The Mist (2007) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!!

[@ToniMcGinty]

This was the closing film at a 4 day horror film festival I went to. The whole festival, we´re making friends, laughing, cheering. This ending comes along, ends the fest, and we all went our separate ways in complete silence.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

On the other hand, if this movie had been shown first you might have been too depressed to enjoy the other 3! Definitely leaves you in a lurch.

[@TedBrogan]

Crazy. This is one of those movies you genuinely need others to see to be able to relate to you. Its kind of iconic.

[@juliodavila424]

I was expecting (and would have been completely fine with) a cheesy creature-feature. I did not expect Frank Darabont to levitate three feet of the air, a sick pulsating luminiscense coming from the dark voids in his eyes, to go: "no..."

[@ToniMcGinty]

@@JustWasted3HoursHere Nah, a good silly movie palate cleanse and we move on! And it was four days, not 4 movies!

[@ToniMcGinty]

@@TedBrogan Tis.

[@googlesucks2449]

Something that I like about this movie: the little kid ACTS LIKE A LITTLE KID. He isn't smarter than the adults. He doesn't come up with a plan that saves the day. He isn't a hacker that hacks into the security system to override the door locks.

[@Valariot]

Jurassic Park! :)

[@richardrobbin2225]

You still gotta give some love to "Park" it's a 90's popcorn flick. And at least the kid didn't do some wicked gymnastics moves to take out one of the monsters.

[@Mr.Goodkat]

He was smarter than the adults, they couldn't keep from killing each other and coming up with plans to get each other killed, he sat put and if everyone did the same, they'd all have lived so it's realistic in that regard as in real life the little kid often is the smarter than the adults.

[@Mr.Goodkat]

@@LumpyAdams No.

[@selenagomezacapella]

Not the Jurassic Park shade

[@walterturtle9660]

As others have pointed out, this ending was a lot darker than King’s novella and King likes the movie’s ending better.

[@BlackWACat]

ngl it's really funny that the man himself just went "i wish i thought of that ending myself"

[@shamarremp7089]

Yeah that ending was brutal, unexpected and Great...

[@locustkllr]

The book ends ambiguously. They have another encounter or two at a gas station, and basically drive off into the mist and we don't know what happens. i like King's ending better because there's no turning back from the pandora's box that was opened, basically. However, the movie is pretty good and the end is brutal and shocking and you don't get enough of that in movies, so good on the director/screenwriter.

[@parker469a]

@@gogousa6661 How are Democrats demons? At the most their kinda pathetic and useless. Without going on a deranged conspiracy theory rant for 30 minutes with facebook "proof"(which are all doctored videos or fake experts) or videos edited in such a way that they are basically saying something completely different then what an unedited version shows. They seem to think the West Wing is how politics work but as you can see with Trump just calling people out and bulling people into what you want them to do can have it's place in politics. You do need to make sure people sign your bills which Trump wasn't great at that but he still got a large amount of Republic simps(Ted Cruz/Marco Rubio) to sign off on a few things. If a politician can learn which ones to bully and which ones to kiss up to or give political favors to they can be actually effective at the job.

[@jeremyrfritz]

@@parker469a So, what you're basically saying is that you, and apparently @GoGo USA's Pee-paw, should have 'STARK RAVING MAD' stamped on your foreheads? Got it, thanks...best of luck with that. Let the world beware. #needsmoretinfoilhat

[@1s23d]

The audience cheered when Oli shot that crazy lady and everyone kind of sat there at the ending

[@jdwelborn]

same when i saw it. my 16 yo kid was pissed...

[@davidkoudelka10]

@@jdwelborn Hell, its understandably why!!!😨

[@MrTuubster]

I think everyone in every cinema who sat through the film cheered. In my theatre in Belgium it got a standing ovation.

[@NovaLena22]

@@MrTuubster That's because people in Belgium (as well as everywhere outside the US) understand good storytelling. Americans seem to only expect happy endings to every story... no matter how grim or unlikely.

[@KrisFlicks]

@@NovaLena22 not really, it’s just not the way it ended in the book which was why most of us were taken back by the end of the movie

[@JosieSchuller]

The ending is awesome because it’s so brutal. Not many people would dare to go there. I still sometimes wonder what The Walking Dead would have been like if they hadn’t fired Darabont after the 1st season. 😔

[@Scubaguy80]

It would have been good.

[@tonyyul703]

In some since you do get to see if it's possible to survive a Zombie Attack in a Grocery Store.

[@tonyyul703]

@@Scubaguy80 is it me or is this movie connected to CLOVERFIELD

[@MrChava54]

Most depressing movie in depresso-town!

[@jacob4920]

"The Walking Dead" was okay, right up until the end of Season 3. After that, it went steadily downhill, because there really wasn't a compelling villain afterward.

