IMDbFind Movies, TV shows, Celebrities and more... Movies, TV& ShowtimesCelebs, Events& PhotosNews &CommunityWatchlist IMDbPro Menu| Help Login? Message BoardsCircle (2015) (II) : Ending?View: thread | flat | inline | nest1 2 3Re: Ending?image for user jerry-parrottby jerry-parrott 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 03:51:06) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since May 2008Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 03:52:29What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise. Just something I was thinking might be a possibility. Unless the film makers actually tell us I don't think we'll ever know. I mean, I like a thought provoking movie and all, but movies are taking it too far too often. Almost as if the writers are getting lazy and just not even caring about an ending. writer 1 "We have this great story, but we can't agree on an ending." writer 2 "I know! Let's just not write an ending. Think about it, we can just claim we did it to make people think, and they'll never know it's cause we just didn't want to work anymore!" writer 1 "Genius! Let's go get drunk and play ping pong!"Re: Ending?image for user TheBeardedWonderby TheBeardedWonder 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 11:27:58) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since October 2004Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 11:29:26I wondered the same thing, but the open ending just leaves too many questions unanswered. I like endings where you figure it out yourself, but this seems like the movie makers themselves didn't have an ending in mind and just kind of made one anyway. -Were those groups others who figured out the game's answer and survived as a whole? -Are they about to be abducted and he's a plant put there by the aliens? -Is each group made up of the same types of people (one pregnant, one kid, etc)? If so, why? -Is the point for everyone to win or lose? Is there even a point? -Like you said, are those left on earth the 'jerks' of the groups who 'win' and are left behind because of it? -Is he just a psycho killer who is going to do this over and over and is not affiliated with the aliens in any way? -Is it just a big experiment and everyone is fine after they get hit with the beam? -Is it a population control thing? Like I said, the movie wants to hint at 1000 things and not provide actual evidence of any of them. That's pretty lazy as far as the writing goes. 'Get yourself a real dog. Any dog under 50 lbs is a cat and cats are pointless' - Ron SwansonRe: Ending?image for user plattfam4-2by plattfam4-2 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 15:46:20) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2009these were exactly my thoughts "What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise." Re: Ending?image for user BobCH88by BobCH88 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 16:05:36) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2006Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 16:07:19What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise? There were way bigger a$$holes in that ship that got zapped than the guy who made it off the ship. The Asian dude who started calling the shots right off the bat? Deciding that the elderly people should be the first ones to go? He was totally worthy of going to paradise. Or how about the banker? Or the Wall St. dude? Or the gangbanger? Please. You made up your own dumb outcomes of what happened to the people in the movie that were never even intended. Did you feel like you used your brains when you thought that? Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:22:19) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005You're rude, BobCH88. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:21:16) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005I thought the same, while no one was perfect, the worst of all of them was the loser. They were stuck on Earth while the others experienced a higher form of living elsewhere. Very intriguing idea. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 14:44:46) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Like the movie, it meant nothing.Re: Ending?image for user tealo1by tealo1 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 17:00:13) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2011Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 17:02:58You right they screwed the ending up, as it's obviously The Zero Sum Game also know as 'The Prisoner Game' The only way to win is not to vote! Only if everyone doesn't vote (Nash Equilibrium) ie Don't Play! As the experiment (Alien) is no longer valid as there is no experiment if they all refused and mantained it.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_gameRe: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Fri Oct 23 2015 09:59:26) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Good point.Re: Ending?image for user Fungaziby Fungazi 2 days ago (Sat Oct 24 2015 23:14:22) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005If no one votes, then it is a tie among everyone, and if there is no tie-breaker, then they all die. Pretty sure that was figured out within 20 min.1 2 3 ? Top IMDb Everywhere Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!IMDb Mobile siteFollow IMDb on HomeTop 250Top MoviesTVComing SoonSite IndexSearchIn TheatersContact UsBoard Terms & ConditionsRegisterNewsPress RoomAdvertisingJobsIMDbProBox Office MojoWithoutaboxConditions of UsePrivacy PolicyInterest-Based AdsCopyright 1990-2015 IMDb.com, Inc.An Amazon.com company.IMDbFind Movies, TV shows, Celebrities and more... Movies, TV& ShowtimesCelebs, Events& PhotosNews &CommunityWatchlist IMDbPro Menu| Help Login? Message BoardsCircle (2015) (II) : Ending?View: thread | flat | inline | nest1 2 3Re: Ending?image for user jerry-parrottby jerry-parrott 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 03:51:06) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since May 2008Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 03:52:29What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise. Just something I was thinking might be a possibility. Unless the film makers actually tell us I don't think we'll ever know. I mean, I like a thought provoking movie and all, but movies are taking it too far too often. Almost as if the writers are getting lazy and just not even caring about an ending. writer 1 "We have this great story, but we can't agree on an ending." writer 2 "I know! Let's just not write an ending. Think about it, we can just claim we did it to make people think, and they'll never know it's cause we just didn't want to work anymore!" writer 1 "Genius! Let's go get drunk and play ping pong!"Re: Ending?image for user TheBeardedWonderby TheBeardedWonder 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 11:27:58) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since October 2004Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 11:29:26I wondered the same thing, but the open ending just leaves too many questions unanswered. I like endings where you figure it out yourself, but this seems like the movie makers themselves didn't have an ending in mind and just kind of made one anyway. -Were those groups others who figured out the game's answer and survived as a whole? -Are they about to be abducted and he's a plant put there by the aliens? -Is each group made up of the same types of people (one pregnant, one kid, etc)? If so, why? -Is the point for everyone to win or lose? Is there even a point? -Like you said, are those left on earth the 'jerks' of the groups who 'win' and are left behind because of it? -Is he just a psycho killer who is going to do this over and over and is not affiliated with the aliens in any way? -Is it just a big experiment and everyone is fine after they get hit with the beam? -Is it a population control thing? Like I said, the movie wants to hint at 1000 things and not provide actual evidence of any of them. That's pretty lazy as far as the writing goes. 'Get yourself a real dog. Any dog under 50 lbs is a cat and cats are pointless' - Ron SwansonRe: Ending?image for user plattfam4-2by plattfam4-2 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 15:46:20) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2009these were exactly my thoughts "What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise." Re: Ending?image for user BobCH88by BobCH88 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 16:05:36) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2006Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 16:07:19What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise? There were way bigger a$$holes in that ship that got zapped than the guy who made it off the ship. The Asian dude who started calling the shots right off the bat? Deciding that the elderly people should be the first ones to go? He was totally worthy of going to paradise. Or how about the banker? Or the Wall St. dude? Or the gangbanger? Please. You made up your own dumb outcomes of what happened to the people in the movie that were never even intended. Did you feel like you used your brains when you thought that? Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:22:19) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005You're rude, BobCH88. