Even by its own metric where in the opening voice over, jean grey sophie turner asks who were meant to. The return from the ashes by french author hubert monteilhet, the film stars nina hoss and ronald zehrfeld as nelly and johnny lenz, respectively phoenix is set in germany in the aftermath of world war ii, where nelly, a jew who managed to survive auschwitz. In the dark phoenix saga story by chris claremont which served. Heres what the movies ending means for both dark phoenix and the future of the xmen franchise. In order to preserve humanity, world leaders collectively decide to let these aliens reign over their planet and mine any and all. The fantastic beasts 2 ending is emblematic of the movies problems. This theory argues the ending of the movie shows the real joker. Joker movie ending explained popsugar entertainment. After hearing that his wife sleeps with clay, earl kills himself, making it look like clay shot him. The ending moments of dark phoenix conclude a 19year saga, and thus require no postcredits scene, explains filmmaker simon kinberg. Until then, i will continue to explain movie plots badly until i know more than just the gist. Rupert wyatts alien invasion thriller captive state may leave many viewers confused thanks to its ending. The movie underscored phoenixs ambivalent relationship to his own celebrity and his lack of concern for public perceptions. The story is set in the future where operating systems have gotten tremendously better.
Even by its own metric where in the opening voice over, jean grey sophie turner. During the final battle between jean grey and the evil alien played by jessica chastain, the villain says, your emotions. When wolverines time travel gambit proved successful, the apocalyptic future of the 2020s where mutants were hunted to extinction by the sentinels was rewritten, with logan waking up in the xmansion populated by students and reuniting with. The ambiguous finale has left viewers scratching their heads. If youre feeling a sense of deja vu right now, youre not. For its first two acts, todd phillipss joker is a socialrealist drama that just so happens to be set in gotham city. Dark phoenix is a movie that doesnt really work on any level. I can kind of understand loving vertigo, and finding this movie a little lacking in. Its the story of a troubled workingclass man who crumbles under the. Instead, the extraterrestrial threat takes a backseat to a politically charged movie about insurgents standing up against a totalitarian regime with a. Captive state is set nine years after an alien species invades earth and takes control of the planet. Paul schrader explains the ending of first reformed to sofia coppola. Heath ledger had set bar very high and jouquin phoenix has true potential to match or even surpass that, given his pr.
At the end of the movie, jean takes full control of her phoenix powers and is seen flying around in space, with xaviers school now called the jean grey school, and professor x implied to have. True to its defiant spirit, the new pope ended with an unruly child blowing a raspberry in the face of papal authority. Phoenix is a 2014 german drama film directed by christian petzold. These are just two of the questions addressed by christian petzolds masterful phoenix, a film that firmly cements its director as one of the most impressive working today. By the end of the movie, we discover is that mulligan is working the long con. And then johnny comes in and asks, what are you doing. The ending of xmen dark phoenix explained by brian p.
Harry potter and the order of the phoenix 2007 ending. There are two scenes during which harry is shown having visions of the dept of mysteries while he is asleep. Explaining why captive state is the perfect movie taylor. Dark phoenixs ending sets up a final xmen movie that. Ending explained is a recurring series in which we explore the finales, secrets, and themes of interesting movies and shows, both new and old. Yep, it ended in a cliffhanger, we dont know if jean grey survived after killing vuk in outer space, there is a post credit scene with a fiery phoenix like figure in the sky. What really happens in the end of the movie joker 2019. A deconstructive explanation of the movie you were never really here or how i realized less is always way way more when it comes to movies. Heres a spoiler filled explanation for the ending of x men. Joaquin phoenix is the real joker, and he just made up this character called arthur fleck to. The ending seems to be a combination of a couple of different comic book stories.
At the end of the movie, it wasnt just nelly who was going away, it was also nina saying. The first scene occurs after harrys confrontation with seamus in the gryffindor common room. The following contains spoilers for captive state, in theaters now captive state tricks you into thinking its a massive actionpacked alien invasion movie, but thats not what director rupert wyatt created. Theres a lot to unpack, and we dont just mean bear entrails. Which brings us to the turning, and what director sigismondi attempts to do to fashion her own ambiguous ending rather, endings out of the way shes adapted the story.
