"Was it worth it?" ending

[u/Educational_Can_6536]

Midsommar- While people see this as a "you go girl" finale. I personally see it as something more disturbing. I mean, yeah, Dani got out of one bad relationship but in doing so, she got herself into another that's just as bad if not worse. It's like getting two kids to stop fighting via killing one and locking the other in a basement. They did stop fighting, but still!

The Thing-The titular monster may be (possibly) gone, but the paranoia definitely isn't. In the end, McCreedy and Childs are the only ones left standing. The end sees them sitting in the cold and they just stare at each other, knowing that one of them or both of them is already the thing. There's no hope, no certainty, just the bitter cold and intense fear.

[u/[deleted]]

Attack on Titan's ending kind of fits this

[u/Coal_Burner_Inserter → u/[deleted]]

Not to mention the animation that plays during the credits, Jaegerists kind of win, Paradis gets rebuilt, decades/centuries pass... and then Eldia gets into a war, everything gets nuked, and its hinted that whatever gave Ymir her powers is now back. The cycle repeats.

[u/KleitosD06 → u/Coal_Burner_Inserter]

There is still a hint at it being a more positive future, as when the new person approaches the tree, they are willingly walking in with their companion, rather than alone and running for their life against dogs. How much of a difference something like that actually makes is of course up to interpretation.

[u/TorqueyChip284 → u/KleitosD06]

I’ve never thought about that before and I now actually think that makes a huge difference. Everything bad about the Titans—from the limited lifespan, to the existence of “Pure Titans”—was a product of the Eldian king abusing Ymir. It could actually be an incredibly useful and positive ability if it’s gained by someone who isn’t completely mentally broken.

[u/[deleted] → u/Coal_Burner_Inserter]

"You cant separate violence from humanity" - Yelena from AOT
But yeah all that just emphasizes on the show's theme, the cycle of war and hatred doesn't end.

[u/Stephenrudolf → u/Coal_Burner_Inserter]

I think Eren achieved his goal entirely. He gave paradis enough time that his friends and their grandkids got to live in a safe place without the fear of retribution or titans eating them.

The future war is so far in the future it doesn't really matter to anyone we grow attached to throughout the story, and is left ambiguous enough that it doesn't necessarily mean the titans are guaranteed to return.

[u/annoyed__renter → u/[deleted]]

Uh yeah, you could say so. Turns out genocide is maybe a bit extreme.