the ending *spoiler
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mrtanner — 14 years ago(May 09, 2011 05:46 AM)
I love the ending. I don't think it is a cop-out or out-of-sync with the rest of the movie. On the contrary, I feel it was in keeping with the tone of the whole movie, which was one of incredible highs and lows: goofy comedy one minute and heartbreaking drama the next. To this day I strongly remember first seeing it in the theater in 1985, and the impact the whole ending had on me, from Al's monologue (devastating) to Birdy waking up (oh my God!) to him seemingly lapsing back into his catatonia to "I didn't have anything to say" to the chase and then the jump and the last shot. It all literally took my breath away. Very few films have had such a lasting impact on me. One of my all-time favorites.
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binaryDigit — 14 years ago(May 16, 2011 05:09 PM)
Count me in as one of those who loved the ending. Not so much because he lived, but more that it was a) unexpected b) the final line was delivered perfectly and really "capped" the movie. I think we've become a bit disillusioned as US movie goers and expect any type of "positive" ending to be a "Hollywood" ending and sometimes lose focus on having an "appropriate" ending. It also didn't feel gimicky like some endings (that end the way they do just for the sake of doing so), like I said, it seemed to be right in line with the story and helps to bring about some additional understanding.
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cjgalwey — 13 years ago(July 12, 2012 01:49 PM)
I loved the ending, and also thought it was true to the book while being much more concise. In the book, Birdy is starting to respond to Al and come back to 'reality', and the two go through all kinds of fantasy scenarios of what might happen next. 'What then?' asks Al, spellbound. 'Nothing, Al, just the rest of our lives,' replies Birdy. The film ending manages to convey that without any words astonishing considering Parker claimed to have hit on it almost by accident.
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iceblink1 — 13 years ago(February 15, 2013 05:24 PM)
The ending was perfect, and I was surprised the BAFTAs didn't show it in their montage before Alan Parker's lifetime achievement award (or did I miss it?).
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MozartsMuse — 11 years ago(April 27, 2014 02:17 AM)
I agree! I thought the ending was excellent.
Contrary to what a lot of people on this board have said, I didn't think the ending was a cop-out at all.it would have been really predictable if Birdy jumped and, instead of him standing on the lower ledge of the roof, we saw him dead on the ground. The ending was like a breath of fresh air. Just because a movie's ending is happy and not tragic doesn't mean that it's a contrived Hollywood ending!
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clerlic — 11 years ago(August 16, 2014 10:03 AM)
Certainly not a cop-out, but I wouldn't call it happy, we just didn't see the consequences of their little escape. Not to mention Birdy's obvious psychological condition.
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