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. After a violent storm in a community in maine, the local artist dave drayton drives from his lakeside house with his son billy and his arrogant neighbor, lawyer brent norton, to the supermarket to get supplies. Completely not what i expected, big change for hollywood not to sugar coat something and make it all nice. Alternate reality is a topic that every writer and director wants to work with and write about.
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. The film features an ensemble cast including thomas jane, marcia gay harden, nathan gamble, andre. How stephen king feels about the mists wild movie ending. One thing that they have in common is an astonishing ending. Whether you subscribe to that theory or not, its easy to see that the mists ending works well given the parameters of its story. A bunch of us hung out at my buddys house and decided to watch a horror movie wed heard of, but hadnt actually seen. Jul 12, 2016 whether you subscribe to that theory or not, its easy to see that the mists ending works well given the parameters of its story. The ending of the movie turns that idea on its head. Is anyone aware of any releases where the ending was altered or omitted, such as a different edit released.
The mist is the descriptor for an abnormally thick, unnatural mist inhabited by various species of otherworldly creatures and predators, believed to be from another dimension. 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. Jackson, mary mccormack, tony shalhoub, len cariou, isiah whitlock, jr. Frank darabonts the mist has a very different ending than the original stephen king novella. 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 mist season 1 hits netflix this month screen rant. On the way, they see a heavy mist, and later, see military convoys, police, fire trucks, and ambulances heading into it. The film was released in the united states on june 22, 2007, although july which in 2007 fell on a friday is. The mist isnt even in theaters yet, and the controversy has already started. The 20 best movies about alternate reality taste of. Nov 21, 2015 the first time i saw the mist was probably in 2009 or 2010.
The 20 best movies about alternate reality taste of cinema. 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. 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. 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. Jan 14, 2017 the mist tv shows ending may resemble the movie version. Thats a pretty rare trick for a king adaptation, perhaps the rarest of all, and the mist doesnt come close to doing the same thing. We look back with spoilers at the incredible ending to the mist film adaptation, based on a novella by. 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. Oct 10, 20 the mist 19 movie clip the mist arrives 2007 hd duration. Why the twist ending to the mist movie is still bad.
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. The story got even more disturbing when filmmaker frank darabont wrote a new ending for his 2007. 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. It is an abstract concept that includes a parallel universe, a place where different actions of a different species take place.
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. For me, the new ending ruined all of the movie magic that the original ending would have done for me. The mist is not the shawshank redemption in one crucial way. The film features an ensemble cast including thomas jane. Sep 07, 2017 frank darabonts the mist has a very different ending than the original stephen king novella. With thomas jane, marcia gay harden, laurie holden, andre braugher. Hi there, i watched the mist last night and gotta say i was blown away by the ending. Now, the author explains what he really thinks of the changes in the 2007 big screen adaptation. The mist tv shows ending may resemble the movie version. All of them trapped inside a grocery store as a thick mist. I am legend 1010 movie clip alternate ending 2007 hd duration. Film is a column comparing books to the film adaptations they spawn, often discussing them on a plotpointbyplotpoint basis. 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.
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. I saw the movie the mist today, and they say the ending was different than the ending in the book. Everyone is talking about an alternate ending on dvd i dont have the dvd, so what is the alternate ending. In two little scenes the germaneuropeanversion of the film is longer than the usversion. Stephen king loves the mists new ending cinemablend. The whole religious aspect came out of left field but it really made the movie a lot more intense in the third act. 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.
But the ending is so strong, it blinds you to everything that happened previous. The mist clearly wants to be many things all at once. Before we get started on the finale, lets get caught up on what happened last week with this official video recap we made it. He calls the result the original ending, one that more accurately reflects how kings novella really ended. If you havent read either novel, might i request you give them a read. Generally, alternative endings are considered to have no bearing on the canonical narrative. Apr 12, 2017 the mist boss says his admiration of both the king story and the darabont film extends to the different endings. The mist trailer arrives how is it different from the. 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. Essentially, the ending is about hope which also happens to. See the true ending of the mist as stephen king wrote it. On the night after a freak thunderstorm, the mist manifested from across the lake, spreading first across bridgton, maine, and then across an unknown amount of area, likely engulfing the planet.
The mist 19 movie clip the mist arrives 2007 hd duration. 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. Its the end of the season, so be sure to check that all your limbs are still attached because it has been a wild ride. Its dramatized and has great 3d surround sound effects. 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. Back in 2007, director and frequent king collaborator frank darabont helmed a theatrical adaptation of the mist, which stuck pretty closely to the book, outside of an incredibly depressing altered ending that still divides fans to this day. 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. Season 1, episode 10, the tenth meal, aired aug 24, 2017. The gray widowers are major antagonists in the 2007 american horror film the mist. Screenwriter and director frank darabont wanted the movie to be shown in black and white. Alternate ending was formed when three friends realized they all shared a passion for movies. Why youre still not over the ending of the mist 8 years. Jul 24, 2008 the book ends with them just driving into the mist, it leaves it up to you. Aug 15, 2016 alternate reality is a topic that every writer and director wants to work with and write about.
Its a great movie you want to reflect on, chew on, discuss. 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. 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. In the mist we have the stoic father, the crazy nutjob religious lady, the unexpectedly tough nebbish, the levelheaded woman, the paranoid guy. 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. The first time i saw the mist was probably in 2009 or 2010. The mist alternate endingedit disregarding whether or not the movie ending is superior im looking to crowd source some research on alternate editions.
The film was written and directed by frank darabont. I guess you can do that in a book, but a movie needs an ending. Some of the mist s deadliest hunters, gray widowers took up residence in kings pharmacy, covering the building in their acidic webbing and using the stillliving bodies of several townspeople as incubators for thousands of their offspring. The ending of the mist is wonderful, horrific, twisted and shocking. It had an interesting mix of postapocalyptic themes, monster movie, character studies, society mob mentality, and it played as a nice horror movie. Much will be similar to the 2007 frank darabont film adaptation, but there will also be some changes, as might be expected. The ending of the mist finally gets explained youtube. 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. 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. 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. It may also refer to humans, as we all are living in a different reality that is separated by a single quantum event. They did have a black and white version of this movie on the 2 disk and its awesome to watch.
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. Its the end of the season, so be sure to check that all. In 1980, stephen king published one of his most disturbing stories, a novella called the mist. 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. 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. Eventually it was filmed in color but a black and white version of the movie is on the 2disc dvd release. Darabont had been interested in adapting the mist for the big screen since the 1980s. The book ends with them just driving into the mist, it leaves it up to you. Before we get started on the finale, lets get caught up on what happened last week with this official video recap. Whereas the shawshank redemption was about hope and life, the mist is about hopelessness and death. 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. Mar 10, 2008 hi there, i watched the mist last night and gotta say i was blown away by the ending.
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