Help me decide: happy or sad ending?
Sunday, October 10, 2010Posted in: Azteclady Speaks, random musings, Youtube
A long time ago, I saw this video over at Meljean Brook’s awesome blog:
So, help me decide: does the sound at the end means a parachute opens or… ?
*gulp*
🙁
katiebasb
October 10
2:43 pm
I think it’s up to the one watching to decide. Kiwi looks so happy so I say his parachute did open and he had a safe landing.
Mireya
October 10
5:46 pm
One word: S P L A T!!!!
*giggles*
Sandy Jay
October 10
6:42 pm
I see no evidence that he went ‘splat’, so I’m going with the safe landing. 😀
Kay
October 11
7:53 am
It all depends on what version you prefer 🙂
Initially the idea was that the kiwi does die at the end, and the moral of the story is that we have to be ready to sacrifice anything for a dream that’s important enough.
However, many people (myself included) felt it was way way too sad an ending, so someone else has taken over and made “the ending” to the movie, with a small red parachute opening just at the right time. Sure, most people complained that it detracts from the greatness of the meaning, and so on — but I for one would much rather see the kiwi escape unscathed, so yay for the alternate ending 🙂
kirsten saell
October 11
3:24 pm
Haha, splat. I’m sorry, but it’s splat. You can tell from the tears, he knows he’s “flying” to his death and he’s willing to die for a chance to do it, even once.
I have to agree with the people who complained about the alternate ending. A parachute would take all the meaning of it and turn it into just a cute video that doesn’t say anything much at all other than that kiwis are funny and adorable.
Mireya
October 12
8:56 pm
One thing I’d like to point out. This is a cartoon. The kiwi didn’t die! He just went “splat!” and then got up seeing little birdies going in circles on his head, and walked away… a little bit broken (like Wilie E. Coyote) but alive 😀 Hey, there can be more than 2 endings, no? In my head, I didn’t see the kiwi dying 😀
Mireya
October 12
8:57 pm
oops, repeat post
Lisa
October 13
12:52 am
I like Mireya’s answer about him going spalt then dusting himself off and walking away very proudly … it’s what I thought too.
I want to know why he didn’t put his goggles on …
katieM
October 17
8:09 pm
Sad ending. However, we all have something we desire so much that death isn’t a deal breaker.
DuLac
October 22
5:24 pm
I also am partial to the dusted himself off and smiled, ready to do that again (when you heal up a little). great way to live life!.. annddd am also wondering, why didnt you wear your goggles?
veinglory
October 23
10:58 pm
As I recall the first version didn’t even involve a parachute….
orannia
October 25
1:22 am
See, I think the tears are because he is finally flying…or feels like he is finally flying.
And I’m a great believer in happy endings, so I say parachute…or a big pile of feathers to cushion his landing!
SamG
October 26
10:16 pm
I have to say both happy and sad. He does splat, but he went out exactly as he wished and was therefore happy.