The Mist (Fear in Bridgton, Maine) EXPLORED
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- The Mist is a 2007 Supernatural-Thriller written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1980 novella of the same name by Stephen King.
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This film is a classic, I just found the ending really depressing.
Yup
Just Some Guy without a Mustache agree with you here especially on the ending.
Even Stephen King himself approved it, is that right?
dat religious zealotry in the middle triggered me
The ending is a big bruh
you know she a good actor when she make you hate her so so much!
Yeah she was a total psycho
Agree. She thought she was a messiah because of her faith. How foolish of her.
She's this movie King Joffrey, even their deaths were equally satisfing
Absolutely. Harden did such a good job that I wanted to commit murder. Other amazing performances include Kathy Bates in Misery, Glen Close in Fatal Attraction, Jason Isaacs in The Patriot, and Robert Patrick in T2.
Those are some of the best ones
A moment of silence for my man Ollie, the real MVP of the story.
The small, soft-spoken, unassuming assistant manager who rose to the occasion proving himself to be a courageous, levelheaded, invaluable member of the group and an expert marksman to boot.
The man who did what needed to be done, putting down the fanatical Mrs. Carmedy, and gave his life protecting the group.
Here's to you Ollie.
His head look like a fish bowl
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I really liked his character. You could see there were layers to him after the tentacle encounter. Before he was quiet and un-assuming. Eeking out a living as a lowly Assistant Manager at a grocery store. Youd probably assume he didnt get up to much after he clocks out and goes home. But after things get terrifyingly real he cracks open a drink, tells his boss who is still disillusioned to "shut the fuck up" and starts spouting some dark philosophical views on humanity. Plus hes an expert Marksman which was something he kept secret from the people around him.
Here’s to Ollie !
fr ollie was the goat
I always interpreted 'The Mist' as Fear of the unknown.
In that sense, the shock ending merely symbolizes how profoundly tragic it is that we allow our fears to destroy us needlessly.
Don't fear the unknown. If you're afraid of what you don't understand, you'll never get any better. "Run and hide in a hole if you like, you won't live an instant longer. Fear profits man nothing."
@@JackSilver1410 I've said this often to my tragically alcoholic big sister, and she has yet to understand it: "You can't run from yourself."
EXACTLY right!!! so many people die needlessly, because those who CAN help them are simply stupid cowards!
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@@terellboyd This is gibberish. You mentally ill? Please speak to a mental health professional, asap.
Best of luck.
This movie will never fail to make me cry like a baby - the way David screams at the end tears me to pieces.
I wouldn’t be surprised if he lost his mind. I personally would not give up hope unless the inter dimensional monsters are right in front of me, guaranteeing my death.
Even the strongest person can run out of gas (pun intended) and lose the will to keep fighting. Even the most optimistic person can lose hope. They were driving for quite a while and they saw creatures all around them. They eventually reached a point where they accepted that somehow the world was filled with the monsters (because they couldn't see how many were actually there, that's the whole point to the mist). _That's_ why they eventually decided to go out fast and painless instead of being eaten.
No they gave up as they ran out of gas, no creatures were visible when they ran out.
Hence why it feels lazy, they just give up, and while I agree all hope can be worn down, we didn't get this far through history with no trials have we? So I find it the weakest point in the whole movie
Mr Frost FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE RECOGNIZES HOW HALF-ASSED IT WAS!
It genuinely felt like they didn’t know how to end it and decided “...and then everyone died. The end.” Holy shit, talk about anti-climactic. The only thing more insulting was how contrived it was down to the last detail. The writers pulled off an amazing troll, I’ll give them that. But that’s all there is to give.
@@purpleemerald5299 you're immature and missed the entire point just so you could be a contrarian. Everyone else understood it.
JazuX You’re...you’re just screwing with me, right? I’m being contrarian? Many people have already explicitly stated that they like this ending because it wasn’t a cliche “happy ending” and shocked them by being different. THAT’S contrarian. And of course they feel that way. This ending feels like an active attempt to be contrarian for the sake of subverting the audiences expectations.
