I didn't find the movie ending very believable

[snagswolf]

*** spoilers for The Mist (movie) follow ***

A decision like that wouldn't be made lightly, and I really don't think it would be carried out so quickly. They weren't really desperate yet, since there weren't any creatures attacking them at the moment.

If it was your son's life, wouldn't you wait until the last possible moment to take that action? Hoping that something would happen to make it not necessary?

Plus, if they were running out of gas, why didn't they just siphon gas from all the abandoned vehicles they were passing?

The ending disturbed me, but only because I found the actions of the characters frustrating.

[karcreat2]

Same here, I must agree.

In fact, as a 'partial therapy' for my dealing with the ending, I created two spoof versions of the ending (Im a cartoonist for a living, and a 'Family Guy' fan...

Take One...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8Mg1xITmfQ

Take Two...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KPSi9ue_Vs

K

[Netslayerette]

I loved everything about the movie but that ending kills me. I watched it a couple of times I guess thinking it would grow on me. I would have fought till the end I wouldn't have given up like that.

[AndyDufresne]

They weren't desperate? Excuse me? They were desperate when they tried to leave the store.
They say they would rather die out there than in the store. That sounds pretty desperate to me. The son also begs, promises his father to not let the bugs get to him. The father keeps that promise.

[tracie]

*** spoilers for The Mist (movie) follow ***

A decision like that wouldn't be made lightly, and I really don't think it would be carried out so quickly. They weren't really desperate yet, since there weren't any creatures attacking them at the moment.

If it was your son's life, wouldn't you wait until the last possible moment to take that action? Hoping that something would happen to make it not necessary?

Plus, if they were running out of gas, why didn't they just siphon gas from all the abandoned vehicles they were passing?

The ending disturbed me, but only because I found the actions of the characters frustrating.

well i like to believe that they didn't actually get all of the insects spiders that there was still a few left hiding in the woods that helps me accept the ending it's all imagination

[JRM]

I'ma have to agree with AndyDefresne. If anything, I may have waited a little longer. But it's difficult to judge how "desperate" they actually were; we have never -- and may never -- be in that situation (thank god). How would I have been if I were to be in that situation? I cannot say for sure, but I do know I'd be scared @#%#less and I'd do what I can to keep monsters away from my son.

[CaseyM]

***Spoiler***

I liked the ending. I do agree that I would have held off a little longer, maybe walked a while if need be...but it was probably a time constraints thing in the movie. It might be kind of boring to watch people walk forever before they kill themselves. I am a fan of unhappy endings though, since they happen so rarely. The ending evoked so many different conflicting emotions that it made it great to watch.

[Ilian]

I totally agree with you. The ending of the story was by far better than the movie, more hopeful

[karcreat2]

I totally agree with you. The ending of the story was by far better than the movie, more hopeful

Check this out, brand new DVD quality version (including new ending, all done for fun, 'natch... as of 10-25-09...

http://www.karcreat.com/MistNovellaCut.html

-K

[DelvianBlue]

I really didn't like the ending myself. It was too much of a cheat, having the cavalry show up out of nowhere like that. One minute the characters were surounded by fog and couldn't see a thing, then all of a sudden the mist is gone and there are lots of people? It doesn't work for me. It's too forced.