Am I the only one that looked past a "wilderness movie"? They survived a plane crash then they must battle wolves. Great! I am a big fan of Liam and this was another great performance by him. Other posters are whining about it not being realistic...really? It's a freaking MOVIE! It was never advertised to be some kind of Bear Grhylls type of adventure. **Spoiler Alert**
For me this was a a story about a man at odds with faith. In the beginning as Lewenden is dying Ottway doesn't try to comfort him with silly notions of angels and heaven. Throughout the movie you see how losing his wife had made Ottway feel like there was no higher power. When Ottway is the only one left he asks for help, he wants proof that there is a higher power. Then he says forget it I'll do it myself. I think the ambiguity of the final scene after credits is for us as viewers to decide if we really believe in a god(s). It could be that there is no god or that there is but this was his fate all along. I like that it lets me decide the final outcome. Do we always need happy endings? "Live and die on this day."
For me this was a a story about a man at odds with faith. In the beginning as Lewenden is dying Ottway doesn't try to comfort him with silly notions of angels and heaven. Throughout the movie you see how losing his wife had made Ottway feel like there was no higher power. When Ottway is the only one left he asks for help, he wants proof that there is a higher power. Then he says forget it I'll do it myself. I think the ambiguity of the final scene after credits is for us as viewers to decide if we really believe in a god(s). It could be that there is no god or that there is but this was his fate all along. I like that it lets me decide the final outcome. Do we always need happy endings? "Live and die on this day."
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