And what WAS the point, exactly? What was better about the characters’ journeys and the nature of the world with the addition of this ending? Because if you removed the characters suicides, it would be considered the laziest and most bullshit dues ex machina. But I guess because they die in an almost comically timed fashion, it’s suddenly well conceived...? Please explain why this ending was so ingenious and fitting, because apparently, I just can’t understand it.
@@purpleemerald5299 the suicides WAS the point and you're intentionally overlooking it to say it was bad. Of course it would be a stupid ending if the day was saved but it wasn't. The entire impact is that they could have been saved but he just killed everyone believing he was sparing them. How is this hard for you to comprehend?
Sad ending, but i still liked this movie.
that ending is what sets this movie apart from just about any other generic horror movie out there imo. cuz horror movies either have a cliché happy ending where one or two characters survive, or a cliché bad ending where everyone dies. this ending was special.
Wednesday Addams yea that was definitely a wtf moment. Did not see that coming
Fucked up ending.
@@biglordebunnyrabbit627 More like an "Oh snap!"
But we can assume that the people that stayed at the store survived in the end right?
This movie far surpasses the series. The series became a huge disappointment and the movie became a classic.
Yeah, the series wasn't even at the same level
@No Name and there's death almost for everyone, kind of uncertainty in the whole movie ! I really like it
The series was quite poor and I soon gave up on it. As I recall, they kill off the crucial character of Mrs Carmody at the outset, which basically junks the whole original story and just keeps the premise. What's the point of that? Either portray the original story or another one that doesn't violate the original.
No Name
I thought it was just some sort of thing that was mutating bugs? Making them all freaky or something and That Ms Carmody mistook a moth for an “angel” ?
No Name
There aren’t any monsters in the series. It’s just slugs or leeches or something and several kinds of bug. But they’re all mutanty and show weird behavior.
Like, a moth flies down a guys throat, and then mutates and it’s wings sprout out the guys back, or leechy-like things swarm in a hospital area and eat people.
I think, if it’s not a weird man-made mist, then it’s the mist making the bugs weird
"Sir, do we save the town yet?"
Commander: "Not yet.."
*Father kills everyone in the car*
Commander: _Move move move!_
LMAO!!! Pretty much what happened.
Adrian Naranjo vote for trump
Haha thats f×
What?
**Father Kills Everyone in the car**
The Army: Allow me to introduce ourselves
Now I see where Frank found some of his TWD actors from. Carol, Dale and Andrea are all in this movie. Didn't notice this until now. Great video.
Yoyoitsbenzo Gaming He wanted Thomas Jane to play Rick Grimes as well.
Morales is one of the soldiers as well
Jeffery DeMunn (TWD's Dale) was also the prosecutor in Andy's trial at the beginning of "Shawshank Redemption."
Yep and then after season 1 AMC fired him after all the work he put in
@@kieran6417 Which sucked because Dale was my favorite character.
He was in the comic too, but for different reasons
I'm gonna have to disagree that the ending was jarring or inconsistent character wise. If you watch the last scene of the movie it originally seems like the group is willing to continue on after getting in the car, until they see the giant behemoth shaking the ground just from walking. The things they had dealt with until that point, while terrifying, were somewhat manageable. But the behemoth really sunk in just how out of their league they were, and the scale of what they were up against. The implications of something like that existing means there could be more of them, or even bigger things out there, and personally when I first saw the film that was the moment when I went "Yeah, fuck that. I'd be done at this point." Plus David had already visibly started to crack when he saw his wife and I'd imagine that schoolbus of cocooned kids made him fear his son dying in such a way too. If it wasn't for all that I'd agree with you that them giving up was out of character.
i agree. I mean King himself loved this ending
David is a pretty consistent character. He's logical, but arrogant. He happens to be right when dealing with the emerging cult in the story (they are dangerous), but he is never really shown as flexible. He doesn't argue with Mrs. Carmody because he can prove she's wrong, but because he believes she's wrong. Her religious explanation is a valid as his rational explanation, they're both wrong. However, she accurately predicts the general flow of events.
David's logic serves him well until the end. Running out of gas and failing to find a safe haven are bad enough, but the giant "God" alien was the final straw. His logic failed him, he couldn't see a way out. As the Dan says, "No one can say we didn't try." The characters DID accept the Mist as their new reality, out didn't see a point in dragging out their own suffering.
