Unlike the films mentioned above, which have closed out the entirety of their story (with the exception of their assumed ending), Don’t Worry Darling bites off more than it can chew, creating so many questions (Alice's fate in the real world, the fate of Victory, how Frank’s death impacts the project in the real world, etc) that it has no intention of returning to address or provide closure to. This is primarily due to the fact that it doesn’t resolve its problems. Don’t Worry Darling follows the assumed ending outline and has a potentially great conclusion but fails to provide enough information to leave the audience satisfied with where the story stops. ![]() Don’t Worry Darling just leaves the audience wanting more. They leave us wanting more but convey through their endings that we don’t need any continuation of the story. There isn’t anything up for question except for the question – does the top fall?Īs an audience, we are satisfied with these endings. We know the stakes of Inception and the outcomes of both realities for Cobb as the movie spends its time establishing them. Does the top keep spinning, or will it fall and prove Cobb ( Leonardo DiCaprio) is awake and truly reunited with his children? The screen cuts to black before we get our answer – but it allows us to assume and theorize for ourselves. Movies like Inceptionand Prisoners(spoilers for these films ahead… watch them if you haven’t!) have assumed endings. These endings leave audiences with a rush of adrenaline and while they paint a pretty definitive end, there is no way to confirm the fate of the characters. Assumed endings are different from a cliffhanger in the sense that they don’t promise a follow-up or continuation of the story – and they’re better off for it. Given the proper buildup and storytelling, assumed endings can be the perfect way to end a film. It’s an assumed ending, meaning we as the audience are supposed to interpret or infer what happens next. But when Alice starts to notice things out of the ordinary - things she wasn’t supposed to see, she begins to question her reality and the suave, mysterious leader of the Victory Project, Frank ( Chris Pine). At night, the men return home to a perfectly cooked, several-course dinner and a doting wife as the cycle resets to begin again the next day. ![]() Jack leaves for work every day along with the other men of Victory, leaving their wives to stay at home where they clean, cook, and gossip with neighbors. Set in the idyllic 1950s, Don’t Worry Darling centers around Victory residents Alice ( Florence Pugh) and Jack ( Harry Styles) as they live their perfect lives. Despite mediocre reviews, it has performed fairly well at the box office, currently standing at a worldwide gross of $86 million. For most of September of this year, this movie was all anyone could talk about, from on-set feuds to love affairs to actual spitting. ![]() Olivia Wilde’s second film, the psychological thriller, Don’t Worry Darling, is now available to stream on HBO Max. ![]() Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Don't Worry Darling.
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