I Made an Observation
Why is it that soooo many horror films/thrillers end w/ someone laughing, or making light of the situation? I know that most Hollywood material needs to end w/ everything on the up and up, but it occurred to me how unrealistic this all is. A great example is Jaws. After this horrid affair, Quint being eaten, the boat sinking, etc., Hooper and Brody are still able to throw out some wise-cracking, witty banter; as they swim towards land. Jaws 2 is the same thing. Brody picks up his young son from the handicapped collection of boats after having just killed the shark, and says, "And you...", in a fun, light "I'm playing with my son" way. C'mon. People were just eaten alive by a shark with an attitude, and you're all smiling? Uh-uh. You folks are gonna need therapy for years after what you've just experienced. Truly! And this is mostly the case for films that don't have an epilogue. If some time has passed, I'll accept this new happy attitude, but when the horrible climax was only a few moments prior? Not so much. Then there's the remake of The Blob. The whole town has been quarantined, dozens of people are dead, and your town square has been obliterated. But now, the blob has been frozen by fake snow! Let's throw around some snowballs; over the corpses of our fallen comrades, and throw some snide semi-witty remarks in there too. Or perhaps Leviathan? We almost died under miles of sea water, but now we're back on the surface. Allow me to hit the woman who almost killed us (I can handle that) but then I will make a funny statement to go with it. That's realism folks. So what that my entire crew and livelihood was destroyed.
Anyone else have some other good examples of this ridiculousness?
1 comment:
Not exactly like the phenom you're talking about but...
"It is absolutely imperative that we work with the Costa Rican Department of Biological Preserves to establish a set of rules for the preservation and isolation of that island. These creatures require our absence to survive, not our help. And if we could only step aside and trust in nature, life will find a way." - John Hammond / The Lost World: Jurassic Park
These are the final words from the movie. They are accompanied by the regal image of a Pterodactylus spreading its wings and roaring. The whole sequence is obviously meant to inspire the imagination in that way only an Amblim Entertainment film can do. It comes after one of the most uninspired, mean-spirited and cynical money grabs in film history. Not to mention that the "voice of reason" type dialog is spoken by a character that the thoughtless, hypocritical film-makers have spent the better part of two films proving is completely insane. Anyone watching the movie and buying into it should want the dinos gas-bombed immeadiately. Those who aren't leave the theatre not caring one way or the other and feeling not just a little bit dirty. I personally have never been more angry at a writer and director in my entire life. To the point that to this day I get distracted watching "Munich" (In all respects, a near perfect film) remembering that an absolute whore made it. So, until I get a personal apology, every story Spielberg tries to tell will forever be tainted with the stain of the devil's cum. Koepp on the other hand is just a dick. No crime against that I guess. It just would have been nice to know ahead of time.
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