Movies that end w/self sacrifice?
 

SPOILERS, uh DUH!

Can you name some movies that end with a main character self-sacrificing themselves for the greater good?

Having a spoiler really doesn't have a point unless you know what is being spoiled. For example, I was just spoiled by the post above me.

Ripley in Alien 3
Gorman and Vasquez in Aliens
Father Damien in The Exorcist
Leon in The Professional
Randy Quaid's character in Independence Day
Dyson in T2 (and The Terminator too, I guess)
Doc Ock in Spiderman 2

Man On Fire

"I know now why you cry but it is something I could never do"

*tear

Yeah, the spoiler is pointless for this thread. The second you see what movie is mentioned, then the ending is basically spoiled.

The only way to avoid it is to not read the thread, or hope that you've seen the movies mentioned already.

And just posting the movie and character without spoiler tags ALSO spoils the movie.

The best way to do it would be the way PopcornTreeCt did it. Post the actor, character name or a quote and then in spoiler say the name of the movie.

Sam Rockwell



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But he's back anyway

There would have been a lot more problems if not. ;)



The most obvious American film .. I would think.







Reality, but it still bugs me every time I see it.

Suicide out of depression/despair/hopelessness isn't the same thing as self-sacrifice for the greater good.

Day of the Dead


Dr Strangelove

The Last Temptation of Christ

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...limwhitman.jpg

:hscratch:

it'll never be better than that. close the thread.

"Look on the bright side. We'll all have high schools named after us."

And, while not wholly intentional:
"...Nothing... can stop that now... Just for once, let me look on you with my own eyes."

Actually, I think the best way to post in this thread is either "Title" then use "SPOILER" tags or just the "Title" with no other info. This way you may know there's a "self sacrifice" in a particular film, but at least you won't know -who- unless you open the spoiler. It gives a choice.

Did anyone mention Sin City yet?

End of Days
Exorcist

The Crying Game

(unless we're only talking about movies where the character dies.
If that's the case, never mind) :)

Has no one mentioned Star Trek II yet? I'm shocked!

Also....

The Poseidon Adventure
The Iron Giant
United 93
X-men 2
Independence Day

and of course...
The Passion of the Christ