Yes. It makes perfect narrative sense and is entirely consistent with David's character. He deals with the situation rationally throughout: while hope remains, he fights on, and when they finally are stranded with no means of escape, he keeps his promise to his son that he won't let the monsters get him.
@@Mauther That always led me to believe that she was "right" all along.
Agree. keeping with the logic, suicide to evade the a gruesome ending by those creature in a hopeless situation makes complete sense for the character.. Hell, they all agree.
Their plan was to get in the car and hope they had enough gas to drive away from the mist, the final sighting of the behemoth overhead suggests that the mist is bigger and the creatures in it more terrifying than previously suspected: as Dan says "We gave it our best shot". David facing that as a reality, and taking the ultimate responsibility for the group is perfectly consistent with his character. It's responsible, self-sacrificing and logical. The ending makes absolute sense; it wouldn't be poignant or tragic if it didn't.
I love endings like the film. It’s real. Life doesn’t always turn out just right. It’s called tragedy and it happens. God knows how others would act if such a scenario unfolded. I haven’t read the novella but it’s ending does sound more appealing.
Right, it is for this reason many read stories. To escape the tragedy that happens in life. I can see why many people get upset when a story subverts this expectation.
@@Mia-ln1zs I mean, tell that to Black Mirror, I think people love to see tragedy considering literally every movie and book seems like it has to have a happy ending.
I can't believe AMC fired the guy who directed Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and wrote the new ending for The Mist even Steven King was envious of.
I enjoyed the first season of 'The Walking Dead', but then halfway through the second season I just stopped watching and I didn't come back; not least in spite of the bad taste it left in my mouth (and back then I didn't go off TV shows easily).
Apparently Frank Darabont wanted more money for the show and only 10 episodes per season but AMC wanted more episodes for less money when he wouldn't agree they fired him.
@@ecthox-1mork909 pl
I find it weird hearing brent swear as the only character I’ve seen him act is in Brooklyn 99 as captain holt which is completely different to him
That character is sort of a send up of Braugher's Homicide: Life on the Streets character, Frank Pembleton.
this comment makes me sad. I am sad. :l
You should check out the movie Duets- he sings beautifully
@@knightbane3752 i acknowledge your feelings
Loved the new ending. The "I'll find us a way out!" characters are left in a situation where there is no way out. No way of knowing how far away help was, no way of knowing what was out there to kill them, no end to the mist. To the characters all paths, regardless of what they did seemingly lead to their deaths.
I absolutely loved the ending of the movie because their situation was so defeating, they didn't think they could survive thinking the whole world was like this now - cosmic horror. So yes, they were consistent but broken down. However I think it hurts this ending having seen the mom from the beginning with her two kids. This makes is seem like they didn't travel very far at all, in that case, how could they be so defeated that quickly?
IDK that mist came in pretty fast, and anyone unaware, would not know what horror it entailed. Just seen as a bogus weather phenomina till, 1 of the Mother Fin blackwidowers jump out of the mist.. By then its almost too late.
Unlike most americans This town and people are rally low on the guns.. Cept for Dude running the cash. Who happens to be 1 of the coolest people.
I'm religious myself but fanatics are on a whole different level
Especially when their delusions and desire for control (the completely unreasonable zealot type of fanatic) makes them completely contradict the very scriptures that they hold onto.
For example, the rant in the movie. Yes, God is vengeful, but He is also merciful. A Mist-like (sans the Military portal stuff) scenario would not be a case of God's judgement, but more so of a Demonic assault. Equally Apocalyptic, but calling it God's righteous judgment would be insane to say the least.
@MrSpaz57 Yes, but at least that occurs very infrequently for most religions.
fanatics of any kind are dangerous
@@maxxor-overworldhero6730 The contradictions are what make it so annoying to watch, she talks about going to heaven but then goes and forces others to commit murder
@@amp4105 Indeed.
