Pretty In Pink Ending is what we will look at. Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club are two films by John Hughes about young people that are both psychologically rich & sociologically tragic. His skills are on display this time in the script for Pretty in Pink. The narrative raises some fascinating questions concerning peer pressure in particular high schools as a result of class politics. Managing the barriers that have been built between groups of children is a test of character & bravery. It’s a story about a poor girl who has to choose between dating her childhood friend and a wealthy but sensitive playboy.
Duckie has been trying and failing to gather the confidence to express his deep love to his best friend and similarly unpopular high-school senior, Andie, in the film Pretty In Pink. But things will soon take an odd turn when Blane, the wealthy kid and Andie’s long-time crush, develops an interest in her: the shy girl from the wrong side of town. Andie’s already complex world has been turned upside down, and as if that wasn’t enough, the long-awaited prom is fast approaching, and Blane’s snob buddies are looking down on her. Blane seemed to be truly fond of Andie.
Pretty In Pink Plot
Andie Walsh, a teenage girl, lives in a Chicago suburb with her underpaid working-class father, Jack. Andie’s closest friend, the outcast Phil “Duckie” Dale, is head over heels in love with her but is terrified to tell her. Duckie & Andie, as well as their colleagues, are ridiculed and humiliated at school by the snobby rich kids, particularly Benny Hanson & her partner, Steff McKee, who finds Andie charming and privately resents having been denied by her. Andie starts chatting about her school’s high school prom to her boss, Lona while working after high school at TRAX, who encourages Andie to go regardless of having a date.
Pretty In Pink Ending Explained – Andie
One of the preppy guys and Steff’s best buddy, Blane McDonough, strikes up a conversation with Andie and finally asks her out. Andie awaits Blane at TRAX on the evening of the date, but he is late. Duckie walks in and invites Andie out on a date, but she declines. Duckie becomes enraged when Blane enters and clashes with Andie before storming out. Andie is mistreated by the privileged party guests when Blane accompanies her to Steff’s party. Blane is then taken to a local nightclub by Andie, where Lona is seated with Duckie, who is unfriendly to Blane.
Andie & Blane leave the club after another fight with Duckie. Andie informs Blane she wants to go home, but she declines to let him take her since she doesn’t really want him to see where she lives. He proposes to her for being his prom date, and they have their first kiss after she lets him drop her off. The next day, Andie pays Lona a visit to discuss the date. Meanwhile, under the influence of Steff and his wealthy friends, Blane begins to distance himself from Andie.
Pretty In Pink Ending Explained
Andie is gifted with a floral dress that Jack has purchased for her. They begin to fight, though, since Jack has been lying about working full-time. Jack cries, demonstrating that he is still enraged and depressed over his wife’s leaving. Andie meets Blane at school for ignoring her and failing to return her calls. When questioned about the prom, he claimed he had already asked someone else but had forgotten about it.
Pretty In Pink Ending Explained – Andie and Duckie
Andie accuses Blane of lying and claims that he is embarrassed to be seen with her since he knows his wealthy friends will not approve. Andie leaves a heartbroken while Blane walks away, with Steff insulting Andie as he walks by. Steff is overheard by Duckie, who tackles him in the corridor. Before the teachers interfere, the two fight. Andie visits Lona, upset over what transpired, and requests Lona’s old prom gown.
Andie makes a pink prom outfit using the cloth from Lona’s skirt and the one her father bought. Andie has major doubts about facing the crowd on her alone when she gets to the prom until she encounters Duckie. They make up and enter the dancefloor hand in hand. As a drunk Steff begins to taunt the couple, Blane approaches him and finds that Steff resents Andie for declining his advances.
Pretty In Pink Ending Explained – Andie and Blane
He tells Steff that he no longer wants to interact with him because of his selfish and entitled attitude. Blane kisses Andie’s cheek as he holds Duckie’s hand and says sorry to her, telling her that he has always believed in her and would always love her. Duckie admits that Blane isn’t like the other rich people at school and encourages Andie to pursue him, joking that if she doesn’t, he won’t accompany her to another prom. Duckie then notices a girl smiling at him and invites him to dance with her. Andie runs into Blane in the parking lot and kisses him.
