Unsurprisingly, lots of movies fail to do this admittedly daunting task properly, winding up being anticlimactic.
With this in mind,this list looks at some of the movies with the most anticlimactic endings.
Their plots build toward something grand only to deflate at the last moment.
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Even blockbusters likeThe Matrix RevolutionsandMockingjay Part 2struggled to stick the landing.
Eventually, Miranda realizes that she committed the crime while possessed by the spirit of the murdered girl.
The shocked crew debates whether to intervene and prevent the attack, potentially altering history.
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Grateful that we’ve managed to survive through all of our adventures.
This slow burn and steady unspooling of mysteries is then brought to a halt bya notoriously abrupt ending.
Her final word, “f**k,” cuts to black, leaving many viewers bewildered.
While some interpret this as an intentional rejection of a grand revelation, othersfeel the film simply fizzles out.
7’Next' (2007)
Directed by Lee Tamahori
“I saw far enough ahead.
I knew to wait.
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“Nicolas Cageleads this movieas Cris Johnson, a man who can see two minutes into the future.
Once again, the premise isn’t bad, thoughthe plot ultimately veers off in annoying directions.
The conclusion is especially lackluster.
The entire film resets to an earlier point,rendering all previous events meaningless.
“The Villageis one of the shakier entries inM.
Night Shyamalan’s very hit-or-miss filmography.
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It unfolds in a 19th-century community surrounded by a dark forest inhabited by terrifying creatures.
The villagers live in fear, avoiding the woods at all costs.
Its a secluded community created by modern-day people who chose to isolate themselves from society.
The entire horror element is an elaborate deception to keep the villagers from leaving.
The twist inThe Sixth Sensefelt earned, butthe one inThe Villageis just a gimmick.
It’s all pretty meh.
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3’I Am Legend' (2007)
“I can save you.
I can save everybody.
All this promise issquandered by the somewhat nonsensical ending, though.
However, theCoen brothersbrilliantly defy audience expectations by never delivering the grand showdown.
All this sound and fury ratchets up until, in the final act, the aliens simply… die.
While this ending stays true toH.G.
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Wells' original novel,it’s still very unsatisfying.
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