As for short stories, I also add in the ending of another Fritz Leiber story, 'Later Than You Think'.
No spoilers at all. Find it and read it.
I like the ending of The Graduate (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TP4MuVnS2A).
And the ending of The Third Man (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pV6zRGeeGM), although I've just noticed that Joseph Cotten manages to deliver the very last line of dialogue without moving his lips.
Last line of 'Some Like it Hot'
I like the ending of The Graduate (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TP4MuVnS2A).
Another vote for The Graduate - it even includes an Alfa Romeo!
[I should add that this film is probably my all-time favourite . . . I think I saw it at the cinema over the course of about 18 months with at least 5 different girlfriends O:-)]
As for short stories, I also add in the ending of another Fritz Leiber story, 'Later Than You Think'.
No spoilers at all. Find it and read it.
Arthur C. Clarke’s The Nine Billion Names Of God.
And not forgetting...
Planet of the Apes...
Those which tie up each and every one of their loose ends are satisfying in the short term, but sometimes you're done thinking about them before the lights come up
The original Get Carter and the risible Stallone remake are examples of a great ending and a terrible ending for (vaguely) the same film.
Quote from: Rodney ArcherThose which tie up each and every one of their loose ends are satisfying in the short term, but sometimes you're done thinking about them before the lights come up
Can an unsatisfactory ending be "good"?
Yes, examples from those mentioned upthread:
The Graduate
The Third Man
I'll proffer my own
Film: Walkabout
Fiction: anything by John Le Carre (off the top of my head)
But there are also bad, and ugly "unsatisfactory endings" which also deserve exposure
The Shining is a rare example of a film adaptation that changes the ending of the book and actually improves it. It's a long time since I read it but as I recall, the ending of the book is slightly disappointing.Stephen King endings are generally not great (the exceptions I can think of being The Dark Tower, Dolores Claiborne, and Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption (although I think King’s title of the last is a bit of a giveaway)).
Planet of the Apes with Charlton on his knees upon finding ...
As for short stories, I also add in the ending of another Fritz Leiber story, 'Later Than You Think'.Thank you Steph! That was five minutes well spent :thumbsup:
No spoilers at all. Find it and read it.