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Astro3001 OP t1_j9ftdhz wrote

Reply to comment by njdevils901 in Aftersun is a masterclass in "show don't tell" by Astro3001

Yeah they could have easily had a scene at end where we actually see him kill himself and would've been effective but they done it in a super creative and more heartbreaking way.

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njdevils901 t1_j9fu59j wrote

reminds me of a movie that I didn't love, but the ending was so damn perfect, where instead of showing a character committing suicide in his car in the garage, all we hear is the sound of his car horn not turning off. with the use of sound, and character reactions, we know that by running the car in his garage his head rests on the horn because he has killed himself. I feel like it is more shocking when you don't see a suicide, and only hear the sounds, and the character's reaction to the aftermath

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Verpous t1_j9ga9z3 wrote

Sounds similar to the ending of >!Chinatown!<, one of the most masterful scenes in cinema.

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