Talk:I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Sound at end of credits

There is no visual associated with the sound, but for those who have lived in areas with frequent snowfall, the identity of the sound should be quite clear. Btimlake (talk) 15:38, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

"Quite clear" is not enough for an encyclopedia. We need to rely on sources. The English subtitles for the sound heard at the end of the credits say: engine turning over, without telling us the engine of what machine. That's why I would propose changing it back to the more neutral and factual word "engine". Mark in wiki (talk) 15:43, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

It is possible that different versions have different sounds, which would only underscore the importance of this detail. The sound I heard is unambiguous, and the Netflix closed captions in English read “clunking” and “whirring,” which is not precise but at least accurate. The other available subtitle languages do not label the sound. Btimlake (talk) 01:56, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

It's worth noting that the occurrences as late as the end credits should not be dismissed as trivial, not least because the filmmaker has pointed to their importance.

“There’s actually a lot of stuff in the end credits that’s important to me,” Kaufman said. “It’s an intentional thing, the way it plays out.” Indiewire interview

The sounds are definitely a snowplow, but because the snowplow is not seen on-screen, and at this date, the subtitles do not indicate "snowplow," this description hews precisely to the subtitle descriptions as a concession to people who presumably have never heard a snowplow and would recognize this sound as such if they had. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Btimlake (talk • contribs) 11:57, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

I think it should not be mentioned at all, because it is unclear and it constitutes unwanted and unnecessary analysis, bordering on WP:OR, but most of all because it is irrelevant in the context of the plot. Mark in wiki (talk) 16:16, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

It is a film about mysteries and references. The lack of clarity is precisely why it should be mentioned here. Further, in a film with as little traditional narrative as this one, the threshold for what merits inclusion in a plot summary is vanishingly low. The phrasing not to name the source was precisely to avoid any hint of WP:OR, as discussed above. Btimlake (talk) 03:44, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

So far, ample evidence has been given for the inclusion of the detail, and no substantive argument against, other than the negation of the arguments for, so I'll be restoring the detail. Btimlake (talk) 14:15, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

The last sound in the Netflix closed captions is whirring, which may suggest that the source is something else rather than the snowplow. For example Jake trying to start the car engine again. --Suturn (talk) 07:46, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Page moved

Please note that as a result of discussions here, this page was moved from I'm Thinking of Ending Things (film) to I'm Thinking of Ending Things. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 12:23, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

"In the final shot, the couple's car is not visible in the school parking lot, while the janitor's truck is covered in snow. "

No. The vehicle covered in snow is clearly a sedan rather than a pickup truck. 104.142.119.104 (talk) 20:07, 3 September 2023 (UTC)