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:21:16) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005I thought the same, while no one was perfect, the worst of all of them was the loser. They were stuck on Earth while the others experienced a higher form of living elsewhere. Very intriguing idea. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 14:44:46) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Like the movie, it meant nothing.Re: Ending?image for user tealo1by tealo1 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 17:00:13) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2011Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 17:02:58You right they screwed the ending up, as it's obviously The Zero Sum Game also know as 'The Prisoner Game' The only way to win is not to vote! Only if everyone doesn't vote (Nash Equilibrium) ie Don't Play! As the experiment (Alien) is no longer valid as there is no experiment if they all refused and mantained it.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_gameRe: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Fri Oct 23 2015 09:59:26) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Good point.Re: Ending?image for user Fungaziby Fungazi 2 days ago (Sat Oct 24 2015 23:14:22) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005If no one votes, then it is a tie among everyone, and if there is no tie-breaker, then they all die. Pretty sure that was figured out within 20 min.1 2 3 ? Top IMDb Everywhere Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!IMDb Mobile siteFollow IMDb on HomeTop 250Top MoviesTVComing SoonSite IndexSearchIn TheatersContact UsBoard Terms & ConditionsRegisterNewsPress RoomAdvertisingJobsIMDbProBox Office MojoWithoutaboxConditions of UsePrivacy PolicyInterest-Based AdsCopyright 1990-2015 IMDb.com, Inc.An Amazon.com company.IMDbFind Movies, TV shows, Celebrities and more... Movies, TV& ShowtimesCelebs, Events& PhotosNews &CommunityWatchlist IMDbPro Menu| Help Login? Message BoardsCircle (2015) (II) : Ending?View: thread | flat | inline | nest1 2 3Re: Ending?image for user jerry-parrottby jerry-parrott 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 03:51:06) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since May 2008Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 03:52:29What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise. Just something I was thinking might be a possibility. Unless the film makers actually tell us I don't think we'll ever know. I mean, I like a thought provoking movie and all, but movies are taking it too far too often. Almost as if the writers are getting lazy and just not even caring about an ending. writer 1 "We have this great story, but we can't agree on an ending." writer 2 "I know! Let's just not write an ending. Think about it, we can just claim we did it to make people think, and they'll never know it's cause we just didn't want to work anymore!" writer 1 "Genius! Let's go get drunk and play ping pong!"Re: Ending?image for user TheBeardedWonderby TheBeardedWonder 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 11:27:58) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since October 2004Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 11:29:26I wondered the same thing, but the open ending just leaves too many questions unanswered. I like endings where you figure it out yourself, but this seems like the movie makers themselves didn't have an ending in mind and just kind of made one anyway. -Were those groups others who figured out the game's answer and survived as a whole? -Are they about to be abducted and he's a plant put there by the aliens? -Is each group made up of the same types of people (one pregnant, one kid, etc)? If so, why? -Is the point for everyone to win or lose? Is there even a point? -Like you said, are those left on earth the 'jerks' of the groups who 'win' and are left behind because of it? -Is he just a psycho killer who is going to do this over and over and is not affiliated with the aliens in any way? -Is it just a big experiment and everyone is fine after they get hit with the beam? -Is it a population control thing? Like I said, the movie wants to hint at 1000 things and not provide actual evidence of any of them. That's pretty lazy as far as the writing goes. 'Get yourself a real dog. Any dog under 50 lbs is a cat and cats are pointless' - Ron SwansonRe: Ending?image for user plattfam4-2by plattfam4-2 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 15:46:20) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2009these were exactly my thoughts "What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise." Re: Ending?image for user BobCH88by BobCH88 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 16:05:36) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2006Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 16:07:19What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise? There were way bigger a$$holes in that ship that got zapped than the guy who made it off the ship. The Asian dude who started calling the shots right off the bat? Deciding that the elderly people should be the first ones to go? He was totally worthy of going to paradise. Or how about the banker? Or the Wall St. dude? Or the gangbanger? Please. You made up your own dumb outcomes of what happened to the people in the movie that were never even intended. Did you feel like you used your brains when you thought that? Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:22:19) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005You're rude, BobCH88. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:21:16) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005I thought the same, while no one was perfect, the worst of all of them was the loser. They were stuck on Earth while the others experienced a higher form of living elsewhere. Very intriguing idea. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 14:44:46) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Like the movie, it meant nothing.Re: Ending?image for user tealo1by tealo1 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 17:00:13) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2011Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 17:02:58You right they screwed the ending up, as it's obviously The Zero Sum Game also know as 'The Prisoner Game' The only way to win is not to vote! Only if everyone doesn't vote (Nash Equilibrium) ie Don't Play! As the experiment (Alien) is no longer valid as there is no experiment if they all refused and mantained it.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_gameRe: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Fri Oct 23 2015 09:59:26) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Good point.Re: Ending?image for user Fungaziby Fungazi 2 days ago (Sat Oct 24 2015 23:14:22) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005If no one votes, then it is a tie among everyone, and if there is no tie-breaker, then they all die. Pretty sure that was figured out within 20 min.1 2 3 ? Top IMDb Everywhere Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!IMDb Mobile siteFollow IMDb on HomeTop 250Top MoviesTVComing SoonSite IndexSearchIn TheatersContact UsBoard Terms & ConditionsRegisterNewsPress RoomAdvertisingJobsIMDbProBox Office MojoWithoutaboxConditions of UsePrivacy PolicyInterest-Based AdsCopyright 1990-2015 IMDb.com, Inc.An Amazon.com company.IMDbFind Movies, TV shows, Celebrities and more... Movies, TV& ShowtimesCelebs, Events& PhotosNews &CommunityWatchlist IMDbPro Menu| Help Login? Message BoardsCircle (2015) (II) : Ending?View: thread | flat | inline | nest1 2 3Re: Ending?image for user jerry-parrottby jerry-parrott 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 03:51:06) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since May 2008Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 03:52:29What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise. Just something I was thinking might be a possibility. Unless the film makers actually tell us I don't think we'll ever know. I mean, I like a thought provoking movie and all, but movies are taking it too far too often. Almost as if the writers are getting lazy and just not even caring about an ending. writer 1 "We have this great story, but we can't agree on an ending." writer 2 "I know! Let's just not write an ending. Think about it, we can just claim we did it to make people think, and they'll never know it's cause we just didn't want to work anymore!" writer 1 "Genius! Let's go get drunk and play ping pong!"Re: Ending?image for user TheBeardedWonderby TheBeardedWonder 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 11:27:58) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since October 2004Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 11:29:26I wondered the same thing, but the open ending just leaves too many questions unanswered. I like endings where you figure it out yourself, but this seems like the movie makers themselves didn't have an ending in mind and just kind of made one anyway. -Were those groups others who figured out the game's answer and survived as a whole? -Are they about to be abducted and he's a plant put there by the aliens? -Is each group made up of the same types of people (one pregnant, one kid, etc)? If so, why? -Is the point for everyone to win or lose? Is there even a point? -Like you said, are those left on earth the 'jerks' of the groups who 'win' and are left behind because of it? -Is he just a psycho killer who is going to do this over and over and is not affiliated with the aliens in any way? -Is it just a big experiment and everyone is fine after they get hit with the beam? -Is it a population control thing? Like I said, the movie wants to hint at 1000 things and not provide actual evidence of any of them. That's pretty lazy as far as the writing goes. 