Men Ending Explained (In Detail)
Warning: This post contains major spoilers for Men.
Men ending explained. Written and directed by Alex Garland, Men follows Harper Marlowe, a woman who goes on a vacation to a scenic country town and is faced with a lot more fear and horror than she perhaps bargained for.
Garland has been directing films since 2014, with his debut feature Ex Machina making quite a mark on audiences and critics alike. His followup, Annihilation, was no less a horror, but one that went on a more ambiguous route than his first film. Men is Garland’s third feature and it seems he’s settled into making horror films that are dreadful and unsettling, eerie and creepy. The ending of Men saw Harper (Jessie Buckley) facing Rory Kinnear’s many characters as they transformed, giving birth to several versions of himself before finally taking the form of James (Paapa Essiedu), Harper’s deceased husband. In the film’s final moments, Riley pulls up to the house to find Harper outside, bloody after having experienced one of the worst nights of her life.
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The ending of Men is ambiguous and can be read in a lot of different ways, as can the other aspects of the film. Here is Men’s ending explained, including what the apple tree symbolizes and why the men give birth to different versions of themselves at the end.
Throughout Garland’s film, Harper interacts with several figures and it’s likely Geoffrey, Samuel, the police officer, and the Vicar are all real. However, once the story escalates and Harper realizes the naked man who was arrested has been released is when things get really trippy. At her rental holiday home, Harper is harassed and assaulted by all of the men in the
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