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Warning: There are major spoilers ahead for the finale of the first season of “Dark Matter”!
Summary
- Joel Edgerton explains why
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The ending of Jason2 changes his fate in a more complex and human way by helping Jason and his family. - The show’s new resolution between Jason and Jason2 offers a more satisfying conclusion than the two arguments in the original novel.
- The ending reflects on humanity, assumptions and the world we live in, while conveying a deeper message to the audience.
Dark matter Star Joel Edgerton has explained why the end of the series makes a big change to Jason’s fate compared to Blake Crouch’s original novel. While Dark matterAt the end of, Jason is aided by Jason2 as several versions of himself come together to win over Daniela and Charlie. The alternate version ends up helping the original by giving him an escape vehicle as well as dozens of vials of the drug used for the trip in the box, thus helping him escape.
Speak with Screen RantEdgerton explained why Dark matter ended with Jason2 helping the real Jason, unlike in the book where the duo fought each other in the house. The actor explained that the new ending between the two was more human and complex, offering a more satisfying resolution than if they fought each other. Check out what Edgerton had to say about the moment below:
It came out of conversations we had as we were developing the scripts. I’m not saying that it was the way I said it was supposed to be one thing. And he was, he said the opposite. I think we were just really excited by the idea that there’s a more complicated resolution between the two, that while we don’t necessarily love Jason2 because his change may come a little bit too late to really make amends for what he’s done, if he’s at least trying to reunite Jason with his family in some way, then at least we can say there’s still humanity in him. We’ll know all the time that we want Jason1 to find him and beat him up or kill him. But I think that’s way too simple and I think it’s also reflective of the world we live in right now – we just don’t see each other. We don’t take each other into account. And it’s interesting that the show is about a guy making assumptions about himself, thinking if I give you my life, you’re going to think it’s a gift. And I’m taking away the best part of your life, but I’m giving you a career you never had, so you’re probably going to be happy. And of course, none of this is true. Good stories always reflect things that happen in the real world. And I think on an individual human level, that’s true, but on a larger level, it also resonates with our assumptions about other people and our presumptions about doing things to them that we wouldn’t want done to ourselves.
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