She never let go of hope, and as a result, she saved her children. This mom marched into the fog to rescue her kids, even though everyone else was scared and tried to stop her. While Andy keeps the faith and finds freedom, David gives up and loses everything when salvation was so close.Īnd this is where Melissa McBride's character comes back in. But in The Mist, instead of getting busy living, David and his companions get busy dying. As Darabont put it, 'If Shawshank is the movie about the value of hope, then The Mist becomes a movie about the danger of hopelessness.' So in the '94 classic, Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) hangs onto hope and escapes from prison. Speaking with Yahoo! Entertainment, Darabont explained The Mist works as a companion piece with his first feature, The Shawshank Redemption. And on that cheery note, the film fades to black. If only he'd waited a few more seconds, his son would still be alive.

The mist begins to clear, and David is left screaming in pain. Adding insult to injury, David sees vehicles full of survivors, including Melissa McBride and her kids. But his despair gets worse when seconds later, a military convoy rumbles out of the mist. David is the only one alive, howling like a wounded animal. David checks the gun, sees there are only four bullets for five people, and does the deed, killing everyone in the car, including his son. With barely a word, they all agree to give up. Eventually, they run out of gas, and as they hear the monsters outside, they decide a bullet is better than a flesh-hungry bug. They find the webbed-up body of David's dead wife, watch an enormous Lovecraftian creature lumber by, and no matter how far they drive, the mist stretches on forever. And when Carmody is calling the shots, she takes all the fun out of fundamentalism.Īs they work their way down the road, they see toppled telephone poles, wrecked cars, and a school bus savaged by spiders. Carmody the power to sway most of the store to her side. This is a major turning point in the movie, as the defeat of Team David gives Mrs. And despite Ollie's Annie Oakley abilities, the arachnids murder two members of Team David.

Unfortunately, babies mean mommies and daddies, and soon, the place is crawling with spiders the size of schnauzers. Yeah, the dude was filled with arachnids, and this is where it's totally okay to lose your lunch.

it's all our fault.' And then he bursts open, and thousands of baby spiders go skittering across the floor. Even though he's in serious pain, the soldier says something pretty significant: 'I'm sorry.

The place is covered in thick, sticky webs, and there's a soldier wrapped up, Aliens-style. Either Peter Parker has been here, or Team David is in serious trouble. However, when the group arrives at the appropriately named King's Pharmacy, they make a terrifying discovery.

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