The final scene often represents the idea that filmmakers want to leave their audience with.

Leaving the audience with a joke can therefore make the whole movie seem even lighter and funnier in retrospect.

However, unlikeFargoandThe Big Lebowski, Burn After Readingrefuses to get poignant in its final moments.

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The final scene ofBurn After Readingacts as a wry meta-commentary on the entire movie.

The final scene inSome Like It Hotsums up the movie’s laughable comedy of errors in a single moment.

Jerry has a quick comeback for everything, but Osgood leaves him speechless for once.

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The idea of the dance scene is already funny, but the execution brings it up a notch.

Of course, another dance number would be the icing on the cake.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s fading movie star represents the old guard, while Margot Robbie represents the new.

Characters from Don’t Look Up and Mrs. Doubtfire are edited onto an image together.

Tarantino’s irreverent style is so bold that it becomes funny in the end.

Tarantino’s irreverent style is so bold that it becomes funny in the end.

His facade of respectability is shattered, but it’s far too late to matter.

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Not manyactors play multiple characters in one movie, but Sellers has impeccable comedic range.

His facade of respectability is shattered, but it’s far too late to matter.

This refers to the tenuous approach of the sequel.

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As well as making fun of itself,22 Jump Streetalso pokes fun at long-running movie franchiseswith its closing credits sequence.

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Sneaks In One Last Joke After The Credits

Airplane!is packed with great jokesfrom beginning to end.

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’s best jokes, but many fans of the movie could easily have missed it.

It’s one ofthe movie’s best jokes, but many fans could easily have missed it.

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The final moments of the movie offer a callback.

After more than 40 years, aThis Is Spinal Tapsequelis coming soon.

Presumably, the band will have burned through dozens more drummers in the intervening years.

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