If an independent film drama in a nearfuture science fiction setting appeals to you by all means see this film. Ending it in this manner ensured that i would spend a lot of time after finishing the book contemplating what w. On or about march 18, 2010 the film was in completed status. Our script consultants take a look at monsters 2010, and why its ending. While the ending is more than a little too precious, it is a film worthy of multiple viewings and serious contemplation. Due to commitments with godzilla, edwards did not return to direct, but served as an executive producer. The film is directed by joe johnston and stars benicio del toro, anthony hopkins and hugo weaving.
Everything you need to know about monsters movie 2010. This terrifically exciting scifi movie from smart young british filmmaker gareth edwards is a case in point. This movie features a wall being built on the mexicanamerican border six years before us president donald trumps attempt to get a wall built on the southern border led to lots of controversy visual effects of awesome. Had directorwriter gareth edwards wanted to make an action film of monsters, he could have done so. With scoot mcnairy, whitney able, mario zuniga benavides, annalee jefferies.
Ok so basically the ending showed that the monsters were really the people who judged aliens whole time wanted to communicate which is why they went near people but they killed people who carried weapons and shot at them. With a pretty interesting premise and some strong visual effects, edwards managed to direct a low budget scifi film with a. And feel free to check out the douglas prestonlincoln child novel the film is based on. Monsters 2010 is a modernday fictional monster film which, as with many films in the horrormonster genre, acts as a social commentary, touching upon contemporary geopolitical issues and. Today, the american and mexican military still struggle to contain the creatures, while a journalist agrees to escort a. After a nasa space probe sent to verify the existence of extraterrestrial life in the solar system crashlands in mexico.
Moviebob on the escapist makes this observation, noting that both leads are unsympathetic and flat characters harsher in hindsight. Its the situations created by nazis and humans that were the real monsters. But in its breathtaking final scene, we realize they should not be called monsters but perhaps simply beings. Nov 17, 2010 a movie named monsters must contain monsters. Its one of the prime candidates for life elsewhere in the solar system, and if its hard to understand how that. The wolfman is an american horror film and a remake of the 1941 universal classic, the wolf man.
His digitally created beasts, and the exotically wrecked. This was a pretty good movie, until that ambiguous ending beginning. Monsters premiered at the south by southwest film festival on march 2010. Gareth edwards hat in seinem lowbudgetfilm monsters sehr poetische bilder gefunden, um. Six years previously nasa believed they had finally discovered alien life in our solar system and went about trying to gain themselves a sample. Monsters is rated r under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
This is an r film and they take advantage of it given the creatures love of decapitating heads. And told a character story with that as the backdrop. Gorgo was used by rock band ash for the promo video for on youtube. After all that build up, were left with an annoying maybe he does, maybe he doesnt ending. Shutter islands ending explained david cox film the. Soon after, new life forms began to appear and half of mexico was quarantined as an infected zone. These movies usually fall into the science fiction, fantasy andor horror genres. Although you see the monsters mate and the two protagonists kiss then the closing credits, the beginning of the film is chronologically the end. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon reentry over central america. The film opens with the old gypsy women, maleva, saying the poem even a man who is pure of heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the autum moon is bright.
It advances the story fractionally and forces a reinterpretation of what the ending appears to be. If there is one thing that critics can agree on it is that monsters is a brilliant film. So technically, they could have died as a result of this but it is never clearly stated. The tusseladd, also known as the tosserlad, is a minor antagonist in the 2010 norwegian horror film trollhunter. Jul 25, 2010 the monsters movie trailer has premiered. Spoiler warning would you say that the ending was related to the 1st scene. It is the sequel to 2010s monsters, directed by gareth edwards. Dark continent works as neither an alien movie nor. Jolie plays evelyn salt, who is accused of being a russian sleeper agent and goes on the run to try to clear her name. Shot in technicolor, the film is an international coproduction of the united kingdom, the united states, and ireland. But in its breathtaking final scene, we realize they should not be called monsters but. Dec 15, 2010 ok so basically the ending showed that the monsters were really the people who judged aliens whole time wanted to communicate which is why they went near people but they killed people who carried weapons and shot at them. Monsters 2010 six years after the crash of a nasa space probe, a large area between mexico and the u. By the way, did you also find it strange that the us built this huge wall, but built a huge gap into the wall big enough for the monsters to walk right through.