The 2003 film Cold Mountain, directed by Anthony Minghella and starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, and Renée Zellweger, tells the story of a Confederate soldier who deserts his unit and attempts to return home to his loved ones. Along the way, he meets a variety of characters who help (or hinder) his journey. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning Best Supporting Actress for Zellweger. Cold Mountain is a beautiful and poignant movie with an ending that is well worth watching.
At the end of the movie, a series of tragic deaths take place. So how do the characters fit in with each other in the future? We’ll try to make sense of it by explaining the movie’s plot to understand its denouement. So, without further ado, let’s begin!
Renée Zellweger in Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain Plot
On May 20, 1861, North Carolina seceded from the Union, and the young men of Cold Mountain enlisted in the Confederate States Army. W.P. Inman, a carpenter, is one of them. He has fallen in love with Ada Monroe, the preacher’s daughter who has come from Charleston, South Carolina, to care for her father. The war interrupts their courtship, and they share their first kiss on the day Inman departs for battle. Ada promises to keep an eye out for him.
Three years later, Inman survives the Battle of the Crater. He then consoles a dying Cold Mountain acquaintance while fellow soldier Stobrod Thewes plays a tune on his fiddle. Inman is later wounded in a skirmish, and as he lies near death in a hospital, a nurse reads him a letter from Ada, in which she begs Inman to return home to her. Inman heals and deserts, setting out on a long journey back to Cold Mountain.
A Skirmish
Inman comes across the corrupt preacher Veasey and prevents him from drowning his pregnant slave lover. Veasey, exiled from his parish, joins Inman on his journey. They later meet a young man named Junior and dine with him and his family. Junior summons the Confederate Home Guard, who arrests Inman and Veasey and other deserters. Veasey and the group are killed in a skirmish with Union cavalry, while Inman is left for dead. Inman is discovered by an elderly hermit living in the woods, who nurses him back to health. He eventually meets a young widow named Sara and her infant son Ethan and spends the night at her cabin. Three Union soldiers arrive the following day, demanding food. They kidnap Ethan and attempt to rape, Sara, forcing Inman and Sara to kill them.
Nicole Kidman in Cold Mountain
Ada’s Father Dies
Ada’s father died in Cold Mountain, leaving her with no money and few resources to run their farm in Black Cove. She survives thanks to the generosity of her neighbors, particularly Esco and Sally Swanger, who eventually send for Ruby Thewes (Stobrod’s daughter) to assist her. Ruby moves in, and the two become close as they restore the farm to working order. Meanwhile, Ada keeps writing letters to Inman in the hopes that they will reunite and renew their romance.
Teague’s Crimes
Captain Teague, the leader of the local Home Guard who covets Ada and her property and whose grandfather once owned much of Cold Mountain, has several tense encounters with Ada. Teague and his men murder Esco, then torture Sally to coax her deserter sons out of hiding and murder them. Ada and Ruby save Sally, who has been traumatized and has become mute. Stobrod has come to Cold Mountain with fellow deserters and musicians Pangle and Georgia, who plays the banjo and mandolin, to celebrate Christmas.
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Cold Mountain Ending Explained
Stobrod and Pangle are cornered by Teague and the Guard while camping in the woods one night, while Georgia secretly watches; Pangle inadvertently reveals they are deserters, and the Guard shoots Pangle and Stobrod. Georgia flees and informs Ruby and Ada, who returns to find Pangle dead and Stobrod badly injured. Stobrod and the women seek refuge in an abandoned Cherokee camp. Ada goes food hunting and runs into Inman, who finally returns to Cold Mountain. They return to the base and spend the night making love.
Teague and his men surround Ada and Ruby as they return home, having captured and tortured Georgia for information on their whereabouts. In a gunfight, Inman kills Teague and most of his posse. He then pursues Teague’s lieutenant, Bosie, and they trade quickdraws. Bosie is killed, but Inman is killed instantly. Ada locates and consoles Inman, who passes away in her arms. Years later, it is revealed that Ada’s night with Inman resulted in the birth of a daughter, Grace Inman and that Ruby married Georgia and has two children.
The family spends Easter at Black Cove with Stobrod and Sally. The ending of Cold Mountain is both sad and hopeful. The main character, Inman, dies in the process of trying to return home to his love, Ada. However, Ada has found her own strength and resilience during Inman’s absence, and she is able to build a new life for herself. While Inman’s death is tragic, Ada’s story is one of hope and determination.