[@JamesWVanFleet]

Some notes on the ending and the movie in general: King's ending originally had them just drive away into the Mist, but with a bit of hope that they may find other people somewhere. Darabont got the idea for the ending from a line in the novella where David contemplates the revolver (paraphrase: "If worst comes to worst, I have four bullets, and I can find another way out for me"). Darabont took that idea and expanded it to its worst possible conclusion (not only that David uses the gun, but that it's a pointless act). The studio, on reading the script, offered to *double* Darabont's budget if he would change the ending to something less downbeat, but he stuck to his guns and actually used the lower budget to his advantage, hiring a fast-paced TV crew he'd worked with on "The Shield." (That's why the flick has a lot more handheld action than his prior two movies, which were all steadicam and dolly track.) This detail reminds me of how Hitchcock filmed "Psycho" with mostly the same crew from *his* TV show, "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." One scene that wasn't in the novella was the death of the MP played by Sam Witwer. Darabont expanded the military involvement with the Mist from a likelihood (the "Arrowhead Project" is mentioned a few times in the novella, and two MP's commit suicide, with a suggestion of guilt as the cause) into a certainty, with Witwer's new character being a voice to relay their involvement directly. On a personal note, that's probably my favorite scene in the film. Witwer's performance is devastating. One more note: there was a black and white version of *The Mist* that Darabont supervised. It's his preferred way of watching the film, because the black-and-white evokes insect monster movies of the '50s like "Them!" and "Beginning of the End." As a bonus, the smaller color palette also helps the creature FX to blend in better. The only way to watch this version currently is to buy physical media that's labeled the "Collector's Edition."

[@jonathancampbell5231]

Also, Stephen King LOVED the new ending and wished he had wrote it himself

[@_AlejandroVega1]

The black and white version is superior! I just adjust my TV to black and white when I watch it lol

[@JasonHauser125]

I can see how the black and white would help some of the aging CGI blend in better. I like the movie, but I still prefer the novella.

[@JasonHauser125]

That's interesting about the budget could have been doubled. Personally, I would have preferred more special effects and less handheld if they left off the grim ending. Some of the CGI just doesn't hold up well, and that's probably because they couldn't give it the highest quality with the budget.

[@dimas3829]

@@jonathancampbell5231 King is notorious of being unable to write decent endings.. ever, which he acknowledges himself, so yeah.

[@SebasTian58323]

"Frank wrote a new ending that I loved. It is the most shocking ending ever and there should be a law passed stating that anybody who reveals the last 5 minutes of this film should be hung from their neck until dead"- Stephen King

[@wheresatari668]

So 90% of this comments section🤣

[@markcaldwell2831]

"You don't have much faith in humanity whatsoever, do you?" "None whatsoever". I like him.

[@jermainemartinez8282]

Thomas Jane is such an underrated actor, he never gets enough credit for the work he's done.

[@scallywag_sketcher]

I remember seeing this in theaters with my parents, sister, and ex-wife. It wasn't a packed auditorium but pretty full. After that twist ending and once the closing credits began, there was absolute silence in the theater. I think we were all expecting a "happy ending" or maybe an ambiguous one (like the novella), not something this dark and definite. It was truly a gut punch and ballsy move by the director, and sparked quite the conversation between my family afterward.

[@shainewhite2781]

The movie has one of the most shocking and controversial endings I've ever seen. It will leave you with a gut punch.

[@rickanderson1683]

Hated the ending. I thought the movie was a very good adaptation of the novella, but the ending just pisses me off. Not because it's not a happy one, but just because it feels gimmicky. As a dad, I would *never* do what he did until I knew for sure that all hope was lost. I would never kill my kid until some damn thing had a hold of him and even then I'd be fighting to save him. It was cheap to do a twist and not worthy of the rest of the movie. Just my opinion, my brother and I completely disagree on this and that's ok! I really love the ending of the novella, "hartford" and "hope" but you don't know what's going to happen.

[@brianclark9144]

@@rickanderson1683 I would MUCH rather it have ended with them disappearing into the mist. It would have been much more hopeless/bleak like the ending of John Carpenter's The Thing. As it is, the ending feels like manipulative schlock. It actually cheapens the entire movie for me.

[@ju668]

@@rickanderson1683 Gimmicky is the perfect word to describe this ending. It was the most predictable and manipulative setup designed only to shock the audience.

[@JoshuaC0rbit]

Stephen King preferred the ending in the movie just FYI.

[@TheAlja]

controversial for sure, as you can see here already. A lot of people really hated it. I think it is one of the best endings ever. It leaves the audience with less than nothing.

[@jonaskane4363]

You both looked so shell-shocked when this movie ended, which means it definitely did what Darabont wanted. I like how you picked up on the people from Walking Dead, I wonder if you noticed that several of the actors were also in Green Mile and Shawshank Redemption. Darabont is one of those directors who is very loyal to 'his actors'.

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

The ending was garbage

[@dex9789]

@@A-small-amount-of-peas no one cares you read the books. People enjoy the movie so bore off with your opinions.

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

@@dex9789 wow. What an abusive person you are

[@AfroNinja1278]

@@A-small-amount-of-peas Yeah I like the movie as a whole but the ending is just stupid. The main cast acted pretty reasonably most of the time, but suddenly they want to kill themselves as soon as they run out of gas…what..? They didn’t even wait until a creature came and tried to kill them. Suicide should have been the last option. They were so many better routes available to them yet suddenly their character’s brains just shut off at the end to give us a “tragic” ending. The movie is much better if you just shut it off after they start driving away lol..

