

Some movie endings fail by trying to both surprise the viewer and provide closure, Zeitchik said. "For a lot of people, 'Lincoln' just didn't do it." " doesn't mean it has to be neat, doesn't mean it has to be purely historical, but it has to encapsulate what came before - maybe open up a new can of worms - but certainly leave viewers with a certain sense of satisfaction," Zeitchik said.

Steven Zeitchik, who writes about film for the Los Angeles Times told Here & Now's Robin Young that audiences want to feel satisfied at the end of a film.
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"Lincoln," "Django Unchained" and "Les Miserables" seem to end multiple times. "Life of Pi" has a somewhat ambiguous conclusion that asks the audience to decide what the truth is. Several of this year's Best Picture nominees have been drawing criticism for their finales. "Lincoln" is among the films that has been criticized for its ending.