Figured that called for a splurge, so i headed over to to see if they had any pretheatrical release flicks to rent i have a roku box, which means i can stream movies to my tv set not only. Monsters 2010 is directed by gareth edwards and stars whitney able and scoot mcnairy. Dark continent works as neither an alien movie nor a war movie. Too much of monsters simply reminds you of other, better movies. The film stars katie holmes, guy pearce, and bailee madison, as a family moving into a 19thcentury rhode island mansion, where the withdrawn daughter sally begins to. Oct 26, 2010 it advances the story fractionally and forces a reinterpretation of what the ending appears to be. The lowbudget british film monsters begins with a foundfootagedoco style opening of a giant squidlike creature being shot at by the us army. Very much in the aliensamongus vein of a district 9, gareth edwards monsters nonetheless makes its own distinct impression thanks to a finely tuned attention to atmospheric detail over. This is a list of monster movies, about such creatures as extraterrestrial aliens, giant animals, kaiju the japanese counterpart of giant animals, but they can also be machines and plants, mutants, supernatural creatures, or creatures from folklore, such as bigfoot or the loch ness monster. At the start of monsters the movie shortly after the extra terrestrials attack the convoy, we see the military opening fire. The ending may be pure scifi schmaltz, but its schmaltz that this viewer, at least, could believe in. Monsters that was probably the worst name they could have come up with for this film as it really does infer a creaturecentered film. Dimension films movies why youre still not over the ending of the mist 8 years later the stephen king horror film had one of the most controversial endings of all time. It looks like a film along the same lines of district 9, which is further evoked by its backstory about an alien species that is.
Monsters 2010 i was home sick for a couple of days last week, and by the second day, was completely bored out of my skull, as usual. What happened in the hospital at the end of the animemanga. Edwards dabbled in monster movies specifically the indie hit monsters in 2010. The film opens with the old gypsy women, maleva, saying the poem even a man who is pure of heart. At the start of monsters the movie shortly after the extra terrestrials attack the convoy, we see the military opening fire on the aliens and we see samantha laying on the ground. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films. Leonardo dicaprios previous film, martin scorseses shutter island, confused just as many cinemagoers. In 2010, a short comedy film, waiting for gorgo, was.
Why youre still not over the ending of the mist 8 years. At end one touches tv cause it has human voice as if to communicate. The 2010 british scifi flick monsters never became a blockbuster or even a sleeper hit here, but it made enough of an impression among studio executives to land filmmaker gareth edwards a gig. Monster 2005 short film, a 2005 short film by jennifer kent that was the precursor to the babadook monster 2008 film, an american thriller film monsters 2010 film, a british scifi film. In the end, monsters is a film that borrows from several genres in order to synthesize a new movie that came. If you think thats an ambiguous note to end on, you may be interested in checking out the 15 most debated movie endings of all time. Six years after earth has suffered an alien invasion, a cynical journalist agrees to escort a shaken american tourist through an infected zone in mexico to the safety of the u. Edwards also served as the cinematographer, production designer, and visual effects artist. Nov 21, 2015 dimension films movies why youre still not over the ending of the mist 8 years later the stephen king horror film had one of the most controversial endings of all time. Oct 29, 2010 the ending may be pure scifi schmaltz, but its schmaltz that this viewer, at least, could believe in. Monsters is a british scifi thriller directed by gareth edwards released in 2010. I can understand your need for the sense of fulfillment andor satisfaction at the end of the book. The film was shot using prosumer level recording equipment, with an on set crew of only seven people. Theyre aliens from europa, a moon of jupiter, which has a thin oxygen atmosphere and possibly an ocean under its surface.
