Vanilla Sky Alternate Ending (Final Scene)

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[@DoveofHope2]

One of the most underrated movies of all time

[@krissifadwa]

For sure ❤

[@KnicksHead]

The original ending was a lot better but wow, the extra dialogue in this was still amazing. I love this movie more than I can ever explain.

[@TotalDec]

M2

[@Necksteppa77]

Yea, this ending has too many people, it ruins the intimacy. The one they used is better.

[@TheSADHU88]

honestly as much as i love this movie, it is still to this day the most disturbing movie i ever watched, because it manages to stir something up deep inside... it awakenes you even just for a brief moment that life is just a dream, and none of this is actually real, its just in our heads.

[@fortyfour1654]

... David's ringtone subtly hints at our predicament.... "Row, row, row your boat Gently down the stream Merrily merrily merrily merrily Life is but......."

[@danielbrown1724]

I know exactly what you mean. There isn’t a word to describe what it does to the psyche but I know Cameron Crowe and Nancy Wilson’s music selection and score had a lot to do with that feeling it evokes. It’s a beautiful tragedy

[@pewburrito]

I love that I dreamed reading this from you and you dreamed reading it from me, and it wasn't real between the two of us

[@oikos342]

It reminds me of mr nobody.i wish there were other movies like this!

[@21stCenturySpaceOdyssey]

Well rent is real, hunger pains are real as is illness and injury are all real. I wish life was a dream that way I could dream up my finances and be comfortable. That said, I agree with you about this movie... something about it still gets to me and I'm not sure why. Cameron Crowe has made a lot of great films over the decades, and imho I think Vanilla Sky is one of his masterpieces.

[@yosi1653]

Thy just dont make movies like this anymore... Love it

[@TheGreenRee]

Glad this was an alternate and not an original ending. This version...kinda takes away from the awesomeness of this beautiful song and the this amazing bittersweet ending.

[@konstantinpospelov951]

Holy crap. I've never seen this alternate footage. This sent chills. I have a lot of regrets in how my life unfolded. I wish I had more perspective and treated people that cared about me better. Too many regrets. All I can do is pray on it and hope they can forgive me and live their lives full of health and happiness. Bless them

[@unaeruditi]

I'd recommend Hu-Lin he's here on the Tube

[@theoverthinker5144]

Yea I feel your pain

[@glennwolfe6056]

You must have never seen the movie than... This is the same ending has in the movie

[@davidalmes]

Well if they r not truthful then u don't have to regret . In my case the close circle who they say r caring and doing good tells me a whole bunch of lies and manipulate me throughout my life.

[@dr.s.choudhury8089]

"I can't settle for a dream because as great as I remember you, you were even better" :') ❤ The original is better but I wish they atleast kept this! ❤

[@machr293]

I dreamed about the perfect girl once and I met a better one in real life 5 years ago. We may not have been together, but all the small moments with her was priceless! She have now moved away, but the other day I had a chance to say goodbye and thanks for not letting me settle on a dream…

[@adamwest6680]

" I lost you when I got into that car, I'm sorry" was better

[@soda1850]

That is such a powerful line... fucks me up everytime. "Consequences, David, consequences"....

[@markomus1]

They should have kept both

[@susancorgi]

yup.

[@scanovi]

Epic line

[@ranveer7047]

Yupp

[@Shadoefax760]

"I'm real, I'm real, I have two daughters. what are their names.......I'm real"

[@HarryHoran]

it would've been better for him to come up with random names lol

[@ChazWick4]

Damn I was hoping for something after he opened his eyes lol

[@justinmccall95]

Yea real talk

[@themagiccaster3455]

I believe it was tech support that told him that he was in cryo and that anything wrong with him could be fixed now. That aside, I really wanted to see the future he woke up in.

[@yousuck17ick]

It eats me up inside to not know that as well. I'm still curious...

[@ErikDanielHernandezCantu]

He wakes up in the anime world

[@markomus1]

* meow * :D :D :D

[@AgarioRekt-AgarioGameplay]

I'll tell you in another life...when we are both cats :)

[@Josey_Wales]

Interesting ending but I'm glad this was an alternative ending. The one they stuck with had minimal dialogue but very impactful, truly a beautiful ending to a great movie.

