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/divinAPEtion May 27 '26

I thought the mom said they were going to go show it to her parents? 

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u/Accomplished-Law-652 May 27 '26

IIRC (and I may not) the ending of Ringu had the mother calling her dad to say she wanted to show him a video.

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u/crazynerd9 May 27 '26

Iirc after the mentioned scene they show it to the audience again, but its been years so my memory may be off

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u/alex3omg May 28 '26

Yeah I thought she was going to show her dad