The Ending was a Religious Message **spoiler alert**

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So the message is, if you choose NOT to believe, the risk is you lose everything, just like he lost his son and the others in the jeep. If you choose to believe and it's not true, you don't risk and lose anything. You just continue onto the process of death as you naturally would have anyways.

It's better to believe in a myth with absolutely zero evidence to support it, than to believe in science, facts and reason, on the minuscule off chance that said myth is true? That makes no sense. So tell me, which religion do I now choose to believe in order to cover my self? Christianity? Islam? Ancient Greek? Ancient Egypitian? Because there is as much evidence to suggest that the likes of Zeus and Thor exist as there is for any modern god.

Also, if your god is so utterly vain as to not allow into heaven a person who has done good in their life simply because that person does not believe in him, then that is a heaven and a God that I want nothing to do with. I cant think of a more un-christian thing to do.

Anyway, the point in your post does not make any sense. If they had chosen to believe that they would get out of the situation and they hadnt, then they had everything to loose as they would have died horrific, slow, painful deaths, rather than avoiding the torture and ending it painless. This is the entire point behind the dads actions.

If anything this film is about the unpredictability of the universe.

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Interesting perspective. I do think the movie is religious commentary, but not in that way. The movie's kind of like "Lord of the Flies" in a way in that it's about people being confronted with a crisis and the way in which they allow their fear to push them into making stupid decisions, turn to religion and superstition, even violence, tearing apart any notion of camaraderie or community. It's ultimately a film about self-interest and superstition/religion triumphing over human decency and rationality.

Kinda the opposite really. People who do not believe in god believe that this is their only life and therefore, it is precious and not to be given up so easily. People who believe in Heaven fear death less because heaven is supposed to be better than life. It is what helps religious people accept death and tragedy while it is more difficult for an atheist to do so.

Also, people do not choose to believe. You either believe or you do not.



I would say my memory is not what it used to be. But I don't remember what my memory used to be.

I completely disagree over the Religious Message.

Nowhere in Scripture, nor Revelation--does the 'end times' state anything about behemoth or mutant creatures suddenly invading and destroying humankind. That whole incident was result of a military screw-up.

Humans fall out of faith or hope for any number of reasons, including crisis. Such is not generally state for criticising or condemning anyone. Some of the supermarket crowd probably did have religious beliefs, or perhaps were even Christian. But that factor was neither here nor there...

Instead of praying with the people, or even praying for them, Mrs. Carmody maliciously, even violently threatened or rebuked those who didn't agree with her self-imposed position or commentary. Such behavior is very typical with some cult leaders. Anyone of authentic religious or Christian faith that dares "insult" or 'challenge' a cult belief, is often subject to malicious criticism or even violent response or retaliation.

Drayton and company did the right thing, escaping with their lives and their sanity. I would have done the same. Anything to have gotten as far away possible from that supposed heretic and her 'flock'.

The major downfall was when the jeep ran out of gas.

Understandably hopelessness had set in. And "opting out" seemed the logical solution. However - with only 4 bullets instead of 5...obviously only one of them could live. And no one actually said "Okay, do it." or "Me first." Drayton committed open murder, including his own kid.

One would think that any of them would have realized that unseen help was somewhere around. They just needed to wait it out patiently. Drayton's act was cowardly and selfish. I frankly bore no sympathy for him.

And note: the factual absence of mutant bugs or spiders.


Peanutlee33

There is no God or heaven - that's been proven so your whole post is wrong..