Swan Song 2021 Ending Explained

[@charitycampbell9470]

I really liked this movie and I was expecting it to have some kind of crazy twist like Andre being the first client (then intentionally getting himself killed to avoid the clone coming out) or Poppy being the first clone or the next client. I also expected him to get into a fight with the clone when he snuck back home and the family walk in and find out and argue about who the real one was. I’m kind of glad that it didn’t happen that way though it’s more of a “happy” ending and not trying to pull a crazy plot twist out of nowhere.

[@MartitaBlackCat99]

I thought that Poppy's brother was actually the "First Client" but something went wrong and they killed him, or that they were going to switch places and we'd see it at the end with that mole on the hand...

[@ideatcha4493]

i think the plot thickener is that poppy was the first clone! they constantly mentioned there were 3 clones made and we met two of them so who was the first? when andre died she couldn’t handle it and she went MIA as they stayed. it also clicked when at the end the real cam was in bed saying bye to poppy and he said “i drifted”. she just kissed him and reassured them that they were happy. i think she knew already. which is believable because poppy was always smarter than cam knowing things that he didn’t know she knew (like the train chocolate echo seen). just a theory of mine

[@ideatcha4493]

also the whole “ she abandoned us” convo between jack and cam… they weren’t sure bc there’s really no way to tell but there was always that feeling .

[@2sense110]

@@ideatcha4493 I really enjoyed the movie but if this young lady cannot deal with death then cloning her husband is not the answer because are they gonna clone the rest of her friends and family members when they are about to die

[@TheHarmonicHour]

It was really hard for me to sit with this movie because I couldn't stop thinking about the science aspect. Medical & Health Technology had progressed so much that seamless clones were possible but curing his terminal illness was not.

[@ghxstnvmbr9289]

My thoughts exactly

[@serenitychannel1]

Good point!

[@tadmaxie5764]

That nagged me the whole movie

[@mgkelley2609]

This movie literally made a grown man cry can’t believe this movie isn’t more recognized.. gut wrenching is right to say the least!

[@unpluggedsongs3582]

I just turned 30 a few days ago. This movie hit me hard. It makes you face your mortality. It makes you wonder who you are, and what it means to be you. It's your memories and your body, and the experiences you create with the remaining time you have. It made me grateful. If you have any amount of good health, it means you still have some time left. It's something to be grateful for. The movie shows you how valuable the time you have left is. Really powerful movie. The ending credit song Moon River by Frank Ocean is incredible.

[@PerfectoKiss]

The acting was superb. The ending is both beautiful and so sad. The cinematography is exceptional.

[@ottis1411]

Not gonna lie this movie had me all in my feelings. Well done

[@justwatcher5657]

Beautifully acted and filmed. Puts a thoughtful spin on life, death, health, terminal illness and on what makes us connect with others. There are a couple of red herrings left unresolved but overall very well done.

[@dreadstilldead17]

Just finished watching this movie for the second time. First time I watched it was literally going into my beginning of 2022 and the ending started literally at 12:00. I broke down because of all that was happening and how I was thankful for having another year of life.

[@waqarcpm4321]

I’ve never written a review before, ever. I quite enjoy movies of all sorts especially ones that make me feel something. This made me feel something. Truly it made me feel everything. From the acting to the soundtrack, everything is moving. Your emotions are moving as well. Life becomes so clear in an instant. And all you can do is love, and be grateful to have loved and to have felt love, because everything can feel so fleeting, and in the end love is all we have

[@Masher2025]

There's no such thing as love in this world, it's all made up, fantasy bs.

[@elkomander9697]

I went to rehab and this hit me so hard being able to stop an addiction is a literal miracle you’re another person like Cam

[@matsudaseiko]

honestly i never weep so hard for a while now MOVIE OF THE YEARS HANDS DOWN !!!!!

[@been6481]

Glenn Close character said he was the 3rd, but we only met the woman. Later, she says "its hard being left behind". I got the feeling she was the first to do it.