[@Marsteef]

Cameron Crowe decided wisely. In the original it is more about what is not said. The love, regret and uncertainty are all too clear, there is no need to spell it out. To me, articulating these emotions diminishes the poignancy. The way they interact already speaks volumes at this point. But the scene does gives a nice view on the creative process they went through.

[@TLane]

The original ending is much better and more dramatic.

[@FernandoAcarvalho27]

+ Tony Lane, Yes.

[@TheKrimeScene]

Take the original and add 1:22 to 2:20 to it.

[@28vasko]

Sticky Situations my feelings exactly, the other additions are bit too much

[@Clarkthek]

@@TheKrimeScene A billion times agree.

[@Donna-esposa-de-borovan]

Actually this is the original ending. Is not an alternate ending, this scene is from the director's cut.

[@Dielawn69]

This isn't shot nearly as beautifully as the OG ending but I like quite a few things more in this version. For one I like Sophia's speech more in this and I like how kurt Russell's character (blanking on his name) still thinks he's real and tries to convince david not to jump. Lastly I like the actual jump in this better with the added dialogue and scenes from his actual life. Though I don't like him screaming he wants to wake up. The original does have a more consistent tone though and this version seems more clunky. Basically I think they both have their pros and cons and even though I like more of the individual moments in the alternate ending, I think the og works better as a whole. I'd love a mish mash of both though. If only lol.

[@sorrystilltrying5062]

I appreciate your detailed comment.

[@ygk1]

what does the jump say here? is it his life extension dream is completed, ending his life completely or is it the start of a new dream after elimination of glitches

[@allenpalin]

This ending is meh compared to the original. Though, I love the elevator scene right before this when he is explaining everything to David.

[@davidevans3175]

I have watched this movie over 100 times and intend on continuing.

[@dweez4703]

Most underrated movie ever.

[@CuM3art3r]

Maybe you will watch it forever.

[@antoniosebastian6590]

this reminds me of when I separated from my wife years ago. weirdly she resembles Penelope Cruz. Needless to say we're back together and better than ever but those years away and this movie really hit home. The soundtrack alone is amazing. So grateful for another chance

[@vxr]

Did you date other people in between?

[@Eduarest]

and still being awesome and beautiful...

[@edgaracr88]

+Eduarest I know, Both endings are so beautiful. Thank you for the comment :)

[@Eduarest]

aparentlly I wrote it fine... (I speak spanish but I know english) and thanks to you too... bro

[@jimmyfigueras4476]

I agree

[@masterbeo8475]

Both endings have lines that should of made both.

[@Clarkthek]

The original ending is far superior but those beautiful lines between 1:20 and 2:26 would have made it a masterpiece.

[@POLARTTYRTM]

Agreed, they should have left this dialog in the original movie, it's so beautiful, deep, emotional, so profound, it's so... I don't have words to explain. Even though it's a movie, I'll carry that dialog with me forever.

[@jonathanacolon2012]

hey Kurt ; way to F up the moment. you're worse than that guy in the back of the theaters who won't shut up

[@mohdaamerkhan8828]

Sure "Defending the kingdom" that's the book he's dad wrote.

[@dr.s.choudhury8089]

🤣🤣🤣

[@dl1036]

Absolutely Amazing. In order for man to evolve you must let go of what's comfortable & easy.

[@jimmyfigueras4476]

Wow, hadnt seen thus alternate ending til now, sofia's words are beautiful

[@BLVCKSUITE]

When this movie first came out I always liked it and thought it was a beautiful love story. But as a man now that has loved and lost that love before. This movie hits different and now I truly understand this scene right here.

[@michtig]

So glad that Cameron Crow (the director) went the other ending instead. This one is high school level, while the final cut is worthy of an oscar nomination.

[@dawnprahl8967]

Its interesting how many men love this movie. Might be my husband favorite movie. Our son loves it also. When he found out it was streaming he watched it that night.

