Didn't Carpenter said that Childs is the Thing because he isn't exhaling his breath in the cold unlike MacReady?
I always felt that neither of them were The Thing, that they'd successfully killed it and now both of them were going to slowly freeze to death because they were suspicious of the other to the point where they'd be unwilling to help each other.
a) noDidn't Carpenter said that Childs is the Thing because he isn't exhaling his breath in the cold unlike MacReady?
I prefer this interpretation, too. That, or one will kill the other out of suspicion either and still freeze to death.I always felt that neither of them were The Thing, that they'd successfully killed it and now both of them were going to slowly freeze to death because they were suspicious of the other to the point where they'd be unwilling to help each other.
YesI prefer to believe it's just two humans we watch freeze to death in a state of mutual distrust.
As someone who just watched this on the big screen on Wednesday, you can definitely see Child's breath.Didn't Carpenter said that Childs is the Thing because he isn't exhaling his breath in the cold unlike MacReady?
I remember loving that as a kid. I wonder if there's even a slim possibility we could get a remaster some day because I don't remember the plot at all.
"Let's just sit here and see what happens.."
Ennio Morricone - The Thing (theme)
John Carpenter's first big studio film came with a big studio composer in the legendary form of Ennio Morricone.youtu.be
Didn't Carpenter said that Childs is the Thing because he isn't exhaling his breath in the cold unlike MacReady?
Personally I think they're both human because if Child's was the Thing I 'm not sure why he would have refrained from murdering/absorbing Macready right there.
I remember loving that as a kid. I wonder if there's even a slim possibility we could get a remaster some day because I don't remember the plot at all.
That's Blade Runner.Isn't there also something about the "light in their eyes" going out when they're The Thing?
Carpenter told Cundey not to use it for the ending.Isn't there also something about the "light in their eyes" going out when they're The Thing?
That's just... mean.Today is the 40th anniversary of John Carpenter's "The Thing" — which means it's a great opportunity to litigate the ending. So what do you think? Was "The Thing" real or was it all just a dream?
Also Indiana Jones
Dean Cundey has been a cinematographer for a very long time, being responsible for such films as Jurassic Park and the Back to the Future sequels. He also shot John Carpenter's The Thing. Recently, the man was interviewed by Blumhouse as part of the new 4K Blu-Ray release for The Thing. During the interview, Cundey was asked if he used any subtle photography cues to explain anything about The Thing. At first, Cundey did not answer, but then, during the blood scene, he said something quite interesting:
"So we were looking for some kind of a subtle way, to say which one of these (men) might be human. You'll notice there's always an eye light, we call it, a little gleam in the eye of the actor. It gives life."
I feel like if someone REALLY wanted to re-release it they could.
Yeah but that's stupid so everyone just decided it doesn't count.John Carpenter has stated that the PS2 game's ending is canon where Childs is found frozen to death and MacReady is rescued by a search team.
I've seen a few theories that try to imply Childs is the creature, but I love the idea that both are human and have lost all sense of faith in their fellow human because what they've faced has made them question everything.
You mean that one thatThere was a Darkhorse comic series for the Thing that continued directly after the movie ended and answered this question in full and went on to tell another larger story as well.
It really does matter, and that's the point. It is supposed to make you think.It doesn't matter.
If I was forced to pick though, I think both are still human. But it doesn't matter.
The point is the paranoia, the point is to entice the question. The answer doesn't matter.It really does matter, and that's the point. It is supposed to make you think.
That's a nice callback to the original novella.
The answer does matter or people wouldn't be trying to figure it out at all.The point is the paranoia, the point is to entice the question. The answer doesn't matter.
Ambiguous fiction is made so that you may have 'forking paths' for a story. There is not one absolute truth. Its pointless to argue about what's the most correct answer.
The answer does matter or people wouldn't be trying to figure it out at all.