Unfortunately, this is likely to be frustrating to theatrical viewers who cant rewind the film, unlike those who see it on pay tv or dvd. Monsters 2010 is a modernday fictional monster film which, as with many films in the horrormonster genre, acts as a social commentary, touching upon contemporary geopolitical issues and public anxieties carroll, 1981. It was the seventh release of their a to z singles series, a yearlong 26single subscription. Ending song from the movie monsters 2010 by jon hopkins. May 06, 2011 they dont say but if you recall, the beginning of the movie takes place after the end if that makes sense when they bomb the gas station. Here are all of the films guaranteed to leave a bad taste in your mouth. It is a remake of the 1973 abc madefortelevision horror film of the same name. Salt is a 2010 american action thriller film directed by phillip noyce, written by kurt wimmer, and starring angelina jolie, liev schreiber, daniel olbrychski, august diehl, and chiwetel ejiofor. The rather overthetop ending will either be regarded as ludicrous and cheesy or effectively majestic depending on the extent that you are still. Monsters r 94 min drama, thriller, science fiction 18 june 2010.
That was set in a near future where a probe to jupiters moon europa returned with samples of life from the frozen oceans there, only to crash and as a result see central and south america infected with the creatures. Dont be afraid of the dark is a 2010 horror film written by matthew robbins and guillermo del toro and directed by comic book artist troy nixey. Jul 29, 2010 shutter islands ending explained forget inception. This movie features a wall being built on the mexicanamerican border six years before us president donald trumps attempt to get a wall built on the southern border led to lots of controversy. Monsters was released in 2010 on friday, october 29, 2010 there were 9 other movies released on the same date, including saw 3d, welcome to the rileys and shake hands with the devil. It is possible that it was also the troll to give the character thomas rabies. With a pretty interesting premise and some strong visual effects, edwards managed to direct a low budget scifi film with a small crew and amateurish equipment pretty effectively. Anyone know what happened at the end of the movie monsters 2010. The tusseladd was the first troll to be seen in the film and the first to be killed. Six years ago nasa discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. Dark continent or simply monsters 2 is a 2014 british science fiction monster film written by jay basu and english director tom green.
There is nothing hard about monsters science fiction. Monsters 2010 alien mating click here to sign up for shudder beta. It doesnt quite live up to its intriguing premise, but monsters is a surprising blend of. The film is far more interested in painting a world where giant monsters are part of life and something that people have to deal with.
The plot focuses on gorgo, a young sea monster brought back to london for exploitation, and ogra, his even larger mother, who rampages across london to search for him. In may, the film was screened at the cannes film market. The man and woman finally found each other are torn apart. I can understand your need for the sense of fulfillment andor satisfaction at the end of the book fair enough. Monsters makes us reflect easily on what we would do in the characters situations and, as part of the overall feel, it gives us the steady course of two people getting to know one another in. Unfortunately the probe they sent crashed upon reentry over an unsuspecting central america. The tusseladd, also known as the tosserlad, is a minor antagonist in the 2010 norwegian horror film trollhunter the tusseladd was the first troll to be seen in the film and the first to be killed.
Monsters ist ein sciencefictiondrama des regisseurs gareth edwards aus dem jahr 2010. If you love a good creature feature, you cant go wrong with this one. It looks like a film along the same lines of district 9, which is further evoked by its backstory about an alien species that is quarantined along the usmexican boarder in what. Monsters is a 2010 british science fiction horror film written and directed by gareth edwards in his feature film directorial debut. Anyone know what happened at the end of the movie monsters. Director, gareth edwards, wouldve never had the opportunity to direct godzilla if it werent for the success of his 2010 small indie film, monsters. Just not needed, and frankly, it wouldve been a strong film not to mention a scarier one had it merely threatened to show us the aliens instead of actually going ahead and doing it. Monsters is disappointing for those who wanted a monster movie or any action.