Matt ostermans scifi thriller starts off promisingly but soon runs out of steam. In season 1 episode 1, you can choose between carely and doug. I was literally screaming at my screen when the movie ended, wracked my brain for an hour searched the internet for an answer so many different theories all i could accumulate for your question here is. A mystery at its core, wrapped in a layer of scifi, then another layer of psychological thriller and then a final layer of character study, 400 days leaves much to the imagination. Francois truffauts the 400 blows 1959 is one of the most intensely touching stories ever made about a young adolescent. Firstly, im inclined to believe this whole movie, from the opening shot of theo waking in his jail cellimprisonment.
The premise is straightforward four aspiring astronauts are isolated for the titular 400 days to simulate a space journey. Overall, 400 days is not really a bad film, but its not good either. I felt that the movie was going for both possible realities but sadly neither of them are plausible. The movie 400 days was released earlier this year in theaters and on demand. What could have been the best possible ending of the movie. Locked away for 400 days, the crews mental state begins to deteriorate when they lose all communication with the outside world. I mean, are we supposed to assume they did, because of what happened with. Locked away for 400 days, the crews mental state begins to deteriorate when they lose all.
The only thing the movie does adequately explain is why medical officer emily caity lotz broke up with fellow astronaut theo brandon routh just two. In the 400 blows, on the other hand, its completely unclear whats going to happen now. Syfy films presents 400 days, starring brandon routh, caity lotz, dane cook, and ben feldman. Released january 12th, 2016, 400 days stars brandon routh, caity lotz, ben feldman, dane cook the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Cabin fever escalates when the crew loses all communication with the outside world. Is this real or is the simulation on a higher level than they could have ever imagined. A psychological scifi film centering on four astronauts who are sent on a simulated mission to a distant planet to test the psychological e. Though the premise did show promise in the beginning, it feels like either the director simply gave up with the development, or the budget ran out and they just decided to save money by using a set left over from another disaster flick. Everything you need to know about 400 days movie 2016. Finally, there are commentators who simply state that the ending is deliberately left open or ambiguous sadoul 1959. This psychological scifi film centers on four astronauts who are sent on a simulated mission to a distant planet to test the psychological effects of deep space travel. At the end of the movie, it doesnt feel like a simulation, but more like a prank being pulled on brandon rouths character. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. While this could have been an intentional marketing scheme or an attempt not to spoil the films third act twist too early the film only holds a 10% critic score.
I understand a movie need to keep surprises to make you feeling interested but with a movie ending and nothing making any sense after finished, it is really a bad direction plot. By the end of the film, audiences are left with more questions than. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title 400 days. Days is a 2015 american science fiction film written and directed by matt osterman and starring. Isolated astronauts in outer space begin to lose their grip on reality. This psychological scifi film centers on four astronauts who are sent on a simulated. Ambiguity is all the rage amongst filmmakers these days, but there can be few who take the concept as far as writerdirector matt osterman does with his low budget independent flick, 400 days.
So i wanted to know what all you think is the significance and meaning of the ending according to you. Firstly, im inclined to believe this whole movie, from the opening shot of theo waking in his jail cellimprisonment similar. Im guessing that season 2, or at least part of it, is going to take place before the end of 400 days. I just watched this movie and wanted to generate some discussion on it. You have to see the other five films to find out what happens to that guy. Matt takes a look at 400 days and attempts to solve the mysteries of the film. To study the psychological effects of deepspace travel, four astronauts are put into isolation for a simulated mission lasting 400 days.
You probably screamed at the screen and or just scratched your head. Spoilers 400 days is one of those movies that really leaves the viewer thinking and desperate to know the answers to those unanswered. Spoilers 400 days is one of those movies that really leaves the viewer thinking and. It would seem, therefore, that virtually everyone would agree that les 400 coups ends with weak closure, at. Osterman, in his directors statement, explained that. Therere 150 or so days between the last story and when theyre found around the fire. Saying choices make a difference is a bold face lie. There is an epilogue which brings the 5 stories together.
In the united states, the film premiered in theaters, ondemand, and. As the title of the movie says, a group of 4 people must spend 400 days isolated in what appears to be a ship but its actually a bunker. Its a movie made for teenagers, so you have to give them a teenager ending. And right before the credits roll, it leaves the audience with a stupid, broad conclusion to the story. Our story follows a family living somewhere in rural america over 400 days after. The narrator tells the viewer in the first 5 minutes of the movie that though the story is about a boy and girl, it isnt a love story. Spoilers 400 days is one of those movies that really leaves the viewer thinking and desperate to know the answers to those unanswered questions matt takes a look at 400 days and attempts to. While i didnt have the opportunity to speak with him, i was able to send him some questions to answer, and i had many. Forced to exit the ship, they discover that this mission may not have been a. Below we will go over the basic premise and explain the ending. Apparently it has all changed into one giant d grade horror movie cliche. Poorly written dialog, cliched characters, and a plot written by dunning kruger inc all. Forced to exit the ship, they wonder if the mission is a simulation after all. By the time we got to the end, i turned to my wife and literally said she better not be fucking named autumn.
It seems kind of silly to introduce the new characters only to have them segregated for the start of. Brandon routh and caity lotz costar in the scifi thriller 400 days as astronauts who. Because of the romantic films he had watched, tom had a specific expectation of how relationships were supposed to happen, and that it would follow the cliches and rules that the movies set out, but his. A psychological scifi thriller which centers on four astronauts sent on a simulated mission to a distant planet to test the psychological effects of deep space travel. What is the best possible ending of movie 400 days. Vince, wyatt, russell, bonnie, and shel, each in their own short personal stories in a tight geographic area. A psychological scifi film centering on four astronauts who are sent on a simulated mission to a distant planet to test the psychological effects of deep space travel. Inspired by truffauts own early life, it shows a resourceful boy growing up in paris and apparently dashing headlong. The broad concept is identifiable, but the details are so cringeworthy pandering it lost me. My favorite fan theories and reactions to the film. Unfortunately, a strained attempt at a twilight zonestyle mysteriousness in its final act proves the undoing of 400 days, although its. Watch 400 days starring brandon routh in this suspense on directv.
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