It's interesting that so many books now are published as the first in a series. It never occurred to me. Although 'The Giver' does have an ambiguous ending. I've heard about that from readers over the years.
That wasn't an ending. It was just a stopping point.
In Japan they prefer the realistic style. They like answers and conclusions, but my stories have none. I want to leave them wide open to every possibility. I think my readers understand that openness.
Kubrick never explained the ending to us, or what his intentions were. He didn't intend for it to be a predictable film.
I'm happy with the way '100 Bullets' ends terribly.
The sign of a masterpiece: A painting when there's a lack of resolution.
I always like things to be as complicated as possible. I don't like an easy ending. I don't like when all the pieces get tied up. As a viewer who loves stories and storytelling, that annoys me.
I've been a radio reporter for ten years, and if I learned anything from my time at 'This American Life,' it's how to craft a narrative so that even if the ending is ambiguous, it is somehow satisfying.
I like it when stories are left open.
If you've been seeing someone for a short while and the "relationship" winds itself down mutually but not explicitly, no postmortem is necessary. But a real relationship should have a real ending.
Some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end.
I do love 'The Turn of the Screw' - I just think that one's always so disturbing.
I know a lot of people who hate the ending of 'Rosemary's Baby' and wish that it was left ambiguous.
I like to leave a film open-ended, with a lingering feeling. I'll not do sequels of any of my films till I have subjects to explore.