[@diabolicalplan1614]

@@AfroNinja1278 pretty sure seeing a monster the size of the Empire State Building is more than enough reason to think the situation is hopeless

[@clydewest2853]

The ending was just so mentally brutal , it was a major gut punch when I first saw it. It's like a tagline I heard once. Don't fear the Apocalypse , fear the people who survive the Apocalypse.

[@johnw8578]

Cool note -- King wrote this story after a real storm while he was living in Maine. On a visit to Maine years later, I visited the real-life food store that was the setting of his story.

[@cloudcity77]

I remember seeing the movie "Seven" in the theaters and being in absolute shock. I think this ending floored me even more, and that is SAYING A LOT! Like you said, HE LIVED and was "technically" saved after his actions. No words. Great reactions and great movie selections.

[@jesses5463]

The Seven ending was executed to near perfection. This ending was a cool idea, but poorly executed.

[@michaelalbertsen6396]

I love the ending. If you think about it - it does actually carry a positive message. The message being: Never EVER give up no matter how dire things are looking. Very brutally made point, but still :)

[@applegeepedigree]

I don't think that was the point. The point was just to be devastating and tragic. They could have waited three more days in that car and about to die of dehydration and the military still would have showed up 30 seconds after their death, because that was the point.

[@RP-vi8fx]

Nah the point is hindsight is always 20/20

[@charlyghb]

That's what I thought too. Never give up hope ever, because salvation might be 30 seconds away from you.

[@RP-vi8fx]

@@charlyghb that just sounds like delusion

[@charlyghb]

@@RP-vi8fx not delusion but hope. Hope can feel like a convenient thing sometimes but miracles whether they are divine or not, they do exist

[@MrDeadstu]

This was Darabont's ending written for the movie, the ending of King's book was different. King LOVES Darabont's ending, so do I.

[@frankgesuele6298]

Surprised King didn't think of it himself🤔

[@milo655321]

I showed this movie to a friend's young teenage daughter when I was over at their house one evening. I believe it's the first time she encountered a movie wherein the characters don't do anything "wrong" but still fail in the end in the most tragic way. She was SOOOO angry afterward, yelling "THAT'S NOT FAIR!!!" She HATED the ending. I was very pleased with myself.

[@davelister2961]

@@milo655321 Oh boy, is life ever going to shock that girl! 👀

[@SlickAstley_TV]

The Valve game Half-Life was inspired by the novella and the Black Mesa incident was meant to be a parallel/alternative event to the one that takes place in Maine. In fact, it was even originally titled Quiver, a reference to the Arrowhead military base

[@SlickAstley_TV]

@@VictorLugosi lol you alright, bud? Tell us how you really feel

[@elizabethoboril938]

The conversation about us picking sides and dreaming up ways to kill each other is so true.

[@penoyer79]

in the end that's exactly what happened. they killed eachother! David became what he feared about Carmody...a jim jones who convinced his followers that he should kill them.

[@Erulin68]

They changed the ending of the story for the movie and when asked if he was angry about it, Stephen King replied that the only thing he was angry about was not having written the ending that way himself. If you can shock a guy like Stephen King with that ending you know you've got something.

[@tbirum]

Great movie to start off October with, While Stephen King wrote the book Frank Darabont wrote the screenplay for this movie and he changed the ending When Stephen King saw the changes he made he thought that Frank's ending was better and he wished that he had thought about it. Obviously, Franks's ending was WAY darker than the book's ending and Stephen king loved it. Not every story needs to have a happy ending, and sometimes a movies ending SHOULD be devastating.

[@kingscorpion7346]

yeah, I hated the ending because of the tragedy, but agree that all Hollywood endings shouldn't turn out roses all the time.... just like life, to give it more credibility.

[@insaneconqueror5421]

This is more like a European or Asian movie ending.

[@FrancoisDressler]

@@insaneconqueror5421 Definitely, especially when you find out Darabont is a French born Hungarian-American.

[@Toybountyhunter1974]

The movie basically showed what the extremes of hope and despair can lead to. The situation at the grocery store showed what taking hope to the extremes can result in blind faith and fanaticism. The ending shows the destructive nature of completely giving into despair.

[@JoshSweetvale]

My grandma was a crazy evangelizing doomsayer with a following - just lik3 like Mrs Carmody. Life and death. So this movie charmed me with the most realistic monster.

[@SirKolass]

Fear doesn't turn ordinary people into religious psychopath murders, this is a movie...

[@JoshSweetvale]

@@SirKolass Heh.

[@AdamRee-lx8uh]

@@SirKolass But it does send a message.

[@penoyer79]

they all feared Carmody because they thought she was a jim jones who would convince them all to drink the kool-aid... but in the end it was David serving up his own brand of kool-aid... to the point where they willingly allowed him to shoot them all. oh the irony

[@chrisbloomfield3350]

This is also when Thomas Jane actually turns into "The Punisher."