In my opinion the ending does fit. They drove out of the town and had run out of gas. monster can be seen walking in the mist and it seems like the protagonist has come to the conclusion that the mist is there reality that nothing will change that. He looks and everyone in the car who he has essentially damned and decides to put them out of there misery so the wont have the horrible fates that hes seen happen to other people. So ultimately he pulls the greatest sacrifice he could and kills everyone in the vehicle, all of them fully aware that was the plan. Alone now by himself surrounded by the dead he steps out of the vehicle to be killed in that horrifying way because he cant live on any longer. Only to see the army coming in and burning everything down. The black smoke rising like in the novel from Stephen king.
My only problem would be it's a secret project by the military theres no way they can cover this up so saving survivors should not be on the to do list. (I wish he would have been burned up as well as the rest of the towns people or something. Us never truly seeing that but seeing our protagonist burned as well as the car so we could assume that the rest of the town would be as well)
Jake T. Demon about the military part, I think it would be pretty damn hard to cover up any way and the military had an obligation to fix the mess so it makes sense they would try to save people
@@toadslaiz4119 well see from what I would assume would happen (taking the movie the cover up way) they would try and do some crazy (probably dumb) explanation like the entire town fell into a sink hole or a nuclear explosion from some factory etc. Given if we would get a sequel of sorts at a different location for project arrowhead to even see something like this
@@xXJHoCLANXx but you also have to remember, the most was growing. The military was destroying what they could, but the mist was still moving forward and growing, maybe slower than they could manage, maybe faster. Who knows? But the most most likely reached more than the one town in total and the aftermath would've been nigh impossible to cover up. Killing civilians AND explaining they caused it would've created more issues in the long run.
Yep, but the plot doesnt focus on the millitary, thats a sub-plot up for anybodys guess... the movie leaves off pretty clear the millitary is rescue people.
Jake T. Demon The ending felt like a comedy, honestly. It was like that dark British humour. He killed his family and friends only to get out of the car and *immediately,* at the exact moment he starts screaming into the mist, have it all disappear and reveal it was just the military all along. I could already hear the fucking Seinfeld music as he stared in disbelief.
And then that mother who walked into the mist at the beginning? She’s there too! Alive and well with her kids with no explanation even though the film basically established such a feat was impossible on foot. It was the biggest universal middle finger to one guy I had ever seen. I didn’t even think the film was about spiting a single man. There was no indication before hand that it was, and yet at the last possible minute, all logic and probability is defied inexplicably for seemingly no reason other than the writers couldn’t be bothered to come up with anything better.
And then, to top it all off, as the mist miraculously vanishes for no reason, our protagonist drops to his knees and cries to the heavens as the camera pans up, as if he’s literally screaming at the writers for being so lazy and taking such a senseless turn just out of their hatred for him. It was laughably terrible and it almost seemed as though the creators were bitter about the lack of a definitive ending in the original story, so they trolled the audience for fun.
That was not the National Guard, those were Project Arrowhead soldiers from the base. The shoulder patches we see, even on the bio-suited doctors are all the Project Arrowhead patch and that convoy is actually coming up from behind David's jeep. In a sense our protagonists were just ahead of the rescue/refugee column that was leaving the affected area after the survivors at the base finally managed sealed the portal. Which is way the mist fades as the military column passes the jeep.
Vonstadt That just makes the ending even more confusing. Did the writers hold active contempt for their own story’s protagonist? Was that what the story was really about? One perfectly reasonably man getting the absolute worst possible luck in the history of the cosmos? It honestly feels like it was meant to be the ending of a completely different movie. Rewatching the film with that ending in mind made me realize how obvious it was that it wasn’t designed to end that way. It really does feel like an arbitrary last second decision to surprise the audience rather than doing anything meaningful.
@@purpleemerald5299 Liking your own comments huh?
12:20 I had no idea that Steven king had created such a scary and big universe. This really makes me wanna read all these books to now more about it.
I've noticed a similarity while reading a difference between Tolstoy and Dostoevsky.
"Each of the two offers profound insights about psychology. Tolstoy emphasizes the ways in which people relate to one another in a societal context. Dostoevsky digs deeply into the individual human psyche. Tolstoy paints a world in which extreme things happen to ordinary people. Dostoevsky shows us the extremes of which people are capable. Each of the two writers describes crises in faith. Each describes the journey to a life of spiritual values."
