The prequel to the 1982 John Carpenter movie of the same name, 2011's The Thing has a shocking conclusion that leaves a few questions unanswered.
The 2011 movie The Thing features an ending that is anything but straightforward. A prequel to the classic 1982 John Carpenter film of the same name, it attempts to capture the cult classic magic of the original, with minimal success. The 2011 movie's story follows the occupants of a Norwegian research station as they are besieged by an ancient alien menace discovered buried beneath the Antarctic ice.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT What Happens In The Thing's Ending? In the final act of 2011's The Thing, after the assimilated version of Sanders steals the snow vehicle in order to escape and further infect the world, Kate and Carter find themselves atop the alien spaceship as it reactivates and begins to rise from its icy resting place.
How Does Assimilation Work? Though the alien in 2011's The Thing is the exact same creature from the 1982 movie, the prequel offers a sinister twist to the extra-terrestrial being's process of assimilation. The creature acts like a virus, infecting a host and eventually replicating a copy of the person or animal by assimilating its cells one by one.
Does Kate Survive? Like the 1982 film, the fate of the protagonist of 2011's The Thing is left vague in the movie's ending. Kate Lloyd remains in a similar position to the original's MacReady and Childs. Even if she is able to drive the other snow vehicle out across the landscape, there is no guarantee that she will find any help.
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