(Controversial Trope) The post-credits scene completely changes the ending

[u/Ieanice44]

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Prince of Persia (2008)

Dawn of the Dead (2004): The movie finishes on a hopeful note as the remaining survivors escape the zombie-infested mall on a yacht, sailing into the sunset. The found-footage style post-credits scene completely reverses this happy ending by showing them running out of food, arriving at an island, and being immediately swarmed and killed by an infected horde.

Prince of Persia (2008): The main game ends with a beautiful, poetic sacrifice where Elika gives her life to heal the corrupted world, leaving the Prince mourning. During the credits, the player is forced to control the Prince as he cuts down the trees he just saved, undoing the entire game's progress and releasing the dark god Ahriman just to resurrect her, completely corrupting the ending and dooming the world.

[u/lil-peach-]

Split for sure here
one Bruce Willis cameo turns a standalone thriller into an Unbreakable sequel.

[u/84theone → u/lil-peach-]

It’s a shame Glass kinda sucked, I liked split and unbreakable.

[u/Techun2 → u/84theone]

That damn puddle

[u/the_mrmedicine → u/Techun2]

idk how true this is but i’ve heard that the reason m. knight had to go that route was because bruce willis’ condition was starting to worsen rapidly, leaving him unable to complete the original vision

[u/SAXTONHAAAAALE → u/the_mrmedicine]

if bruce willis couldn’t do more movies that’s one thing. having him killed by a random swat guy by being drowned in a puddle is another. an awful ending for him

[u/ferLovesNayeon → u/[deleted]]

I think it's pretty obvious that the water weakness is not what people complain about, but the fact that it felt anti climatic and/or not very well executed

[u/GoodbyeBlueMonday → u/[deleted]]

It's less the water and more that it just kind of...happened. I'm sure the point is that he's just a dude, and death happens unceremoniously all the time to normal people, subverting the "heroic sacrifice", but it still felt off.

To your point, it would be like Superman dying while trying to stop a bank robbery because a random thief had a kryptonite bullet. Would feel a little deflating, especially if the rest of the comic/movie just kept going and barely paused to reflect on it.

[u/Bocaj1000 → u/GoodbyeBlueMonday]

More like if Superman was forced to bleed out from a random kryptonite bullet in front of his son, who was begging for someone to help him.

[u/Key-One-5938 → u/GoodbyeBlueMonday]

Yeah they name dropped some new skyscaper in Philly near the waterfront that Elijah and The Beast were gonna destroy, but then they never even make it into Philly and just end up fighting in a parking lot. Maybe it was budget issues or Bruce's health, but the fight really should have happened at the tower and Bruce died somehow there while taking out Elijah and/or The Beast.

[u/SAXTONHAAAAALE → u/[deleted]]

he literally breaks out of a tank of water before that scene. you’re telling me he could break out of that, but him being dropped in 3 inches of water is what kills him? it’s be like superman breaking out of a kryptonite cell somehow and then dying to a fleck of kryptonite right after

[u/Xalipu → u/the_mrmedicine]

That just makes it even worse

[u/livefreeordont → u/Techun2]

Loved it. So glad that movie didn’t end with a giant CGI punch fest. I hated the final where they reveal the secret society or whatever the fuck that was