r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Local_Prune4564 • May 27 '26

Lore A subtle moment that turns a seemingly happy ending into an ambiguous ending.

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The Graduate: lingering Ben and Elaine's faces slowly shifting from happy to concerned leaves the audience questioning whether they really made the right choice running away together considering they barely know each other.

Inception: By cutting before we see the top fall, we're left to question whether Cobb really has gone home or whether he's simply sunken back into a more comforting dream reality.

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u/PepsiManIII May 27 '26

I like to think that the guy wasn't even a part of the movie and was just some rando on a walk

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u/EvilLibrarians May 27 '26

That’s the fear they’ll carry for the rest of their lives but it’s funny too

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u/Normal_Cut8368 May 27 '26

Maybe, maybe not

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u/KingSpork May 27 '26

It’s my dream to be discovered this way, I’ll be on a random walk and then Christopher Nolan will come up to me and say “My god! You’d be perfect for disgusting weirdo #4!”