7/1/2023 0 Comments Uncut gems endingHe then goes on a desperate chase around New York trying to steal from his girlfriend, steal from a drug dealer and con an old lady into giving him money. He takes the stolen money to a dodgy pawn broker but anti-theft ink has ruined the cash. A distressed Connie then learns he only has one night to make the bail payment to get Nick free. Connie manages to get away and stash the money, but Nick is arrested. The film opens on Connie and Nick robbing a bank (yeah, the guy trying to protect his brother does take him to rob a bank). These desires are integral to these characters motives and influence every choice they make throughout the films, positive or negative. The same can’t be said about Uncut Gems’ Howard, played amazingly by Adam Sandler, whose desire is just to win. In Good Time, Robert Pattinson’s Connie wants to look after and protect his disabled brother Nick. ![]() Ok, how bloody good are these films? Were you stressed? Were you anxious? Were you shouting at the screen hoping the characters wouldn’t make that dumb decision that you think no actual person would make but when you think about for a bit you realise that every person in that situation would make that dumb decision and you realise how the directors know you better than you know yourself? Yeah, me too.Īnyway, now we’re all on the same page you might be thinking, “Charlie, did you even watch the same films, how can you say these have happy endings?” Well, I’m glad you asked. ![]() Ok, how bloody good are these films? Were you stressed? Were you anxious? Were you shouting at the screen hoping the characters wouldn’t make that dumb decision that you think no actual person would make but when you think about for a bit you realise that every person in that situation would make that dumb decision and you realise how the directors know you better than you know yourself? Directorial duo The Safdie Brothers however subvert the formula of a conventional happy ending in their films Good Time and Uncut Gems.īefore I go any further, this is your spoiler warning. Whether it’s fairy tales you hear as a child or even the resolution to The Pina Colada Song, happy endings can be found in all types of storytelling. Happy endings are synonymous with stories. Charlie reveals why these smash hit films from the Safdie Brothers are his favourite kind of bittersweet tale
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