Searching For The True Ending To 1408 

the scene where he finally gets the person who's across in the buildings' attention, only to find out its a shadow, just mimicing him was terrifying

"Its an evil fucking room" is such a simplistic but effective line. It portrays to the main character that this isn't the same song and dance

Easily one of the most chilling and best endings is when Lily realises Mike wasn't lying about his stay at 1408 and that he saw his daughter. One of my favourite Stephen King stories adapted into a movie

I always found it interesting how the room never kills you. It just tortures you mentally to the point of wanting to kill yourself. Which parallels what it's like living with a mental illness. Even with the imagery of drowning or the feeling of maybe feeling better only to realize that the illness is still there. You're still in the room. And Mike has PTSD from his daughters death which the room can represent because he can no longer run away from the thoughts.

1408 is one of the best horror movies out there. The pure dread and human drama shown makes you fear the experience w/o ever being in that room yourself.

I love how, at first, you may be thinking "Oh, the room is trying to teach him a lesson to be a better person". But no. The room is just a pure, unbridled sadist that wants you to suffer.

1408 is perfect horror with no answers. You will never find out why is the room evil, what is haunting it. But it doesn’t matter, and that makes it so good.

The movie does such a good job establishing just how f***ing dangerous it is to enter that room, to the point where you don't even want to be on the same floor as it. The fact that they have to send maids in there to clean it just makes my skin crawl. They're basically sending them into the Leviathan's gaping mouth, hoping that it won't chomp down on them

Skipping the 13th floor is an actual thing in most western buildings that are tall enough to have 13 floors because of the superstition surrounding the number. They also don't have 13th rooms either the numbers skip from 112-114, 212-214, etc. In Asia a lot of buildings skip the 4th floor and 4th rooms but not the 13th because 4 is the unlucky number there.

I’ve never forgotten the scene where he thought it was over but ended up still in the room. The line “I WAS OUT!” has stayed with me all this time.

There’s a line his father says that has always really stuck with me. “As I was, you are. As I am, you will be.” Really disturbing on a psychological level, especially seeing the father in that state. Great review and analysis, Mista GG!

I love how there's a filter over the movie clips whenever you're talking about the story from the book, small touches like that makes a lot of difference and it's really appreciated. If I can suggest a movie it would be House[House] (1977) this thing is a masterpiece

I prefer the theatrical version the most because Lilly hearing her daughter's voice again after her death is a lot more impactful to me compared to the other versions' endings. Edit: Okay, context, the comment isn't about the Mike's character arc or even me saying I prefer it to be revealed that at least something that happened in the room was real. It's simply me saying that between the theatrical version and the director's cut, I prefer the scene in theatrical because of Lily being the one to hear her daughter's voice on the recorder as it feels like it brings more of an impact than Olen hearing Katie's voice as he has no connections to her and no idea who she is either.

Fun fact about the story 1408: Steven King included the first draft and second draft of the opening scene in 1408 as part of his memoir/how to write book, "On Writing" as an example of what kind of edits and adjustments he makes between drafts.

"Mike was not happy about the situation" Comedic Understatement of the day

I always get nervous when he's able to open the door for the handyman to help fix the thermostat and he doesn't just leave. Because once that door shuts it'll NEVER open again.

As someone who used to watch this movie everyday for weeks on end, I still don't know why. The Theatrical offers such a powerful ending. With Lilly hearing hear dead daughter's voice, and finally understanding what Mike went through in that room. There is no other choice for then the Theatrical imo. It is the perfect ending.

1408 is one of my favorite horror movies, I periodically come back to it to watch again. "It's an evil fucking room." And John Cusack was flawless in his role. I love the character archetype he plays and he does it so, so well. That part where he's screaming "I was out!" Felt so real and raw and frustrating. I like how the movie ends and you can somewhat come to your own conclusion about what ending feels best to you. Its underrated in the psych horror space.

This reminds me of the true story I once heard where a guy had a wife and 7 year old daughter and he lived a happy life. But then one day they managed to wake him from his coma and his family wasn't real. He had to go through grief trauma therapy as for him, he'd spent 8 years with his family/daughter and they were very real to him. When he woke from his coma, he never had a wife and daughter. He was just at university as a young man who had hit his head hard after a prank went wrong. That's scary!

The room sounds horrifying. Constantly trapped in a nightmare. The part where it makes it seem that mike escapes and then brings him back into the room was pure horror. This is one of the few horror movies that actually left me startled.