[@MartitaBlackCat99]

I thought that poppy's brother was actually the "First Client" but something went wrong and they killed him, or that they were going to switch places and we'd see it at the end with that mole on the hand...

[@royalsinside5031]

It took a while for the sweet pain to run through me all the while being grateful to have seen a movie that delicately turned away from making a horror of the inevitable. The metaphor of the swan song is perfectly in tune with parting, death, memory and agency, dissolving the boundary between our imagined technological prowess and the challenge of finding meaning in every breath we take.

[@waqarmasood6252]

Mahershala Ali does a masterful job of giving the viewer insight on what it would be like to make such a tough decision concerning your immediate family. Movie is visually stunning with the minimalist environments and superb architecture. Technology is believable with the exception of the human clone. Would have like to see more on this process however I understand the focus on the movie is about the emotion of making such a decision. Wish there was a little depth or explanation of the conflict between Glenn Close's character and her second in command. Otherwise this movie will make you think about how precious life really is. Also appreciate Awkwafina's humor to balance what is a dark movie at times.

[@ondeda]

I watched this movie because some odd short showed on my timeline that piqued my interest, and it was a pretty good movie. A couple of these really stood out. The words were not many for an average movie, but when they were spoken, they were deep and meaningful in each scene. Akwafina's presence in this movie, while little, was incredibly essential. She was the classic "left behind" character, and I appreciated that they made her satisfied with the decision she made, and she did not have any regrets. The cinematography was outstanding, especially in some scenes. At certain points, you were given the point of view of the characters and put in their shoes. I'll add this to my collection of movies that tell a unique story and will rewatch it.

[@burqawaliaunty7664]

What a great movie. I just watched it and would recommend it to everyone. Beutiful acting and a beutiful story.

[@noorsihaabdulrahman5202]

The minute when the dog did not bark at Jack when he sees both of them in the house is when Jack is officially Cameron Turner. The dog got confused seeing two Camerons and left ..😊

[@PixelBaller]

I still think the clone was the one who went back to the facility and the real, dying one went back home at the end. I was waiting for the clone to look at his hand at the end.

[@_luisofangels]

I still believe the same thing

[@josephito27]

What would be the point of it?, Cameron real porpuse is to not make P go through another loss, that's why the role of her twin brother is important, she was devastated, also she clearly told "Jack" that she would die if she loses him when he got home.

[@rickthewriter7083]

@@josephito27 exactly lol. why would Cameron leave the clone a message of Poppy looking at him and saying she loves him? It’s clear that Cameron went back to the facility so she wouldn’t suffer another loss so soon

[@2sense110]

@@rickthewriter7083 good point about the message but as far as Cam not wanting puppy to suffer another loss he himself also does not want to lose his family he’s grappling with both these things and this is why he changed his mind the very first time so there is a possibility he would want to stay even though it would hurt his wife in the long run

[@theeditors7206]

Opposite of today’s lazy, half baked movies. Emotional and engaging throughout. You’ll have a new found appreciation for the ones you love, and wrestle with the ideas the plot presents if you, yourself, faced its reality.

[@CIVL901]

Plot twist movies job was to normalize unethical medical procedures.

[@medfeedsnews2070]

I really like this movie. But I think the ending should’ve been different. I think his wife should’ve been the new client. That would’ve blown everyone’s mind. The ending as it stands was anti-climatic.

[@kamaliaphillips1091]

I had similar thoughts but it is also nice to have a movie just realistically end.

[@MartitaBlackCat99]

@@kamaliaphillips1091 I thought that Poppy's brother was actually the "First Client" but something went wrong and they killed him, or that they were going to switch places and we'd see it at the end with that mole on the hand...

[@isaacblake4201]

The movie is about hollywood clones

[@Позитив-в9е]

Удивительно, что врачи создали его копию. Но не смогли вылечить его болезнь 😕

[@waqarmasood2016]

It was powerful, believable and there wasnt a single plothole. My Media teacher in highschool taught us of the Suspension of Disbelief, i wish i could watch this Masterpiece with him. I fell into this movie like none other, every part leads to one of the most emotional endings ever, im tearing up as i write this. I designed and hand built my HomeTheater for this reason, to have a moving experience i could share with others. 100% AAAAA++++++

[@MrMartelo]

only plot hole for me was real cameron escaping the facility and somehow getting back to his house..

