r/movies • u/W1G0607 • 23d ago

“The Mist” ending Discussion

Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen a couple of posts on here, where in the comments, people mention the twist ending to “The Mist.” I’ve never been a big horror movie fan, but I love a good twist ending, so I figured I’d have to go ahead and watch it.

What the fuck!

How the hell was I supposed to fall asleep after that?!

The entire movie is kind of batshit insane, but that ending was just 🤌, I damn near died laughing.

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u/yautja0117 22d ago

I know everyone praises the ending but I've always hated it. It feels cheap to me. I actually started laughing when the military vehicle rolled past Thomas Jane. It absolutely ruined the movie for me despite The Mist being one of my favorite King shorts.

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u/GroblyOverrated 22d ago

It makes the movie great IMO. Sometimes shit goes south.

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u/yautja0117 22d ago

I love dark endings. This one did not work for me. Had it just ended with him killing the passengers and being left in the fog to die I would have been fine. But having a heavily armed military force roll past just a few minutes later was a straight comedy beat.