20 Movies That Would Be Ruined If Their Endings Were Extended
They say there are no such things as happy endings because nothing ever ends, and by “they,” we mean Peter S. Beagle. God, The Last Unicorn is so good. And he was right: Follow that unicorn for 30 more seconds, after she’s met up with the others she’s just saved, and she’d be like, “‘Sup, guys, how are we feeling about grief and remorse these days?” and they’d be like, “Ew, you smell impure,” and ostracize her.
And that’s true of most movies. Just keep the cameras rolling for a few more seconds, and the impending consequences of the hero’s daring acts sink in or they go back to their boring old life or the conversation just gets really awkward. So when user Wazula42 asked r/AskReddit, “What movie endings would be ruined if the camera kept filming for an extra 30 seconds?” the answer was pretty much all of them.
The Dark Knight
The Prince of Egypt
Whiplash
The Thing
The Matrix
Fight Club
Edge of Tomorrow
No Country for Old Men
Casablanca
Thelma & Louise
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Breakfast Club
Die Hard
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Wrestler
Dead Poets Society
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2001: A Space Odyssey
