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green dragon posted...

the matrix?

No, the requirement was that it not suck.

And my answer would be no, because this method of ending a story is inherently shitty. It can't be done well any more than shit can taste good.

Edit: know what? I take it back. The ending of Total Recall is good if you believe he's actually still dreaming and the end goes white because he's being lobotamized. The ending for Django Unchained is good if you believe it is a dream and that ridiculous shit didn't happen. The ending for Equilibrium is good if you believe it's a fantasy as the guy is dying and that silliness isn't real. The ending of Mass Effect 3 is good if you believe it's all Reaper indoctrination. So basically it can be done well only if the viewer imagines better than writers ever seem to do.