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Is Ridley Scott Achieved A Meaningful Ending Of Thelma And Louise?

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Has Ridley Scott achieved a meaningful ending in Thelma and Louise?

What makes a meaningful film ending? Firstly characters in the film need to be taken into consideration. The easiest way to assess this is to look at the protagonists. Did he or she get to overcome their personal issues, or are they still bothered by them? Ridley Scott, the director of ‘Thelma and Louise’ creates a meaningful ending which features the suicide of the two protagonists Thelma and Louise. They are fugitives on the run from the U.S law after Louise shot a man who tried to rape Thelma. In the end, these two women were cornered by police, as a result, they drive off the ‘Grand Canyon to their deaths over the choice of surrendering. Also, the ending is more meaningful as their fate led them to the Grand Canyon abolishing Thelma and Louise’s plan of escaping to Mexico. As these two protagonists are taken into consideration, in the end, Scott suggests that their suicide is more meaningful because at the end they overcome their personal issues. In the same degree, Scott illustrates that if Thelma and Louise were to escape to Mexico or Surrender their personal struggles could have paralysed their lives.

The director creates a meaningful ending by suggesting that escaping to Mexico is not a solution for Thelma and Louise to overcome their personal struggles. This is achieved by getting the audience to question what good could result from escaping. In the beginning of the final scene, they are driving

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