Split alternate ending deemed too dark
 

http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/34...ven-shyamalan/

Meant to type original, not alternate. This was the original ending.

I'll admit, just reading it gave me goosebumps. Would've made for a very powerful ending, but I can see why he decided against it. Very dark.

"It opens with McAvoy’s character dressed in a plaid shirt and glasses – the clothing preferred by Dennis, one of Kevin Crumb’s more fearsome personalities who kidnapped the three teenage girls at the onset of Split. Here, Dennis sits cross-legged on the ledge of a rooftop. As the camera pans from behind him, we see Dennis is overlooking a school, with yellow school buses parked out front. The sounds of school children dismissed for the day can be heard in the distance. Dennis says, “Look at all those unbroken souls.” Then the voice of one of Kevin Crumb’s more dominant personalities, Patricia, immediately answers Dennis: “Such a waste.”"

Do you think he should've kept it?

Re: Split alternate ending deemed too dark
 

I'm aware of the Unbreakable connection and in my opinion the original ending would not have necessarily hindered it in any way. But again, it's understandable why he didn't go forward with it. I am curious to know why you feel it's trite.

Re: Split alternate ending deemed too dark
 

Maybe Signs, Split and Unbreakable are connected. The hero in Unbreakable has a weakness to water, just like the Aliens. Maybe the Aliens inserted probes into Bruce Willis rectum and a different breed of alien did the same for Crumb. Both Alien specieces are watching from space, pitting one against the other for a reality TV show.

Re: Split alternate ending deemed too dark
 

I prefer the original ending because it doesn't set itself up for a cash-grabbing sequel.

Re: Split alternate ending deemed too dark
 

I'm thinking this would replace the scene where the horde peers into the mirror and examines the bullet wounds. I'm indifferent towards which of those to keep. Neither seem essential or all too different. The Unbreakable tie-in is the real problem because it cheapens the ending and detracts from the real conclusion in that Casey will no longer be victimized by her uncle

Honestly, I think it was pretty obvious that despite whichever of those endings that he chose, he should have put Bruce Willis after the credits. It would have been the perfect place for a super hero tie in. Unfortunately, less people would have seen it, and Blumhouse is anything but fiscally irresponsible.