"How It Ends" is a 2018 American action thriller film centered around a young lawyer named Will who embarks on a perilous road trip with his future father- in-law, Tom, to reach his pregnant fiancée, Sam, in Seattle amid a mysterious and chaotic apocalyptic event. The film ends ambiguously and abruptly: after the pair navigate numerous dangers and losses along the journey, Will finally reaches Sam at a cabin. They narrowly escape a volcanic eruption's pyroclastic flow and proclaim their love for each other as they head north together. The cause and nature of the apocalyptic event remain unexplained, leaving the story's ending open-ended and mysterious.
Summary of the Ending
- Will and Tom cross a dangerous, collapsing country trying to find Sam.
- After many challenges and Tom's death, Will continues on foot.
- Will finds Sam alive with a neighbor who tries to kill him; Will defends himself.
- They flee from a volcanic eruption together and express their love.
- The apocalyptic event's cause is left unresolved, and the story ends without clear closure.
The film's ending notably does not provide definitive answers about how or why the world is ending, which has led to mixed reviews about its abrupt and unresolved conclusion.
