Sweet Yet Sour

My Top 5 Movie Endings

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007 | The Daily Special

Okay, I admit it, I have several movies that I really only like to see the endings of, rather than spend the time watching the whole movie.  It’s not that the whole movie is bad and the ending good, it’s just that I really like the ending more than the rest of the movie.  I have a lot of movies where if they’re on t.v., I only watch the last maybe 1/2 hour of the movie, because that’s my favorite part. 

Am I the only one who does this?

Anyway, here are some examples of the movies with the best endings:

1. Shawshank Redemption: Okay, great movie, but it’s painful to watch, especially the parts with the “Sisters”.  But the ending is awesome.  I try to time it so that I only watch from the time that Red goes to his probation hearing to the end. There’s some great writing in the last part (”hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”) and it always makes me cry.

2. The Natural: Wonderful, beautiful, long movie.  The cinematography in this film is so well done, but really, I only like to watch starting from when Roy hits the homer and the lights go out and shower the stadium with stars, and then later he meets his son.  Another tear-jerker.

3. Field of Dreams: Yet again a baseball movie; I have no idea why I like them so much.  Anyway, it’s a great movie, but I try to start watching from the time that Ray’s daughter chokes on a hot dog (saved by Doc. Graham). I love the part where he meets his father and they play catch.  Totally makes me cry everytime.

4. Pride and Prejudice (BBC version with Colin Firth): Admittedly, Colin Firth is so gorgeous in this movie, it’s worth it to watch the whole thing.  But really, if you time it like I do to start watching at the part where Elizabeth is visiting Pemberley, and thus you get to see Darcy go swimming, through to the end, you’re really hitting some of the best parts.

5. It Happened One Night: This is in general, a great classic movie and I have some favorite parts that aren’t anywhere near the end.  Such as the scene where Clark Gable is teaching Claudette Colbert how to hitchhike or when he teaches her to dunk.  But really, I like the end the best, starting from when Peter goes to Ellie’s father to collect his reward.  If you haven’t seen this movie, suck it up and deal with watching black and white and watch the whole movie.  It’s hilarious, well written, and it has Clark Gable in the height of his handsomeness…

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