![]() Okay, but WTF Is Actually Happening and What Does It All Mean? ![]() The movie ends with Jake singing "Lonely Room" from Oklahoma! and the crowd applauding him. We see Jake and the Young Woman's relationship survived past this awful night and it's revealed that thanks to the love of the Young Woman, Jake was able to achieve greatness. Everyone is there to honor Jake and his life's work. The movie ends with Jake, the Young Woman, and Jake's parents in the school auditorium along with a room of strangers. He turns down another equally dark road, promising it leads to his old high school where they can dump the ice cream, and maybe he can show the Young Woman his teenage haunt? The Young Woman is openly ticked off now as Jake's constant delays mean she can't get back home to the city on time. Jake grows increasingly annoyed with the absurdly large ice creams which are now melting after a few bites. For a second, the Young Woman transforms into Yvonne ( Colby Minifie), the female lead in the movie the janitor is watching, further connecting these two worlds. ![]() For example, when he offers up author David Foster Wallace's take on television and she throws out French philosopher and filmmaker Guy Debord's assessment on spectacle. The Young Woman moves from a place of submissiveness to assertiveness, matching every cultural reference Jake makes this seems to please and annoy him. The cracks of this couple's relationship begin to make themselves more apparent as they drive on and continue their wide-ranging conversation. A shared memory of the fictional ice cream chain Tulsey Town inspires Jake to search out a roadside stand so they can get a treat, something the Young Woman protests because who wants ice cream in the middle of a blizzard? They stop nonetheless and are greeted by three teenage employees who also appear at the high school where the nameless janitor ( Guy Boyd) we've also been following works. Hopefully, it helps you unpack your own feelings about what you've watched.Īfter an unsettling first meeting and dinner with Jake's parents, he and the Young Woman head home as the blizzard intensifies. As is often the case with Kaufman's work, I like to think that every interpretation is valid and all can co-exist simultaneously. And look, I know there will likely be many interpretations for the end of this movie, including the ones offered by Kaufman. Here's what happens at the end of I'm Thinking of Ending Things and, more importantly, what it means. If you've consumed all two-plus hours of I'm Thinking of Ending Things but are still completely and utterly confounded by that last act, worry not.
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