What is 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things' about? Here's what happens at the end

latest American psychological thriller film I’m Thinking of Ending Things was released on Netflix on September 4, 2020. Helmed by award-winning writer and director Charlie Kaufman, I’m Thinking of Ending Things is based on 2016 vel written by Iain Reid, which goes by same name. Since release of this thriller drama, fans on twitter have been divided about film. On one hand, many fans claimed that film was extremely artistic, ors found it difficult to comprehend. In any case, most of viewers were utterly confused about film’s ending. Find out, “What is I’m Thinking of Ending Things about?”

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What is I’m Thinking of Ending Things about?

At first glance, I’m Thinking of Ending Things appears to be a story about a young woman who is going to meet her boyfriend, Jake’s parents for first time. She appears to be very nervous as y have been going out only six to seven weeks at this point. At this point, fans realise that film’s title comes from young woman’s thoughts about ending her relationship with Jake.

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Is I’m Thinking of Ending Things a horror movie?

, I’m Thinking of Ending Things is t a horror movie, but it is far away from being a simple story. When young woman arrives at Jake’s place, things start to get complicated in story. Jake’s parents begin appearing at different s. In one moment y look young, in next moment y appear extremely old. ir are multiple ways to interpret film’s title. It can be assumed that young woman is eir thinking of ending things with Jake or eir of m is thinking of ending ir own life by committing suicide. 

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Most of what fans watch in film isn’t really happening, at least t in real world. All of what we see happen inside mind of creepy looking high school Janitor, who mysteriously keeps appearing in movie’s scenes. janitor is real Jake.

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younger version of Jake who brings his new girlfriend to meet his parents is just a figment of real Jake’s (Janitor) imagination. reason this was so difficult for fans to figure out was, that narration of film actually takes place in young woman’s voice, which makes us as viewers believe that she is protagonist. fact that young woman’s name, appearance and clothing style keeps changing is proof that all of this is happening in Jake’s mind. This is because of fact that for every person details in imagination keep changing and flickering. We are never able to imagine things with same and consistent details.

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I’m Thinking of Ending Things: Ending Explained

Given that 99 per cent of film’s story happens in Jake’s mind, it can be very hard to separate fact from fiction. But, if you watch it carefully, you will realise that re are figments of truth buried between fiction. One such truth is revealed when young woman, who at this point in story is being called Lucy talks to Janitor and tells him what really happened night she had met Jake.

Lucy reveals that first time Jake had met her, he had creeped her out by incessantly staring at her and y never spoke to each or. This explains several inconsistencies with her name, appearance and even with her profession because in reality Jake never talked to her and didn’t even kw her name. This explains that although its  Lucy’s voice in narration, it is actually coming from Jake’s mind. 

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He tries to imagine different versions of girl he had seen one night at bar. Jake also imagines different versions of what could have happened had he done things differently. In reality Jake had never moved out of his parent's house, he had watched m grow old and die. He w lived his life and was growing old alone in same old house. 

Jake was a man who had never had a productive relationship in his life. He had barely even lived a life let alone build one. In end, fans see that Jake finished his shift at school and walks about in middle of blizzard. ending his left anymous but fans can imagine that like book, Jake died lonely in movie as well. It could be by suicide, or by freezing to death in a blizzard, or suicide. 

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