'Get yourself a real dog. Any dog under 50 lbs is a cat and cats are pointless' - Ron SwansonRe: Ending?image for user plattfam4-2by plattfam4-2 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 15:46:20) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2009these were exactly my thoughts "What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise." Re: Ending?image for user BobCH88by BobCH88 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 16:05:36) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2006Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 16:07:19What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise? There were way bigger a$$holes in that ship that got zapped than the guy who made it off the ship. The Asian dude who started calling the shots right off the bat? Deciding that the elderly people should be the first ones to go? He was totally worthy of going to paradise. Or how about the banker? Or the Wall St. dude? Or the gangbanger? Please. You made up your own dumb outcomes of what happened to the people in the movie that were never even intended. Did you feel like you used your brains when you thought that? Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:22:19) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005You're rude, BobCH88. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:21:16) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005I thought the same, while no one was perfect, the worst of all of them was the loser. They were stuck on Earth while the others experienced a higher form of living elsewhere. Very intriguing idea. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 14:44:46) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Like the movie, it meant nothing.Re: Ending?image for user tealo1by tealo1 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 17:00:13) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2011Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 17:02:58You right they screwed the ending up, as it's obviously The Zero Sum Game also know as 'The Prisoner Game' The only way to win is not to vote! Only if everyone doesn't vote (Nash Equilibrium) ie Don't Play! As the experiment (Alien) is no longer valid as there is no experiment if they all refused and mantained it.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_gameRe: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Fri Oct 23 2015 09:59:26) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Good point.Re: Ending?image for user Fungaziby Fungazi 2 days ago (Sat Oct 24 2015 23:14:22) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005If no one votes, then it is a tie among everyone, and if there is no tie-breaker, then they all die. Pretty sure that was figured out within 20 min.1 2 3 ? Top IMDb Everywhere Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!IMDb Mobile siteFollow IMDb on HomeTop 250Top MoviesTVComing SoonSite IndexSearchIn TheatersContact UsBoard Terms & ConditionsRegisterNewsPress RoomAdvertisingJobsIMDbProBox Office MojoWithoutaboxConditions of UsePrivacy PolicyInterest-Based AdsCopyright 1990-2015 IMDb.com, Inc.An Amazon.com company.IMDbFind Movies, TV shows, Celebrities and more... Movies, TV& ShowtimesCelebs, Events& PhotosNews &CommunityWatchlist IMDbPro Menu| Help Login? Message BoardsCircle (2015) (II) : Ending?View: thread | flat | inline | nest1 2 3Re: Ending?image for user jerry-parrottby jerry-parrott 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 03:51:06) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since May 2008Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 03:52:29What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise. Just something I was thinking might be a possibility. Unless the film makers actually tell us I don't think we'll ever know. I mean, I like a thought provoking movie and all, but movies are taking it too far too often. Almost as if the writers are getting lazy and just not even caring about an ending. writer 1 "We have this great story, but we can't agree on an ending." writer 2 "I know! Let's just not write an ending. Think about it, we can just claim we did it to make people think, and they'll never know it's cause we just didn't want to work anymore!" writer 1 "Genius! Let's go get drunk and play ping pong!"Re: Ending?image for user TheBeardedWonderby TheBeardedWonder 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 11:27:58) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since October 2004Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 11:29:26I wondered the same thing, but the open ending just leaves too many questions unanswered. I like endings where you figure it out yourself, but this seems like the movie makers themselves didn't have an ending in mind and just kind of made one anyway. -Were those groups others who figured out the game's answer and survived as a whole? -Are they about to be abducted and he's a plant put there by the aliens? -Is each group made up of the same types of people (one pregnant, one kid, etc)? If so, why? -Is the point for everyone to win or lose? Is there even a point? -Like you said, are those left on earth the 'jerks' of the groups who 'win' and are left behind because of it? -Is he just a psycho killer who is going to do this over and over and is not affiliated with the aliens in any way? -Is it just a big experiment and everyone is fine after they get hit with the beam? -Is it a population control thing? Like I said, the movie wants to hint at 1000 things and not provide actual evidence of any of them. That's pretty lazy as far as the writing goes. 'Get yourself a real dog. Any dog under 50 lbs is a cat and cats are pointless' - Ron SwansonRe: Ending?image for user plattfam4-2by plattfam4-2 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 15:46:20) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2009these were exactly my thoughts "What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise." Re: Ending?image for user BobCH88by BobCH88 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 16:05:36) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2006Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 16:07:19What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise? There were way bigger a$$holes in that ship that got zapped than the guy who made it off the ship. The Asian dude who started calling the shots right off the bat? Deciding that the elderly people should be the first ones to go? He was totally worthy of going to paradise. Or how about the banker? Or the Wall St. dude? Or the gangbanger? Please. You made up your own dumb outcomes of what happened to the people in the movie that were never even intended. Did you feel like you used your brains when you thought that? Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:22:19) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005You're rude, BobCH88. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:21:16) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005I thought the same, while no one was perfect, the worst of all of them was the loser. They were stuck on Earth while the others experienced a higher form of living elsewhere. Very intriguing idea. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 14:44:46) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Like the movie, it meant nothing.Re: Ending?image for user tealo1by tealo1 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 17:00:13) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2011Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 17:02:58You right they screwed the ending up, as it's obviously The Zero Sum Game also know as 'The Prisoner Game' The only way to win is not to vote! Only if everyone doesn't vote (Nash Equilibrium) ie Don't Play! As the experiment (Alien) is no longer valid as there is no experiment if they all refused and mantained it.