[@h.travisyoung1070]

My sister died early and so I was very sad throughout the movie even though it's a good movie.

[@MputsengMpembe]

How I wish i was part of “Writers” I would have put a twist in this “he would have found out that his wife was a clone too” 😅 but honestly this is a good movie love it💯👌🏼

[@kujangorhad7623]

I thought that the clone really got violent with the boy, and when Camron went home and the clone allowed him to meet with his son and drank apple juice, it cuts to the scene where Camron comes back to his wife, but it was not Camron who came back to his wife, it is actually the clone that came back to the wife thinking that he is Camron, because only the clone new that he had this violent attack that he had with the boy. He cry’s and tells his wife that he’s sorry for treating his son badly (this gives away that he is the clone). The real Camron used the watch of the lady doctor to erase the clone memories at the facility and he replaced him back! I also think that they aren’t really terminally ill and that the doctor that sends them to this place is in business with the lady doctor. The same doctor for all the clients that arrive there makes it suspicious. Theoretically, the clone might die before the patient from a car accident for example. And then it is a loose loose situation!

[@troyfoster6004]

I came here to KZbin to see if anyone else had some crazy theories. I thought the twist was going to be that Cameron would find out he was a clone and wasn't the original Cameron. The doctor spoke of three clones. He was going to find out he had been Clone No. 1, but the attempt to fix his medical condition had failed and then, naturally, he came back to clone himself again, not knowing he himself was the first clone. Glen Close's character seemed bossy and spoke with urgency that this had to happen. I felt like she was desperately trying to fix her mistake. After reading a bunch of other theories, I think the writer/director may have left many ambiguous clues so all of us could come up with various theories, any of which are plausible. But at the end there is no shocking twist, which was refreshing. But there's many plot points that can point us toward other conclusions. My second favorite theory is that they were able to fix Cameron's condition, and at the end it's Jack back at the facility, watching Poppy say "I love you" not realizing Cameron made it back to his family. Jack doesn't realize he's Jack. After all, he tried to remove his freckle.

[@rhondawilliams4035]

I haven't seen it yet... what channel can I watch it on??

[@iamtashaelliott]

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[@Dimension2364]

This film is wonderful because it has no crazy plottwist in the end. I realised that my sad feelings towards the end did not only came from Cameron dying alone, it was also because of… well, maybe our „phobia towards death“? I found myself (a life-loving human with no suicidal tendencies what so ever) thinking about a certain, indescribable beauty of death - the end of a cycle but, (according to most believe-systems) not the end of life. Is death, or in this case the loss of a loved one, really something that has to be avoided at all costs? Maybe… just maybe, death has also got the potential to proof to us, that love lasts longer than a human lifetime.

[@reboot9247]

He spared his wife the pain of losing her husband, by cloning himself. Ethically I'm not sure which way to sway.. The truth is the clone is actually him, made by his DNA, and his memories, but at the sametime it is not him. So he has literally lied to his wife, some could say it is ok because he is doing it out of love and compassion for her. But then I think of what she would want, and I know for a fact she would not want her real husband to go away and die alone, and for her to live with a copy of him. But he gave her no choice in that matter, and let her live with the lie to save her the pain.. end of the day truth is the truth, but is it justified to not tell the truth if the motive is compassion? interesting topic.. peace

[@ramadanm3481]

I would say it was some what justified because when Cameron was watching Jack talk to Poppy, she was saying how she was finally at peace with the loss of her twin brother and that if she were to ever lose Cam too, she wouldn’t be able to live on considering much losing her brother broke her

[@iamtashaelliott]

She said she couldn’t live if anything happened to him and she also said she would want her mother even if she was a clone so I believe Cameron thought he was doing the right thing for her and their unborn child.

