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Found an alternate ending for John Carpenter's The Thing on a streaming deep cut
I was scrolling through some random streaming service the other night (the one that's like a dollar a month with ads) and stumbled onto a deleted scene section for The Thing. They had this alternate ending where MacReady is sitting alone in the burning camp and it shows his face kind of glitching or morphing. It was only like 90 seconds long but it completely changes how you read the whole movie. The theatrical ending is so ambiguous and perfect to me, but this one basically confirms he was infected the whole time. It felt like a totally different film honestly. Has anyone else seen this version and does it ruin the mystery for you or make it better?
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lindaowens5d ago
That whole scene glitching and morphing thing feels like a big middle finger to the mystery." It basically wipes out all the fun debating about who's infected. The theatrical ending lets you sit with the dread and decide for yourself, this one just spells it out.
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