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_gameRe: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Fri Oct 23 2015 09:59:26) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Good point.Re: Ending?image for user Fungaziby Fungazi 2 days ago (Sat Oct 24 2015 23:14:22) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005If no one votes, then it is a tie among everyone, and if there is no tie-breaker, then they all die. Pretty sure that was figured out within 20 min.1 2 3 ? Top IMDb Everywhere Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!IMDb Mobile siteFollow IMDb on HomeTop 250Top MoviesTVComing SoonSite IndexSearchIn TheatersContact UsBoard Terms & ConditionsRegisterNewsPress RoomAdvertisingJobsIMDbProBox Office MojoWithoutaboxConditions of UsePrivacy PolicyInterest-Based AdsCopyright 1990-2015 IMDb.com, Inc.An Amazon.com company.IMDbFind Movies, TV shows, Celebrities and more... Movies, TV& ShowtimesCelebs, Events& PhotosNews &CommunityWatchlist IMDbPro Menu| Help Login? Message BoardsCircle (2015) (II) : Ending?View: thread | flat | inline | nest1 2 3Re: Ending?image for user jerry-parrottby jerry-parrott 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 03:51:06) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since May 2008Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 03:52:29What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise. Just something I was thinking might be a possibility. Unless the film makers actually tell us I don't think we'll ever know. I mean, I like a thought provoking movie and all, but movies are taking it too far too often. Almost as if the writers are getting lazy and just not even caring about an ending. writer 1 "We have this great story, but we can't agree on an ending." writer 2 "I know! Let's just not write an ending. Think about it, we can just claim we did it to make people think, and they'll never know it's cause we just didn't want to work anymore!" writer 1 "Genius! Let's go get drunk and play ping pong!"Re: Ending?image for user TheBeardedWonderby TheBeardedWonder 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 11:27:58) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since October 2004Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 11:29:26I wondered the same thing, but the open ending just leaves too many questions unanswered. I like endings where you figure it out yourself, but this seems like the movie makers themselves didn't have an ending in mind and just kind of made one anyway. -Were those groups others who figured out the game's answer and survived as a whole? -Are they about to be abducted and he's a plant put there by the aliens? -Is each group made up of the same types of people (one pregnant, one kid, etc)? If so, why? -Is the point for everyone to win or lose? Is there even a point? -Like you said, are those left on earth the 'jerks' of the groups who 'win' and are left behind because of it? -Is he just a psycho killer who is going to do this over and over and is not affiliated with the aliens in any way? -Is it just a big experiment and everyone is fine after they get hit with the beam? -Is it a population control thing? Like I said, the movie wants to hint at 1000 things and not provide actual evidence of any of them. That's pretty lazy as far as the writing goes. 'Get yourself a real dog. Any dog under 50 lbs is a cat and cats are pointless' - Ron SwansonRe: Ending?image for user plattfam4-2by plattfam4-2 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 15:46:20) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2009these were exactly my thoughts "What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise." Re: Ending?image for user BobCH88by BobCH88 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 16:05:36) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2006Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 16:07:19What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise? There were way bigger a$$holes in that ship that got zapped than the guy who made it off the ship. The Asian dude who started calling the shots right off the bat? Deciding that the elderly people should be the first ones to go? He was totally worthy of going to paradise. Or how about the banker? Or the Wall St. dude? Or the gangbanger? Please. You made up your own dumb outcomes of what happened to the people in the movie that were never even intended. Did you feel like you used your brains when you thought that? Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:22:19) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005You're rude, BobCH88. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:21:16) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005I thought the same, while no one was perfect, the worst of all of them was the loser. They were stuck on Earth while the others experienced a higher form of living elsewhere. Very intriguing idea. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 14:44:46) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Like the movie, it meant nothing.Re: Ending?image for user tealo1by tealo1 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 17:00:13) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2011Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 17:02:58You right they screwed the ending up, as it's obviously The Zero Sum Game also know as 'The Prisoner Game' The only way to win is not to vote! Only if everyone doesn't vote (Nash Equilibrium) ie Don't Play! As the experiment (Alien) is no longer valid as there is no experiment if they all refused and mantained it.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_gameRe: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Fri Oct 23 2015 09:59:26) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Good point.Re: Ending?image for user Fungaziby Fungazi 2 days ago (Sat Oct 24 2015 23:14:22) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005If no one votes, then it is a tie among everyone, and if there is no tie-breaker, then they all die. Pretty sure that was figured out within 20 min.1 2 3 ? Top IMDb Everywhere Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!IMDb Mobile siteFollow IMDb on HomeTop 250Top MoviesTVComing SoonSite IndexSearchIn TheatersContact UsBoard Terms & ConditionsRegisterNewsPress RoomAdvertisingJobsIMDbProBox Office MojoWithoutaboxConditions of UsePrivacy PolicyInterest-Based AdsCopyright 1990-2015 IMDb.com, Inc.An Amazon.com company.IMDbFind Movies, TV shows, Celebrities and more... Movies, TV& ShowtimesCelebs, Events& PhotosNews &CommunityWatchlist IMDbPro Menu| Help Login? Message BoardsCircle (2015) (II) : Ending?View: thread | flat | inline | nest1 2 3Re: Ending?image for user jerry-parrottby jerry-parrott 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 03:51:06) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since May 2008Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 03:52:29What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise. Just something I was thinking might be a possibility. Unless the film makers actually tell us I don't think we'll ever know. I mean, I like a thought provoking movie and all, but movies are taking it too far too often. Almost as if the writers are getting lazy and just not even caring about an ending. writer 1 "We have this great story, but we can't agree on an ending." writer 2 "I know! Let's just not write an ending. Think about it, we can just claim we did it to make people think, and they'll never know it's cause we just didn't want to work anymore!" writer 1 "Genius! Let's go get drunk and play ping pong!"Re: Ending?image for user TheBeardedWonderby TheBeardedWonder 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 11:27:58) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since October 2004Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 11:29:26I wondered the same thing, but the open ending just leaves too many questions unanswered. I like endings where you figure it out yourself, but this seems like the movie makers themselves didn't have an ending in mind and just kind of made one anyway. -Were those groups others who figured out the game's answer and survived as a whole? -Are they about to be abducted and he's a plant put there by the aliens? -Is each group made up of the same types of people (one pregnant, one kid, etc)? If so, why? -Is the point for everyone to win or lose? Is there even a point? -Like you said, are those left on earth the 'jerks' of the groups who 'win' and are left behind because of it? -Is he just a psycho killer who is going to do this over and over and is not affiliated with the aliens in any way? -Is it just a big experiment and everyone is fine after they get hit with the beam? -Is it a population control thing? Like I said, the movie wants to hint at 1000 things and not provide actual evidence of any of them. That's pretty lazy as far as the writing goes. 'Get yourself a real dog. Any dog under 50 lbs is a cat and cats are pointless' - Ron SwansonRe: Ending?image for user plattfam4-2by plattfam4-2 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 15:46:20) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2009these were exactly my thoughts "What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise." Re: Ending?image for user BobCH88by BobCH88 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 16:05:36) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2006Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 16:07:19What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise? There were way bigger a$$holes in that ship that got zapped than the guy who made it off the ship. The Asian dude who started calling the shots right off the bat? Deciding that the elderly people should be the first ones to go? He was totally worthy of going to paradise. Or how about the banker? Or the Wall St. dude? Or the gangbanger? Please. You made up your own dumb outcomes of what happened to the people in the movie that were never even intended. Did you feel like you used your brains when you thought that? Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:22:19) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005You're rude, BobCH88. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:21:16) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005I thought the same, while no one was perfect, the worst of all of them was the loser. They were stuck on Earth while the others experienced a higher form of living elsewhere. Very intriguing idea. