It Ends

On the one hand, it's open to interpretation, on the other, it's quite clear. DABDA is laid out like a charm. Although critics suggest it's about Generation Z, it's actually about all generations. I was worried towards the end that the director had run out of ideas for the ending, but he pulled it off. The only thing I missed was more development/dialogue (which the film handled perfectly at the beginning) when our four protagonists were already in a bind.

This script could easily be performed in a theater as an hour-long performance, so that's a plus.

Congratulations on such a debut.

This psychological horror/thriller is very interesting at first. For the first few 30 minutes you kept wondering what the ending will be and what will happen to these characters? But then it gets boring and more boring and more boring until you finally reach to the end of the movie and you can only ask, "That was it? What the eff?" The initial idea was intriguing, bet the ending was seriously a HUGE dud! Give me back 90 minutes of my life!

Every time I think I've seen the worst movie ever, then along comes something like this, and it takes over that title. Anyone giving this travesty over a 3 is lying through their teeth. This was the most boring, vapid, lackluster, plotless, stupid movie I have ever had the displeasure of watching. It made absolutely no sense whatsoever. It dragged out forever, just to come to a meaningless, bland ending without any explanations at all. There really was zero points to this movie. I would love to know what they were thinking, or should I say "NOT" thinking when they decided to make this. Do yourselves a favor, and skip this complete waste of time.

It strongly promotes the idea that our lives lack any greater purpose; we're simply drifting through space and time on a small rock called Earth, just like grains of sand lost in a vast universe.

We're caught in a repetitive cycle, unable to break free. And in our quest to find meaning, we create motivational stories that inspire us to achieve something "extraordinary."

Yet, when we consider the countless galaxies and stars around us, our lives and the purposes we chase so relentlessly seem utterly insignificant; barely making a ripple in the ocean of existence.

This is the idea of nihilism taken to an extreme.

The real issue of the film, however, lies in the lacklustre execution that fails to inject any real energy or enthusiasm into the tale.

What began as a series of silly yet engaging conversations gradually devolved into a dull experience, devoid of excitement or emotional depth. It feels as if a short film has been unnecessarily stretched into a feature-length production.

I can't help but think this tediousness was a deliberate choice, designed to make the audience feel as stuck as the characters themselves.

Sadly, this artistic decision didn't lead to any meaningful payoff by the end.

Can see why people might rate this down and in honesty it's probably a 5/10 for entertainment value. But, I've given it an extra 2 for the art of writing it; the acting and the fact it's presumably really low budget. Well made and does what it says on the tin - ends. Congrats to the people who made it, regardless of the hate it may bring.