WARNING: "more spoilers" spoilers below
I can appreciate a sad ending if there's more merit in it, but I didn't really view the reporter as a threat. There's no good reason any newspaper should endanger a life when they clearly stated what Malaysian law would give Lewis at the beginning of the movie if his friends showed.
The end of Paths of Glory made a statement, and that's why while I didn't care for the way events panned out, I appreciated the ending for the art. I can say the same about Dead Poets Society and Ivan's Childhood. This ending didn't add anything to the movie. The stuff left for the movie was already resolved, like the romantic subplot and Sheriff's soul search. Plus, the judge didn't think about how his actions would make his own government look bad. Basically, the ending was decided on by a man who let his emotions get the best of him, leaving everyone of the main cast to suffer for the unfairness. Yes, it had emotional value, but everything the movie built up was torn down for an old man's childish decision. That kind of ending pisses me off.
The end of Paths of Glory made a statement, and that's why while I didn't care for the way events panned out, I appreciated the ending for the art. I can say the same about Dead Poets Society and Ivan's Childhood. This ending didn't add anything to the movie. The stuff left for the movie was already resolved, like the romantic subplot and Sheriff's soul search. Plus, the judge didn't think about how his actions would make his own government look bad. Basically, the ending was decided on by a man who let his emotions get the best of him, leaving everyone of the main cast to suffer for the unfairness. Yes, it had emotional value, but everything the movie built up was torn down for an old man's childish decision. That kind of ending pisses me off.
Last edited by KeyserCorleone; 05-26-19 at 01:44 AM.