POLL: The Mist's ending, good or bad?

[Lepidopterous]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

I see it as he remains the strong heroic one. Only 4 bullets. He volunteered to do the deed (hard thing to do) and be the one to face the critters.

The man will suffer from inescapable guilt and emotional pain for the rest of his life, after doing what he and the others thought was the right choice.

I'm not happy that he will suffer, but I thought it was an ending that made no apologies... in other words, it didnt lay down to please the studio.

I see your point, but I cannot bring myself to appreciate it given the damage it did to the story. And unfortunately, not giving in to conventions is irrelevant to how badly an ending impacts it's preceding developments, both logically and thematically (as jhiggy pointed out). Running out of gas is a very weak excuse to be held as the last string of hope. It does not justify the turn of events to leave the viewer satisfied. That's imho.

Thanks for the debate Q and Squid. I'm off to study then watch the SuperBowl.