The gift does seem to believe that its an open question, who the father of robyns baby is. A plot analysis and explanation of the ending of the film the gift. Simon has a good business meeting in his office where the clients end up being happy. The gifts twist ending should make anyone whos vaguely sensitive to the way women are portrayed in media want to bash their heads against a wall. The gift s ending drops a huge question as to whether or not the baby born to jason batemans simon and rebecca halls robyn was fathered by robyns husband, or by her wouldbe rapist.
The gifts ending is a grievous misstep, and i wonder if its not the reason why the movie has been relegated to the dog days of august. I consider it a public service to warn people away from this movie. With jason bateman, rebecca hall, joel edgerton, allison tolman. After the meeting ends he asks his boss if there is. In the ending of the gift, gordo reveals his final gift to. The gifts twist ending should make anyone whos vaguely sensitive to the.
It is unclear whether or not robyns baby is gordos or simons, but gordo gives the hint, its all in the eyes, you see. Yes, he drugged her and raped because he liked her and he somehow knew that she wanted a baby which her husband could not. Theres a reason the gift has performed with two top five finishes over as many weekends, and a big part of that is the films twisted ending. The gift is a 2015 american psychological horror thriller film written, coproduced, and directed. A great thriller almost ruined by a terrible ending. Opening last weekend as a b genre movie snugly scheduled as counterprogramming to fantastic four and countercounterprogramming to ricki. The ending wouldnt have the punch it is intended to have if there were no doubt. The gift is a 2000 american supernatural thriller film directed by sam raimi, written by billy bob thornton and tom epperson, and based on the alleged psychic experiences of thorntons mother the film centers on annie cate blanchett becoming involved in a murder case as a result of acquiring knowledge about the crime through extrasensory perception. The ending wouldnt have the punch it is intended to have if there were no. The film stays fairly entertaining and is overall well done, but before the surprisingly evil ending there just isnt all that much getting your blood pumping. Opening last weekend as a b genre movie snugly scheduled as counterprogramming to fantastic four and countercounterprogramming to. Its probably not the bottle of expensive wine gordo leaves on their doorstep when he wasnt given their.
He leaves gifts at the door, complete with notes ending in a smiley face. Principal photography began on january 19, 2015, and ended on february 20, 2015. A young married couples lives are thrown into a harrowing tailspin when an acquaintance from the husbands past brings mysterious gifts and a horrifying secret to light after more than 20 years. The gift stars jason bateman from hancock, rebecca hall from vicky cristina barcelona and joel edgerton. A majority of filming took place at a home in the hollywood hills neighborhood, where stx entertainment also held promotional interviews for the film. Opening last weekend as a b genre movie snugly scheduled as counterprogramming to fantastic four and countercounterprogramming to ricki and the flash, joel edgertons feature directorial debut. Ending spoiler for the gift 2000, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. The gift s ending is a grievous misstep, and i wonder if its not the reason why the movie has been relegated to the dog days of august. The gift is a mature thriller thats more complex and classy than the trailers suggest.
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