Dawn of the Dead (2004) ending

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

This Dawn of the Dead (2004) remake of George Romero's classic zombie hit Dawn of the Dead (1978) features an eerie movie ending to an already good zombie movie. We believe there is hope for the remaining group to survive this zombie apocalypse. However, this group faces another impossible challenge that determines their fate in this hopeless dead world.

If you haven't watched the Dawn of the Dead (2004) remake, avoid reading the movie spoiler featured below. This movie spoiler includes the ending of Dawn of the Dead (2004). 

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CJ stays behind in the mall bus to give his group a chance at survival. The dead are attacking CJ in droves, too many mindless dead zombies to handle. 

Meanwhile, Ana, Kenneth, Michael, Terry, Nicole and the dog Chip race out to Steve's yacht. They load all the supplies they possibly can into Steve's party boat. It is the quickest rush ever. No time to waste. Their lives depends on being fast. 

CJ faces the impossible. The zombies are surrounding him like flies. The walking dead begin to bite him. He refuses to transform into these dead freaks, so he lights two flares. The effects of the leaking fuel and the burning flares ignite an explosion that is seen from miles away. 

The group take cover to avoid this fiery fallout. They remove rope from the dock to free the yacht. These crew members are racing against time. The zombies are piling up behind the burning boat. 

Michael stays behind. He tells the group I can't go. Ana begs Michael to come. She panics because this is the man of her dreams found in a world run by zombies. Ana says what? At this point, the audience is questioning the reason Michael chooses to stay. Why must he stay?

Michael reveals to Ana that he was bitten downtown when the zombies paraded them. Ana responds with "Oh, no Michael" and the world is again crashing down on her. This time, Ana faces losing the companionship she so desires in this lonely place. 

Ana down at the bite marks. She stares at Michael in the eyes and says "no" while softly shaking her head. Michael responds, "I must stay here" and walks away. He is brave in this moment. No fear. 

Ana swiftly moves across the boat, "But you can't" to give Michael hope at survival. He apologizes to Ana, "Sorry Ana." Michael releases the last rope to free the yacht. "I can help you," Ana pleads. Michael tells Ana she cannot help him but you can help them. 

The group look on ominously. Their facial expressions are sincere. They come to respect Michael. This cohesive group just lost CJ. Now, again, Michael is leaving them. He has no choice but to remain there. The zombie bite marks are a death wish. 

Ana reassures Michael she can help him. She is clearly upset. Michael calms her, telling her that it's alright Ana. He accepts his fate. 

"It's going to be alight," Michael claims. Ana says, "No," shrugs her shoulders, "It won't." Michael brushes her blonde bangs to the side, romantically touches her face as a sincere gesture to keep hope alive. Michael calms Ana, "It will," get better. 

Michael releases the rope to free the boat. He grabs Ana's hand and kisses it gently. Ana is choked up in tears. This tear-jerking sendoff becomes one of the saddest moments. 

Kenneth asks Michael, "You sure you want to do this?" Michael agrees that he does and will watch the sunrise. 

A burning backdrop illuminates Michael. The yacht sails off slowly. 

Ana watches on hopelessly. Michael is holding a gun. He looks at it as to convey that this is what I must do. My time on this Earth is over. He holds the gun up to his lower chin.

A gunshot sound closes this end scene. 

In the film end credits, the real hopelessness begins. 

Steve is seen on a camera with beautiful women. In real time, the crew is hopeless. Terry films this dark, bleak moment unfold. 

The crew find a boat. There is a cooler there. They open up the cooler to find a zombie head stuffed inside it. It is alive. It growls at them. They shoot it dead. 

Larva smothers the spoiled food. Terry says "Christ!" The crew run out of food, water, fuel runs out and hope is about gone.

Terry must put out a fire out with a fire extinguisher. Kenneth tells Terry to get that camera out of his face.

The crew come across an island. Chip runs off barking. The group exit the boat slowly. Kenneth aims his rifle to anticipate potential zombies. They are armed and ready to fight, but frantic. 

Zombies are seen approaching them from the jungle. The group know this is it. The thrilling end is about to wrap up. Kenneth tells the group to stay behind him. Nicole screams. 

Way too many zombies ambush them. Firing shots at them can't hold back the floodgates of dead walkers smothering them. They attempt to escape. They're all dead. Too many zombies to face. 

We learn the world is doomed and surviving this zombie apocalypse is impossible. No hope. No fate. 

