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Ending Alternative! Did somebody notice this? (Spoiler)

posted 8 years ago by weskhan
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Made an account just to say this.

When Lucas picks picks up Klara and walks her across the room, notice how she clenches onto him tighter and gets happy. She then does the same smile she did when she "fell in love with him" the first time.

To me, that whole scene is the equivalent of horror movies' "it's still alive!" endings. I thought that was her falling in love with him again, which means she could possibly get angry when he "rejects" her and lie about him again.

It's a depressing ending!

That whole scene I was thinking, "NO STAY AWAY FROM HER!".

[–] Maximumtuneage 8 years ago

I definitely thought that.
He shoulda gone "I'll get your dad to carry you in."

[–] furryforest 8 years ago

I thought slightly different. I thought there was an uneasiness in Klara, almost to the degree it made me wonder was she telling the truth l. Just for a split second. Great movie and scene

[–] Zombie55 8 years ago

Did anyone know that there actually IS an alternative ending to this, and it is featured on some DVD versions of the film, where at the end in the forest Lucas actually DOES get shot and then falls down and dies.

The greatest trick the Devil has ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist!

[–] iBabble 8 years ago

Yes!! I was thinking 'don't touch her!!!!'. I'm a woman & I found it terrifying. Felt so bad for him

[–] Shade900 8 years ago

Absolutely man. That whole scene was so nerve-racking...I was watching like, DON'T DO IT MAN. No, no, no, don't pick her up, get her dad or something; Do anything except what you're doing.

[–] Zombie55 8 years ago

But what difference would it make to him if he didn't pick the child up, like, is it likely he wouldn't get shot at at the end?

The greatest trick the Devil has ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist!

[–] Shade900 8 years ago

Obviously we can't know that, but it won't help him if someone sees him while there's still some clear suspicion present, the way he was still uneasy with people, and caught some people glaring... Maybe someone did see him and fired a warning shot, maybe they would have done so regardless of that scene with Klara. Maybe that shot was all in his head and served as a metaphor.

Either way after all the injustice he'd been through it just felt like a really bad idea

[–] Bolchevik (377) 6 years ago

I took it as a optimistic message : despite everything that happened to him, the lie, the treatment, the risks, he was still willing to help the little girl.

The film was great but I didn't find the ending very realistic. Every people who turned their back on him, killed his dog, made threats, treated him like a scumbag, etc. There is no coming back from that. You can't erase all that.

[–] Rceditor (55) 6 years ago

I agree, the ending seemed unrealistic, given all that Lucas had gone through. I didn't see the townspeople-or Lucas for that matter-being so forgiving after he'd been assaulted, had his dig killed, forced to give up Marcus, etc. And the fact that he "gets the girl" was practically corny. This is the same woman he grabbed & threw out of his house in anger after she asked him a legitimate question (she was just getting to know him, she was just as puzzled about the situation as he was).

A more realistic ending would be for Lucas to start over elsewhere with a different occupation. I don't know Danish law, but in the US, his teaching career would be over.

[–] Strazdas (2472) 4 years ago

What i found unrealistic is if someone throws a stone into your house, kills your dog and beats you up in a store with video evidence fro msecurity cameras you would just take it and not call the police.