10 Movie Scenes Everyone Always Gets Wrong
1. Jimmy Doesn't Commit Suicide - Quadrophenia
Cult classic drama Quadrophenia concludes with an ending which, depending on your viewpoint, is either ambiguous or absolutely cut-and-dried.
In the final scene, protagonist Jimmy (Phil Daniels) is seen riding a scooter to the edge of Beachy Head, before we cut to the scooter flying over the cliff, albeit without any sign of what happens to Jimmy.
Many regardless believe that Jimmy committed suicide by riding his scooter off the cliff edge, while forgetting the ever-important fact that Jimmy can be seen standing by the cliff at sunset right at the start of the movie - a scene which clearly takes place chronologically after the scooter ride.
Jimmy's survival is backed up by not only director Franc Roddam and lead actor Phil Daniels but numerous other cast members. The future is likely still a bleak one for Jimmy, but a little less so than immediately hurtling himself into oblivion.