the ending
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — F
adamcarlton — 15 years ago(January 08, 2011 07:52 PM)
ok so i just saw 'F' and i know it was aiming for something different with the ending but WHAT THE HELL?
the whole film had a vibe going on where you were just desperate to know who the hooded kids were and why they were doing it all. i thought the main character was going to drop off his daughter at the hospital and turn up just in time to save his wife or some beep (i know it would have been clich and thats probably why it didnt happen) but instead it just ended and felt like of a story. i was amazed it just finished without answering any questions or explaining any motive behind the crazy massacre.
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tenkisoratoti — 15 years ago(January 12, 2011 12:34 PM)
The ending could have satisfied your lust for a conclusion but ultimately that was not the message it was trying to give out. I actually thought that Mr Anderson was going to be blamed for everything but in actual fact I think his wife would have wanted him to get off and get Kate to hospital.
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ash-cooper-940-448273 — 15 years ago(January 12, 2011 03:31 PM)
I honestly thought the outcome was going to be that it looked like David did the killings and that he'd go down for it. That was my prediction. But it practically didn't have an ending what a waste of time!
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tawlite — 15 years ago(January 12, 2011 06:26 PM)
It did have an ending, what is all the fuss about it not having an ending! What did you want armed police to swarm the school, round up the faceless thugs and then send them on holiday with a new pair of trainers because the poor dears are misunderstood. In the beginning, the way Robert was treated after being attacked should have given you a clue about how it might have ended!!
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cry_ablaZe — 15 years ago(January 12, 2011 09:37 PM)
i think it just didnt tie up any of the characters or the issues well enough.
every film should have at least some character development. thats what makes a films watchable, imo. so the teacher/dad character went from scared/paranoid to rightly scared/slightly better connection with his daughter. but really what is this conneciton based on? their shared horrific experience?i doubt their relationship will be much better once they ve recovered from the situation. also he sacrificed the life of the mother (most likely). i dont think the daughter is ever going to forgive him for that. even though, this way he probably saved the daughters life.
then the killers. they portrayed too much like ghoulish, ghost figures who moved like snowtigers and had no faces like demons. i think they should have either revealed whether this was a fantastical element (pure evil) or realistic criminals who had some kind of motivation (even if it was just boredom).
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tawlite — 15 years ago(January 13, 2011 03:47 PM)
Maybe the faceless killers were representative of a future generation of the youngsters the father was up against. When kids rule and make the rules and ruin lives, with physical assault,and accusations how long before they turn into cold, heartless killers!
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mcmullanbrush — 15 years ago(January 20, 2011 06:11 AM)
I was disappointed with the ending, but reckon they were trying to show the teacher as having made a cold, calculated decision to save his daughter and let his wife die, meaning he would gain custody and be able to rebuild their relationship.
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jinkerTsun — 15 years ago(January 31, 2011 12:52 PM)
He had to choose between his kid who didn't like him much, had lost all respect for him as a person or teacher, was willing to get him sacked for slapping her (she deserved it)or, his estranged wife who left him in his hour of need.when he needed someone to support him she did what all woman do? He chose the kidand we assume she went to her doom? great ending!
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bedlam75 — 15 years ago(February 21, 2011 01:41 AM)
I loved the ending. During that last shot I just thought "what a perfect ending this would be, please let the credits roll after this" and they did. I was quite surprised to find out that the ending seems to be so big problem to so many viewers.
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tdigle — 15 years ago(March 13, 2011 08:32 PM)
I agree that the ending didn't make much sense. Given the way things turned out, it would've been much better to see the father leaving with his daughter and THEN have seen the mother come to the school (i.e., without the father/main character and daughter knowing that the mother was there).
Some other posters here have said that main character left because he didn't want to be a suspect. Well, how does him leaving the scene of the crime with a pile of dead bodies differ from him staying there with them? In all probability his daughter will live and she can serve as an eyewitness to the events, but the circumstantial evidence just wouldn't add up. At most (besides the one hooded student he killed), he touched two victims (the headmaster/principal and the fellow teacher who said he stunk) and he threw up when he saw the dead headmaster/principal. It just wouldn't add up.