![]() ![]() Many movies, unfortunately, end like this, employing the plot device known as a ‘Deus ex machina’. You ask yourself ‘why did the writers even bother if the ending was going to be completely incompatible with the rest of the story?’ ![]() The walls are closing in but suddenly out of nowhere by some miracle or ridiculously improbable stroke of luck the characters are saved.Īfter seeing this you walk out of the theater completely gobsmacked and you wonder what you just watched. Nothing will be able to save the characters in the film from certain death or their world from complete turmoil. So, as the end approaches it becomes clear all hope is gone. ![]() Well, have you ever just been watching a film totally invested, your anticipation at an all-time high waiting for the ending? The movie has been good, and you cannot imagine anything taking away from it. What is a Deus ex machina? It sounds like something technological and complex. ![]()
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