17 times alternate endings changed everything in a movie

1408 (2007) | Image Source: Dimension Films
1408 (2007) | Image Source: Dimension Films

6) ⁠Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) | Image Source: TriStar Pictures
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) | Image Source: TriStar Pictures

The alternate ending of Terminator 2 presented a much darker destiny for the humans. In the original cut, Sarah Connor views a brighter future for her son John, since the world has avoided the apocalypse. The original ending was, however, to demonstrate that judgment day was inevitable and could not be stopped by Skynet's destruction. More importantly, the brighter ending is adopted with the machines' threat fully obliterated, thus leaving the characters in hope. This brought about a better ending than could have been obtained from a grim ending that would have otherwise made the film less iconic.

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Edited by Tanisha Aggarwal