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May 7, 2022 · The ending of John Carpenter's The Thing is famous for how ambiguous it is, but that's exactly the point. The fact that it's impossible to distinguish man from Thing is central to the film's plot, and the ending challenges the audience to put themselves into MacReady and Childs's situation.
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Mar 1, 2024 · The Ending of The Thing. The team debates whether to allow MacReady back inside, but he breaks in and holds the group hostage with some dynamite. Norris appears to suffer a heart attack, but as Cooper tries to revive Norris, his chest transforms into a large mouth and bites off Copper's arms, killing him.
Jul 7, 2022 · Several of the viewers I know contended with the first and most obvious theory, complying with what was shown for the ending in the most direct form. Director John Carpenter intended the finale of the film to be completely open ended, open to interpretation.
Mar 10, 2024 · In the opening scenes of the film, a Norwegian helicopter is seen chasing a dog, eventually leading them to the United States National Science Institution Station 4, where they eventually perish. It is initially unclear why the researchers were trying to kill the dog in the first place.
Jan 26, 2022 · For those who want more than just their own take, we have broken down the ending of 1982s The Thing: To get to the end, we should start with the beginning. The story opens with a familiar looking...
Dec 19, 2023 · The Thing 's ending sees Kurt Russell's MacReady and Keith David's Childs as the only survivors, with the final scene not providing a definitive answer as to which one is the eponymous alien.
Oct 21, 2022 · Over the course of "The Thing," the monster invades the bodies more and more of the bearded, grizzled men working at a very, very remote Antarctic study outpost. As the team discovers what the...
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