Comments on: The End of Oak Street Theories to Explain that Absurd Ending

By: SimonTC

SimonTC — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 19:01:07 +0000

“I was abandoned to my own devices. I have mapped out my wandering circumferences and I would go miles and miles and miles on my bike on my own. I took myself to my T-ball games. I went to school on my own. Latch-keyed myself back into the house. It was less than the ideal reality that Spielberg would have you believe it to be. My kids, when they were growing up, couldn’t go to the end of the block by themselves.”
Yes, and now we have 2 generations of immature adult-children who grew up unbelievably sheltered, unaware of the real world out there. No sense of exploration and enjoyment of the outdoors and glued to their devices. Why visit a friend when you can just text them? I absolutely loved exploring my neighborhood as a kid and pity today’s children that cannot due to unfounded paranoia.

By: Taylor Holmes

Taylor Holmes — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:29:59 +0000

In reply to bert pigeon.

You know what Bert… (my best friend has called me Bert my whole life… long story.) you are 100% right, and I am wrong. I went looking for that interview and I cannot find it now. I’m betting I mis-read a negative as a positive or something. But here is what I’m seeing now:

“Greg always died in the script, but in the original movie that I signed up for, he didn’t come back. And that was something that got changed very close to the start of filming… I have to give all credit to David and J.J. because they had total faith that it was the right thing to do. And they kept turning to me and I was like, ‘Guys, I was so invested in the other version. I have no way of knowing this. I’m just trusting you that this is the right thing to do.'”

So yeah – I was 180 degrees off base. I thought I had read something that said she was the one that came up with the switch. I’d give an appendage to find that quote… because it would mean she’s in CYA mode on this film’s ending. But if she’s always been out to support the original script, kudos to her. And I was wrong. Anne, do me a huge favor, and reach out to me to let me know! I’ll update my post accordingly. I know I read that specifically somewhere. Wish I could find it.

By: bert pigeon

bert pigeon — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:52:50 +0000

So wheres your proof it was Anne Hathaway that wanted the ending changed. Other articles cite her as not been convinced by JJAbrams changed ending… theres even interviews of her not being happy with Greg being saved…

Did you not know?… or….

As for the ending… nah the cowboy ending is not dark at all compared to this faux happy ending.

By: Taylor Holmes

Taylor Holmes — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:37:56 +0000

In reply to Brian. Yes, it would have been disjointed, but logically perfect. Whereas landing 30 minutes before the event horizon is just painfully convenient. No? Maybe I'm off base here.

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:47:11 +0000

I think the old west ending would be totally disjointed from the rest of the movie. It would go along the lines of Back to the Future. I thought the movie, as a whole, was pretty good. And I was shocked that they killed the dad. When the allosaurus let him go, I thought someone was going to save the day. And then I noticed his lack of lower leg. Gulp.

By: Peter M

Peter M — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:50:37 +0000

Isn’t it that they didnt grow and change, thier final act was the greatest move of selfishness. Instead of going round the loop and saving the town with what they know, they saved JUST HIM from thier family, and 1 or 2 neighbours! leaving literally her own kids out there to die horrific deaths for her own gratification, with time to save them, she didnt want to deal with that crap. Imagine having the dupe Jeanette turn up at every BBQ knowing each time you sacrificed your own dupe kids, even though you could have gone back with her and saved them.

Not to mention the Dupe Jeanette as a seeming live-in girlfriend for audrey at the end, this family is f****d up, even at a scratch under the surface. Even the boy has broken someones arm and doesnt seem at all bothered except for his personal repurcussions.

I mean I loved it, and though the western end would be downbeat planet of the apes type stuff, this ending is downright diabolical!

By: taylor

taylor — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 03:40:13 +0000

Timothy – agreed – that is a dark ending. Just have to sit and think about the people in that neighborhood lost to time, dinosaur fodder… and the duplicates running around as a result. That’s definitely on F’d up ending.

By: Timothy Ortiz

Timothy Ortiz — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:10:39 +0000

The ending is still pretty dark, it just doesn’t hit most people until a few minutes after the credit rolls as they think of the implications of that second Janette and the fact that means that there’s another Denise and kids stuck in the past without their dad.