![]() ![]() Now we have Andy Garcia coming out of nowhere to take in the evidence they left behind that they in fact did that, except he sees no people. There is no credible indication I can remember prior to the scene where Jim is with Aurora at the autodoc that Aurora actually wants to be together with Jim again. The way the movie ends already makes no sense from a character perspective. His name is in the special “star credits” before the “real credits for everyone else” roll, and he does not say a word. This brought a hypothetical problem of intent and meaning into the in-the-moment experience of watching the movie for me, and I can’t get over it. ![]() However, before we fall into the trap of worrying about that bad ending and everything wrong with it, let’s note that we find this through the eyes of – and this is really the most puzzling part of this whole damn movie – ANDY GARCIA.Īndy Garcia, he of When a Man Loves a Woman, he of Oceans 11-13, he of Godfather III, shows up in the final minutes of the movie, as the captain of the ship, with no lines. People rightfully complain about this, because it lets Jim entirely off the hook for his possessive decision about Aurora’s life and trivializes not just her character arc up until this point but the real-world circumstances to which it specifically refers: stalkers, date rapists, emotionally abusive relationships, or even just lying in really cruel ways to people who are supposed to be able to trust you. Instead, there’s a weird montage where Jim and Aurora go on one last date.Īnd then it cuts 88 years into the future, as the hibernation colony ship reaches its destination, where it is implied retroactively, but never stated, that Aurora decided to stay with Jim, and they lived out their days on the ship and both died. It would be appropriate penance for what he has done. Jim lives out his days crewing the ship alone maybe now he at least has access to the bridge and can set up a chair for himself or something. While the movie is rapidly drifting off course, this would still be a fine way to land it without crashing. This would, it seems, “make it up to her” pretty adequately. With Chief Fishburne’s access, they can use it to put her into emergency medical stasis, and that way she can go back to sleep and wake up at her destination. Peter Fenzel: The beginning of the clunky and strange end to Passengers shows us Jim talking to Aurora about the surgery pod she used to revive him. In this part we mull over the perplexing ending. In Part 1 of this discussion Pete Fenzel discussed the plot of Passengers at length and teased out its ethical issues.
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