10 Hidden Details In Movie Closing Scenes
Wall-E ends on a secret bombshell.
Finishing strong is one of the most important things to consider when crafting any film.
If you end on a limp note audiences will probably feel as though the last two or so hours, however engrossing they may have been, were a bit of a waste and they won't be in a rush to visit that world or a director's future work again.
Yet, while making sure their film (or even a complete series) ends on the highest of notes is definitely up there on a director's list of priorities, that doesn't mean they completely stop adding secret easter eggs or respectful tips of the cap as they reach the home straight.
Hidden character details, harrowing warnings and barely visible plot points have all been marched out during these ten well known movie endings and most fans were too busy scooping up the last bits of popcorn or prematurely packing away their belongings to notice them on the big screen.
Fear not, for in 2020 you'll always have a second chance to stream these cinematic beauties again and catch all ten of these unknown details on the second (or third/fourth) time of watching.
10. Joker - Citizen Kane End Titles
It's rare that we see any film reach its conclusion with the words 'The End' stamped on our screens these days. Yet, there was a time when this was common practice and pretty much every cinematic experience finished up with those historic two words.
2019's Joker revived the use of the film closer after the titular character was seen sprinting away from some orderlies, but there was more to this use than just being a simple homage to the old days.
The font used for Joker's 'The End' is identical to the one used in Orson Welles' 1941 classic Citizen Kane at the end of the movie. But, why would Todd Phillips choose to link his standalone 'Clown Prince of Crime' flick to Welles' work of art?
Well, Citizen Kane is a story which follows a protagonist who was neglected by his parents early in his life. This ambitious person also becomes a beloved figure of sorts for a specific group of individuals before his eventual downfall. Remind you of anyone?
Most left the cinema questioning whether or not Arthur Fleck was telling the truth about the last two hours they'd just witnessed, meaning that a great deal of the paying public missed this classy connection to one of the greatest films ever to be made.