The alternate ending to 1973's horror classic The Exorcist ends on a more hopeful note than the original version.
The Big Picture David Gordon Green's The Exorcist: Believer didn't seem to impress theater goers very much. The film made a respectable $26.5 million in its opening weekend, but critic reviews and audience opinion weren't kind. It's no surprise. The franchise has a long history of disappointment. 1977's Exorcist II: The Heretic is regarded as one of the worst horror movies ever made.
The Original Ending of 'The Exorcist' When The Exorcist came out in 1973, the film was a powerhouse. Arriving in theaters on the day after Christmas that year, it quickly took over pop culture, earning a staggering $193 million. It was nominated for several Academy Awards in 1974, but even more impressively is that it, almost on its own, created an entire subgenre.
When Regan and her mother pack up and leave their home, they run into another priest named Father Joseph Dyer , a friend of Karras' who was there at his death to read him his last rites. During Karras' final struggle with the possessed Regan, his medallion of Saint Joseph was ripped off. Chris found it, and she now hands it to Dyer. As the mother and daughter drive away, Dyer turns to those infamous steps and looks silently down them to where his friend sacrificed his life.
The Alternate Ending to 'The Exorcist' Is More Positive The original version of The Exorcist feels more hopeless in its final scenes. Dyer has Karras' medallion as a way to remember his friend. He looks at the steps where he died, and that's it. There is no hope here. Dyer is so lonely and burdened by grief. Hell just came to this part of his world, and now life keeps moving on. It shows how fragile life is, how there's nothing to fight against the grief with.
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