Firestarter Ending Explained (In Detail)
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Firestarter remake.
The most recent adaptation of Stephen King's Firestarter has a rather ambiguous ending that warrants some explanation. Firestarter 2022 has received mixed to negative reviews from critics, but the loyal Stephen King readership will undoubtedly head to theaters or flip on their TV to satisfy their curiosity, regardless. However, those familiar with the books will note that the newest Firestarter remake takes some liberties with the source material.
The story centers on Charlie McGee (Ryan Kiera Armstrong), a young girl with fearsome powers. She inherited them from her parents, Andy (Zac Efron) and Vicky McGee (Sydney Lemmon), who gained their abilities as college students when they agreed to be part of a scientific study, not knowing that a shady government organization was behind it or that they'd be injected with a serum called Lot Six. Ever since Charlie was a baby, her parents have kept her on the run from The Shop, the agency that wants to use Charlie as a weapon of mass destruction. As she ages, her powers get harder to control, putting her back on The Shop's map. The new head of The Shop, Captain Hollister (Gloria Reuben) sends a relentless assassin known as Rainbird (Michael Greyeyes) after the McGees with the directive to take Charlie alive.
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It's a simple premise, and one that should have been easy enough to execute. But changes to the story and what looks like some missing scenes cut for time and budget make certain aspects of the story a little murky. The Firestarter remake certainly makes mistakes along the way that warrant explanation. Here's Firestarter
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