Comments on: The best closing shots in film http://nevalalee.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/the-best-closing-shots-in-film/ Thoughts on art, culture, and the writing life. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:37:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: nevalalee http://nevalalee.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/the-best-closing-shots-in-film/#comment-179 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 03:47:16 +0000 http://nevalalee.wordpress.com/?p=1190#comment-179 The ending of Infernal Affairs is great, but I really love how abruptly The Departed ends. Full stop. As De Niro says in Casino: “That’s that.” Plus a rat.

]]> By: Wakes http://nevalalee.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/the-best-closing-shots-in-film/#comment-178 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 03:30:13 +0000 http://nevalalee.wordpress.com/?p=1190#comment-178 The Departed: Bah! Maybe you draw a distinction between closing shots and endings, but for me Infernal Affairs’ (original) ending is far superior to The Departed’s.

[catching up on old blog posts]

]]> By: nevalalee http://nevalalee.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/the-best-closing-shots-in-film/#comment-143 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:40:33 +0000 http://nevalalee.wordpress.com/?p=1190#comment-143 Kubrick probably did a hundred takes of that black screen. (And he still wasn’t sure if he got it right…)

]]> By: Ipodman http://nevalalee.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/the-best-closing-shots-in-film/#comment-142 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:10:02 +0000 http://nevalalee.wordpress.com/?p=1190#comment-142 You mean the black screen? o.O

]]> By: nevalalee http://nevalalee.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/the-best-closing-shots-in-film/#comment-141 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:59:16 +0000 http://nevalalee.wordpress.com/?p=1190#comment-141 Drew: Kurosawa probably has more great closing images than any other director. Ikiru and Throne of Blood also come to mind.

Ipodman: Vertigo is amazing. Almost everything I’ve ever written has been influenced by it to some degree. (And 2001 is hugely important to me as well. Among other things, it also has one of the best opening shots of all time.)

]]> By: Ipodman http://nevalalee.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/the-best-closing-shots-in-film/#comment-140 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:48:26 +0000 http://nevalalee.wordpress.com/?p=1190#comment-140 The ending of 2001 is one of the most bizarre things I’ve I’ve seen in film (or anywhere actually)

I haven’t watched Vertigo.. really need to check that out…

]]> By: drewberthu http://nevalalee.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/the-best-closing-shots-in-film/#comment-139 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:34:26 +0000 http://nevalalee.wordpress.com/?p=1190#comment-139 For my money, abayo!

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