn't remember just how they got broadened. But still I hadn't dreamt nothing about me and Ed until the end. And this was cloudier cause it was years, years away. But I saw an old couple being visited by their children, and all their grandchildren too. The old couple weren't screwed up. And neither were their kids or their grandkids. And I don't know. You tell me. This whole dream, was it wishful thinking? Was I just fleeing reality like I know I'm liable to do? But me and Ed, we can be good too. And it seemed real. It seemed like us and it seemed like, well, our home. If not Arizona, then a land not too far away. Where all parents are strong and wise and capable and all children are happy and beloved. I don't know. Maybe it was Utah. Nowt wrong with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 No more abrupt an ending than For Whom The Bell Tolls. They should adapt that I reckon, it's a book I'd like to see done well as a movie. It also has that underlying irony that they seem to like. (I am aware it was made into a movie, but by all accounts it wasn't great) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanpabloangel18 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 I watched Oldboy last night. **** quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Gattaca is certainly a film that has got better with age. Memento is on Film4 tonight by the way, if anyone hasn't seen it, do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeinMadrid Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 If you are suicidal and want that little push over the edge, try Biutiful with Javier Bardem. Oscar nominated. Incredible movie, really freakin depressing though. Anyone seen it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 4, 2011 Moderator Share Posted March 4, 2011 No but I want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 4, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted March 4, 2011 I mentioned it a couple of pages back. i really want to see it but couldn't find a cinema showing it! Electric Cinema showed an advanced screening in January but don't appear to be giving it a full run. I thought it looked really good, and I love Bardem (he's incredible in No Country For Old Men) so i definitely want to see it, although a couple of reviews I saw didn't rate it that highly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 4, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted March 4, 2011 Just searched. Warwick Arts Centre is the only place I can see showing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeinMadrid Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I mentioned it a couple of pages back. i really want to see it but couldn't find a cinema showing it! Electric Cinema showed an advanced screening in January but don't appear to be giving it a full run. I thought it looked really good, and I love Bardem (he's incredible in No Country For Old Men) so i definitely want to see it, although a couple of reviews I saw didn't rate it that highly. I saw it about a month ago at Cineworld 5 ways. I think it only lasted a few nights or something. Amazing movie in a sad kinda way. Really depressing, so you've been warned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeinMadrid Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Very good film. +1 I'm really glad I discovered this thread!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Just saw "The Bank Job" Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 4, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted March 4, 2011 Just watched that. Really good. Completely bizarre and kind of disturbing, but very good nonetheless. Also, I got the film from a friend. I had literally no idea what the film was about, who made it, when it was made etc etc. I think that added to my enjoyment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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