Stephen king seems to follow the style of Tolstoy.
This certainly was a interesting watch. The Mist is one of those movies, I find criminally underrated.
I never read the book though, but I just might after this video.
I will say however I disagree with your take on the ending of the movie. I think its doubtful that any of the cars would have they keys readily available for them to use. I could see the gas stations still being operable, but that means abandoning the safety of the car. And we've seen that the moment you as much open a door, your life is at risk.
They don't appear to be in immediate danger, no. The same could be said when they left the shop and lost four members of the group in under 2 minutes.
I fully related to the characters choosing a swift and painless end, over the unknown torments that awaited them outside. Then when the army arrives, it just added a extra hard punch to the gut.
On paper its a cliche ending how the military saves the day. But to me the way it was executed, made it all the more tragic.
@Lima 2 Actual My bad.
I don't really think it was very cliche. This movie was very concerned with perspective. What seems like one thing to some is a completely different thing to others (ie Carmody and her followers believing in the wrath of God versus the others not). The Mist, from their perspective, was an inescapable catastrophe, all the while being unaware that it really wasn't as wide spread as they thought. Also, if the problem originated at a military base it stands to reason that the military would be able to respond quite quickly. Sure, you see a lot of stories where the military "wins," but by that same token you see very few where the protagonist loses everything essentially for nothing. It's a very bittersweet ending to say the least.
Thomas Bergen Bittersweet implies there was still something sweet. The ending made the entire film pointless in the most blatantly comical fashion. The curb your enthusiasm meme is WAY too applicable to the ending for me to take it seriously. And I normally really enjoy bittersweet endings. But it just felt like a cheap attempt to shock me at the expense of cohesion with the rest of the film.
“They all killed themselves! Bet you didn’t see that coming!”
“Yeah, I didn’t. I was expecting a meaningful and worthwhile conclusion. Now I only have pointless character arcs and a long list of questions. Speaking of which, how did-“
“Fuck you, the movie is over.”
*Roll credits.*
@@purpleemerald5299 I know what bittersweet means. It was bittersweet. The world didn't end, but his family was dead. I'll let you decide which part was bitter and which was sweet.
I think the ending was great. Because essentially... yes David was trying to survive but that was inside the store where they had shelter, numbers and ways to fight back. When the car ran out of fuel and he heard the monsters lurking outside, he decided he'd rather put the others out of their misery than let them die a horrible death to the monsters. He knew he didn't have a bullet to kill himself but he told them he did. Then he went out to confront the monsters in one last act of bravery but that twist was great. If he had only waited a bit longer..... What's so great about it is yes... we would all try to survive like David... but just because we were consistent for hours on end doesn't mean we can't change our minds. If the monsters are ready to eat your friends and family... wouldn't you too be willing to shoot them before the monsters tear them apart? He acted fast but it was a fatal mistake. Like I think many people would also do
The way you explain the lore of King’s universe is just amazing. Even though I don’t understand anything you’re talking about but that’s only cause I haven’t read much of his work.
I think this film has the most emotionally brutal ending I have ever seen.
Even years later I sometimes think of it.
I personally see it as the characters finally losing all hope, despite their rational actions before hand and seeking the only way out they had available.
I like how the monsters are barely seen and everything is hidden by mist. Also unlike any other movie, even the main cast is expendable. he don't know where the next Monster is going to come from, it could be either a creature or people fighting each other. Crazy with panic makes people do
Mist = Thinny Dark Tower
And can we take a moment to appreciate that picture of Roland the Gunslinger he was making. ❤
Daemon Blackfyre Fuck, bro, I just thought that was Clint Eastwood from The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly lol
Trevor Rogers it’s alright you ain’t the only one lol 😂 thought the same thing...
Roland needs to hurry up.
The ending was absolutely amazing. It had me shook
Did you notice that when he shot his son in the face the danger was lifted? Just like the lady said
This post is so hilariously brutal, I love it, it's not; "When he mercy killed his son" or "when he shot the other survivors" it's just a complete gut punch of "he shot his son in the face".
