Decided to watch An American Werewolf in London last night because I don’t know if I’ve ever watched the movie. I knew how it ended because it’s 45 years old and there’s been plenty of videos on it, but I had never actually watched it. It was quite enjoyable.
It got me thinking about how many good movies end with the main hero/protagonist(s) dying. I can think of quite a few great movies off the top of my head, but I wanted to hear from Lemmy on their favorites!
Needless to say, every answer on this list spoils the movie. But, really, how it happens is as essential as what happens.
Everyone
Melancholia (one of the saddest movies I’ve seen)
Knowing (a little Nicholas Cage never hurt anybody)
Don’t Look Up (so well done, great soundtrack)
On the Beach (1959, classic!)
Sunshine (Alex Garland’s swing)
Religious undertones
Constantine (“coffin nail”)
Dogma (God/Alanis Morissette is the real hero)
Meet Joe Black (the first death is the hardest)
Anti-Heroes
Logan (heroes never die, right?)
White Heat (1949, classic!)
Kiss Me, Deadly (film noir, “the great whatsit”)
Dancer in the Dark (Björk, another saddest film)