Chiwetel ejiofors conall and ed skreins borra are two leaders of the dark fey introduced in the film. I literally just finished watching the movie you were never really here and i have to say, this movie jackknifed my truck. Paul schrader explains the ambiguous ending of first. Both the book and the movie ended with a feeling of hope for the future, but the movies ending was much bleaker. Everything about it is a breathless whisper, from the sultry saxophone solo that backs the films opening scene, to the quietly devastating closing song, is a study in doing lots with little. With echoes of vertigo, and a deeply confident visual language, petzolds film resonates long after its perfect ending. A deconstructive explanation of the movie you were never. Even by its own metric where in the opening voice over, jean grey sophie turner asks who were meant to be and if we can. Joker, starring joaquin phoenix, tells the origin story of the infamous batman villain. There are shots of harry lying in bed wearing a short sleeve, crew neck tee shirt, but when he is startled awake by the vision of voldemort, he sits up wearing a. Not like how windows xp became windows vista, no, that would be the opposite.
Think of the ending of millers crossing or, perhaps even more accurately, tinker, tailor, soldier, spy. Starring joaquin phoenix as the joker himself, the. Burning takes place in a world of fluctuating and amorphous borders, invisible yet pressing in on the characters. According to james mcavoy via yahoo movies, the dark phoenix ending was changed via reshoots because of its similarity to the ending of another superhero movie that came out between dark phoenix. Over the course of two decades, there have been a lot of xmovies some good, some bad, all pretty weird in one way or another. Loosely adapted from the 1961 novel le retour des cendres english. Undoubtedly, it was one of the most anticipated movies of the year.
The movie her is directed by spike jonze who gave us being john malkovich. Joker is a very dark movie from director todd phillips that builds to a bloody and fiery finale share. Xmen movie dark phoenix hitting theaters, jean grey once again loses control and becomes the cosmic destroyer known as the dark phoenix. The mysterious alien vuk, played by jessica chastain in dark phoenix, has its origins in 1980s comics. Heres what the movie s ending means for both dark phoenix and the future of the xmen franchise. A disfigured holocaust survivor sets out to determine if the man she loved betrayed her trust. Were those the last of the dbari tribe or are there more, if the p. This film is not as crazy but its a pretty cool concept. Seen only from a distance perhaps via a stray meme or leaked set photos.
After the disneyfox buyout, no one can really be certain just where our favorite mutants are headedunless of course. She doesnt like it when clay sees another woman instead. When mulligan notices an ad in the classifieds section of the newspaper for a phoenix fire systems with a logo that he has see graffitied on the streets he is certain that it is a. We break down the finale in the context of the movie and the entire xmen movie franchise. Hopefully, someday i will be able to catch up on pop culture and check some movies off my bucket list. The chess metaphor is a longrunning one that appears in five xmen films.
For a long time little is explained about the films central character, as we are simply left to observe nelly make her recovery, never seeing the true extent of the. I have been following joker since the day it was announced. Jongsus village is on the border of north korea, where the air is pierced with shrieking propaganda from a loudspeaker across the hills, creating a sense of emergency among the gentle pastoral landscape, like some attack is imminent, like something. The latest xmen movie dark phoenix is a frustrating end for a frustrating franchise. The dark fey are living in imposed exile thanks to their conflict with humans. Dark phoenix is the end of an era for the second xman film franchise. The ending of dark phoenix explained film school rejects. Now working a menial job in a cabaret club called phoenix, johnny doesnt recognize. Chapter two, we learn that mike took some drugs with a local tribe of native americans had a vision of its arrival on earth via a. With joaquin phoenix, vince vaughn, janeane garofalo, gregory sporleder. The good news is that the ending of dark phoenix is most certainly an ending.
We break down what the ending means, and the many hints to it throughout the movie. In order to preserve humanity, world leaders collectively decide to let these aliens reign over their planet and mine any and all resources they. Explaining why captive state is the perfect movie and while we are at it, maybe i should explain that ending too, because dang was that confusing. The openended conclusion to joker is reminiscent of taxi driver, which has been cited as an influence by director todd phillips. The fantastic beasts 2 ending is emblematic of the movie s problems. Dark phoenixs ending creates big changes to the xmen movie timeline and its connection to the future seen in xmen.
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