I loved "The Orphanage"'s ending (which I feel largely made worth the rest of the film, which was, at times, only OK for me), but really didn't care for Carlos's bit at the very end. Did anyone else find the scene to be out of place, or at least tacked on?
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i liked it. i would have been surprised not to have seen him afterwards, like he was just left hanging
shareA good thread question.
I liked it. It brought some closure to his story, him being a "more rational" person and not sensing and having the past experiences of the orphanage his wife had felt. (Remember what the medium had told her about being close to death and possessing extra - sensory perception.) He loved his wife and stayed with her at the orphanage for nine months after Simon's disappearance, searching for and hoping for his return. When he felt nothing more could be achieved he left, wanting her to go with him, but not forcing the issue with her.
At the end he found the medal he'd given her and I feel that he was smiling because he sensed that all the disquiet from the past had finally been dispersed thanks to his wife's sacrifice. He also realised that her beliefs had been in a way, vindicated.
I believe it would have been a lesser film without the "epilogue".
It seemed a little... anticlimactic? Idk. It felt odd though, for sure.
shareI totally expected to see the credits start rolling before that final scene with the gravestone and then Carlos. I don't have a problem with that final scene ending but did not think it was necessary. To me, the gravestone confirmed what I already knew. Secondly, I always saw Carlos as a secondary character. This was Laura's story, not Carlos' story. So ending with Laura as "Wendy" returning all grown up (as in Peter Pan) to take care of the children who would never grow up made for a suitable final ending. I didn't really care about Carlos and I guess it was okay that they showed he had closure (and perhaps had a final goodbye glimpse of Laura through the door) but I thought it was not necessary and the idea that he would suddenly have a spiritual revelation (instead of scientifically questioning what he saw or just thinking the necklace happened to fall in that crack) seemed too big/sudden leap for me. Maybe I misinterpreted the scene, I'm not sure. He always questioned Laura's beliefs and the possibility of ghosts and the psychic, so then end seemed out of character.
shareI liked it. It gave him that sense of peace, which is what I think his character needed to move on.
Don't let anyone ever make you feel like you don't deserve what you want.
I thought it was an unexpectedly sweet ending - heartbreaking, but he seemed to feel at peace (although at first, I wondered if he'd killed himself, as well).
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