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jswinney 07-31-15 11:21 AM

Movies That End With Character Looking in Lens
 
Just recently I started thinking about how many movies end with a character looking directly into the lens and found it pretty interesting:
Magnolia
The 400 Blows
Funny Games
Oldboy (2013)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2001: A Space Odyssey
This is England
The Ides of March
Psycho

Can anyone think of any other films that do this?

popcornsteve 07-31-15 11:50 AM

Re: Movies That End With Character Looking in Lens
 
Invasion of the Bodysnatchers, I think? Donald Sutherland and the pointy finger scene. I might be wrong. *shivers*. Still gives me the chills.

Cole416 07-31-15 11:50 AM

Re: Movies That End With Character Looking in Lens
 
American Psycho

The Rodent 07-31-15 11:52 AM

Re: Movies That End With Character Looking in Lens
 
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The new Planet Of The Apes films.

Xx_rerpepey_xX 08-03-15 05:01 PM

The movie Wanted, James McAvoy stares into the lens :love:

The Rodent 08-03-15 05:02 PM

Re: Movies That End With Character Looking in Lens
 
Copycat (Sigourney Weaver)

stevegotlen 08-04-15 07:57 AM

Re: Movies That End With Character Looking in Lens
 
A Space Odyssey

jswinney 08-04-15 12:26 PM

Re: Movies That End With Character Looking in Lens
 
Thanks so much, everyone! All very helpful!

Rhett Butler 10-22-15 12:20 AM

Re: Movies That End With Character Looking in Lens
 
Starman has Karen Allen looking straight into the camera, for a loving close-up, as end credits roll.

Iroquois 10-22-15 01:40 AM

Originally Posted by popcornsteve (Post 1361456)
Invasion of the Bodysnatchers, I think? Donald Sutherland and the pointy finger scene. I might be wrong. *shivers*. Still gives me the chills.
He doesn't look directly into the lens so much as at someone just off-screen. The 1956 original is arguably a straighter example of a character looking directly into the lens as he screams warnings about the alien menace.

foster 10-22-15 09:51 AM

Re: Movies That End With Character Looking in Lens
 
The Doors doesn't technically "end" that way, but it is the very last time you ever see val kilmer, he looks right into the lens and says lets get some tacos!


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