1408 is definitely on my traumatizing childhood experiences list. Even the overall "color" of the movie creeps me out to this day.

My favorite part of the short story is: "He could still hear horns on Fifth, but they were now very distant. Did he still hear the saxophone? If so, the room had stolen its sweetness and melody and left only an atonal reedy drone, like the wind blowing across a hole in a dead man’s neck or a pop bottle filled with severed fingers..." Great video, GG 🤘🏻

that teatrical ending cassette player plottwist thing made me shiver its so simple but was really effective great shit

As an author, I must say his book signings are not necessarily terribly small. That's a regular show up for a regular writer.

For some reason I thought the ending was once he started playing it it meant that it was an illusion and that his wife actually ended up getting to 1408 and finding him in there and then getting both stuck in the illusion.

Dude this was my favorite horror movie when I was a kid. I used to buy these old DVDs from a gaming/dvd re sell store by my house with allowance. This movie was there for like $10 and it looked cool because it had Nicholas Catge in it (it was John Cusack but 12 year old me didn't know that lol). I bought it and have loved it since. It's such a good movie. It was never scary to me tho, just really well made and fascinating.

One of John Cusack's best performances. Was a fan of it since it released. Glad to see it getting some love

1408 is up there as pieces of media that inspire me, it falls into familiar territory such as the first few Silent Hill games (especially 2) where it's psychologically torturing characters with their own thoughts and actions. Confronting repressed memories, regrets, trauma, and the struggle being amplified to a physical struggle is scary as all hell; what you don't know is scary, but to experience again what you know and want to avoid is terrifying.

Actually rewatched this film two days ago, it appears fate smiles on me. It was only after seeing it on Amazon that I realised there was a different ending.

It's always such a pleasant surprise opening RU-vid and seeing something from you. HAPPY HOLIDAYS MISTA GG

1408 is a huge favorite of mine. I will say, the ending with the publisher reading the1408 manuscript came off to me that the room kept his manuscript & sent it out to get people more interested in 1408. Thats why the room got him so far into the delusion that he addressed it & packed it. Which infers that someone who was a fan of/ knew the main character was involved with the room & that's who was manipulated into sending the postcard that got him here. Maybe a maid was listening to an audio book of his and the room saw an opportunity for more souls.

I prefer the theatrical ending as well. Sometimes King's books don't always translate well to film but this one does, in my opinion. I'd love to see you do more breakdowns of King's movies and series, especially his older mini-series like the Tommyknockers and the Langoliers.

24:50 this was my favorite. I loved that he got to prove it to the audience. I just wish more people could’ve seen it in the movie instead of Just the wife..

The description of the evil is so simple and good. It's just a literal evil room. Nothing more nothing less. Just evil in 1 spot

I actually like the 4th ending? It sort of gives the same mystery as “who sent the postcard” and gives the illusion that the room itself finds opportunity to lure people despite how hard the staff try to keep people away

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This is actually one of my favorite films I’ve literally watched it at least 10 times since it first released. I haven’t seen it in years. I had it on DVD but lost it.

The fact that this used to constantly play on Showtime told me that it was at least not critically loved because Showtime usually got the leftovers from HBO and Cinemax at the time but I was absolutely fascinated by it. I watched it at least a half a dozen times while it was airing and truly felt drawn in by it. I never followed up to actually see how well received it was but it will always have a spot in my heart.

The book and movie review combos are honestly becoming my favourite of your reviews. I love the parallels!

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The bit with the phone absolutely terrified me in the story, still get chills when I read it!

1408 is such an interesting take on horror bc it’s so much more than horror. The film is mostly just hopeless, there’s deep dread, despair and anguish, it’s why it’s such a great and underrated film.

1408 is one of my most rewatched movies. Really good work on the video and extra kudos for comparisons to the book & the visual editing over the scenes when you’re reading the extra dialogue. The theatrical ending is the best one, although the directors cut was the first one I ever saw when I bought the DVD! Great video 👏🏾

I remember watching this movie as a kid and even tho horror movies scared the life out of me and would make me stay up for days I loved this one for some reason, amazing to see you cover it and I believe the first time I watched it I saw the first ending and the second time I saw the second ending if I am remembering correctly

This film has one of the few theatrical endings that's better than the original/director cut endings. Just the complete look of shock on his wife's face hearing their daughter's voice. You can only imagine the heartbreak she must feel and the sense of relief he has. He has actual proof he survived the room and that what he experienced was real and actually happened. Such a great ending to a great film.

