One of the best two-man shows I've ever seen. I agree with the reviewer who said that abandoning the vehicle was a terrible mistake (causing the men to miss TWO rescue opportunities) and that you can take various conclusions away from the ending. The cell phone rings, (as the other reviewer said) probably a hallucination, and it appears that they're rescued and go on to live the idyllic lives they always wanted. Even the lighting sends that message.
So what was the meaning of the last 10 min.? Was the director showing us some sort of a posthumous brain-imagining? And if so, how do the men have a conversation in this dreamlike state? This was a 5* movie without the ambiguous ending. Missing the rescue opportunities would have been enough irony, and if they'd just died (actual rescue would have been too Hollywood), the movie would have been equally satisfying.
So what was the meaning of the last 10 min.? Was the director showing us some sort of a posthumous brain-imagining? And if so, how do the men have a conversation in this dreamlike state? This was a 5* movie without the ambiguous ending. Missing the rescue opportunities would have been enough irony, and if they'd just died (actual rescue would have been too Hollywood), the movie would have been equally satisfying.