Best Film Endings

PRINCIPLE ENTRY

NOTE: This blogged is manned by two filmmakers. We will undersign to say who puts down the entry.

We were having a conversation on what films have the greatest endings. List I came up with.

1)Barton Fink (Why did that seagull fall into the ocean?) (Oh and for the record this film came up with the undisclosed box, not PULP FICTION!)

2)The Godfather (Shutting the door is both the perfect thematic device as well as the perfect close to a three hour epic.)

3)There Will Be Blood ("I'm Finished." Appropriate line for a character who has decided the flow of the entire film.)

4)A Clockwork Orange (Pitting absolute anarchy against societies constraints, we are left with a pit of despair knowing that anarchy wins out. Dismal, but the perfect thematic ending.)

5)A History Of Violence (A family that got to know one man has to find a space for another. When he sits at the table, the gravity of silence can be taken in a number of ways, but in any case it is poignant and thoughtful)

6)No Country For Old Men (Whoever thinks this is a non-ending is incorrect. The story is about Tommy Lee Jones, and this is the end of his thematic narrative. He tells the most heartfelt story as he realizes his uselessness in this modern day of violence.)

7)Good Will Hunting (For films that make me happy and make me think this is the tops. I like to think that I would choose emotional fulfillment over financial security as well.)

8)Magnolia (After the most epic night in cinema history, we close on a quiet scene of a man looking for love from a woman with a deeply troubles past. Playing off the greatest themes of the film, (retribution, redemption and forgiveness.)

9)Raging Bull (Nothing is more tragic than watching Robert DeNiro in front of the mirror. His only friend lift is his reflection, as he pumps himself up, trying to hopelessly recapture a time when he had something of substance.)

10)Citizen Kane (This is often considered the pinnacle. Perhaps the first perfect thematic ending, to a pathetic life. The only thing that held meaning is buried deep in the back of a rotting mansion.

CL + RZ