[@steviekc9057]

legit lol

[@user-dz6fy6qv2l]

The Punisher/Mist crossover sequel.. TAKE MY MONEY!!

[@abramsullivan7764]

By killing his wife Andrea, his dad Dale, his mom, and his son Carl

[@jamesscanlan6240]

The original Carrie, with Sissy Spacek, is one of the best Stephen King adaptations. I hope it makes your list.

[@Philoreason]

That's one of the best ending of a movie that is so impactful, the dread, the hopelessness, the what if... Much better than if he would have just be eaten, then it's a regular dark ending, this is legendary. I love it.

[@redlaytee6157]

I couldn't believe they took the darkest route at the end. However, I also inwardly applauded them for doing so.

[@Justin_80]

The scariest part, is all of these actions and reactions to a horrible situation, feel so natural.

[@OneAndOnlyMe]

One of the most underrated movies ever. It's absolutely brilliant.

[@williamjackson6705]

The lead character`s painting at the beginning of the film is an Easter-egg for King fans. The cowboy depicted is Roland Deschain , the protagonist in The Dark Tower series of books. The creatures in the film were designed by comics legend Berni Wrightson , co- creator of The Swamp Thing . The ending of the movie is very different from the version Stephen King wrote but he very much approved it . You can find the story in his collection of novellas & short stories called " Skeleton Crew ".

[@Camuska]

Roland Deschain of Gilead, thankee sai. Long days pleasant nights :)

[@jimballard1186]

39:21 "Alright, that was The Mist! Whadja think?" "I can't wait to watch it again! It's a real feel-good movie, really lifts the spirits on a dark October night."

[@adrianrocha49]

Said nobody ever?

[@matthewlee8725]

The best aspect of your videos is that you spend so long analysing the movies at the end. You're not in a hurry to end the video like so many reaction channels are. Top work !!

[@matthewganong1730]

I think the first half of this movie especially foreshadowed a lot of the division we’re seeing in America right now because of the pandemic.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

George A Romero warned us decades ago thaf the real threat isn't a virus, it's panicked stupid people.

[@staciepoole8161]

That’s what happens when someone really loses all hope. Never let yourself completely lose all hope.

[@SharkWayneGaming]

Frank came up with the ending and it got praise from Stephen King himself. King called Frank about the ending, saying along the lines "If he could go back and rewrite the story he would change it to the Movie's ending." Such a good film, it left me in tears.

[@frankgesuele6298]

They could always reissue the novel with this ending👀

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

I'm hoping the two of you will find the chance to view "The Frighteners."

[@andrewbothwell6963]

Yes, good movie.

[@johnglue1744]

Good choice, I caught again on TV the other day. Still a good film.

[@jimtatro6550]

That’s hilarious, I just started The Frighteners for my mom about an hour ago!😂👍

[@JoshuaC0rbit]

X100

[@fredfredburger5150]

The Frighteners is fun and scary in equal measure. Hard combo to pull off.

[@Mortigantoj]

There are 4 Walking Dead actors I know in this film. Carol, Andrea, Dale and one of the soldiers is Morales from season 1. The film is directed by Frank Darabont, who worked on the earlier seasons of TWD

[@dalekinnear7303]

Sam Witwer, the young soldier that gets stabbed and thrown outside, appeared in Walking Dead as the soldier in the tank that Rick climbs into at the end of the first episode. Also, Thomas Jane was up for the role of Rick Grimes at one point.

[@frankgesuele6298]

Their characters died in TWD while Carol still survives . They should have help get her kids.

[@maujo2009]

So sad that FD was fired from the TWD show. I remember YMS making a video detailing the whole story. TWD is now literally a walker itself. I just dare to imagine what the show would've been if he had stayed.

[@anthonyramirez9003]

Not just that. Frank Darabont the screen writer and director, was a show runner on TWD. Denise Huth, who was a producer on TWD was also a producer on this movie.

[@BadassRaiden]

The moment I clicked on this I was like, "you two are definitely gonna feel some type of way at the end of it." Lol

[@kageyama1083]

The ending for this movie blindsided us Stephen King fans as well, the book this movie is based off of has a bit of a nonending to it. Instead of the group running out of gas they bunker down in a Howard Johnson for the night and David, the protagonist, finishes writing the events of the Mist (i.e the rest of the story) down on a notepad before leaving the manuscript on the desk of the hotel lobby so yeah this was completely out of left field. I'm glad you both got to experience this film without having the ending spoiled for you, it's an emotional gut punch for sure

[@benofavalon7121]

Great reaction, guys! I always got the sense, that if Ollie had been properly armed with an arsenal of weaponry, that he most likely could have taken on whatever was in the mist, all by himself! ;-)

[@DanielSelk]

I loved and hated the ending. I hated how depressing it was but at the same time loved how the writers had the guts to do it =)

[@TheMookNet]

The amount of folks who after the fact are like "oh, yeah, I totally saw that ending coming, so predictable and contrived" is hilarious lol. Best ending to a horror movie ever! Loved your reaction, as always.

