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<blockquote data-quote="Steel_Wind" data-source="post: 3991890" data-attributes="member: 20741"><p><strong>Books</strong></p><p></p><p>The ending of <em>The White Rose</em>, the third book and end of the principle series in <em>The Black Company.</em></p><p></p><p>Yes, the whole series is resumed later and never comes close to recapturing the magic of the first three novels. But that was a helluva ending.</p><p></p><p>While a non-genre book, <em>Presumed Innocent</em> still has probably the best ending in any book I've read. If you have not read it and have not seen the film - this is a great read. If you saw the film - read the spoiler below.</p><p></p><p>[spoiler]</p><p>It doesn't translate to film well because the visual presence of Rusty's wife in various scenes is ever-present and her character is front and centre to the viewer in a way she never is within the novel to a reader. In the novel she is described as present but rarely ever speaks, so she fades into the background of the narration. This makes the plot twist far more effective in the novel than it is on film. </p><p></p><p>The plot twist in the novel is written so that it is revealed in the <strong>middle</strong> of a paragraph which is written in a way that you are expecting that Rusty is about to confess to having committed the murder. The twist comes out of nowhere. It's brilliantly revealed.</p><p></p><p>[/spoiler]</p><p></p><p>Still the best written ending in any novel I've read.</p><p></p><p><em>The Power That Preserves:</em> The third book in the first Thomas Covenant series ended very strongly and tied things up nicely. It was a strong finish.</p><p></p><p><strong>Film </strong></p><p></p><p><em>Saving Private Ryan</em>. The movie is powerful and still leaves me with a wow feel, despite having seen it a dozen times.</p><p></p><p><em>Blade Runner: </em>Rutger Hauer's death scene is one of the finest and most poignant pieces in SF, ever. </p><p></p><p><em>Aliens: </em> "Get away from her <em>you bitch!"</em> Not much to dislike about this movie, from start to finish.</p><p></p><p><strong>Computer Games</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p></p><p><em>The Witcher.</em> Best end game of any CRPG I've ever played.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steel_Wind, post: 3991890, member: 20741"] [B]Books[/B] The ending of [I]The White Rose[/I], the third book and end of the principle series in [I]The Black Company.[/I] Yes, the whole series is resumed later and never comes close to recapturing the magic of the first three novels. But that was a helluva ending. While a non-genre book, [I]Presumed Innocent[/I] still has probably the best ending in any book I've read. If you have not read it and have not seen the film - this is a great read. If you saw the film - read the spoiler below. [spoiler] It doesn't translate to film well because the visual presence of Rusty's wife in various scenes is ever-present and her character is front and centre to the viewer in a way she never is within the novel to a reader. In the novel she is described as present but rarely ever speaks, so she fades into the background of the narration. This makes the plot twist far more effective in the novel than it is on film. The plot twist in the novel is written so that it is revealed in the [B]middle[/B] of a paragraph which is written in a way that you are expecting that Rusty is about to confess to having committed the murder. The twist comes out of nowhere. It's brilliantly revealed. [/spoiler] Still the best written ending in any novel I've read. [I]The Power That Preserves:[/I] The third book in the first Thomas Covenant series ended very strongly and tied things up nicely. It was a strong finish. [B]Film [/B] [I]Saving Private Ryan[/I]. The movie is powerful and still leaves me with a wow feel, despite having seen it a dozen times. [I]Blade Runner: [/I]Rutger Hauer's death scene is one of the finest and most poignant pieces in SF, ever. [I]Aliens: [/I] "Get away from her [I]you bitch!"[/I] Not much to dislike about this movie, from start to finish. [B]Computer Games [/B] [I]The Witcher.[/I] Best end game of any CRPG I've ever played. [/QUOTE]
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