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 14:44:46) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Like the movie, it meant nothing.Re: Ending?image for user tealo1by tealo1 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 17:00:13) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2011Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 17:02:58You right they screwed the ending up, as it's obviously The Zero Sum Game also know as 'The Prisoner Game' The only way to win is not to vote! Only if everyone doesn't vote (Nash Equilibrium) ie Don't Play! As the experiment (Alien) is no longer valid as there is no experiment if they all refused and mantained it.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_gameRe: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Fri Oct 23 2015 09:59:26) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Good point.Re: Ending?image for user Fungaziby Fungazi 2 days ago (Sat Oct 24 2015 23:14:22) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005If no one votes, then it is a tie among everyone, and if there is no tie-breaker, then they all die. Pretty sure that was figured out within 20 min.1 2 3 ? Top IMDb Everywhere Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!IMDb Mobile siteFollow IMDb on HomeTop 250Top MoviesTVComing SoonSite IndexSearchIn TheatersContact UsBoard Terms & ConditionsRegisterNewsPress RoomAdvertisingJobsIMDbProBox Office MojoWithoutaboxConditions of UsePrivacy PolicyInterest-Based AdsCopyright 1990-2015 IMDb.com, Inc.An Amazon.com company.IMDbFind Movies, TV shows, Celebrities and more... Movies, TV& ShowtimesCelebs, Events& PhotosNews &CommunityWatchlist IMDbPro Menu| Help Login? Message BoardsCircle (2015) (II) : Ending?View: thread | flat | inline | nest1 2 3Re: Ending?image for user jerry-parrottby jerry-parrott 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 03:51:06) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since May 2008Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 03:52:29What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise. Just something I was thinking might be a possibility. Unless the film makers actually tell us I don't think we'll ever know. I mean, I like a thought provoking movie and all, but movies are taking it too far too often. Almost as if the writers are getting lazy and just not even caring about an ending. writer 1 "We have this great story, but we can't agree on an ending." writer 2 "I know! Let's just not write an ending. Think about it, we can just claim we did it to make people think, and they'll never know it's cause we just didn't want to work anymore!" writer 1 "Genius! Let's go get drunk and play ping pong!"Re: Ending?image for user TheBeardedWonderby TheBeardedWonder 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 11:27:58) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since October 2004Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 11:29:26I wondered the same thing, but the open ending just leaves too many questions unanswered. I like endings where you figure it out yourself, but this seems like the movie makers themselves didn't have an ending in mind and just kind of made one anyway. -Were those groups others who figured out the game's answer and survived as a whole? -Are they about to be abducted and he's a plant put there by the aliens? -Is each group made up of the same types of people (one pregnant, one kid, etc)? If so, why? -Is the point for everyone to win or lose? Is there even a point? -Like you said, are those left on earth the 'jerks' of the groups who 'win' and are left behind because of it? -Is he just a psycho killer who is going to do this over and over and is not affiliated with the aliens in any way? -Is it just a big experiment and everyone is fine after they get hit with the beam? -Is it a population control thing? Like I said, the movie wants to hint at 1000 things and not provide actual evidence of any of them. That's pretty lazy as far as the writing goes. 'Get yourself a real dog. Any dog under 50 lbs is a cat and cats are pointless' - Ron SwansonRe: Ending?image for user plattfam4-2by plattfam4-2 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 15:46:20) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2009these were exactly my thoughts "What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise." Re: Ending?image for user BobCH88by BobCH88 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 16:05:36) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2006Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 16:07:19What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise? There were way bigger a$$holes in that ship that got zapped than the guy who made it off the ship. The Asian dude who started calling the shots right off the bat? Deciding that the elderly people should be the first ones to go? He was totally worthy of going to paradise. Or how about the banker? Or the Wall St. dude? Or the gangbanger? Please. You made up your own dumb outcomes of what happened to the people in the movie that were never even intended. Did you feel like you used your brains when you thought that? Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:22:19) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005You're rude, BobCH88. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:21:16) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005I thought the same, while no one was perfect, the worst of all of them was the loser. They were stuck on Earth while the others experienced a higher form of living elsewhere. Very intriguing idea. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 14:44:46) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Like the movie, it meant nothing.Re: Ending?image for user tealo1by tealo1 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 17:00:13) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2011Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 17:02:58You right they screwed the ending up, as it's obviously The Zero Sum Game also know as 'The Prisoner Game' The only way to win is not to vote! Only if everyone doesn't vote (Nash Equilibrium) ie Don't Play! As the experiment (Alien) is no longer valid as there is no experiment if they all refused and mantained it.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_gameRe: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Fri Oct 23 2015 09:59:26) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Good point.Re: Ending?image for user Fungaziby Fungazi 2 days ago (Sat Oct 24 2015 23:14:22) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005If no one votes, then it is a tie among everyone, and if there is no tie-breaker, then they all die. Pretty sure that was figured out within 20 min.1 2 3 ? Top IMDb Everywhere Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!IMDb Mobile siteFollow IMDb on HomeTop 250Top MoviesTVComing SoonSite IndexSearchIn TheatersContact UsBoard Terms & ConditionsRegisterNewsPress RoomAdvertisingJobsIMDbProBox Office MojoWithoutaboxConditions of UsePrivacy PolicyInterest-Based AdsCopyright 1990-2015 IMDb.com, Inc.An Amazon.com company.IMDbFind Movies, TV shows, Celebrities and more... Movies, TV& ShowtimesCelebs, Events& PhotosNews &CommunityWatchlist IMDbPro Menu| Help Login? Message BoardsCircle (2015) (II) : Ending?View: thread | flat | inline | nest1 2 3Re: Ending?image for user jerry-parrottby jerry-parrott 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 03:51:06) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since May 2008Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 03:52:29What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise. Just something I was thinking might be a possibility. Unless the film makers actually tell us I don't think we'll ever know. I mean, I like a thought provoking movie and all, but movies are taking it too far too often. Almost as if the writers are getting lazy and just not even caring about an ending. writer 1 "We have this great story, but we can't agree on an ending." writer 2 "I know! Let's just not write an ending. Think about it, we can just claim we did it to make people think, and they'll never know it's cause we just didn't want to work anymore!" writer 1 "Genius! Let's go get drunk and play ping pong!"Re: Ending?image for user TheBeardedWonderby TheBeardedWonder 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 11:27:58) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since October 2004Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 11:29:26I wondered the same thing, but the open ending just leaves too many questions unanswered. I like endings where you figure it out yourself, but this seems like the movie makers themselves didn't have an ending in mind and just kind of made one anyway. -Were those groups others who figured out the game's answer and survived as a whole? -Are they about to be abducted and he's a plant put there by the aliens? -Is each group made up of the same types of people (one pregnant, one kid, etc)? If so, why? -Is the point for everyone to win or lose? Is there even a point? -Like you said, are those left on earth the 'jerks' of the groups who 'win' and are left behind because of it? -Is he just a psycho killer who is going to do this over and over and is not affiliated with the aliens in any way? -Is it just a big experiment and everyone is fine after they get hit with the beam? -Is it a population control thing? Like I said, the movie wants to hint at 1000 things and not provide actual evidence of any of them. That's pretty lazy as far as the writing goes. 