[@343guiltyspification]

5:59 "Is nobody going to help me?" [Starkiller looks down in shame and refuses to step up.]

[@chillysauceprophecii]

when this movie came out people reacted the Same way you two did ...I was shocked at first, then I was laughing and cheering..best believable ending for a situation that if happen IRL a lot of people would have dealt with the reality the same way, I mean look how we turn against each other with this pandemic, and this is no where near horrific like the Mist.

[@lukefallon8276]

The music by the excellent Dead Can Dance at the end really added to the drama of the moment.

[@abrahamkoffi9922]

The singer Lisa Gerrard is pretty dope.

[@nibwa4798]

I was looking for if someone would talk about this.... Lisa

[@vanpiisu88]

I love this movie and the ending is one of the most cruel ever made.

[@MrGustavevil]

To add to the 'Crazy religious lady might have been right' theory - the rescue showed up as soon as they sacrificed the child.

[@that.ll_do_pig]

😯

[@StinkyGreenBud]

I hate you lol.

[@Foksuh]

God damnit.

[@isais207]

Which would have happened even without the sacrifice... god didn't plop the army into existence 20meters behind their car

[@Fpink202new]

@@isais207 but it only happened...after the kid died. And the bug didn't attack her. It's just a theory

[@Pengi_SMILES]

The ending is a complete punch to the gut. Just as devastating how ever many times you see the film.

[@shawnluther7755]

There is an audio book version of 'Thr Mist" that was in 3D surround sound with a full cast, it really made you feel like you were a part of the story. Hands down my favorite audio book.

[@iGotBigToes.]

Where this available if u don't mind me asking?

[@jimtatro6550]

I have been waiting for this!!!!!! The thing I love most about the King/Darabont trilogy is how all three have such powerful emotional endings. Shawshank is hope, The Green Mile is sadness and The Mist is utter despair.

[@Hibbs4Prez]

Saw this on a Friday afternoon the day it came out. The packed theater became so silent in the end you could hear a pin drop. It hit people right in the gut.

[@leescott8412]

Your not the only person to think Thomas Jane looks like Christopher Lambert.

[@StinkyGreenBud]

Yeah but way better actor. I feel like Thomas Jane is very underrated. Shame he isn't in more.

[@tiredoffools8929]

@@StinkyGreenBud I have to agree.

[@cupidstunt22]

I always thought Christopher Lambert looks like Thomas Jane

[@leescott8412]

@@LongandWeirdName as far as i know they have not.

[@matthewganong1730]

One thing it took me a while to pick up on: Mrs. Carmody could be right about everything. The bug doesn’t sting her, everything she predicts comes true, and once David’s son is sacrificed, salvation comes. While I don’t think we are literally supposed to believe that, I think it’s brilliant that Darabont left that room for doubt.

[@DannX68]

Yup, that was also my thoughts when I saw the movie the first time.

[@Theomite]

I think it's bleaker if she's wrong. Because then there was no point to the killing at all, it was truly worthless. Also, it doesn't explain how the military caravan just showed up out of the blue with clear sky behind it: that's been a day-plus in the making and not just magically conjured out of thin air.

[@daerdevvyl4314]

David’s son wasn’t sacrificed. Maybe you mean that she gave her own life for salvation, like she’s Jesus or something. With the bug, it reminded me of stinging insects like we have. Ever have a wasp land on you? I have a few times, and I just keep still until it leaves. A lot of people flail around and swat at bees and wasps, and that’s the worst thing to do. It might be that the bug only stung the girl because it was agitated. Maybe she was swinging at it or something.

[@iAmEbolaWoT]

Oh shit, I've seen this movie dozens of times and that thought never occured to me! I usually pick up on stuff like that. Darabont is definitely brilliant, and yet now my soul is more lost in finding this out.

[@iAmEbolaWoT]

@@daerdevvyl4314 He was talking about at the end when his own Dad had to kill him (reminds me of another story where a Father had to Sacrifice his own son to "save the world"). Metaphorically speaking that is a sacrifice, and 15 to 30 seconds after that is when Salvation came (tanks, soldiers, etc).

[@macready84]

As depressing as the ending is it drives home the importance of hope in a desperate situation. Whether they believed in a higher power, survival, or just each other as long as they believed in something they had a chance. Once they gave up hope it was over.

[@Johnny_Socko]

@@aj897 In the book the characters figured out that the creatures most likely hunted by smell, since the mist muffled both sound and vision. So the first group who left were out of luck, but David's group knew if they got into a car as quickly as possible, then they could be "camouflaged". I can't remember if the movie mentions that detail, I haven't seen the full-length film in ages.

[@jesses5463]

Sometimes it's in one's best interest to give up hope.

[@vincecommando7575]

The scene where Tom Jane and the other sensible survivors are coming up with a plan to escape before things get worse. Is definitely my favorite part of the movie. For those of you reading this. If you ever find yourself in a struggle to survive a life or death ordeal. It doesn't matter if you are alone or with others. Take the time to come up with a smart plan. If once you don't succeed, try try again. Never give up as long as you are alive.

