While the beginning sets the tone for your narrative, the ending decides its fate. It is reflective of the grip you have over a story that you’ve chosen to narrate. As a writer, for your story can feel like a Herculean task—mainly because it's difficult to overlook the general expectations associated with any story. Other times, there are too many possibilities to choose from.In this article, we’re listing some iconic films with their alternate endings (that we’re quite sure you never knew existed). Alternate Endings of Some of the Most Iconic Films1. Blade Runner Ridley Scott’s neo-noir cyberpunk movie, Blade Runner, is set in a futuristic and dystopian L.A., following a conflict between humans and replicants through the journey of the blade runner, Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), who has been hired by the former to kill the latter. Not many know that the original theatrical release of the film has a different ending than what’s widely available for streaming or buying. Reportedly, the producers, fearing that the original ending, i.e., the one that is today the official ending of the film, would be too philosophical and subtextual for the general audience to comprehend, decided to end with a happy ending, mitigating any scope of ambiguity, declaring that Deckard and Rachel go on to have a great life together, in a voiceover. Hands down, the current ending is much more in alignment with Scott’s themes and vision than the other, as it poses serious questions centered on the story, such as...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 7 October