Jesus man, I’m watching that tape ending of Katy’s voice through this RU-vid video and it still gave me chills.

I remember watching this movie as a teen and post office plot twist SHOOK ME. No other twist in any story shook me like that ever since.

Probably one of my favorite King adaptations. One thing, I'm not sure if you caught: In the movie, they kind of make Enslin out to be a Hunter Thompson-esque character. Which means he had a slight self destructive streak. I never knew about the publisher ending at all til I say your video. I first saw the "depressing" ending, which I much prefer. Not for the jump scare, I think it's dumb as well. The fact that he sacrificed himself, showed that he was finally dealing with the death of his daughter, rather than running from it. This brought about his redemption, which then allowed him to be at peace with his daughter at last. That's how I interpreted it. Had he just offed himself in another way, he would have been another trapped soul in the room. Thanks for covering this one.

literally just watched this movie, holy shit GG you are on the ball my man

In terms of the endings, I agree on the first and second. The first ending with Lilly realizing that he was neither lying nor delusional, and the happy-creepy combo of them clearly beginning to move on but also dealing with what happened in 1408 is great. Second ending had some good elements, but really could have cut various parts out to flow better. In terms of the third ending, I think it's kind of the opposite of what you suggested. The implication I got from that ending is that it's NOT a confirmation that it actually happened. Because we don't have another character's reaction to it in the form of Lily, it's still left very much up to audience interpretation whether it was real or just in his head. While I prefer the first ending, this kind of tracks with the film feeling like a metaphor for his obvious mental health issues in terms of the trauma related to his daughter's death. He's getting better, he's trying to move on, but it will always be with him even if it's not obvious to anyone else around him. The fourth ending feels like it ties more closely with the implications of the short story, where the person who saves him is also tempted to go into the room by the unusual lighting. Mike being lured to the room via a postcard from an unknown sender comes back around with his publicist encountering a similarly mysterious package that could draw him to investigate the room. Unlike the other endings, which seem to be generally positive or at least neutral/bittersweet, this one actually suggests that the room is still very much active and continuing to draw people in. I think it probably would've been better to use something that didn't bring up as many questions as the manuscript though, like sending him the tape recorder with the distorted sounds. The manuscript feels off to me for many of the reasons you mentioned.

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Dude how do you do it. Its been years since i was a subscriber and your videos are always just so refreshing. The way you hold yourself makes it feel like we arent just watching a video but having a fun conversation with you. Keep up the good work my dude

I love these back and forth videos between movies and their books. It's a phenomenal way to go through them and really enhances them both.

Dang GG you REALLY are upping your game here with just how this is shot, reading the short story as supplemental material, etc. It really shows this is something YOU care to make videos about. Absolutely ate up all the creativity on your end and great story telling. Its been awhile since I read 1408. Bravo.

Im so glad you've made another video incorporating a book and its original story, absolutely love it great work GG

I remember watching this in theaters. It struck a cord and became one of my favorites. I rewatched it last year and it withstood the test of time for me and i still loved it.

Glad to see you also talking about this movie. Hopefully all this new attention to the movie will remind everyone how good it was. My biggest video is also on 1408, nearly 400k views 😅

The amount of work and time put into this video got me to subscribe. Well done and look forward to more movie commentary.

i LOVE seeing you compare movies to their source material. i know it’s a lot more effort on your part, even with a short story, and i really appreciate it when it happens!!! love all your videos (ofc) but these are such standouts to me, thank you for the time you take (:

I randomly received Stephen King’s book “Everything’s Eventual” for Christmas one year. 1408 is one of the stories in there and when I saw they were making it into a movie, I was super excited. The movie is very faithful to a lot of the short story and adds the stuff about Mike’s daughter to pad out the runtime and character development. I’ve seen this movie more times than I can remember.

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Glad you made a video about 1408. I was never too much in this genre but ive watched this one over and over

I really enjoyed your No Exit video because of the ways you contrasted and compared the movie with the book, and I was super stoked the second you mentioned reading the short story for this one. I never read No Exit, but I really like the short story and movie for 1408, and it's a thrill getting to see you doing a bit of that routine with something I know like that. Hope you keep this type of video up!

So i only found GG a few weeks ago and he’s quickly become one of my favourite channels, during my binge there was something familiar about his voice that I couldn’t quite place, and I’ve just worked out that when he gets a little more intense/loud/higher pitched, he sounds like a perfect combination of Rick and Morty.

That short story sticks with you imo. Great scares, visceral.