Disturbed "Down with the Sickness" song follows with zombies filling the frames in series of shots. 

The end. 

World War Z film ending

Brad Pitt stars in World War Z, the top grossing zombie movie of all time. This zombie movie is on pace to earn $200+ million in the domestic box office. The Walking Dead on AMC gave the zombie genre a boost to become the top horror genre as of right now.

World War Z is delivering the success most anticipated before its release three weeks ago, though the box office numbers are much higher. The World War Z movie ending features a morale finale that we expected in The Darkest Hour. If you haven't watched World War Z yet, then avoid reading the movie ending below. The ending contains spoilers that may ruin your movie experience.

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Gerry awakens in a research center named W.H.O. (World Health Organization). His side is surgically repaired due to injuries he endured in a plane crash. A doctor requests him to answer why he is there. Gerry continues to stare at another doctor present in the room, the man he knows is in charge. He informs the doctor to answer the phone. This is when Theirry reveals his identity as a high ranking United Nations official. The W.H.O doctors now realize the urgency. Gerry learns that he is family is no longer staying on the ship.  

The W.H.O. doctors discuss the zombie virus and how the researcher got infected. Gerry believes in a possible vaccination that can fight against the zombies. He traces two accounts in which two people - one boy and an old man - are spared in the zombie invasion. Apparently, these two individuals are infected with a terminal ill condition that zombies detect as inhabitable to breed the virus. 

The mission is to retrieve treatable viruses that are stored in the lab. There is a catch; the laboratory is swarming with zombies and these zombies are attracted to noise.  

Gerry, Segen, and the leading W.H.O doctor enter the blocked-off ward where infected researchers remain. This trio quietly advance toward the research facility. They find the cafeteria a mess. 

Zombies roam around. The lead doctor accidentally knocks over a metal tool. This alerts the zombies to attack the trio. Gerry diverts the zombies away to allow the doctor and Segen to gain access to the viruses. He runs up the stairs, hitting and banging a tool against the stair handles. 

The lead doctor and Segen determine it is too risky to retrieve the viruses. They abort the mission, where another doctor refuses to let the duo back into their quarters. Zombies are following right behind. However, the doctors decide to unlock the door and let the doctor and Segen inside. They seal the doors just in time before the zombies can enter. 

Gerry outsmarts the zombies, making his way back into the lab. A female doctor relays the door code to Gerry. He enters the biohazard room where the deadliest viruses are stored under cold conditions. 

The group watch on while Gerry is gathering test tubes containing a number of viruses. Gerry is about to leave the room, but he finds a zombie waiting outside of the room. This is his moment of truth. What is going to do now? 

Gerry decides he must test the virus on himself. If this experiment fails, Gerry will die. The zombie makes strange faces, awaiting the moment Gerry exits the room to attack.  

Gerry shows a sign to the monitor to tell Segen and the doctors to tell his family he loves them. He is seriously going to inject himself with a deadly virus. Gerry scavenges for a syringe. The doctors state that if Gerry is wrong about this vaccination against the zombies that he is a goner. 

Gerry injects his arm with the virus. He waits for the virus to enter his system. The room becomes colder. Gerry decides it is time to test whether the virus will camouflage him. The doctors and Segen grow weary in anticipation, hoping Gerry will not die. 

Gerry opens up the door. The zombie sniffs around him. It is determined that this virus fends off the zombie. The doctors and Segen celebrate the victory. 

Gerry drinks a Pepsi. He is ready to lure the zombies toward him. Gerry releases the Pepsi cans that begin to spray soda. The noise attract the zombies waiting outside of the door that houses the doctors and Segen. Gerry walks in the middle of the zombies. They don't suspect him at all. 

Inside the research bay, the female doctor injects a vaccination into Gerry to treat the meningitis. Gerry and Segen leave W.H.O. carrying diseases, delivering a new hope to humanity. 

The vaccinations are dropped in fields to disguise the unaffected. Soldiers are biologically camouflaged with this vaccination to battle the zombies. The zombies are incapable of sensing those infected with another strain. Whereas the disease is no cure, it represents a weapon to fight the zombies. 

Gerry is reunited with his family in Nova Scotia. His wife Karen, daughters, and Tomas welcome him.

People on buildings are torching zombies that attempt to climb up like ants. 

Gerry narrates that this fight against the zombies is just the beginning. 

The End. 

World War Z movie explanation