Aug 15, 2016 alternate reality is a topic that every writer and director wants to work with and write about. But the ending is so strong, it blinds you to everything that happened previous. Jan 14, 2017 the mist tv shows ending may resemble the movie version. Every hint were given up to that point and after tells us that the mist is a horrifying hellscape, and that entering it, alone no less, is certain death. Oct 21, 2017 the ending to frank darabonts the mist though is a dark, gutpunch of an ending, that shows a man on the wrong side of fate, with one less bullet than he needed. The mist hit theaters wednesday, and its been widely circulated that director frank darabonts ending in the movie differed vastly from stephen kings ending to the novella its based on. Screenwriter and director frank darabont wanted the movie to be shown in black and white. I saw the movie the mist today, and they say the ending was different than the ending in the book. The ending of the mist finally gets explained youtube. The mist is not the shawshank redemption in one crucial way.
Christian torpe, who has adapted the mist for television, opens up about those changes, including the possibility of an alternate ending, and shares what stephen king thinks about the television adaptation. The mist alternate endingedit disregarding whether or not the movie ending is superior im looking to crowd source some research on alternate editions. The whole religious aspect came out of left field but it really made the movie a lot more intense in the third act. The mist isnt even in theaters yet, and the controversy has already started. Its a great movie you want to reflect on, chew on, discuss. It is rather startlingly bad, in fact, although a film whose concept could be described as the fog with stephen king characters really cant be. Disregarding whether or not the movie ending is superior im looking to crowd source some research on alternate editions. Frank darabonts the mist has a very different ending than the original stephen king novella. Why the twist ending to the mist movie is still bad. Dec 12, 2010 since the ending of the mist is so depressing i figured i would put a twist on the ending just to see what would come of it.
The film features an ensemble cast including thomas jane, marcia gay harden, nathan gamble, andre. Generally, alternative endings are considered to have no bearing on the canonical narrative. A bunch of us hung out at my buddys house and decided to watch a horror movie wed heard of, but hadnt actually seen. It may also refer to humans, as we all are living in a different reality that is separated by a single quantum event. The well of ascension alternate ending disclaimer well, first off let me say that this willobviouslycontain major spoilers for not only mistborn two, but first book as well. Eventually it was filmed in color but a black and white version of the movie is on the 2disc dvd release.
Now, the author explains what he really thinks of the changes in the 2007 big screen adaptation. This possible the mist leaked alternate ending has fans. By applying this logic onto the mist it becomes clear that the ending should have been about the situation in the store. The ending to frank darabonts the mist though is a dark, gutpunch of an ending, that shows a man on the wrong side of fate, with one less bullet than he needed. The book ends with them just driving into the mist, it leaves it up to you. In the movie, it pours out of the other side and into our world and brings along with itself the infestation of the creatures.
With tommy lee jones, john goodman, peter sarsgaard, mary steenburgen. The ending of the movie turns that idea on its head. A freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives. The best part of the ending in my opinion would be the call back we get to that mom melisa mcbride who left the grocery store to find her kids. Why youre still not over the ending of the mist 8 years. The mist tv shows ending may resemble the movie version. Is anyone aware of any releases where the ending was altered or omitted, such as a different edit released. Apr 12, 2017 the mist boss says his admiration of both the king story and the darabont film extends to the different endings.
Alternate ending was formed when three friends realized they all shared a passion for movies. Completely not what i expected, big change for hollywood not to sugar coat something and make it all nice. Without personally venturing into debates regarding the merits andor weaknesses of the shocking ending of the mist, i was enthralled to discover that stephen king uberfan paul moore had taken it upon himself to reedit the films conclusion. With thomas jane, marcia gay harden, laurie holden, andre braugher. Got a hot scoop on an ending that was ripe for the cutting room floor. If you havent read either novel, might i request you give them a read. The mist isnt a bad movie, i think, but an ending like that for a series this long would have been utterly infuriating, to me. The film was written and directed by frank darabont.
The ending of the mist is wonderful, horrific, twisted and shocking. How stephen king feels about the mists wild movie ending. Spikes tv series based on stephen kings the mist may end up with an ending similar to. Darabont had been interested in adapting the mist for the big screen since the 1980s. The mist trailer arrives how is it different from the.
But the mist was way more disturbing than either of those movies, and it got even darker when darabont wrote a new ending. Mar 11, 2017 i can think of not one single reason to hold back. The film features an ensemble cast including thomas jane, marcia gay harden, nathan gamble, andre braugher. The 20 best movies about alternate reality taste of cinema. The story got even more disturbing when filmmaker frank darabont wrote a new ending for his 2007 movie adaptation. The story got even more disturbing when filmmaker frank darabont wrote a new ending for his 2007. The movies ending says wow david, if you had just trusted in the army to save you rather than wandering off on your own, everything would be ok. Hi there, i watched the mist last night and gotta say i was blown away by the ending.