'Get yourself a real dog. Any dog under 50 lbs is a cat and cats are pointless' - Ron SwansonRe: Ending?image for user plattfam4-2by plattfam4-2 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 15:46:20) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2009these were exactly my thoughts "What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise." Re: Ending?image for user BobCH88by BobCH88 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 16:05:36) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2006Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 16:07:19What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise? There were way bigger a$$holes in that ship that got zapped than the guy who made it off the ship. The Asian dude who started calling the shots right off the bat? Deciding that the elderly people should be the first ones to go? He was totally worthy of going to paradise. Or how about the banker? Or the Wall St. dude? Or the gangbanger? Please. You made up your own dumb outcomes of what happened to the people in the movie that were never even intended. Did you feel like you used your brains when you thought that? Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:22:19) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005You're rude, BobCH88. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:21:16) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005I thought the same, while no one was perfect, the worst of all of them was the loser. They were stuck on Earth while the others experienced a higher form of living elsewhere. Very intriguing idea. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 14:44:46) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Like the movie, it meant nothing.Re: Ending?image for user tealo1by tealo1 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 17:00:13) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2011Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 17:02:58You right they screwed the ending up, as it's obviously The Zero Sum Game also know as 'The Prisoner Game' The only way to win is not to vote! Only if everyone doesn't vote (Nash Equilibrium) ie Don't Play! As the experiment (Alien) is no longer valid as there is no experiment if they all refused and mantained it.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_gameRe: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Fri Oct 23 2015 09:59:26) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Good point.Re: Ending?image for user Fungaziby Fungazi 2 days ago (Sat Oct 24 2015 23:14:22) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005If no one votes, then it is a tie among everyone, and if there is no tie-breaker, then they all die. Pretty sure that was figured out within 20 min.1 2 3 ? Top IMDb Everywhere Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!IMDb Mobile siteFollow IMDb on HomeTop 250Top MoviesTVComing SoonSite IndexSearchIn TheatersContact UsBoard Terms & ConditionsRegisterNewsPress RoomAdvertisingJobsIMDbProBox Office MojoWithoutaboxConditions of UsePrivacy PolicyInterest-Based AdsCopyright 1990-2015 IMDb.com, Inc.An Amazon.com company.IMDbFind Movies, TV shows, Celebrities and more... Movies, TV& ShowtimesCelebs, Events& PhotosNews &CommunityWatchlist IMDbPro Menu| Help Login? Message BoardsCircle (2015) (II) : Ending?View: thread | flat | inline | nest1 2 3Re: Ending?image for user jerry-parrottby jerry-parrott 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 03:51:06) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since May 2008Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 03:52:29What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise. Just something I was thinking might be a possibility. Unless the film makers actually tell us I don't think we'll ever know. I mean, I like a thought provoking movie and all, but movies are taking it too far too often. Almost as if the writers are getting lazy and just not even caring about an ending. writer 1 "We have this great story, but we can't agree on an ending." writer 2 "I know! Let's just not write an ending. Think about it, we can just claim we did it to make people think, and they'll never know it's cause we just didn't want to work anymore!" writer 1 "Genius! Let's go get drunk and play ping pong!"Re: Ending?image for user TheBeardedWonderby TheBeardedWonder 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 11:27:58) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since October 2004Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 11:29:26I wondered the same thing, but the open ending just leaves too many questions unanswered. I like endings where you figure it out yourself, but this seems like the movie makers themselves didn't have an ending in mind and just kind of made one anyway. -Were those groups others who figured out the game's answer and survived as a whole? -Are they about to be abducted and he's a plant put there by the aliens? -Is each group made up of the same types of people (one pregnant, one kid, etc)? If so, why? -Is the point for everyone to win or lose? Is there even a point? -Like you said, are those left on earth the 'jerks' of the groups who 'win' and are left behind because of it? -Is he just a psycho killer who is going to do this over and over and is not affiliated with the aliens in any way? -Is it just a big experiment and everyone is fine after they get hit with the beam? -Is it a population control thing? Like I said, the movie wants to hint at 1000 things and not provide actual evidence of any of them. That's pretty lazy as far as the writing goes. 'Get yourself a real dog. Any dog under 50 lbs is a cat and cats are pointless' - Ron SwansonRe: Ending?image for user plattfam4-2by plattfam4-2 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 15:46:20) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2009these were exactly my thoughts "What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise." Re: Ending?image for user BobCH88by BobCH88 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 16:05:36) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2006Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 16:07:19What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise? There were way bigger a$$holes in that ship that got zapped than the guy who made it off the ship. The Asian dude who started calling the shots right off the bat? Deciding that the elderly people should be the first ones to go? He was totally worthy of going to paradise. Or how about the banker? Or the Wall St. dude? Or the gangbanger? Please. You made up your own dumb outcomes of what happened to the people in the movie that were never even intended. Did you feel like you used your brains when you thought that? Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:22:19) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005You're rude, BobCH88. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:21:16) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005I thought the same, while no one was perfect, the worst of all of them was the loser. They were stuck on Earth while the others experienced a higher form of living elsewhere. Very intriguing idea. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 14:44:46) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Like the movie, it meant nothing.Re: Ending?image for user tealo1by tealo1 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 17:00:13) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2011Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 17:02:58You right they screwed the ending up, as it's obviously The Zero Sum Game also know as 'The Prisoner Game' The only way to win is not to vote! Only if everyone doesn't vote (Nash Equilibrium) ie Don't Play! As the experiment (Alien) is no longer valid as there is no experiment if they all refused and mantained it.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_gameRe: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Fri Oct 23 2015 09:59:26) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Good point.Re: Ending?image for user Fungaziby Fungazi 2 days ago (Sat Oct 24 2015 23:14:22) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005If no one votes, then it is a tie among everyone, and if there is no tie-breaker, then they all die. Pretty sure that was figured out within 20 min.1 2 3 ? Top IMDb Everywhere Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!IMDb Mobile siteFollow IMDb on HomeTop 250Top MoviesTVComing SoonSite IndexSearchIn TheatersContact UsBoard Terms & ConditionsRegisterNewsPress RoomAdvertisingJobsIMDbProBox Office MojoWithoutaboxConditions of UsePrivacy PolicyInterest-Based AdsCopyright 1990-2015 IMDb.com, Inc.An Amazon.com company.IMDbFind Movies, TV shows, Celebrities and more... Movies, TV& ShowtimesCelebs, Events& PhotosNews &CommunityWatchlist IMDbPro Menu| Help Login? Message BoardsCircle (2015) (II) : Ending?View: thread | flat | inline | nest1 2 3Re: Ending?image for user jerry-parrottby jerry-parrott 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 03:51:06) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since May 2008Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 03:52:29What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise. Just something I was thinking might be a possibility. Unless the film makers actually tell us I don't think we'll ever know. I mean, I like a thought provoking movie and all, but movies are taking it too far too often. Almost as if the writers are getting lazy and just not even