Thank you for pointing this out. When I saw this movie I noticed just as the kid was sacrificed the threat went way...that is dark.
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I loved the ending, to be completely honest. It shows the bleak loss of hope, something that the film has as a unifying theme throughout. It's a message to never lose hope, and to keep fighting. As things can change very quickly. The ending perfectly encapsulates that.
She would have made a good casting for 'Karen the movie: Manager's call'
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I liked the director cut
"Karen the movie: Hunt for refund"
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This is one of my personal favorite Steven King adaptations
I thought the ending to the film version of "The Mist" was simply amazing!!! Before watching the movie I had no clue how it ended and I never would have guessed it either. Shit completely shocked me. And to see the lady that couldn't get an escort home to retrieve her two children ended up surviving was freaking great as well.
Same here, I barely watched it and the ending really shocked me. And when I saw the lady,that left in the beginning, I was Surprise. But what really got me was the ending
Fun fact: the soldier who gets sacrificed would later go on to portray starkiller from Star Wars the force unleashed 1 and 2
I dunno I think the movie ending was great. The fact that they went so far only for him to take the life of his son and the rest of the people with him was heartbreaking. And him standing out side that car waiting/wanting for death to come only for the military to show up and him stand there screaming as the music plays really hit me hard. I think that ending impacted me on a deep level and really made me like the film for going there. It made me feel like I was in his shoes living that horror and I thought it was incredible. Sometimes you dnt get a happy ending and I like that the film really went for it
One of the most terrifying and emotionally disturbing films I've seen. The ending was just if you wanted sequel.
Behold things coming from Todash space, they were viewing it and like the saying goes, "If you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you."
It’s made by Steven kings, but it for me it has a very love craft feel to it.
15:04, the film has reference to the Twilight Zone episode The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.
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@@mrmonkeyman652 NO
Though i agree that the ending made little sense, they did seem to give up too easily especially with what they had been through throughout the film, But i found the ending refreshing not many directors are comfortable ending there movies like this and often cop out at the end with at least some kind of triumph or happy ending, and this movie didn't do that and i respect it for it.
Yeah they kind of assumed they where trapped kind of easy. One of them could have left the car and risked themselves to see if they where maybe five feet in front of shelter? they could even leave the gun so suicide is still an option.
I think it was well expected
The sheer horror and loss of hope on their faces when they saw the 3 story high creature walk past them made me expect no ending but giving up
@@outerheaven155 As far as they knew, the entire world could've been covered by the mist and let's face it, who could expect that mankind would actually win?
@@nerobernardino88 I don't think the group was concerned with what was going to happen to humanity, just their survival finding people or a building like the one they left could save them for the short term, and since they only had ammunition for all but one of them, sending that one to vainly look for temporary hope is not an unreasonable thing to do. Especially since with one fewer person in the car they now had sufficient bullets to end all their lives if a suicide/mercy killing did become the best option.
My point is either someone from the group finds a route to survival or one of them is left over to be torn apart. Those are the only two viable paths at this point, they just chose the one that left them the least options.
I was obsessed with this story in school. I'd read it while listening to one song on repeat because it just fit the mood for me.
I did like how on the beginning the mother who left the grocery store to get her kids was later seen with the national guard. Which implied that there was a chance near the beginning to leave and go home.
that creepy sub bass atmospheric soundtrack you have in the background is great :)
After killing his family, he then wanted to seek vengeance... punisher vs the mist
Carmody is what happens when a Karen attains full power. Truly terrifying.
I was today years old when I realized he was painting the gunslinger from dark tower, who looks like Clint Eastwood lol
the ending shows why we shouldn't rush, if they waited like 2 minutes longer they'd seen help was on the way and the mercy slaying was not the answer.
It wasn't rushed tho, they have been driving for a long time with no hope in sight so when the car finally ran out of gas they saw it as the end of the line.
As getting out to look for new vehicles or refill the gas tank wasn't an option since they have seen people die in minutes after leaving shelter.
The only other option would have been to sit their and wait to die as they didn't know anyone else was out there.
If they'd waited 45 freakin' seconds, they'd have been saved.
3 of the characters starred in The Walking Dead together! Andrea, Dale, and Carol!