[@leadcounsel4869]

I absolutely love the horrifying shocking ending of this film, and it's one of my favorite horror films. This is a real sleeper of a film, that has fantastic writing, acting, character development, action, and horror. This is a wonderful film. Also, note, homage to "The Thing" with the painting on the wall in the beginning; my other all-time favorite horror film.

[@Ghost0fTheNavigator]

This is easily one of my favourite films for the stunningly bleak ending. I love showing it to new people and just watching their reaction at the end. Great reaction, guys!

[@darthmaul13]

I hope u can watch Arlington road with Tim Robbins and Jeff bridges. That has a great ending too.

[@GodOfWar221]

I love the fact, that the actor, and actresses that play Carol, Dale, and Andrea are all in this movie together. This movie left me stunned when I saw it in the theater. Honestly, I didn't know how to feel after the movie was over. What's interesting, the ending that Stephen King wrote was totally different from what we were given on the silver screen. The ending in the book, was left totally up the air. As the story is written from the first person narrative from David Drayton, and at the end he just leaves his notebook in a store for someone to find as they venture off into the mist. Stephen King himself, is quoted as saying that he wished he had thought of that ending himself as he loved it.

[@OllieBlazin]

So the reason you’re able to go, “Why did they immediately decide to off themselves?” It’s because you have hope. I know the film is SOOO dark and bleak, but the ultimate message of this film is hope. Never lose it. That’s why the woman who looked for her kids survived and David’s family didn’t. Is because she had hope, and David didn’t. And the joke......was actually on him. You might’ve heard the ending to the book was originally around the gigantic monster point. The book ends with them pulling into a motel and potentially siphoning more gas. With David listening to the radio only hearing static and a brief word, “Hartford” So the book ends with David forcing himself to have HOPE to believe Hartford Connecticut is where safety will be. This story might be the darkest I’ve ever seen, but it’s without a doubt the most hopeful

[@KTBroadcasting]

One of King's most underrated films. It's one of my favorites. Amazing reaction.

[@shawn2508]

One of the better endings of all time. No shits given.

[@windandcloudshadow158]

Takes patience is a virtue to a whole new level lol.

[@mr.nobody9697]

i disagree. An idiotic pointless ending.

[@deighton13601]

@@mr.nobody9697 cause u don't understand it

[@Arnuuld]

100%! No shits given, no TP needed for zie bunghole!

[@shamarremp7089]

@@mr.nobody9697 Why ??? How ??? Explain the "Pointless" conclusion that you ultimately arrived at ???

[@nataliedunn5239]

The way I see it those that survived are going to have to live with what they did. As soon as the fear goes, as soon as they feel things are back under control, what they did and what they were willing to do is going to hit them hard. Particularly without someone preaching to them constantly. Knowing that they are capable of such inhumane actions will affect them forever. This is such a good social commentary on what people are capable of and how quickly civilisation disappears when fear takes over.

[@superby1]

To answer how it went with audiences, I went to see this in theatres when it came out with a group of friends. The overall audience was raucous; yelling at the screen and cheering when Mrs. Carmody died because she was getting on everyone’s nerves. When the ending hit…stunned silence. Even leaving the theatre, looking at the people’s faces as we walked out, all our jaws were dropped and everyone was still processing what happened. To this day, I’ve never seen the rug pulled out from the audience in such a way that it left everyone with a sense of being stunned and filled with dread.

[@JosieSchuller]

@Jose Rivera I didn’t get to see this movie in the theater so thanks for sharing that. 👏

[@Kronical69420]

I thought for years this movie was unrealistic with how fast people turned, despite being in a stocked grocery store. However after covid and Trump, I can totally see stupid shit like this happening.

[@micpar2]

Sadly I agree, if I was in a situation like this. The church lady Cult Nut job. Would of went for a walk to meet all her buggy friends five minutes after she started acting Coo Coo for her Coco Puffs! Semper fi

[@blacktigerpaw1]

Ah yes, those three years of "we're all in this together."

[@patriciogarces4980]

Love the way the movie shows insanity AND how we become monsters. One of my fav movies 👌

[@psychonaut1829]

There is a common theme between this and Shawshank. They are both about hope. In one the main character never gives up hope. In the other, the main character pays a huge price for giving up hope. This was on purpose by the director.

[@1x4]

I doubt many people made that connection before they slit their wrists after watching The Mist.

[@nathanmead9585]

Darabont was definitely adapting the much more matter-of-fact novella to make that point. I love the ending ("love"?), but it never really made sense to me unless I look at the whole thing as a morality play. If it was a purely "realistic" situation, the military couldn't have caught up with them like that. And the woman making it home to her kids and then being evacuated? That made no sense either. But viewed as an illustration of judgement against David for his loss of hope...with the woman there to demonstrate the reward for hope...the pieces connect together a bit better.

[@psychonaut1829]

​@@1x4 I respect directors when you know you aren't always going to get a happy ending.

