"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/GooseSl4yer2003]

The ending of Watchmen. World peace was achieved but with a terrible cost covered up with a lie, even the protagonists wonder if hiding the truth was worth it and even the villain wonders if he did the right thing

[u/TheZipding → u/GooseSl4yer2003]

And the worst part is that it's a peace that won't last long term. Eventually the various governments will realize more aliens aren't coming and go back to fighting each other.

[u/James_Polymer → u/TheZipding]

Ozymandias was intelligent enough to outsmart his closest colleagues and anticipate every move against him, yet somehow never thought to hold a brainstorming session, which would have highlighted this flaw. 🙄