caring about an ending. writer 1 "We have this great story, but we can't agree on an ending." writer 2 "I know! Let's just not write an ending. Think about it, we can just claim we did it to make people think, and they'll never know it's cause we just didn't want to work anymore!" writer 1 "Genius! Let's go get drunk and play ping pong!"Re: Ending?image for user TheBeardedWonderby TheBeardedWonder 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 11:27:58) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since October 2004Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 11:29:26I wondered the same thing, but the open ending just leaves too many questions unanswered. I like endings where you figure it out yourself, but this seems like the movie makers themselves didn't have an ending in mind and just kind of made one anyway. -Were those groups others who figured out the game's answer and survived as a whole? -Are they about to be abducted and he's a plant put there by the aliens? -Is each group made up of the same types of people (one pregnant, one kid, etc)? If so, why? -Is the point for everyone to win or lose? Is there even a point? -Like you said, are those left on earth the 'jerks' of the groups who 'win' and are left behind because of it? -Is he just a psycho killer who is going to do this over and over and is not affiliated with the aliens in any way? -Is it just a big experiment and everyone is fine after they get hit with the beam? -Is it a population control thing? Like I said, the movie wants to hint at 1000 things and not provide actual evidence of any of them. That's pretty lazy as far as the writing goes. 'Get yourself a real dog. Any dog under 50 lbs is a cat and cats are pointless' - Ron SwansonRe: Ending?image for user plattfam4-2by plattfam4-2 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 15:46:20) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2009these were exactly my thoughts "What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise." Re: Ending?image for user BobCH88by BobCH88 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 16:05:36) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2006Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 16:07:19What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise? There were way bigger a$$holes in that ship that got zapped than the guy who made it off the ship. The Asian dude who started calling the shots right off the bat? Deciding that the elderly people should be the first ones to go? He was totally worthy of going to paradise. Or how about the banker? Or the Wall St. dude? Or the gangbanger? Please. You made up your own dumb outcomes of what happened to the people in the movie that were never even intended. Did you feel like you used your brains when you thought that? Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:22:19) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005You're rude, BobCH88. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:21:16) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005I thought the same, while no one was perfect, the worst of all of them was the loser. They were stuck on Earth while the others experienced a higher form of living elsewhere. Very intriguing idea. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 14:44:46) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Like the movie, it meant nothing.Re: Ending?image for user tealo1by tealo1 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 17:00:13) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2011Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 17:02:58You right they screwed the ending up, as it's obviously The Zero Sum Game also know as 'The Prisoner Game' The only way to win is not to vote! Only if everyone doesn't vote (Nash Equilibrium) ie Don't Play! As the experiment (Alien) is no longer valid as there is no experiment if they all refused and mantained it.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_gameRe: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Fri Oct 23 2015 09:59:26) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Good point.Re: Ending?image for user Fungaziby Fungazi 2 days ago (Sat Oct 24 2015 23:14:22) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005If no one votes, then it is a tie among everyone, and if there is no tie-breaker, then they all die. Pretty sure that was figured out within 20 min.1 2 3 ? Top IMDb Everywhere Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!IMDb Mobile siteFollow IMDb on HomeTop 250Top MoviesTVComing SoonSite IndexSearchIn TheatersContact UsBoard Terms & ConditionsRegisterNewsPress RoomAdvertisingJobsIMDbProBox Office MojoWithoutaboxConditions of UsePrivacy PolicyInterest-Based AdsCopyright 1990-2015 IMDb.com, Inc.An Amazon.com company.IMDbFind Movies, TV shows, Celebrities and more... Movies, TV& ShowtimesCelebs, Events& PhotosNews &CommunityWatchlist IMDbPro Menu| Help Login? Message BoardsCircle (2015) (II) : Ending?View: thread | flat | inline | nest1 2 3Re: Ending?image for user jerry-parrottby jerry-parrott 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 03:51:06) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since May 2008Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 03:52:29What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise. Just something I was thinking might be a possibility. Unless the film makers actually tell us I don't think we'll ever know. I mean, I like a thought provoking movie and all, but movies are taking it too far too often. Almost as if the writers are getting lazy and just not even caring about an ending. writer 1 "We have this great story, but we can't agree on an ending." writer 2 "I know! Let's just not write an ending. Think about it, we can just claim we did it to make people think, and they'll never know it's cause we just didn't want to work anymore!" writer 1 "Genius! Let's go get drunk and play ping pong!"Re: Ending?image for user TheBeardedWonderby TheBeardedWonder 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 11:27:58) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since October 2004Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 11:29:26I wondered the same thing, but the open ending just leaves too many questions unanswered. I like endings where you figure it out yourself, but this seems like the movie makers themselves didn't have an ending in mind and just kind of made one anyway. -Were those groups others who figured out the game's answer and survived as a whole? -Are they about to be abducted and he's a plant put there by the aliens? -Is each group made up of the same types of people (one pregnant, one kid, etc)? If so, why? -Is the point for everyone to win or lose? Is there even a point? -Like you said, are those left on earth the 'jerks' of the groups who 'win' and are left behind because of it? -Is he just a psycho killer who is going to do this over and over and is not affiliated with the aliens in any way? -Is it just a big experiment and everyone is fine after they get hit with the beam? -Is it a population control thing? Like I said, the movie wants to hint at 1000 things and not provide actual evidence of any of them. That's pretty lazy as far as the writing goes. 'Get yourself a real dog. Any dog under 50 lbs is a cat and cats are pointless' - Ron SwansonRe: Ending?image for user plattfam4-2by plattfam4-2 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 15:46:20) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2009these were exactly my thoughts "What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise." Re: Ending?image for user BobCH88by BobCH88 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 16:05:36) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2006Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 16:07:19What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise? There were way bigger a$$holes in that ship that got zapped than the guy who made it off the ship. The Asian dude who started calling the shots right off the bat? Deciding that the elderly people should be the first ones to go? He was totally worthy of going to paradise. Or how about the banker? Or the Wall St. dude? Or the gangbanger? Please. You made up your own dumb outcomes of what happened to the people in the movie that were never even intended. Did you feel like you used your brains when you thought that? Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:22:19) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005You're rude, BobCH88. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:21:16) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005I thought the same, while no one was perfect, the worst of all of them was the loser. They were stuck on Earth while the others experienced a higher form of living elsewhere. Very intriguing idea. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 14:44:46) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Like the movie, it meant nothing.Re: Ending?image for user tealo1by tealo1 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 17:00:13) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2011Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 17:02:58You right they screwed the ending up, as it's obviously The Zero Sum Game also know as 'The Prisoner Game' The only way to win is not to vote! Only if everyone doesn't vote (Nash Equilibrium) ie Don't Play! As the experiment (Alien) is no longer valid as there is no experiment if they all refused and mantained it.