In 1980, stephen king published one of his most disturbing stories, a novella called the mist. Film is a column comparing books to the film adaptations they spawn, often discussing them on a plotpointbyplotpoint basis. With all of this talk about stephen king movies in 2017, theres one movie thats been a recurring thought in our minds as of late. The director revised the ending of the film to be darker than the novellas ending, a change to which king was amenable.
Ordinarily, this wouldnt be a problem at all the convention i have always followed is that spoilers are things that happen in the second half of the film, and anything before that is just setup but theres been a bizarre. Everyone is talking about an alternate ending on dvd i dont have the dvd, so what is the alternate ending. The gray widowers are major antagonists in the 2007 american horror film the mist. The director said in an interview that he and the writers made it that way so that there would not be any chance of a sequel. As this is an article discussing the ending of 2007s kingdarabont collaboration the mist, its probably worth mentioning that king and darabonts careers intertwine to the point that. The first time i saw the mist was probably in 2009 or 2010.
Stephen king loves the mists new ending cinemablend. Oct 10, 20 the complete original ending, as frank darabont intended. To talk about knives out in any remotely sensible way, im going to have to tell you something that happens about onequarter of the way through the minute movie. One thing that they have in common is an astonishing ending. Jul 12, 2016 as this is an article discussing the ending of 2007s kingdarabont collaboration the mist, its probably worth mentioning that king and darabonts careers intertwine to the point that. He compares franks film ending, a political commentary for those willing to look deep enough, as something very sinister and dark, which he loved about the movie. It had an interesting mix of postapocalyptic themes, monster movie, character studies, society mob mentality, and it played as a nice horror movie. The film features an ensemble cast including thomas jane. Anyway, i hear the ending in the book is different, can anyone tell me the difference between the two as ive never read the book.
They did have a black and white version of this movie on the 2 disk and its awesome to watch. The ending is different and really creepy, theyre driving away but they still hear all the monsters and the sound a gigantic monsters thunderous walking over them, like a big multilegged spider dealie. Since the ending of the mist is so depressing i figured i would put a twist on the ending just to see what would come of it. The 20 best movies about alternate reality taste of. It would have even been possible to create a really bad ending out of this. Whereas the shawshank redemption was about hope and life, the mist is about hopelessness and death.
Nov 21, 2015 the first time i saw the mist was probably in 2009 or 2010. Is anyone aware of any releases where the ending was altered or omitted, such as a different edit released to blockbuster, an international edit, or an edited for tv version. Sep 07, 2017 frank darabonts the mist has a very different ending than the original stephen king novella. Spikes tv series based on stephen kings the mist may end up with an ending similar to the frank darabont movie adaptation of kings story. Jun 25, 2010 the mist s ending edited to show it as it is in the novella stephen king wrote. For me, the new ending ruined all of the movie magic that the original ending would have done for me. Jul 24, 2008 the book ends with them just driving into the mist, it leaves it up to you. The mist clearly wants to be many things all at once. Just because something is unexpected doesnt mean its good, and watching the mist made me feel like i just wasted two hours of my life being kicked in the balls.
Our goal is to save you time and money by sharing our thoughts and recommendations on which movies to race to theaters for, which to watch at home and those to actively avoid. It is an abstract concept that includes a parallel universe, a place where different actions of a different species take place. Some of the mists deadliest hunters, gray widowers took up residence in kings pharmacy, covering the building in their acidic webbing and using the stillliving bodies of several. Alternate reality is a topic that every writer and director wants to work with and write about. The mist 99 movie clip the colossal beast 2007 hd duration.
Its dramatized and has great 3d surround sound effects. I guess you can do that in a book, but a movie needs an ending. Mar 10, 2008 hi there, i watched the mist last night and gotta say i was blown away by the ending. About the ending of the mist and why it feels unconnected. The mists ending edited to show it as it is in the novella stephen king wrote. The mist also known as stephen kings the mist is a 2007 american science fiction horror film based on the 1980 novella the mist by stephen king. Jun 24, 2019 in 1980, stephen king published one of his most disturbing stories, a novella called the mist. Much will be similar to the 2007 frank darabont film adaptation, but there will also be some changes, as might be expected. Mar 18, 2017 that theme is most noticeable in the stand and firestarter, but it can be found in many of sks other works, including the mist. As the mist comes and kills anything in its path, 4 adults decide to commit suicide, but since the gun is empty for the man that killed the other adults, he. A detective in postkatrina new orleans has a series of surreal encounters with a troop of friendly confederate soldiers while investigating serial killings of local prostitutes, a 1965 lynching, and corrupt local businessmen. I hated the ending to the movie and it was a good scary movie, but if anyone has read the book version, i would like to know how the book ended. He calls the result the original ending, one that more accurately reflects how kings novella really ended. In two little scenes the germaneuropeanversion of the film is longer than the usversion.