[@TheLanceUppercut]

One of the most devastating, gut-punch endings of all time, and I love it. I loved that they had the balls to go there with it. Movies don't take risks like that anymore. If they did a conventional, happy ending, nobody would remember The Mist. As it stands, the ending of The Mist is legendary.

[@JustaGuy2.0]

I love this movie, it's incredibly complex. The Mist is a living entity, the creatures are part of it, it decides who lives and who dies. There is a theory that say that the mist is God's wrath upon mankind, that's why it spared the crazy woman, because she was spreading His word; and that's why it spared "Carol", because all she wanted was to go to her children, it was all about love. And the movie is all about how we easily lose our humanity in moments of stress.

[@TombstoneUK]

It was the perfect ending, far too many hollywood movies have a "and they all lived happily ever after" ending as the characters ride off on rainbow unicorns carrying shiny balloons, I wish more moviemakers would opt for realistic and dark endings like this.

[@tiredoffools8929]

What a punch to the gut that ending was. Impossible to forget.

[@marybrown6128]

This is one that has stuck with me over the years as one of my favorite horror movies. It really devastated me the first time I watched it!

[@E.V.D.C]

Creatures · Arachni-Lobster · Behemoth · Gray Widowers · Ptero-buzzard · Scorpion-Flies · Tentacles from Planet X · Killer Kite · Green kite.

[@rydbthatsme]

That ending is the most controversial and extreme

[@kennethwilliams7731]

You have to put yourself in in their shoes. After seeing all the death and the sheer numbers of creatures and then you see that huge ground shaking creature crossing the road ,its understandable that some people would give up and abandon all hope.I will not rewatch this film. One viewing is enough!

[@gordondavis6168]

How come, when contact is made with another dimension such as here and Event Horizon, no one ever makes contact with the cute puppy dimension or the duckling dimension? The ending shows that love can have terrible consequences. A shot is a cleaner death than having alien spiders gestating within you for hours. How many people would allow their child to be cocooned, or worse? Anyone who has shown mercy to an ailing pet can relate.

[@dimas3829]

10th Kingdom, though.

[@SilhouetteJudas]

Was just thinking this. A lot of people were like “Oh my god he killed his son”, but after witnessing all that shit, what would you rather have happen to you or your child? Die instantly from a quick gunshot wound or be brutally and slowly killed by alien creatures that can cocoon you like you’re a helpless fly and rip and melt your flesh off?

[@andrewbrown5181]

I like how the film tells audience not to forget the monsters locked inside with you

[@calemobrien1139]

The ending of this movie is iconic for that ending...it infuriated audiences and still does till this day. If you guys liked the Mist, i would highly highly suggest The Fog from 1980...one of the best horror movies ever! B)

[@martin43427]

I think the central theme is to HAVE faith. Not faith akin to Ms. Carmody, but faith in something higher than the mist and it’s creatures. As soon as they run out of gas they become apathetic towards their chances and give in to despair and choose to die instead of waiting for something better. It’s very much one of the most darkest depressing endings I’ve ever seen, and kudos to Darabont for sticking to his guns and making the bold choice for this ending. Hell, when even Stephen King himself wished he came up with this ending, you know you’ve done good.

[@jesses5463]

So faith in complete bullshit that doesn't exist. Doesn't seem all that much different than Ms. Carmody's faith. Only fools believe. Intelligent people use logic and reason to ascertain the truth.

[@hexelfi]

the thing about dark endings to movies is you'll never forget them.

[@lukeg2569]

It was cool seeing Heywood from Shawshank Redemption in this

[@davidsumner7604]

What I like about the ending is how realistic it is. These creatures are deadly to unarmed civilians with no training but there is no way that they could stand up to the might of the US military. That giant walking leviathan looks scary but a single Apache attack helicopter could kill it. The apache would just hover at 1000 meters and unload it's ordinance until the thing goes down. People don't realize just how lethal the military really is.

[@winstonmarlowe5254]

that's why most zombie stories skip over the actual fall of civilization and go straight to the post-apocalypse part

[@NostalgiaBrit]

*_YES! WOOOOOOO!_* 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 Thank you for watching this _amazeballs_ movie! 🙏🏻🥰❤️

[@mawkushbrody7748]

One day I want a curveball where Samantha does the intro and introduces her husband TBR:)

[@tonyyul703]

I second that request

[@shamarremp7089]

I third that idea... No disrespect 2 dude perhaps switch it up a bit. With that said I love their reactions as well as the runtime, its a plus...

[@ploppill34]

That would actually be a change up

[@haydar1989]

It was in the Kindergarten Cop reaction, I suppose)

[@mawkushbrody7748]

@@haydar1989 Nope. I just checked and the intro was the same.

[@Lannisen]

Another amazing King story with similar themes (but without the monsters) is Storm Of The Century. I loved the mini series when I was younger. It's about an island cut off from the main land by a storm, and how religion affects people.

[@PastHisPrime336]

I saw this movie when it came out in the theaters and loved the ending. It's an anti-ending that, to me, works very well.

