365 Days 2 Ending Explained (In Detail)

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The sequel 365 Days: This Day has a twist ending that left the 365 Days series reeling as a huge revelation re-contextualized the rest of the movie’s action. The controversial erotic romance365 Days was infamous for many things, but twisty storytelling was not one of the original movie’s strong suits. The tale of a woman held captive by a mafia don until she falls in love with him, the original365 Days was a thoroughly predictable affair that essentially offered a sexually charged re-telling of Beauty and the Beast that substituted a dreamy criminal mastermind for the titular beast.

However, the sequel to 365 Days, 365 Days: This Day, has more than made up for the original movie's decision to feature precious few shocking revelations. 365 Days: This Day features a couple of twists worthy of M Night Shyamalan which add some welcome over-the-top absurdity to a series that was already teetering on the edge of ludicrous by the ending of the first movie. Unlike the original 365 Days however,365 Days: This Day's ending requires an explainer to make sense of the sequel’s convoluted action.

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The original 365 Days ended with Laura, the heroine held hostage by Massimo, falling in love with her captor. However, just when the happy couple was ready to drive off into the sunset with a baby on the way, a devastating car crash in the closing moments of 365 Days appeared to leave Laura dead. 365 Days: This Day immediately reveals that this ending was a shameless fake-out death. Laura is in fact alive and makes a full recovery, although she does lose a pregnancy that she never told Massimo about — with this theme of deceit rearing its head many times throughout the plot of 365