Also Martinez. I think that was his name.
I love how Darabont brought back Jeffrey DeMunn & William Sadler from Green Mile & Shawshank Redemption
The Mist subverted my expectations
Jay-Money94 😂😂😂😂😂
King’s as well, I heard he wished he put the movie’s ending into his book.
Fun Fact: 3 actors in this movie went on to play crucial characters on the Walking Dead! Laurie Holden, Jeffery Demunn and Melissa McBride! They played Andrea, Dale and Carol 8D
I'm going to hell, but first time I saw the movie I actually laughed out loud when that ending appeared. Not because I'm a sadist, but because it felt like the punchline to a dark Monty Python joke.
I laughed as well. Like how bad of a day would that be? Hahahahaha I’m literally laughing now thinking about it.
Ya'll are edgy kids still, I see...
Edgy kids
I personally I want to see a prequel of The Mist so I can understand where did the creatures come from
@Salman Khan books aren't for everyone
@Salman Khan They came from another dimension where life is hellishly carnivorous.
Well it explains in the film.
You should see the Netflix series it has a bit of an explanation
@Salman Khan books are a preference dude, doesn't make you stupid if you dont wanna read them and rather see it in motion picture. I personally dont like books because I always fall asleep without fail and watching a movie and tv show helps me understand the story more than a dead tree with ink on it.
There were two groups of characters, one group with too much faith and one rational group with no faith. The morale of the story was have a little faith. The ending really hammers it home.
The film ending makes the argument that it is best to die by your choice than by unspeakable horrors or to become the horror yourself. Frank Darabont has a knack for these themes, they are all over the walking dead
I found that the ending was a true horror ending. And that even tho humans "won" many have lost and many more because of how flawed humanity is.
The fact that SK, in an interview, let on that the ending of the movie, is the ending he wished he'd been able to write for the short story, says quite a bit. If people are divided, I'll sit with SK, the ending works.
Best. Dark. Ending. Ever! It's such a troll and is honestly perfectly fitting for the genre
1:53. I can't believe I'm only now noticing that guy is Miller from The Expanse. And is that Juliana Crain from The Man In The High Castle at 11:33?
13:05. Didn't realize Ancient Humanity from Halo was responsible for creating it. XD
I knew that was Miller but shit I didn't realize that was Juliana Crain
Someone call Smith, we've found her
“Greatest horror writer of all time”
He tried to make corn scary
He took his shots, and missed some.
Hell, I'd even say the Dark Tower is _average_ at best, excellent only for its use of Multiverse before _anyone_ else.
Gunslingers? Junk. Bad guy? Junk.
Though having the Crimson King be a crazy was nice.
I would love a breakdown of the iconic masterpiece the Langoliers
Love this movie. Ever since I first saw it. And a lot of people complain about the ending being too dark. But it would male sense that thomas Jane did not want his son or friends suffering.
This movie reminds me of the episode of the twilight zone "The monsters are due on maple street"
This was a good movie in color, but in black and white was absolutely terrifying.
I have the dvd version that has both
I’ve been waiting 2 years for this
BIG CHEESE I’ve just been waiting for this.
Same here haha
Wow damn i remember people asking about this
Nikkity I have been asking
Giving up could be explained by the effects of the mist on the mind, chemical or supernatural.
i forgot how much i loved this movie. just ordered it on amazon. $6 new on dvd
Everybody: hey there is starkiller
Me: oh that's that pale vampire off being human
Plus i remember him from the show grim
Jeremiah the Pisces and he was doomsday in smallville
@@ThatMouthyMerc forgot about that yea he was
The TV series was crap.
The fat check Stephen King received wasn't.
bryan diaz varela So is yours
Can we all agree to say that the show was never made?
Dustin W sure
Dustin W why was it bad ? I watched it like a week ago
Huh, so I guess Starkiller came to earth after the fight with Palpatine and joined the Army.
For me the reason Stephen King would have liked the ending is because a national guard ending is the "cavalry" comming to save the day end but in this case it's a dollar short and a day too late. Not only that but its actually worse because now he has to live (or not I guess) with his decision, pure tragedy!
