The Mist | WHY You're WRONG About The ENDING

Mrs. Carmody was not just crazy, but she was correct. Especially when she said a sacrifice was needed to appease the monsters and the mist itself. A sacrifice that I'm sure none of us will never forget. Because some how for a horror movie this one seems to push the scares into true terror territory.

But don't worry because I'm here to bring it back up and talk about it in great detail (or explain the ending). Because even though it is very bleak, and considered one of the saddest endings in all of cinema, THERE WAS A REASON BEHIND IT. Both lore wise in the Stephen King Universe and as a directorial statement from Frank Darabont. Of course though if you're reading this you are probably watching the video, which is awesome and I that you for that. Also, as always, have an extra blessed day, and remember it may be really sad but hopefully having a reason will help it all make sense.

Here is the full movie if you want to watch it:

And here is the background music:

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[Betapvnk]

I want to see a Wendigoon collab with this dude

[lonellfletcher]

The thing with Carmody wasn't that she was wrong, but that she was maniacal, dictorial, cruel, and murderous.

[elviciotpd]

Melissa decided to brave out the mist, kept her hopes high about finding her children, and she managed to rescue them. I believe that seeing them safe and sound in the ending is basically the writer telling us "Yeah, that's what would've happened if you hadn't lost hope".

I've been told by some commenters down below she originally dies in the book. My point still remains. The movie director, not the book writer, is the one sending the message.

[matthewbibby]

I would like to point out that even if she was right, being right because youre listening to the whisperings of an evil eldritch entity doesn't necessarily make you "not crazy".

[leeroy]

She is about as right as a person saying the ocean is dangerous. If you tell a dude he will die if he tries to swim across the Atlantic Ocean, it doesn't mean you can predict the future when he drowns.

[Lobos]

You are missing a key event in the movie that counters your argument about the Mist.
At the begin, just as the Mist comes in there is an air raid horn being used and afterwards a huge explosion. That explosion is the portal being destroyed.
Now the insects\monsters and the mist are on borrowed time and their demise is unavoidable...

[bobsagetbillboard]

Seeing a paladin driving out of the mist followed by all the armor, infantry and even air support is one of the biggest unexpected slaps in the face of any movie ever

[adilbelgacem]

Fun fact: Melissa Mcbride's character was supposed to die in the original script, David and his friends should have seen her on the ground at the end of the film when they were in the car. But apparently Melissa moved the actors and crew during her monologue, so the director decided to give much more importance to her character by making her survive the mist and the creatures.

[nellywilde]

that scream was so intense and it hits you in your soul at the end. yeah the mom had hope to see her children and she did. they had no hope left and that is what happened. I feel this.

[xanawolf]

One doesn’t “read” The Dark Tower series. One walks the path with Roland of Gilead. Again and again and again and again...

[henrychurch]

I have an alternate theory that I feel is played out.
She says that the boy must be sacrificed.
Moments after he kills the boy the mist disappears.

That might not be the intent, but it certainly is a hell of a coincidence.

[nicolec]

I remember watching this movie in the theaters. Marcia is so talented and did a wonderful job playing a villain. That when she was killed, a group of people in the theater cheered.

[Dingobabee]

Whether it was the sacrifice that pushed back the mist, or the army breaking through, that man has to live with the fact that hos family died by his hand. Even if he thinks later how Billy's death could have driven off the mist like she said, he can never be certain. All he can know is that the moment he gave up hope and put his family's blood on his hands, he was doomed to walk forward alone

[Jesse-tzgd]

The military did not seem surprised by the mists evaporation, implying they were following a void within the mist.

[Khaymen]

After the Walking Dead, i half expected Carol to bake the monsters some cookies, then pull a machine gun outta her sleeve and start having the Mist looking at the flowers.

[neophenom]

Fear changes everything. That's the only constant and the only real motif of the film. No one was right, no one was wrong. It is nature taking its course, like a wildfire, as different people, gripped by fear deal with the inescapable effects of uncertainty and hopelessness.

[federicomiyagi]

Every time I rewatch that movie I feel like Melissa "cursed" them in some way, as she asks for help and when they make excuses to not follow, it felt like the ending was them getting punished for their selfishness. Some brutally died, others lived with guilt and remorse. and jet her and her group survived without a single scratch and her kids are safe at her side.

[davidqualls]

Your theory was well founded.
It caused me to realize that Carmody may not
have been the voice of "God" but a tool of "Satan". She was not predicting, she was CAUSING the events.

[JLR]

I went to my parents’ house a couple of years ago. They were watching this movie. Dad tells me it’s almost over. So I sat on the couch to watch with them. With only 10 minutes or so until the end. I will forever be haunted by those few moments of the movie. I have never actually watched the whole film.

[Chaos]

Nope. Don't care what anyone says. This movie has always been about not giving up hope no matter how bleak it is. It's pretty much the Sci-Fi version of Shawshank to me. The real monsters being right there with you the whole time.