Favorite film with an open/ambiguous ending?

[DinoLast]

No country for old Men
Inception
The Empire Strikes Back (Well it was for the three agonising years I had to wait for Return of the Jedi)
Same goes for Back to the Future 2 (Though I did have less time to wait)
Barton Fink
Taxi Driver
Blade Runner
The Thing
And of course the Italian Job

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[Batty]

I forgot about The Italian Job. What a great movie. And another ending where I like that you don't know what happens.

 

[kenobiobi]

I don't know if it's my favourite, but the only one that comes to mind is The Jacket starring Adrien Brody. Loved him in that film.

 

[DinoLast]

I am surprised nobody has mentioned District 9

 

[Devil_666]

District 9

 

[Rock83]

Borat.....................

 

[Maglor]

Really Plasmid!? I thought it was obvious how Mulholland Drive ends. Nothing open/ambiguous about it. At least when I watched it.

This has to be a joke.

The only thing I liked about Mulholland Drive was the "Crying" stage scene. Not only was the ending ambiguous. The whole movie made no sense.

The whole movie is rather ambiguous, and Lynch refuses to ever talk about it. I read on Wiki that whenever someone attempts to interpret Mulholland Dr., he just smiles and says something along the lines of "that's interesting".

I was actually anticipating that someone here would argue with me on whether or not Mulholland Dr. was ambiguous or not. I know the popular theory is that...

Spoiler:

It's all the dream of Naomi Watts' character, but I don't accept it because there are too many conflicting scenes within the film that argue against it.

I think the reason Lynnch doesn't comment on his plots is that he has no idea what they mean or how they work himself. I am totally serious. Same goes for Lost Highway. I see most of his movies as abstract art. Totally open to interpretation. They just give you a feeling and that's about it. That works well for a short film, but to sit through a feature length film that goes nowhere comprehendible makes me feel cheated. The only Lynch movies I like are Straight Story and Blue Velvet... I love Twin Peaks too.



As far as movies/shows with a legitimate ambiguous ending, my favorites are:

Donnie Darko
Inception
LOST
Twin Peaks

 

[Devil_666]

Mulholland Drive isn't that complicated.

 

[Maglor]

Don't know how you can say that. It's pretty much a bunch of nonsense.


Not even Lynch knows what happened.

 

[Rock83]

Mulholland Drive isn't that complicated.

It is when you haven't watched it as many times as we have.

 

[AllisonAmy]

Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels

 

[Maglor]

I'm not even sure that Lynch has a clear idea in his own mind of what is going on in some of his films. I'm not his biggest fan, but Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks were awesome. He clearly has some interesting visions.

Another one I thought about is Time Bandits. The biggest WTF ending of any movie I saw as a kid, that was apparently intended for kids. Gilliam is a certifiable freak.

I just saw this post now.


Several people keep using the term "represents" when talking about Mulholland Drive. I'm sorry but you don't know what that stuff "represents". And neither does Lynch.

 

[Maglor]

How about another ____ty ending. Terminator Salvation. ...lolololol.

What was wrong with the Salvation ending?

Spoiler:

The human heart transplant thing didn't do it for you?

I thought that was cool. It's the reason I bought a Marcus Wright figure.

 

[Rock83]

I just saw this post now.


Several people keep using the term "represents" when talking about Mulholland Drive. I'm sorry but you don't know what that stuff "represents". And neither does Lynch.

Just theories because you never get a specific answer,but that Blue Box in MR is pretty obvious.

I love Twin Peaks,my all time favourite Tv series besides LOST.

 

[Devil_666]

Several people keep using the term "represents" when talking about Mulholland Drive. I'm sorry but you don't know what that stuff "represents". And neither does Lynch.

In that case.. ALL movies are ambiguous unless they specifically lay out an event in detail. I think Superman can fly. But since no movie specifically explains HOW Superman is actually able to fly, in detail, there's no way for me or anyone watching to know if he's actually flying around. I mean I can see it with my own two eyes, and it's obvious when you watch the movie. But according to you, it's impossible to have a brain and have the ability to understand things that aren't explained to you like a 5 yr. old child.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

My list just got updated after getting back from Inception. Currently it goes:
Blade Runner
The Thing
The First Matrix (I consider the sequels EU, and therefore don't acknowledge their crappiness)
Inception
Shutter Island

 

[Devil_666]

The First Matrix (I consider the sequels EU, and therefore don't acknowledge their crappiness)

 

[CelticPredator]

What was wrong with the Salvation ending?

Spoiler:

The human heart transplant thing didn't do it for you?

I thought that was cool. It's the reason I bought a Marcus Wright figure.

Ends with the notion it's getting a sequel. When thankfully, it isnt.

 

[DinoLast]

I keep remembering new ones

Total Recall

 

[Devil_666]

Ends with the notion it's getting a sequel. When thankfully, it isnt.

Actually.. it is.

May/June 2010

California hedge fund Pacificor on Thursday said it retained the William Morris Endeavor agency to represent it in the sale of all rights to the "Terminator" franchise.

Included are rights to exploit the property for film, television, merchandise and online games.

In addition, William Morris Endeavor will help Pacificor to select and retain key talent for the next sequel.

A US bankruptcy judge in February ruled that the movie franchise could be sold to Pacificor, ending months of speculation after its former owner Halcyon Holding collapsed into bankruptcy in August.

Pacificor, Halcyon's largest creditor in the bankruptcy, made a winning "credit bid" of USD 29.5 million to buy the franchise and promised to pay another USD 5 million to Halcyon's bankruptcy estate for each future "Terminator" sequel.

The judge overruled an objection from Sony Corp' Columbia Pictures and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp which had claimed the auction process was unfair after their joint USD 35.6 million bid for the franchise was not selected. The studios had also promised to pay the estate an additional USD 2 million for each of the sixth and seventh "Terminator" sequels, but no money for the fifth sequel.

Bale signed on to star in 3 Terminator movies. So at the very least.. he'll be in them. And it appears McG will be back as well. Sorry for the bad news.