In addition to that, he often wrote and composed the music for his work too.
WhileThe Thingis now hailed as Carpenter’s masterpiece, the reception to the film in 1982 was utterly hostile.
The character vanishes early in the third act after seemingly abandoning his post at the camp.
I cannot decide.
If anything,this total ambiguity about Childs only underlines the film’s themes of trust and paranoia.
It’s left up to the viewers to decide for themselves, which was the scene’s intention.
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What John Carpenter Has Said About The Thing’s Ending
“Cannot tell you.
During production, Carpenter wasn’t quite sure how the film would end.
The latter was filmed only for safety purposes and wasn’t even shown to test audiences.
A team of researchers set out to study an alien spacecraft found in Antarctica, where they also discover an alien body on the site. The alien buried in ice is actually alive and has the ability to imitate human form. The group must find a way to distinguish who the real person is from The Thing and stay alive. John Carpenter’s 1982 film is a remake of 1951’s The Thing from Another World and stars Kurt Russel as the hero RJ MacReady.
Speaking withComicbook.com, the filmmaker said “Yes, I know.
Neither of these are considered canonical answers though, and are alternate universe tales.
Again, the lack of an answer is the point.
This rules out anotherThingtheory, suggesting the whiskey bottle MacReady passes to Childs isn’t booze, but gasoline.
InThe Thing’sblood test scene, cinematographer Dean Cundey revealed (during a commentary for the film’s Shout!
Again, this makes sense as the director wasn’t sure if Childs was infected or not.
All of the above theories are rendered moot anyway, considering Carpenter never intended any of those readings.
This saw the director finally confirm that yes, Deckardisa Replicant.
For that very reason,Carpenter is right to keepThe Thing’sending a mystery.
This ambiguity has fueled decades of debate and theories, and that’s the way it should continue.
The alien buried in ice is actually alive and has the ability to imitate human form.
The group must find a way to distinguish who the real person is from The Thing and stay alive.
