Directors Your favorite movie "endings" / "conclusion" scenes (1 Viewer)

[Chuck Mayer]

Please be gentle.

My favorite is a fairly recent one.

Titanic

Forgetting the post-release hype and hoopla, the film itself is a marvel, and it's ending is pitch-perfect. Ignoring the ? of whether Rose is snoozing or more, it's an amazing shot that goes over her pictures of her life, well-lived and full. At peace with the choices she made, she revisits the most powerful place in her memory, and visits those she lost. It is poignant, heart-wrenching, and very primal.

I'm a sucker :b

Take care,
Chuck

 

[RyanWard]

I agree with lots of the others already mentioned...Seven, Fight Club, Shawshank Redemption, Casablanca. I would have to say the ending scenes of the Godfather (Part I), with the door closing, and Kay left on the outside of Michael's world.

 

[Joshua_Y]

Chuck...I complete and utterly agree about Titanic...and very well said! **Applause**

 

[Jeremiah]

Ryan, good call on Godfather I, that ending is pretty freaking good.

Donnie Brasco
Easy Money - "My mother-in-law, I wouldn't so much as kiss her face, and now I end up kissing her ass."[i/] as they party down stairs.
Thief

 

[James T]

Donnie Darko.
The whole sacrifce thing and shots afterwards of his family's reaction and Gretchen passing by.

 

[Ric Bagoly]

Easy Rider-"We have to go back..."

Die Hard-pure and primal

The Doors-mesmerizing as we see the real gravesite...

The Terminator-VERY thought-provoking

 

[Chuck C]

Shawshank for sure....one of the most emotionally fulfilling, redeeming, and uplifting endings in movie history IMHO.

Truls...you brought up a good one. BTTF II's ending is real cool espcially when doc faints after seeing marty go BTTF !!


Some others:
Two sentimental movies that I am a big sucker for: E.T. and Forever Young. talk about wow!

how bout:
Apollo 13
Batman Returns - love the serenity of the scene as the chilling score plays into the night
Christmas Vacation
Dutch
Ghostbusters
Jurassic Park - again, the storm is over while the wonderful score is played, Dr. Grant with the kids, the pelicans next to the chopper, the fade into the sunset.
Poltergeist - tv out of the motel!

Rocky - classic ending
Royal Tenenbaums
Rudy - yes I'm a sucker...great Jerry Goldsmith score in the entire final scene
Sneakers - the whole thing with the NSA and the TV at the very end

 

[Dome Vongvises]

too many to list.

 

[Josh Dial]

I would have to say that the ending to Shawshank is probably the single greatest ending on film. The sweep over the sea, and Morgan Freeman's voice. Damn fine.

cheers!

Josh

 

[Angelo.M]

So many great ones, and many have already been mentioned...

Let me add bladerunner, the "director's cut" of course.

 

[Holadem]

I agree with most of the above and I would add anything by M. Night Shyamalan.

Oh and the Cider House Rules. I become a teary mess everytime.

--
Holadem

 

[P and SO]

I'm gonna get flamed for this, but I think Alien 3 has got one of the most perfect endings ever :b

The whole self sacrifice deal, along with the music, and the replay of the message from Alien, just, well, puts a lump in my throat. :frowning:

 

[Brent Bridgeman]

Schindler's List
Seeing the living survivors and the families that would never have existed paying their respects to Oscar Schindler at his grave was almost too emotionally overpowering after seeing the horrors that they went through to survive. Probably the most stunning moment I've ever experienced in a theater (the top 5 runner's up probably come from this picture also).

 

[ChuckDeLa]

Well, let's see... just looking through my collection, here's some favorites:

Aguirre, The Wrath of God
The Birds
Casablanca
A Clockwork Orange
Donnie Darko
Eraserhead
The Godfather, Part II
The Graduate
Harold and Maude
It's a Wonderful Life
Madadayo
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Paths of Glory
Psycho
Ran
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Wicker Man

 

[Christ Reynolds]

a clockwork orange
i was cured all right
fargo
2 more months
rushmore
at the dance
donnie darko
2001
the shining
bottle rocket
the big lebowski
brazil


CJ

 

[P and SO]

Man, thanks for reminding me Christ!

Can't belive I forgot Brazil.

 

[Kevin Presley]

I agree with Truls Meby... ALIEN 3 was PERFECT in my opinion. Loved the sacrificial ending.

 

[Steve Christou]

No one's mentioned the greatest shock movie ending of all time, and for me the most memorable...

Here's a clue:

"Oh.. my.. God! I'm home... all the time it was... you maniacs! You blew it up!...
Damn you!... Damn you all too hell!!"





ps. it's not Homer Simpson.

 

[Steeve Bergeron]

Planet of the Apes, Steve!

 

[Brook K]

Bob Le Flambeur - my favorite ending of any heist movie.

Taxi Driver
The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari
The Blue Angel
The Lady Eve
Sullivan's Travels
Hail The Conquering Hero - Semper Fi!
Perceval
The Last Temptation of Christ
Ordet
Fox And His Friends
Tabu

And many more....