Comments on: That was a CLOSE CALL

By: katera

katera — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:04:52 +0000

good ole kiwi never gives up

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:08:08 +0000

I'd rather have a cause worth living for than dying for.

That said, I think it's possible to appreciate both movies individually for what they are. Obviously, the original is very poignant for the exact reason that Kiwi devotes everything he has for this pure moment of happiness.

I don't think the second clip takes away from that. It's just proposing a different ending for us to imagine in which he gets to live, BECAUSE the original is so sad. For a moment we get to go "Yay Kiwi!" though we know that that's not what really happened.

By: 8bit tails

8bit tails — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:35:54 +0000

It's awesome that people made videos for alternative endings, but I prefer the original.

The message of the original movie was so much stronger. I think people just have to deal with the fact that in life, there is death. Also, having a cause or a goal that you would give your life for is a good thing.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:16:47 +0000

YEAH! Go kiwi!

I can breathe steadily now.

By: tabicat

tabicat — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:50:17 +0000

AlphabetFish - remember where you're commenting. Vapid cartoons with cute animals are perfectly fine in my books!

By: Theo

Theo — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:49:00 +0000

The tear was a tear of joy, of "at LAST!" Good grief, have you never lived??

Half joking.

Further, this tacked-on ending is all warm fuzzy happy winking cuddly comfort food, and cheapens the original. But hey, if that's the market, better run what sells. (Oh wait.)

Finally, to the person who thinks xenophobic bullshit is funny: Don't do it again. You know who you are.

By: DC

DC — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:06:53 +0000

Or the tear was from the speed of the wind and the splatty ending was just the punchline of a dark little joke.

By: AlphabetFish

AlphabetFish — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:05:02 +0000

This completely misses the point of the original. The message of the first one was that the kiwi was willing to sacrifice everything to attain his dream of flying. He cried because he knew it was the end for him, and because he was happy to be able to fly at least once in his life.

That's what makes it poignant--if there's nothing lost, it's just a vapid cartoon with a cute animal.

By: Kirsten D.

Kirsten D. — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:07:24 +0000

Oh, thank god! The first part of it just made me depressed. I was looking forwards to CO as a good way to end a bad day, and that just sent me over the edge. I was bawling!

So this does make me feel much better. <3 I went to bed that night trying to think of alternate endings to soften the blow...

By: Ariel

Ariel — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:04:04 +0000

This is the only ending that makes sense. If the little guy is going to spend all that time and energy nailing trees to the cliff, don't you think he'd take that ride over and over again? When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide...