X Movie Ending & What Happened To Pearl & Maxine Explained (In Detail)
Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Ti West's X.
Ti West's X crescendos to a bloody spectacle of an ending while also throwing up several lingering questions for its audiences. First released domestically on March 18th, 2022, Ti West's "erotic slasher" X has opened to rave reviews. In particular, critics have cited X's desire to return to a classic slice-and-dice formula that firmly acts as a homage to slasher classics such as John Carpenter's Halloween and Dario Argento's Tenebrae.
X follows a film crew as they arrive at a secluded Texas farm to shoot a pornographic film in the late 1970s, which idealistic director RJ (Owen Campbell) believes will be "a piece of cinema." Seemingly blinded by their ambitions to capitalize on a burgeoning home video porn industry, the young group remain largely unaware of a covetous presence in the farmhouse next door in the form of Pearl (Mia Goth). However, as night falls, Pearl's lustful intent turns violent, with Maxine (also Mia Goth), Lorraine (Jenna Ortega), Wayne (Martin Henderson), Jackson (Scott Mescudi), Bobby-Lynne (Brittany Snow), and RJ forced to contend with the horrors of Pearl's jealousy.
Related: X Movie Cast & Character Guide
Yet despite acting as a clear love letter to the slasher franchise, Ti West's X has a far from straightforward ending. Between several big character deaths and hidden clues that point to a whole canon unexplored in the movie, X's final scenes are quite the rollercoaster ride. As a result, here's X's ending explained in detail, as well as what the movie's finale really means.
The ending of X conspires to close the narrative loop of Ti West's movie, bringing audiences back to the bloody scenes shown at the beginning of the film. The final act of X sees
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