If I had to change the ending of any movie, I’d go with the last one I watched – The Gorge which was released on February 14, 2025, on Netflix. Starring Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy as Levi and Drasa, it’s a meet-cute love story between two lonely assassins, blended with elements of horror, action, sci-fi, and mystery. The Valentine’s Day release itself feels like the perfect juxtaposition for such an unconventional love story.
To sum up the plot in a line: two military-trained professionals are assigned to guard a gorge, fall in love, and eventually fall into the gorge, encountering hollow, monstrous creatures, uncovering a secret bio-research facility gone wrong, and ultimately blowing the whole place up with a nuke.
There’s a lot to unpack in this film, both good and bad, but the ending, in particular, felt rushed. The setup is slow and immersive, but suddenly the pace accelerates, cramming the entire thriller arc into the final 30 seconds. There are logical gaps too: why detonate a nuke without even attempting to find a cure for those trapped below, or bringing charges against the corporation responsible?
Honestly, the ending lacked poetic justice. It didn’t leave me with any sense of satisfaction or emotional resolution. Ideally, Netflix could have turned this into a two-part series, giving the protagonists more time to explore the gorge and the creatures within. A cliffhanger, with Levi and Drasa trapped in the maze, would’ve been far more compelling. The hollow men deserved better backstories, even a voice to share their perspective. That would’ve pulled the story out of the predictable Resident Evil or The Hills Have Eyes zone and into something more original and layered.
From an audience standpoint, the movie builds emotional momentum with the promise of something fresh, but it doesn’t quite deliver. A better ending could have redeemed that. Personally, I would have loved to see the two protagonists slowly transform into creatures themselves, still retaining their humanity, and making the ultimate sacrifice by activating the nuke. That ending would’ve lingered – haunting, poetic, and unforgettable.
