What movies have you seen recently? The Prequel

[Mcratz]

I've always liked End of Days. And ya, Byrne really is fantastic in it.

[Spaghetti]

A CHOIR BOY!

[Cruisey Poo]

I've always liked End of Days. And ya, Byrne really is fantastic in it.

lol the movie was terrible.

[Dyers]

Umm...

Spoiler:

..except it wasn't. God spoke to Noah and warned of a real threat that came when God said it would. Shannon had false dreams (if they were real "visions" than that means his best friend and wife are evil....no.), thought there was a storm when there was not, and in the end the storm off the shore of Myrtle Beach was hardly anything to be scared of. Assuming it was an end of the world type storm they sure as shit weren't going to escape it right?

I think you are extremely confused about this movie.

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The storm was real. What are you blabbering about with the wife and his friend being evil? The hallucinations were warnings that if he didn't save the people the storm would infect them and turn them against him... (evidenced by the scene where he shouts at everyone: "There's a storm coming that none of you are prepared for!" which means he needs to build a shelter to save them! And the storm was nothing to be scared of? It only infects the people and drives them bat shit insane and makes them kill other people and the only way to survive it is if you were in, that's right, a shelter!

And LOL at your last sentence, I'll flip shit laughing if you love any post-apocalyptic movie because it completely negates your point.

Several reviewers have pointed out the Noah connection, so I don't think it's something people pulled out of their ass, go look at some links.

[Dread Fox]

It really was terrible

[eXtreme Burrito!]

Goodfellas - - Classic. Hadn't seen this movie in forever, but it's definitely a great fucking movie that I can sit and watch over and over. That, and it's always nice to see Joe Pesci before he succumbed to being that annoying dickhead in the Lethal Weapon franchise.

[Viktor]

Umm...

Spoiler:

..except it wasn't. God spoke to Noah and warned of a real threat that came when God said it would. Shannon had false dreams (if they were real "visions" than that means his best friend and wife are evil....no.), thought there was a storm when there was not, and in the end the storm off the shore of Myrtle Beach was hardly anything to be scared of. Assuming it was an end of the world type storm they sure as shit weren't going to escape it right?

Moving on..

Haywire

Fun flick. Nice to see a woman kicking ass in a realistic way. Kind of an quick ending that left you wanting a little more.

You hate the movie so you probably won't watch it again but...

Spoiler:

If you look at the storm at the end, there is a giant tsunami heading their way. I think it shows it in the second view of the storm, but not right away.

And I enjoyed Haywire as well. Fun action movie and you can't say no to Gina.

[Dread Fox]

You hate the movie so you probably won't watch it again but...

Spoiler:

If you look at the storm at the end, there is a giant tsunami heading their way. I think it shows it in the second view of the storm, but not right away.

And I enjoyed Haywire as well. Fun action movie and you can't say no to Gina.

Meh:

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I think the writer pussied out. The film either needed to be about a man overcoming insanity through the love of his family (which is a great story) or it needed to be full on about it truly being a message from a higher power and he was right all the time.

By having him be wrong on the storm while they were in the bunker and having really messed up dreams that didn't truly represent his friend of wife, the story was pretty clear cut: he was crazy and it was all in his head.

The tacked on ending took away from that IMO. Ok so a tsunami was heading there way....what does that mean? They are going to die anyway cause you ain't outrunning a tsunami. Why would God give him so many visions and warnings yet allow his family to go to the beach and not warn him of that?

I really think the writer just couldn't commit to one story. If the ending really was meant to mean it was all true than a good writer would have had hints of that throughout the film and a 2nd watch would verify that. Instead it is obvious the writer or the director or whoever just couldn't choose 1 way or the other so they tacked on the stupid storm which takes away from 99% of the film.

[Holmes108]

Meh:

Spoiler:

I think the writer pussied out. The film either needed to be about a man overcoming insanity through the love of his family (which is a great story) or it needed to be full on about it truly being a message from a higher power and he was right all the time.

By having him be wrong on the storm while they were in the bunker and having really messed up dreams that didn't truly represent his friend of wife, the story was pretty clear cut: he was crazy and it was all in his head.

The tacked on ending took away from that IMO. Ok so a tsunami was heading there way....what does that mean? They are going to die anyway cause you ain't outrunning a tsunami. Why would God give him so many visions and warnings yet allow his family to go to the beach and not warn him of that?

I really think the writer just couldn't commit to one story. If the ending really was meant to mean it was all true than a good writer would have had hints of that throughout the film and a 2nd watch would verify that. Instead it is obvious the writer or the director or whoever just couldn't choose 1 way or the other so they tacked on the stupid storm which takes away from 99% of the film.

I don't expect to change your mind at this point, but...

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I don't see why he had to be right in that exact moment (in the shelter). He was freaked out, and in constant fear it could happen at any time. It's obvious he didn't know exactly how or when it was coming, but it was. I have no doubt the intent was for him to be right all along.

Unfortunately, he eventually gave in to the idea that he may just be crazy, and ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time. Why does god have to come into it? He could be psychic, or any number of things. And even if it was a "god", why does god have to "not allow him to go to the beach". The character was given the tools he needed (the premonitions). Unfortunately, he eventually ignored his instincts and left the shelter (as many of us may have).

There's not even anything written in stone saying that he could have done anything to save himself or his family anyways... the shelter might not even have worked. It's just about a guy who somehow knew that something bad was coming, period. I think you're trying too hard to make the plot exactly what you wanted it to be. You don't have to love the film, but it works, and seems to get the story across to most of us just fine.

[Pizawle]

The Noah connection is clearly there. It does not have to literally be the Noah story.

(As an aside, I am interested in what Aronofsky's 'Noah' will be like, considering this film exists and is so recent.)

My thoughts on the ending follow, now that I have had some time to digest it. I tried to make it as articulate on the fly as I could.

Spoiler:

I agree with your latter point, Dread but only to an extent. I greatly enjoyed the film, but yes, the ending felt off. I immediately wondered "What was the intent? What is one supposed to take from this? That one should stick to his convictions no matter how insane he feels/seems? Or that he should let come what may? Because the chances of them surviving are none. They were at Myrtle Beach but they lived in Ohio, correct?

That is why it still works. Because the point is not option A or option B, it is decision. He makes a choice and at least in the mortal sense, it is the wrong one. But at the moment, in the shed, it is the right one for the sake of his family and his sanity. Life is uncertain. You could hide, planning for events that may never come to pass, at the sacrifice of those close to you and most importantly yourself. Or you could live. Even in doom, he choose life and is redeemed by the arrival of the storm. That final word from Chastain: "Okay." captures this all.

It is also important to understand that a protagonist is allowed to make a flawed choice. We are just so used to her making the 'right' one. The real 'right' choice is the true choice and that is always the human one and Shannon's character makes his human choice.