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_gameRe: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Fri Oct 23 2015 09:59:26) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Good point.Re: Ending?image for user Fungaziby Fungazi 2 days ago (Sat Oct 24 2015 23:14:22) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005If no one votes, then it is a tie among everyone, and if there is no tie-breaker, then they all die. Pretty sure that was figured out within 20 min.1 2 3 ? Top IMDb Everywhere Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!IMDb Mobile siteFollow IMDb on HomeTop 250Top MoviesTVComing SoonSite IndexSearchIn TheatersContact UsBoard Terms & ConditionsRegisterNewsPress RoomAdvertisingJobsIMDbProBox Office MojoWithoutaboxConditions of UsePrivacy PolicyInterest-Based AdsCopyright 1990-2015 IMDb.com, Inc.An Amazon.com company.IMDbFind Movies, TV shows, Celebrities and more... Movies, TV& ShowtimesCelebs, Events& PhotosNews &CommunityWatchlist IMDbPro Menu| Help Login? Message BoardsCircle (2015) (II) : Ending?View: thread | flat | inline | nest1 2 3Re: Ending?image for user jerry-parrottby jerry-parrott 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 03:51:06) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since May 2008Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 03:52:29What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise. Just something I was thinking might be a possibility. Unless the film makers actually tell us I don't think we'll ever know. I mean, I like a thought provoking movie and all, but movies are taking it too far too often. Almost as if the writers are getting lazy and just not even caring about an ending. writer 1 "We have this great story, but we can't agree on an ending." writer 2 "I know! Let's just not write an ending. Think about it, we can just claim we did it to make people think, and they'll never know it's cause we just didn't want to work anymore!" writer 1 "Genius! Let's go get drunk and play ping pong!"Re: Ending?image for user TheBeardedWonderby TheBeardedWonder 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 11:27:58) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since October 2004Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 11:29:26I wondered the same thing, but the open ending just leaves too many questions unanswered. I like endings where you figure it out yourself, but this seems like the movie makers themselves didn't have an ending in mind and just kind of made one anyway. -Were those groups others who figured out the game's answer and survived as a whole? -Are they about to be abducted and he's a plant put there by the aliens? -Is each group made up of the same types of people (one pregnant, one kid, etc)? If so, why? -Is the point for everyone to win or lose? Is there even a point? -Like you said, are those left on earth the 'jerks' of the groups who 'win' and are left behind because of it? -Is he just a psycho killer who is going to do this over and over and is not affiliated with the aliens in any way? -Is it just a big experiment and everyone is fine after they get hit with the beam? -Is it a population control thing? Like I said, the movie wants to hint at 1000 things and not provide actual evidence of any of them. That's pretty lazy as far as the writing goes. 'Get yourself a real dog. Any dog under 50 lbs is a cat and cats are pointless' - Ron SwansonRe: Ending?image for user plattfam4-2by plattfam4-2 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 15:46:20) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2009these were exactly my thoughts "What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise." Re: Ending?image for user BobCH88by BobCH88 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 16:05:36) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2006Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 16:07:19What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise? There were way bigger a$$holes in that ship that got zapped than the guy who made it off the ship. The Asian dude who started calling the shots right off the bat? Deciding that the elderly people should be the first ones to go? He was totally worthy of going to paradise. Or how about the banker? Or the Wall St. dude? Or the gangbanger? Please. You made up your own dumb outcomes of what happened to the people in the movie that were never even intended. Did you feel like you used your brains when you thought that? Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:22:19) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005You're rude, BobCH88. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user LockedHarpieby LockedHarpie 1 hour ago (Tue Oct 27 2015 11:21:16) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005I thought the same, while no one was perfect, the worst of all of them was the loser. They were stuck on Earth while the others experienced a higher form of living elsewhere. Very intriguing idea. I can go on and on...But I'm kinda drunk and typing is kinda complicating right now,Re: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 14:44:46) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Like the movie, it meant nothing.Re: Ending?image for user tealo1by tealo1 4 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 17:00:13) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2011Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 17:02:58You right they screwed the ending up, as it's obviously The Zero Sum Game also know as 'The Prisoner Game' The only way to win is not to vote! Only if everyone doesn't vote (Nash Equilibrium) ie Don't Play! As the experiment (Alien) is no longer valid as there is no experiment if they all refused and mantained it.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_gameRe: Ending?image for user lunchboxwandererby lunchboxwanderer 4 days ago (Fri Oct 23 2015 09:59:26) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since June 2013Good point.Re: Ending?image for user Fungaziby Fungazi 2 days ago (Sat Oct 24 2015 23:14:22) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since March 2005If no one votes, then it is a tie among everyone, and if there is no tie-breaker, then they all die. Pretty sure that was figured out within 20 min.1 2 3 ? Top IMDb Everywhere Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!IMDb Mobile siteFollow IMDb on HomeTop 250Top MoviesTVComing SoonSite IndexSearchIn TheatersContact UsBoard Terms & ConditionsRegisterNewsPress RoomAdvertisingJobsIMDbProBox Office MojoWithoutaboxConditions of UsePrivacy PolicyInterest-Based AdsCopyright 1990-2015 IMDb.com, Inc.An Amazon.com company.IMDbFind Movies, TV shows, Celebrities and more... Movies, TV& ShowtimesCelebs, Events& PhotosNews &CommunityWatchlist IMDbPro Menu| Help Login? Message BoardsCircle (2015) (II) : Ending?View: thread | flat | inline | nest1 2 3Re: Ending?image for user jerry-parrottby jerry-parrott 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 03:51:06) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since May 2008Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 03:52:29What if, no one is actually being killed. I mean, all we see is a jolt of electricity and then they immediately got drug out of the room. If it truly was an experiment to see how far someone would go to survive, wouldn't you want to leave the bodies visible in order to press that fear of death home harder? What if the person that gets sent back to Earth, is the loser, and because of the selfish behavior they demonstrated, they were deemed a lesser being while the rest are being taken to some paradise. Just something I was thinking might be a possibility. Unless the film makers actually tell us I don't think we'll ever know. I mean, I like a thought provoking movie and all, but movies are taking it too far too often. Almost as if the writers are getting lazy and just not even caring about an ending. writer 1 "We have this great story, but we can't agree on an ending." writer 2 "I know! Let's just not write an ending. Think about it, we can just claim we did it to make people think, and they'll never know it's cause we just didn't want to work anymore!" writer 1 "Genius! Let's go get drunk and play ping pong!"Re: Ending?image for user TheBeardedWonderby TheBeardedWonder 5 days ago (Thu Oct 22 2015 11:27:58) Flag ? | Reply | IMDb member since October 2004Post Edited: Thu Oct 22 2015 11:29:26I wondered the same thing, but the open ending just leaves too many questions unanswered. I like endings where you figure it out yourself, but this seems like the movie makers themselves didn't have an ending in mind and just kind of made one anyway. -Were those groups others who figured out the game's answer and survived as a whole? -Are they about to be abducted and he's a plant put there by the aliens? -Is each group made up of the same types of people (one pregnant, one kid, etc)? If so, why? -Is the point for everyone to win or lose? Is there even a point? -Like you said, are those left on earth the 'jerks' of the groups who 'win' and are left behind because of it? -Is he just a psycho killer who is going to do this over and over and is not affiliated with the aliens in any way? -Is it just a big experiment and everyone is fine after they get hit with the beam? -Is it a population control thing? Like I said, the movie wants to hint at 1000 things and not provide actua