Actually Nick, there are 2 alternative endings, and I would be interested to hear which they use.. In the other version, there is an extended scene of the Selena and Hannah trying to save Jim in a hospital, and Jim has a flashback to when he was knocked over by the car. Jim then dies, and the...
I dont think any ambiguity was intended in relation to the ending. From listening to the commentary, the intention was to have a happy ending because Boyle felt it was necesssary after the unrelenting grimness of the rest of the film. It is why they changed the ending to the one that is now on...
Sorry Ron didn't explain myself properly. It is an alternate ending (and I think much better) but it is an extra on the DVD and not the actual ending to the film released.
The commentary is with Danny Boyle and Alex Garland and is really good. Some of the deleted scenes are very good as well, and there is a short making of Pointless trivia : The motorway they used for filming is actually nowhere near Manchester, and the section of the film where they meet the...
I absolutely loved this film, especially the opening half. I also would have preferred more focus on the Infected than the group of soldiers in the second half, but still a great film. Its also eerie watching some of the scenes showing London and the motorway shots, especially when you have...