The last thing an audience sees in the movie theater are the words “THE END” or something to that effect. It symbolizes the completion of your entertainment, whether you are satisfied or not is up to you to decide. It is the responsibility of every filmmaker to leave the audience with a memorable ending. A reason for them say: “Wow, what an incredible film”.
Usually films have a reasonable story until they get to the end, by the time we arrives at the conclusion it almost seems as if the writer was too tired to come up with a suitable end. The film you have given 2-3 hrs of your life to ends up as a big fat pile of garbage.
Filmmakers need to realize that it doesn’t matter how good the first 2-3 hrs of the film are, what the audience remembers most, by the time “THE END” pops up on screen, is the last 10-15 minutes. And if that doesn’t provide an appropriate finish, it leaves a bad taste in their mouth.
Most filmmakers don’t even know when to end their story, they drag it out and a five minute ending becomes 30-40 minutes of torture.
Although there are many other vital elements to creating an entertaining story, I strongly believe that with a great ending, half the work is done.
The ending of a film needs to be gripping, spellbinding and should keep you on the edge of your seat. It should be something worth talking to your friends, family or co-workers about. The best response an audience can give a films is a round of applause before leaving the theater. Now that’s a film worth seeing!
The audience should respond positively to a film they’ve just given 2-3 hrs of their life. When I view films today, I end up saying “I want the last 2-3hrs of my life back”. Films are supposed to entertain us not stir up feelings which make us wish we didn’t see the darn thing.
Special Effects, Big Stars, Big Budgets aside, the primary purpose of a film is to leave you entertained. It doesn’t matter how much money was spent to make the film, if it’s not entertaining, it will leave the audience unsatisfied.
There are a lot of factors involved in telling a successful, crowd-pleasing tale, but it’s the ending which you remember when you’re exiting the theater. A brilliant ending can't save a horrible story but if a movie is going to be bad at least you get some gratification for sitting through it.
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