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Well, I have to admit that the film's ending came out of nowhere - a 5-minute wild conclusion that somehow didn't fit its first 90+ minutes (in style and narrative) and what would have otherwise been a better film for me.
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I guess this is a place where we see the film differently, Edwin. I felt that we were well prepared for the conclusion. From almost the very beginning, each man longs for certain things in the other man’s life (or lifestyle). For example the encounter with the two young men in the café, one philosophically observes that a few years before he would not have been treated that way and he goes on to say that it is only in the movies that one man can take on two and win. And then the retired schoolteacher tries to pick a fight with the two younger guys (just as though he were the bank robber as a young man).
For me, the film is filled with that type of preparation. But if it did not work for you, I can well understand why you (or anyone) would dislike the ending.
Or you can dislike the ending as a matter of technique, rather than of narration.
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One has to wonder why films like these can get an Academy Award nomination but City Of God can't.
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We are in complete agreement here, though I don’t begrudge the nom to this film. Unless it was at the expense of COG, which I doubt.