[@TheWaynos73]

The ending is the absolute best. And the whole point. The real monsters in the mist were the human beings who were quick to turn on each other not the creatures in the mist. That great paranoia of the unknown that eats at people and turns them into savages. The irony of the 30 seconds too late, the irony of the military showing up after all hope is lost. Brilliant social commentary. Amazing ending and completely un-Hollywood and uncompromising. I’m amazed a major studio gave Darabont the freedom to do it. A bummer of an ending but a movie you will never ever forget, like John Carpenter’s The Thing, absolute classic. You will discuss it with people who have seen it forever.

[@dr.k8610]

I believe the studio actually offered Darabont a lot more money to change the ending

[@brandonvirgin2799]

Moral of the ending: Don’t ever give up. Even when all hope seems lost.

[@TheRavencommander]

i literally laughed because you two went on the same "gasp* she prayed and it left her alone" that everyone who watched this with me did, i said right from the get: no she stayed perfectly still and showed no signs of aggression or excitement, staying almost perfectly still. the bug guys were running to the light, then away from the flying predator's. they wanted to escape, not food or a fight.

[@sheilaburns8977]

I've seen sad and dramatic endings in films, but this one was horrible. The eerie and depressing music didn't help either. Definitely a stunned, OMG!!! feeling. (So glad I found your channel on KZbin. I love the full screen viewing and you and your wife are so sweet.) PEACE to ALL.

[@redlionpicture3436]

I remember talking about this for hours after the movie finished. I loved the ending as the whole film is about these people making hard decisions in an impossible situation and the end was the perfect cherry on the cake.

[@ldkinbote]

This was my all-time favorite Stephen King short story. It was the longest one in the collection of short stories in that book (which I forget the title) and this adaptation is one of the best Stephen King (horror) adaptations, plus Frank Darabont came up with an ending that was gut-wrenching, as some others have said, while the original story was open-ended with them still driving through the mist on the road. Stephen King LOVED the ending Frank came up with 'cause he said he couldn't figure out how to end it definitively. I have the blu ray and it has both the theatrical release and the director's cut which is mostly the same but it's all in black and white, like an old school horror movie. Frank Darabont said he wanted to release it that way but the studio said no. It is very effective. You'd think taking the color out would take something away from the storytelling but it really doesn't and gives it a whole different feel.

[@clapattack7235]

You would think you would lose something without color, but I found out when I saw the b/w version of Logan that I focused on the story and the characters over the effects. It allowed me to be blown away by an excellent script and top tier acting. I believe this would be the same effect.

[@Trainwheel_Time]

Black and white has come a long way. It used to be simply a limitation.... now it is used when someone feels "artsy". I must confess that I just don't get it. You don't see in black and white. Saying that it somehow helps you concentrate on the story.... how? Does this mean you can't concentrate on day to day life as well? After all everything is in color around you. Makes no sense and seems more pretentious than anything.

[@clapattack7235]

@@Trainwheel_Time visual effects in a lot of modern films can, at times, take away from what could be a deeply nuanced and personal story. Black and white can still be used today in regards to limitations if filmmakers still wish to shoot on film. It helped Kevin Smith, Christopher Nolan, De Palma, Scorsese among others. Some filmmakers use black and white to capture a period of time ala The Artist, Ed Wood, or Schindler's List. Can it be pretentious yes but all art can be argued to be pretentious. Black and white I think is on par with that grimy grindhouse look of the 60s and 70s for a style of filmmaking. It's all in how it's being utilized. If it's not your preference cool I respect that. That doesn't mean I don't love a sweet visual effects feast or trash cinema.

[@mikeralston777]

I watched this all the way through knowing what was coming, and being anxiety-ridden for the two of you having to see it. One of my favorite King works, and one of my favorite horror movies.

[@jjc5871]

I love anything with a massive “fuck you” or major gut punch ending. Remembering the Good Times, even though it’s a book (and a pretty short book at that), has an ending like that and it is easily one of my favorite books.

[@StevenPerez]

If you think that this ending was dark, you should watch THE DESCENT.

[@adgato75]

40:48 - Test audiences were 50/50 on hating it and loving it. But either way , they were VERY passionate about it lol. Either "That ending is WAY too brutal , you must change it" , or "That ending is amazing , absolutely DO NOT change it".

[@omegalpha777]

The Ending is Perfect. "You never have to lose hope, even at the worst moment".

[@pheerstringer]

Welcome to Lovecraftian horror. Fun fact: King said he liked the ending better than his.

[@TedBrogan]

Del Toro's Mountains of Madness has to happen. It HAS to.

[@spacep0ny958]

38:00 they drove all the way from Maine to Portland btw

[@thephaneron3676]

Safe in the car or not, as they diverge from the grocery store, the creatures seem to become larger and more Lovecraftian. You know the situation is dire, bleak and nihilistic when a land dwelling creature that dwarfs a blue whale 🐋 just casually strolls by. I'd have done the same thing.

[@element4element4]

The first time I saw this movie, I was blown away by the ending. It's extremely dark, but also very original and interesting.