That Final Scene

35 years! Full Metal Jacket was released 35 years ago, can you guys believe? In this episode, we’re beyond excited to break down the ending of Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 war epic (with the help of your voice notes). But that’s not all. 

We spend the first half of the episode talking about:

• Emma Thompson’s latest offbeat comedy sex-positive film “Good Luck To You, Leo Grande”
• Our reactions to and predictions for “The Boys” Season 3
• Ewan McGregor’s not so greatest hits (we still love him<3)
• Shocking movie trivia you shared with us

If you want to head straight to the final scene analysis, please skip to 31:57. We hope you enjoy the discussion as much as we loved having it. 

Finally, a very special shoutout to the lovely listeners who shared their thoughts with us (Chris, Tim & Christopher).

Shoot your thoughts or suggestions over a voice note:

• Head to https://thatfinalscene.com/voicemessage & record your voice note on the website
• Or text us your voice note to (+44)7514969453 on WhatsApp

Films overheard at the episode: Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, Hercules, The Lion King, Scenes of Sexual Desire, Young Adam, Angels & Demons, The Ghost Writer, Portrait of A Lady on Fire, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Dark Knight, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Pulp Fiction, Full Metal Jacket

Find the transcript here: https://thatfinalscene.com/episode/full-metal-jacket-ending-explained-best-movie-trivia-the-boys-season-3-predictions

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BONUS SOLO EPISODE ALERT: I just wrapped Sundance London 2022 at Picturehouse Cinemas so this mini solo episode lets you in on the festival's film highlights. You asked for more suggestions from indie filmmakers so I've come with goodies.

Listen up for reviews on:

• Resurrection (starring Rebecca Hall as Margaret, a woman whose carefully constructed life is upended when an unwelcome shadow from her past, David, played excellently by Tim Roth, returns)
• Watcher (part of the Official Selection at the Sundance Film Festival 2022 U.S. Dramatic Competition, it was shot during the pandemic and stars Maika Monroe as an expat being stalked)
• Hatching (an inventive Finnish horror, the film follows Tinja, a 12-year-old gymnast, who brings a strange mop egg home and nurtures it until it hatches)
• The Princess (British director Ed Perkins’ highly anticipated doc lets archive footage do the talking in this compelling and uncompromising documentary of Princess Diana’s story)
• We Met In Virtual Reality (Directed by Joe Hunting, this doc takes place entirely within the online platform VRChat)
• Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (An American dark comedy satire by Adamma Ebo in her directorial debut, and featuring a stellar cast that includes Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown)
• Bodies, Bodies, Bodies (Directed by Halina Reijn and produced by A24, a party game goes awry in this fresh and funny look at backstabbing, fake friends & the TikTok generation)

Episode transcript: https://thatfinalscene.com/episode/bonus-minisode-films-to-add-to-your-watchlist-from-sundance-london-2022

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We’re back with a Tom Cruise-filled episode! Jump right in to hear us talk about:

• A voice note we got from a listener on *the* infamous Prestige hot take
• What we’ve been watching lately (The Boys Season 3 and some 90s gems)
• Our favourite and least favourite Tom Cruise performances (YOU voted for your favourite pick here)
• The ending of Top Gun: Maverick

Episode transcript: https://thatfinalscene.com/episode/top-gun-maverick-ending-explained-tom-cruises-best-and-worst-performances

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Also, read my essay on Top Gun’s complex legacy but how Tom Cruise’s has remained enduring throughout: https://thatfinalscene.com/blog/top-gun-legacy-may-be-complicated-but-tom-cruises-is-enduring

Films overheard at this episode: Basic Instinct, Night on Earth, Paterson, Coffee & Cigarettes, Magnolia, Tropic Thunder, Risky Business, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Mission: Impossible 2, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, A Few Good Men, Cocktail, The Mummy, Far And Away, Jack Reacher, Collateral

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We’re getting a tad sappy in this episode BUT it’s so worth it, we promise.

What you’ll hear us talk about:

· Obi-Wan Kenobi, Better Call Saul mid-season finale, Love, Death & Robots Season 3 and of course, Beverly Hills Cop 1 & 2?!

· Our community’s responses on the last time they saw themselves in a fictional character (grab the tissues for this segment)

· Break down the ending of A24’s Everything Everywhere All At Once and why it works so well

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Also, read my essay on why Everything Everywhere All At Once deserves to be the highest grossing A24 film: https://thatfinalscene.com/blog/everything-everywhere-all-at-once

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Overheard at this episode: 

Films: Forrest Gump, Jerry Maguire, Roadhouse, Star Wars (the whole film franchise!), Crimes of The Future, Beverly Hills Cop 1 & 2, The Worst Person In The World, C'Mon, C'mon, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Blade Runner 2049

TV Shows: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad, Love Death & Robots, True Detective, The Big Bang Theory

Pema Chodron’s book “When Things Fall Apart”: https://pemachodronfoundation.org/product/when-things-fall-apart-book/

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Things get HEATED in this week’s episode. Dive in to hear us talk (and debate) about:

· What we saw this week: From HARD LOVE to Disney Plus’ MOON KNIGHT and Andrea Arnold’s FISH TANK

· The best post credits-scenes in film history: It didn’t all start with Marvel and we’ve got the receipts to prove it (thanks to you)

· The Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness ending: Breaking down the meaning of the Third Eye, Charlize Theron’s Clea and that awesome Bruce Campbell cameo

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Films and TV shows with awesome post-credits scenes that are mentioned in this episode: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Bridesmaids, School of Rock, Matrix: Reloaded, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Spiderman: Homecoming, X-Men: Days of the Future Past, Deadpool, Sharp Objects, Jaws

Also overheard in the episode: 

Check out the wonderful programme from Odyssey, the biggest Chinese film festival in Europe, running until 10th of June with plenty of online/accessible screenings.

The Elvis Dead musical DOES exist and here’s all the deets.

Find the full transcript here: https://thatfinalscene.com/episode/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-ending-explained-moon-knight-reactions-best-post-credits-scenes-in-cinema

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Years in the making. Now the THAT FINAL SCENE podcast is finally here. Joined by Ben and Simon, Sophie enters the podcasting world with film conversations that will make you laugh, cry, think and all the fun stuff in-between.

What you’ll find in our debut episode:

• Intro of the podcast: What are we all about?
• CinemaCon reactions: What has stood out to us so far
• Going through your answers to the question: What’s a film that changed your life and in what way?
• Final scene breakdown: 12 Angry Men, one of the most critically acclaimed films from Sidney Lumet & the very first post of my Instagram page.

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Some of the films that are mentioned in the episode that we think are worth checking out: Children of Men, Point Break, The Prestige, The Truman Show, Interstellar, La La Land, Life is Beautiful, The Shawshank Redemption, It’s A Wonderful Life, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Into The Wild, Arrival, Moon, Dog Day Afternoon

Also mentioned in this episode: “I Lost It At The Movies” by Pauline Kael (an incredible book on film criticism): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Movies-Film-Writings-1954-65/dp/0714529753

Find the full transcript here: https://thatfinalscene.com/episode/cinemacon-reactions-films-that-changed-our-lives-12-angry-men-ending-explained

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