2006-07-05 02:47:19 · 3 answers · asked by e_gurtekin 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
The TV ending is simply IMPOSSIBLE. It is made extremely clear throughout the movie that every time he alters his life, he retains ALL of the memories. He explains to prostitute Kayleigh about her past life, etc. THIS is why his brain hemoridges EVERY time he changes his life because he packs in tons of memories in a short time. He even says this after the 2nd hemoridging "I've packed 40 years worth of memories in the last year."
At the end when he is in the hospital, the doctor says "the damage is irreperatable" and states he is surprised "he still has motor functions." This is from hemoridging his brain 4 times. Therefore, Evan could not possibly go back and change is life again because the resulting hemoridging would surely KILL him. In the TV ending, the brain hemoridging dissapears at the end for NO reason. He still remembers all that he has done because he symbollically burns his journals AND recognizes Kayleigh on the street. He SHOULD have had his brain hemoridge again and this one should have killed him or close to it. Instead, it simply doesn't for no reason. This ending doesn't make sense at ALL.
The Director's Cut ending makes perfect sense and is great.
2006-07-05 02:51:45 · answer #1 · answered by JoYbOy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well for the sake of movie making, the "theatrical ending" gave us a happy ending although, as pointed out before, highly impossible! It was not his imagination, he inherited a 'gift' from his father and he used it to help others and himself along the way. He sacrificed having a life with Kayleigh so that the two of them could live normal lives. The Director's cut kinda put and end to anything but we never really know if it solved anything. Maybe that ending caused more problems for his mom and dad? Maybe Kayleigh decided to stay with her father anyway!? But that's my opinion!
2006-07-05 03:11:28 · answer #2 · answered by blu441980 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he saved all his friend's lives by creating a continuity without his continued interference. Everyone was happy, except him, such a noble sacrifice...
2006-07-05 02:51:01 · answer #3 · answered by ralfinader 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