Admit it, who else has left the movie theatre saying that they loved the film but have no idea what happened?

Here are some of the movies that left us confused and what actually happened.

What happens in Inception?

Inception is a 2010 science-fiction thriller movie directed by Christopher Nolan, which follows the story of a skilled thief, Dom Cobb (played by Leonardo DiCaprio), who possesses the ability to enter people’s dreams and extract valuable information from their subconscious mind.

In the movie, Cobb is approached by a wealthy businessman named Saito (played by Ken Watanabe) who hires him to perform an “inception,” which is the process of planting an idea into the subconscious of another person, rather than stealing it.

To do this, Cobb assembles a team of specialists, including Arthur (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Eames (played by Tom Hardy), Yusuf (played by Dileep Rao), and Ariadne (played by Ellen Page), who is responsible for designing the dreamscape where the inception will take place.

The team travels through multiple dream levels to plant the idea in the mind of Robert Fischer Jr. (played by Cillian Murphy), the heir to a business empire that threatens Saito’s own business interests. As they progress through the different dream levels, the team faces numerous obstacles and challenges, including the projections of Fischer’s subconscious mind, who try to stop them from succeeding.

Throughout the movie, Cobb also struggles with his own personal demons and guilt over the death of his wife, Mal (played by Marion Cotillard), who appears in his dreams as a dangerous and disruptive force, threatening to derail the mission and endanger the lives of the entire team.

Inception is known for its complex plot, stunning visuals, and mind-bending action sequences, and has become a modern classic of science-fiction cinema.

What Happens in The Shining?

The Shining is a 1980 horror movie directed by Stanley Kubrick, which is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. The movie follows the story of Jack Torrance (played by Jack Nicholson), a struggling writer who takes a job as a winter caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado, along with his wife Wendy (played by Shelley Duvall) and their son Danny (played by Danny Lloyd), who has psychic abilities that allow him to see visions of the hotel’s disturbing past.

As the winter progresses, Jack’s mental health begins to deteriorate due to the isolation and supernatural influence of the hotel, which begins to reveal itself in increasingly terrifying ways. Danny also begins to have horrific visions of the hotel’s violent past, including the ghosts of murdered guests and the previous caretaker who went insane and killed his family with an axe.

As the situation becomes more and more dangerous, Wendy and Danny attempt to escape the hotel, but are pursued by Jack, who has become completely unhinged and determined to kill them. The climax of the movie takes place in a snow-covered hedge maze, where Jack chases Danny, but becomes lost and freezes to death.

The Shining is known for its iconic imagery and music, as well as its exploration of themes related to mental illness, addiction, and domestic violence. The movie has become a classic of horror cinema and is widely regarded as one of Kubrick’s most masterful works.

What Happens in Cloud Atlas?

Cloud Atlas is a 2012 science fiction movie directed by Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski, and Lilly Wachowski, which is based on the novel of the same name by David Mitchell. The movie tells six interrelated stories that take place in different times and places, spanning from the 19th century to a post-apocalyptic future.

The movie is structured as a series of vignettes that are intercut with one another, with each story representing a different genre and tone, from a historical drama to a dystopian sci-fi adventure. The main cast of the movie, including Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, and others, play different characters in each of the stories, with their roles often crossing over into different time periods and roles.

The six stories are:

1. The Pacific Journal of Adam Ewing (19th century): A young American notary, Adam Ewing, travels from the Chatham Islands to San Francisco to arrange a business deal, but becomes embroiled in a conflict over slavery and an attempted assassination.
2. Letters from Zedelghem (1930s): A young English composer, Robert Frobisher, becomes an assistant to a renowned composer, but falls into a turbulent affair with the composer’s wife.
3. Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery (1970s): A journalist, Luisa Rey, investigates a conspiracy involving a nuclear power plant, which puts her in danger.
4. The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish (present day): A publisher, Timothy Cavendish, is tricked into a nursing home by his brother, but ends up finding an unexpected sense of community.
5. An Orison of Sonmi-451 (22nd century): A genetically-engineered clone, Sonmi-451, experiences an awakening and becomes involved in a rebellion against the oppressive society that created her.
6. Sloosha’s Crossin’ an’ Ev’rythin’ After (post-apocalyptic future): A tribesman, Zachry, is visited by a member of an advanced civilization, Meronym, who seeks his help in restoring humanity.

As the movie progresses, the connections between the different stories become more apparent, revealing a larger narrative about the cyclical nature of human history and the interconnectedness of all people and events. The movie ends on an optimistic note, suggesting that even in the face of great adversity, humanity has the capacity for compassion, resilience, and hope.

What Happens in Interstellar?

Interstellar is a 2014 science-fiction movie directed by Christopher Nolan, which follows the story of a team of astronauts who embark on a mission to find a new habitable planet for humanity, as Earth is facing an environmental and agricultural crisis.

The movie is set in a future where crop blights and dust storms have devastated Earth’s food supply, leading to a society on the brink of collapse. Matthew McConaughey plays Cooper, a former pilot who joins a team of scientists and astronauts, including Anne Hathaway’s character Amelia Brand, on a mission to travel through a wormhole near Saturn to find a new planet that can sustain human life.

As they embark on their journey, the team faces numerous challenges, including the dangers of space travel, the limitations of their technology, and the psychological toll of being separated from their families and homes for years. They also encounter several planets with potential habitability, but each comes with its own unique set of challenges and dangers.

Meanwhile, on Earth, Cooper’s daughter, Murph (played by Mackenzie Foy and later Jessica Chastain), works with a team of scientists to try to solve the crisis back home and find a way to ensure humanity’s survival.

As the movie progresses, the plot becomes more complex, with themes of time travel, relativity, and the nature of reality coming to the forefront. The climax of the movie involves Cooper travelling through a tesseract, a four-dimensional construct that allows him to communicate with his past self and alter the course of events.

Interstellar is known for its stunning visuals, complex plot, and its exploration of themes related to love, sacrifice, and the human spirit. It has been widely praised for its scientific accuracy, and its use of real-world physics and theories to create a compelling and thought-provoking story.

What Happens at the end of Donnie Darko?

The ending of “Donnie Darko” is intentionally ambiguous and has been the subject of much debate and interpretation. Here is a brief explanation of what happens:

In the final scenes of the movie, Donnie realizes that he is the one who caused the time loop that led to his own death. He understands that he must die in order to prevent the end of the world, and he decides to sacrifice himself by staying in his bedroom when the jet engine crashes into his house. As the countdown reaches zero, Donnie sees a vision of Frank and Gretchen, and then the screen goes black.

The following scenes show the consequences of Donnie’s actions. The jet engine that would have killed him instead crashes into his house, destroying it and killing his mother and sister. We see the people in Donnie’s life, including Gretchen, waking up with a sense of confusion and disorientation, as if they have just experienced something strange and profound. The final shot shows a time-travelling artifact called an “artifact,” which is revealed to be a duplicate of the jet engine that crushed Donnie’s bedroom.

The ending can be interpreted in many different ways, but one common interpretation is that Donnie’s sacrifice was necessary to reset the timeline and prevent the end of the world. Some viewers see it as a metaphor for the struggle between fate and free will, or the idea that sometimes we must make difficult choices to save others. Others believe that the events of the movie are all in Donnie’s mind and that the ending represents his release from his own delusions. Ultimately, the interpretation of the ending is left up to the viewer’s own interpretation and imagination.