[@sc00bzuk]

I watched this film in the cinema some 20+ years ago and it's still one of the most impactful films I've ever watched. Horrendously underrated IMO!

[@2150yes]

even though I adore this movie, I always thought the ending was weak. I'm so glad I found this version. it is exquisitely beautiful and undoubtedly my favourite.

[@shibasalute]

its better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all.

[@arthurbunsch3067]

I am not sure about that.

[@ctrain8900]

I am sure of that. It tells you things, things you wouldn't have heard otherwise. A perspective change, a wisdom enclosure. Good day, to you. Live a good life.

[@bobdavis4848]

I always had trouble understanding that phrase. I'd understand it if it was "It's better to have been loved and lost than to have never been loved at all." Is that how they really meant it?

[@renatenha]

I don’t agree

[@NixonSharma]

❤👏

[@apples8872]

kurt russell kept ruining the moment lol

[@Eduarest]

he gives the touch of reality... but at the same time, he tries to keep David dreaming...

[@Holdek]

+apples 88 In the original Spanish film the psychologist has a bigger role.

[@billS-c3n]

"The name's Plisken!....Call me snake."

[@susancorgi]

that's why this ending sucks.

[@wandrfire]

So glad the comedic aspect of Kurt’s character got cut out!

[@chrisrichardson8988]

This is one of the only movies that I watched in the theater, then went again the very next day. The first time, I wasn’t even sure what I had just seen. I think this movie resonates, because it hints at the true nature of reality.

[@Cool_Cool___]

I know this seems like an unpopular opinion but I really do like this ending but I don't know which I prefer, they both have a real different feel to it, I'm 14 and I love this movie, it's amazing

[@ursulashaikh5427]

Afghan Dan's number 1 fan i don't understand the ending

[@soda1850]

The ending is that he chooses to wake up from his cryogenic sleep which he has been in for over a hundred years... When he jumps he wakes up right before he hits the ground just like in real life often when you dream you're falling you always wake up. Then there are different theories for the awekening and the cryogenic sleep, I think the best one is that everything after the crash is a dream and that the entire rest of the movie he is in a coma and LE isn't real either, it's part of his comadream and when Sofia says "open your eyes" when the movie ends that is when he actually wakes up from the crash. That's just a theory though... but it's a good one.

[@irinagrishina5716]

I swear to God when I watched this film in the 2000's on DVD there was a different ending. David wakes up to an alarm clock and you basically watch the very first scene of the movie once again.

[@guillermovaccarezza7105]

I can totally see why the director opted for the other ending, it's more consistent and organic. Still is so great to see this material, thanks for posting

[@markomus1]

Overall, I like this ending better. I can see why they cut some of it, but I like the extra lines Sophia has.

[@savemoney4058]

Many of us watched this movie when we were young. Impossible to appreciate the deeper meanings of this movie back then.

[@amiverdon2292]

I can see why this scene was axed. Too much talk overall (especially Kurt Russell), it was not necessary & it broke the intensity between Cruise & Cruz. Penelope Cruz in the final scene is just an projected illusion. Whereas in the alternative one she is saying things like come and find me and what to look for, as if she is still alive (in the real world), waiting for him as soon as he wakes up. The used ending 'less is more' kind of scenario. The director made the correct choice IMHO!

[@Onionhorse]

Here in Mexico we got THIS ending in Open Television

[@camus0202]

I want to wake up like David

[@arshadkhuhawar1111]

Thank You So Much For This Edgar Carrizales

[@Jprager]

I feel like this ending is much more conclusive than the original, it sort of grapples whether or not David’s in a dream or reality. In the end the film works better open ended its more clear in this version he’s waking up to a reality.

[@tusharjain1801]

Let Tom Cruise do the magic again in 2017

[@oliviav.3565]

The original ending it's Sofia's voice saying open your eyes, in this ending it's Julie's voice. Crowe making us second guess the whole dang film. Was the whole thing a dream? Was he ever really frozen? Is he still in a coma? 🤔

[@aaronsmith7946]

No.

