10 Easily Avoidable Deaths In Sci-Fi Movies

Here we have another instance of intentionally avoidable deaths, but its irony compounded a tragedy rather than added to satire (as in Don't Look Up).

Similar to I Am Legend, this concerns a different ending to the source material. However, the change proved so impactful that even Stephen King (who wrote the original novella) praised it. While driving off into The Mist, things look bleak for the survivors. David's at the wheel, having just learned the fate of his wife and is now only driving to see if they can get out of the mist.

At this point, the novella ends, but the film isn't done. Running out of fuel, the passengers come to a silent agreement. David mercy kills everyone - including his son - to spare them from suffering a worse fate outside. Since he's a bullet short of doing the same for himself, he exits the car to instigate his swift death. But instead, he meets the arrival of the military and the dissipation of the mist. As they were mere moments away from safety, and how easily David could've saved his son, this ultimate troll ending is the prime example of avoidable deaths executed effectively.