A dark Rambo: Last Blood theory suggests the title character doesn't mount his horse and escape at the end, but instead dreams of this moment as he dies. Rambo from 2008 was the fourth entry in the series, and the first sequel in over 20 years. The movie received good reviews overall, though some critics were startled by its intense levels of violence and gore. Talk of a fifth movie emerged soon after, with one pitch seeing John Rambo fighting a genetically engineered creature.
Rambo: Last Blood didn't finally emerge until 2019, with the sequel seeing Stallone's former soldier waging bloody war on a cartel. The sequel received mostly bad reviews, with Rambo creator David Morrell even stating his distaste for it. The movie was also something of a financial disappointment. While Stallone has story ideas for Rambo 6, it feels unlikely he will return to the role. Rambo: Last Blood closes on the character's farm after he's wiped out what remains of the cartel. Rambo himself is badly wounded and sits on his porch, but while it appears he may soon die, the final post-credit shot is of the soldier mounting his horse and riding off.
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This could be read that he will live to fight another day, or that he may even die soon after the credits end. However, one dark — but credible — Rambo: Last Blood fan theory suggests this moment is really in John's mind as he dies. It's not in Rambo's — who may get a Bollywood remake — nature to give in, but given his age and wounds, it feels more likely that he wouldn't have survived the vicious farm battle. Instead, the theory posits that Rambo pictures himself riding off into the sunset as he bleeds out on his porch, and
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