[@usaddict]

the song is insane and the movie too

[@geofflegeoff6795]

The other version is actually better

[@sunyata150]

+Geoffroy Ganzin I agree but find the exchange between David and Sophia in this version to be much more touching. The other version is too brief.

[@geofflegeoff6795]

That's what I like about it, they don't talk too much, like when he sees his friend he just smile at him. To each his own :)

[@Lundahlium]

+Geoffroy Ganzin this is just based on the abre los ojos, the other one is meant to be separated. this is one is more dramatic of course, the explanation of the ending of the lucid dream, mccabe's role, he also mentions the future because he is waking up now a 150 years later and how exactly he is supposed to come alive, the diaporama is better displayed too. but I do think the woman's voice is better in the theater version, this one sounds a bit like julie.

[@justinmccall95]

Agree

[@garybarnfield1546]

No shit Sherlock.

[@jimmyfigueras4476]

This should've gone in the movie, with the exceprion of kurt russel's words and screaming.

[@Abdullahs_World]

Both ends are 💓💕💕💗 but i cry for whole movie. Whenever i watch

[@Zuni7712]

In this version it's definitely Cameron Diaz' voice..in the other one it sounds like Penelope Cruz

[@KnicksHead]

CZni1776 I never understood why people think it was either one of them waking him up. It would completely defeat the purpose of the plot, he would be technically be waking him 150 years in the future by Life Extension workers. Sofia and Julie are long dead.

[@oliviav.3565]

@@KnicksHead some people think that after the car wreck everything was David dreaming while in a coma, and the cryo thing never happened.

[@sjlittler70]

Olivia V. Just when I thought I’d worked out every possible way to interpret this movie... I had to read that comment! 🤔😂

[@mikekaraoke]

@@KnicksHead Exactly, even in the credits at the end it says the voice at th end was-The Future!

[@miosismusic]

Darn, I wish sigur ros would release this version of the Nothing Song

[@patrickficklin]

it's available on youtube....only place I've ever found it. Cheers.

[@irenestephens]

It’s on iTunes entitled ( )

[@tamar-cita2540]

Never saw this movie but this scene brings tears to my eyes and a lump in my throat ♥️♥️♥️

[@aashutosh1955]

you ought to be in lockdown now, watch it before it's too late You know what i mean

[@tamar-cita2540]

@@aashutosh1955 I am still sheltered in place (when I'm not working the clinic)... I'm after a good distraction, if this is it, I'm all in

[@aashutosh1955]

@@tamar-cita2540 good luck 👍

[@brianlinville439]

OMG you have to watch it, best movie of all time! takes you on a roller coast ride of emotions, you cannot wait or expect what happens next. I mean i got copy for $5 at Walmart.

[@devsox1]

Why would you watch this without watching the actual movie first?? You completely spoiled a great movie for yourself!

[@davefs25]

glad they went with the other one

[@DJGamingSmash]

So, in this version, the whole movie was a dream because Cameron Diaz is there when he wakes up. That's low-key brilliant.

[@mikekaraoke]

You mean Julie Gianni, and again your completely wrong as during the end credits it does say the voice at the end was from-the future!

[@ericeaston6708]

I'm glad to see comments from people who love Vanilla Sky as much as I do! 😀 ❤ Yet, I'm surprised to see fans say the original ending was "much better." I'm aware of the differences, but I don't understand what was better about the original ending. 😧💔

[@normanramfos4214]

Best movie ever !!! ❤️❤️

[@jje984]

I remain amazed that no sequel was ever made.

[@isaac_alexander_v]

The original ending was more powerful. First take of cruise responding to Cruz was awkward but then they found their rhythm. More chemistry in this version and I even liked Russell’s pleas. Very artsy and bold but the original hit a home run. This version is still very neat.

[@mikekaraoke]

You mean David responding to Sofia!!!!

[@nickhurley2472]

Best movie ending ever.

[@Agrellar]

Damn Russell Crow, quit third wheeling.

[@Agrellar]

Katyas Ok Hahahaha!!! I said Russel Crow! OOPS!