Honestly Stephen King is really into hardcore shit like that too so it doesn’t surprise me that he was all for this ending lol
1:44 i was like CAPTAIN HOLT?!!
Theres an alternate ending in the special features, the national guard gives them instructions for a save haven. Much better
LOVED this movie. One of my favorite movies honestly. Minus the crazy old bat. I can't tell you how disappointed I was with the T.V Show.
This is one of my favorite horror movies ever
The ending of the movie ripped the heart clean out of my spirit. Having two sons I am still haunted to this day about having to make that choice. I liked the film but can never watch it again.
RIP Ollie and Discount-Sam-Elliot.
Private Wayne "Starkiller" Jessop
Mad Pariah dead meat!!!!
Went awol and became deacon st John... Sam Witmor is so recognizable.
I preferred the ending of the movie. I recently watch a video that suggested the religious fanatic was right. That god was giving out punishment. She wanted to kill the little boy but was stopped. Once his father did a mercy killing. The mist lifted just like the fanatic predicted. She was also right in predicting people’s deaths. I personally don’t believe that’s the case but it does add onto a more complex story. The other thing I like was that it showed how vulnerable we are and how we are sometimes are not rational. Loved the video.
Idk, I thought the ending was good. Like others have said, the characters didn’t actually feel safe in the car at the time, there was the very large monster that had just passed.
The group MSU have been spurned on to move had the promise to the son hadn’t been brought back up. There is no way that the promise could garuntee to be fulfilled otherwise
Thomas Jane loves a Stephen King adaptation
the ending of the movie was one of those unexpected punches to the gut, and i love it!
The worst ending ever is the "it was all a dream" basically everything that happened up until now was a lie.
"Nightmare City" is the ONE exception to that rule.
This movie was amazing, except for ONE thing; The HORRENDOUS CGI work.
They could have chosen to either show the creature a little less frequently, a' la; Alien, or spent a little more time and money on getting the creature effects looking a little more believable than what you'd see on a Sci Fi Channel series.
It just sucks when a film has SO much potential, and is hamstrung by something so avoidable. Even though I would usually watch anything Sam Witwer was in, I've seen the movie once and I'll probably never watch it again because of that, sadly.
Visual effects casual < good story
TWSTF 8 That’s extremely shallow. You sound like one of those people that will adore a movie with good special effects but a garbage storyline.
Did you watch it in color or black & white?
The ending was good for the movie. And i think Thomas really nailed the scene
I thought the ending was a classic Stephen king twist but it turns out it was an adaptation. What a movie does better than a book is show how hopeless running out of gas and alone it is surround by haunting white mist and monsters. The movie had a more thought out direction.
Can you do a Synopsis on the Film ''Split Second 1992'' What was that mysterious Monster in it?
Probably your mom.
Whenever I loan my DVD of The Mist out to my friends (and I'm always suprised by how many people haven't seen this amazing movie!), I always warn them of the happy Hollywood sing-along ending beforehand...
Being humble enough to allow people to make their corrections.
The Mist is my favorite Stephen King movie I did like these Cosmic horror looking creatures straight out of HP Lovecraft
Could I request a video on the hunters from resident evil? And the Martians from war of the worlds? And if you could, the movie underwater?
Damn Nyiat, that was AWESOME! Its everything I wanted to know or say about the Mist and so much more.
Great work man.
I was digging the Netflix series.. The Mist made on heck of a binge series..
As someone that lives an hour from there and visits alot I loved this movie
Such an underrated movie
I keep forgetting this is a Stephen King thing.
The greatest fear of all is to cause the death of your loved ones. It wasn't to be killed or to be tortured by any of the monsters. it's to know that that decision you made for them was meaningless. That all it did was harm them. This is truly horror. The scariest thing that could happen in every father , in every person. Great movie.
Because of everything you stated about how the characters dont give up, is why I loved the ending. I did not see them deleting themselves, then hope came 10sec's later...amazing.
That final scene:READY FER STOMPIN!
I remembered crying as a kid when I saw the tentacle scene, the guy screaming for his life got to me
I chuckled a bit the second time I watched The Mist since that actor's characters tends to die alot in very horrific situations.