I'm writing a journal for film class on resolved versus unresolved endings and I'm just curious as to what other people's opinions are:

 

Do you prefer films with an ending that is clearly resolved or one that is unresolved?

 

If you want to give examples or whatever be my guest, I just want to see your opinions. c:

 

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Both are fine. Unresolved endings are exciting and leave room for a sequel. But if the movie is a stand alone title or the last in a series, it should have a good, resolved ending.

Both are fine. Unresolved endings are exciting and leave room for a sequel. But if the movie is a stand alone title or the last in a series, it should have a good, resolved ending.

 

same as this lol

I think it's more of how the ending is true and faithful to the story rather than how resolved or unresolved they are. If you understand my meaning that is.

It depends on the film and what genre it's from.

A Film like Inception i felt the unresolved ending worked in it's favourite and it fit the film better than resolved ending would and films that would build to sequel if done well that does not affect the narrative of the film is fine but one that's just plaster on can be annoying to me. .

They both have their advantages imo

 

I also like want to add that unresolved ending can make you thing about what could happen or what's going happen like in Watchmen where you don't know if Rorshach's journal will be used or not

I like both even though i do prefer resolved endings. But some movies that don't and probably never will have sequels that have unresolved endings would either get me mad, or get me excited to speculate on what could have happened next. It's the only exciting part of unresolved endings to me. Usually, if the movie is good, and the ending is unresolved, I'd scream out to the screen saying "NOOOOOOOOO!!!!! DON'T FINISH YET! I WANNA KNOW WHAT HAPPENS~" then i'd spend a good portion of that day thinking about the ending

i'm a fan of both, movies i think would make a great sequel or trilogy i'd prefer to have unresolved, example, the Harry Potter movies, other movies are good with resolved, such as King Arthur, or even Troy

An example would be Eragon. I liked the unresolved ending. But, considering that the movie flopped and they won't be making a sequel, the ending now blows. lol If it's going to have a sequel then an unresolved ending is great. I love cliffhangers!

It depends on the film and what genre it's from.

A Film like Inception i felt the unresolved ending worked in it's favourite and it fit the film better than resolved ending would and films that would build to sequel if done well that does not affect the narrative of the film is fine but one that's just plaster on can be annoying to me. .

They both have their advantages imo.

 

Ooh, I was going to say totally resolved endings until I saw this and remembered I loved the ending to Inception.

Most of the time, I hate unresolved endings unless they're going to have a sequal. I especially hate getting to the last of a series and having all of the built up mysteries go unanswered (Series of Unforunate Events--loathed the last book with a passion). There are enough unresolved things in real life, thank you very much. Certain movies can pull it off and still be good, but other movies will just annoy me if things just end unresolved. Guess it ultimately depends on the subject matter.

It depends on the emotion you wish to convey with the end of the picture, as well as all the elements that lead up to it. A move that's more plot heavy, like Lord of the Rings, had better have a resolution after all those hours of investment, or else the audience will feel that the journey has been a waste of time. Conversely, a movie like the Godfather II, which is all about Michael more or less going to the dark side, ought to end on an unresolved note, because it means that all of the deeds he's committed thus far were only the begining. It doesn't want to make you feel good or clean about the murders he's ordered, it wants you to know that they're going to hang on his consience and reputation like a stain, and that his evil will continue as a result of his actions. Basically, if you want to give the impression that there is a story or an emotion that is supposed to linger after the movie is finished, I think it's generally best to go unresolved. If the point of the movie is one of story telling and simple narrative, it's best to resolve it, because no one likes to be left hanging.

I like both, but I prefer resolved endings. I need closure.

Unresolved endings just piss me off. I don't have a lifetime to follow one story.

 

You can however, have resolved endings that leave a possibility for a sequel.

I like unresolved endings...

It leaves room for sequels and imagination and speculation...

I like coming up with my own endings...

It depends on the movie. I like both.

i like unresloved so then i can keep guessing and thats the fun part