[@SleepyDroid]

+Agrellar haha kurt russel :D

[@nukec]

+Agrellar lol

[@jackcarterog001]

+Agrellar Sean Connery, imo

[@Agrellar]

jackcarterog001 Hahaha Kirk Cameron

[@gorganhorn6872]

I find this ending more poignant. Since Sofia is a reflection of David’s thoughts regarding who Sofia was you could see the yearning and enduring love he still had for her. So that extended interaction they had regarding how she would find him again was his own thoughts about true love. 2:28 David almost convinced himself to return to his lucid dream to be with her again only to be pulled back to reality by what McCabe said. The way he looked back at Sofia regarding McCabe harkens back to his fondest memories with her along with the dynamics of how they interacted with each other at the party where they first met during his original life. This was the moment that David truly reconciled his dreams from his reality. As he gently pulled away from Sofia; he knew he had to return to reality. Before resetting his existence; he looks back at Sofia one last time encapsulating her memory within his heart for all eternity...

[@carlito_blackcloud5921]

After seeing this seems like this movie was more about moving on an facing the truth about something you can't change

[@yukizboy3046]

The only part of this version that I like better than the original is the shot of him jumping off the building from the overhead top view camera... it makes his jump look infinitely scarier IMO.

[@jameshowlet5533]

agree!

[@GoatHeadedBoy1]

I like the original, but I love the line “I can’t settle for a dream.” It makes me think of Inception.

[@ctrain8900]

Both are great movies

[@briananthony1845]

Of historical interest. But the ending that made it is so superior, much cleaner and more emotionally impactful. Thanks for posting though!

[@lotsofgrizzlies3525]

Increible! gracias por compartirlo. Es una de las mejores escenas finales!

[@sarahasif7035]

Who wants a part 2 with him in the future?

[@jeremiahdansereau2950]

Maybe Minority Report is Secretly Vanilla Sky 2

[@mikekaraoke]

@@jeremiahdansereau2950 With a different character name and plot lol

[@jordanforever21]

Thank God this wasn't the actual movie version.

[@Tshirtguy2020]

I’m glad they didn’t use this. I like the simple clean ending. No over explanations, just focus on what’s important and leave. Still one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. And still gets me sad to watch it.

[@orlando8825]

I love this movie..

[@jackeagleeye3453]

I like how when he starts the lucid dream the first thing is "Open your eyes" and when he finally awakens he hears those same words.

[@eraserkam6299]

“As great as I imagined you, you were even better” … That should have definitely stayed in.

[@marvinrodriguez7971]

R.I.P to all those people all those people that lost there lives on The Twin Towers The World Trade Center Since this was the last time to see the Twin Towers The World Trade Center Back in 2001

[@vxr]

Seeing Someone you Love. Turning knowing you never see them again....

[@igkgigoh]

You wanna know why they didn't choose this? 3:06 That's why :D

[@thisisme1110]

he says that line in the original ending too

[@Clarkthek]

There's something about David.

[@jimmy2k4o]

lazyla27 lol. Omg that’s dreadful

[@Patty-ii5zu]

I didn’t notice this until your comment. I laughed so god damn hard! 🤣

[@Kratos-GodOfWar]

My God

[@andypeterson3070]

When Sophia raises her arm and winks at him.....I can't put into words how this makes me feel.

[@iamnostalgic9567]

I wish they would have put in "It's the little things David" line in the original.

[@hades3077]

This movie left a huge impact on me......i feel different......i can't even sleep..

[@alainchouinard9256]

make cry everytime nice scene

[@alainchouinard9256]

even the alternative end its the flash back of a life time that do it for me

[@fsteegstra]

This ending makes much more sense than the original.

[@bastidface]

I wish the original kept the nice dialogue between David and Sophia, but cut out Kurt's obnoxious interruptions. Although, Kurt has a great performance yelling at David in the bathroom before David gets on the elevator. I also like that the voice the wakes David up has a Spanish accent in the original version. Makes you wonder if he was dreaming the entire time and got to be with Sophia after all.