[@michaelof2000]

If I was in Cameron’s shoes I would say that if I were to survive said illness (crazier things have happened), I would be able to replace Jack and go back to normal life.

[@successnow4220]

I just watched this movie it changed me my mind first thing Technology.

[@orangewarm1]

better to use a human voice.

[@troyfoster6004]

Yeah no kidding. This video is just them reading someone else's written review. I found another almost identical video. Also using a computer to read someone else's article. They're cranking these out for clicks and ad revenue.

[@thaynarasantos5037]

Alguém sabe o código desse filme pra assistir na netflix

[@MputsengMpembe]

Dr herself is a clone 🤞

[@jasonfenner360]

The Real Twist is that Poppy was a clone too. 🤯….JK I don’t really know that LOL…👀

[@ohtatenda]

Nah don’t play like that 😂😂😂

[@mcsneto]

SPOILER alert! ⚠️ I thought Cam gave up the project and didn't swap with his clone in the end.. It would be a real plot twist, but the goal of the movie was about a great message for thinking of things you made in your life does it worth it.

[@yudahel8521]

There’s no need for an explanation

[@XxDiamondBubbles364xX]

* SPOILERS* (Don't read unless you've watched the film) 😂Just coz everyone else is about to skip over the fact that the clone went mad and acted completely out of character when he launched the child's console at the wall, I'm not. I was waiting for some kind of an explanation & thought it would get cleared up when Cameron went home the last night & there would be some sort of showdown between him & the clone. The clone expressing how it was now his life and his family and Cameron was an intruder in his own home. I expected the clone to show Cameron how he dug out the one thing that made them different. His mole. Then Cameron to retort that Jack couldn't f*cking have them as they're HIS family. Culminating in them trying to kill each other and Cameron winning but Poppy running downstairs just in time to see one hubby dead and the other dying. Frantically she'd rush to Cameron laying there on the floor asking him what was going on through floods of tears. Then finally Cameron would explain what had happened and how this was his last heroic act for them. Leaving the moral of the story to be that there is no replacement for you. There is no replacement for a human life and honesty is the best policy when it comes to serious matters like this, ect ect lol but alas none of that happened. Also I'm confused and mad about the ending. Like wtf? Why did Cameron need to be shown that last clip of his wife like that? He could've been warned. It would've been gut wrenching and something to have viewed privately without eager onlooking eyes. At this point I wanted to see the new patient too. A lot of questions went unanswered. The acting was great tho & those gripes aside I thought it was a good movie & if there was a sequel I'd probably watch it 😊

[@themandalic]

"...the clone went mad and acted completely out of character when he launched the child's console at the wall..." pretty sure, that didn't actually happen. It was Cameron having a nightmare (the next scene is basically Cameron waking up). From what I got, that same nightmare is the catalyst that leads him to leave the facility and go check if the family is alright. Personally, I'm glad there was no crazy twist and that it didn't culminate in fisticuffs between Cam' and Jack. I find it would distract from the human/emotional journey both where on. While there are different interesting aspects that could be explored, ultimately the movie is a pretty self-contained story about Cameron's journey. At least, that's how I look at it : ).

[@XxDiamondBubbles364xX]

@@themandalic Are you sure it was a dream? Lol Coz if so then that actually would make a lot more sense ☺ I get what your saying but I was still disappointed in the ending. Overall though I'd watch it again. Glad you enjoyed the movie!

[@themandalic]

Yeah, I suspect it's a dream. Another hint supporting that is the moment later in the bedroom, when Cameron tells the wife character that he had a bad dream in which he got angry at the kid and lost everything (I'm paraphrasing). Oh, I can totally see someone being disappointed by the ending. The movie's premise opens up the door for many moral, ethical, philosophical and political questions, yet it takes a more humble approach. It's only halfway through it that I saw it from a "emotional journey" angle. From then on, I was hoping it wouldn't get too convoluted, pretentious and/or bogged down (which it didn't, IMO). I don't really like when movies try to do more than they can handle 😅...

[@muhammadwaqarmasood5862]

He is gay that's why live like this