[@mikekaraoke]

In the end credits, it does say the voice at the end is from-the future!

[@truthteller4442]

I’m glad they didn’t go with this ending. A lot of people think this was a love story. It most definitely was not. He only knew her for a few days and she rejected him once she saw his new face. That’s not love. He only idealized her because they had an intense magnetic attraction and he very much liked her and was in lust. He only put her as his love interest in his dream because of that, and to save his ego and make the dream amazing, but they barely knew each other. She wasn’t the sweet innocent fawn that his mind made her out to be, and wanted her to be.

[@thaisqueiroz3464]

She loved him, and we could see it when she went to his funeral.

[@markhoath2961]

She rejected him in the bar because he was being a rude, drunken, obnoxious prick.

[@rr7firefly]

An ending with Theodore Cleaver (the Beaver) and with Audrey Hepburn. My two favorite human beings.

[@Uridien]

Only part of this version I wish was in the final product, is him telling her as great as he imagined her, the real her was better and he won't settle for just the dream.

[@joynerkt]

Thank God for the theatrical version!

[@nosuchchannel9030]

Take advantage of what you have right in front of you!

[@lucaa.9709]

I love both. But I find this one more emotionally appealing, but less deep and personal as the original

[@alainchouinard9256]

I just simply can t cry watching this

[@WilliamM.Wallas]

thank god they cut this sh!t out.

[@ADCC-qp2gk]

This movie so sad he frozen 150 yrs in future and he wants to wake up and everything and everyone he knows have been gone 😢

[@albertoamodeo3412]

This final is better than the original

[@Sutterjack]

I had a hard time following this movie but it was strangely compelling - excellent cast, surreal concept - definitely broke the cliches and took chances

[@mikekaraoke]

If you think that, then watch the original from the 90's with the lovely Penélope Cruz-Open Your Eyes(Abre los ojos)

[@markhoath2961]

I much prefer this ending. In the other ending, Sofia is more like an NPC (nonplayable character) in a video game. She has the same expression and almost nothing to say. She doesn't even say "I love you". David and the movie audience don't want this because it was nothing like the real Sofia. The audience wants some mystery/magic/spirituality. We are left to wonder if this is a result of brilliant computer programming or something more profound. It's easy to walk away from an NPC. It has to be hard for David to leave her and this ending achieves that feeling better than the other ending. Leave the apology in because he betrayed her by getting in the car and he's remorseful. Leave “I can’t settle for a dream” and leave Sofia's full dialogue. Cut out the interruptions by the doc.

[@terrible1736]

Hmm i like this comment. I'm not sure how i feel about it, it's kind of interesting that she doesn't say much because in the end they didn't know each other outside that one night really

[@heinkle1]

That's definitely Julie Gianni at the end

[@siumahin9049]

Heinkle damn

[@nosuchchannel9030]

That's exactly what I thought!

[@Clarkthek]

@Lil What I think you're on to something there.

[@mikekaraoke]

@@Clarkthek They are not on to something at all, even in the end credits it does say: the voice at the end is from-the future!

[@vidribbin]

Beautiful

[@bhavesh099]

They both look superb🔥🔥, I just love this movie a lot ❤️

[@itsanomarthing3456]

The greatest ever ending to a movie

[@justinhackstadt6677]

I guarantee they didn't go with this ending because of the existential breakdown of the therapist. It is kind of horrifying to put yourself in his shoes of realizing that you aren't real and about to be erased as a program. Even he wanted to live. So in that sense, shutting down the program is essentially murdering him and everyone else in it. 🤔🤔

[@garybarnfield1546]

So glad that they didn't choose this turnip of an ending, it would've spoiled a great movie.

[@AdvExAustria]

3:48 Included in the final life-scenes is a shootout at the hall where he had called for "technical suppoooooooooort". Can't see it on youtube. You must download and play ultra slomo. So what in the world is up with that shootout and why did the director include it in a subliminal way only ??!??

[@rossbooth4635]

This is exactly how I remember the ending. What's different about it? This makes me wonder if the DVD I had was the alternate ending and I've never actually seen the theatrical cut.