Just want to say that you randomly doing a deep into my horror guilty pleasures is everything and I love it:) please keep doing them.

Thank you for going through all the different versions. I have only seen that theatrical cut and I am thankful for that, because it´s just the best ending by far. Right now I wonder why I have never read the short

I remember watching this for the first time in the fifth grade and i was absolutely terrified and enamored with the idea

I'm a massive fan of Stephen King(I have 1/4 of my full tattoo sleeve dedicated to his work done so far, my dad named me after Christine, I come from a diehard haha) and Cusack was my first celebrity crush at like 7 when I first saw Say Anything, Empire Records shortly after. 1408 is one of my favorite stories and movies of all time. So excited to see you cover this one!!! Great video! ❤

Some movies tackles trauma and PTSD with symbolism that falls flat so hard it hurts, but some movies like 1408 and Jacob's Ladder do it so well that they stick in your mind forever.

Yess I'm so glad you read the short story too. One of my all time fav short stories of King's, and this movie's a fav of mine too. Great vid, GG

I really like this movie. This is the movie that made me like Cusack. He really fits in these misery-supposedly-spooky movies, Identity is also pretty good. Also the 1st ending is the best one

Great movie and great video as always. Have you seen/reviewed the John Cusack film Identity??

Bravo!! 👏 👏 One of my favourite short stories by King. This was a masterpiece!! Thank you, and Happy New Year, Mr GG! 🎉

The editing just keeps getting better each video. I ❤ Mista GG!!!

I had watched the directors cut years ago and didn't even know the theatrical release existed. I like that ending a lot better. Amazing review as usual.

The fact that I forgot the name, cause I saw it when I was a kid, on TV, found it randomly, but I loved it and now thanks to u I'll rewatched it as an adult😂 !perfection!

One of the best short stories ive ever read. The selection this is from, everything's eventual, is solid for any fans of 1) short stories or 2) horror. Absolutely haunting.

The fact that you went into detail about the book and two more endings I didn’t even know about made this video so much more rewatchable 👀. I’m gonna watch this after every time I rewatch 1408 every one or two years from now.

I remember showing this movie to my friends years ago and being so confused about the ending because i remembered it differently. I seriously questioned my sanity until we googled it 😂

watched it a week ago for the first time. do you spy on me?

One of my favourite movies as a child. Rewatched it again recently as an adult and it’s still holds up as a really good movie.

1408 is one of those movies I could watch over and over again. You did an amazing job delving into it!

The concept alone is just so damn awesome. No ghosts, no demons, just an evil fucking room💁🏻‍♀️

You should cover Splice if you want disturbing, I feel about that like you feel about House of 1000 Corpses. How was I allowed to watch this 😂

One of my absolute favorites I’m so glad to see you cover it!!

Dude... it's been YEARS since I watched this movie... and it's one of the very few that traumatized me so bad that I never forgot it. It was the first time I ever heard "it's only just begun" and it has haunted me ever since. I was hoping that watching Mista GG talk about it would help me get past the trauma... but NAHHH. I've had kids since my first watch. I'm re-traumatized even worse than the first time lol.

You KNOW I'm watching this six or seven times. GG Allin and Uncle Steve in the same room? What is this, a crossover episode?

I ADORE this film and even recommended it in the comments weeks back lol And yes one ending is sooooooo much better than the other The first time I ever saw it it was amazing and I loved it The 2nd time it was the different end and I was so pissed lol

I've always taken that moment where he somehow circles around the passage, back to the lobby, as though the room itself was giving him one more chance to not stay there.

I watched this at a 6th grade sleepover as a child (and now adult) that cannnnnnot do scary movies and it literally still springs into my conscious every once in a while and scares the hell out of me.

Somehow, despite loving 1408 ever since I saw it in theaters, I had no idea about the 4th (3rd in your list) ending. I knew about the publisher one, but the other one I'm just now learning about. Regardless, it really is a great horror movie, and it's a bit of a shame that people don't refer back to it that often when discussing great horror films.

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The maintenance guy was my favorite. “I know where it is!” He was not coming in.

I'm glad you like the ending where Lily hears the tape. I remember watching this movie on Netflix years ago and was highly disappointed that they went with the jump scare ending

The theatrical cut was so good, because that last smirk, for, me was the room wearing Mike's face and getting to Lily too. She's hearing her daughter's voice asking if they can be together and Mike saying yes before looking at her. Like, she tried to help Mike get out, now she pays the price and her reality is ripped away from her. I can very well imagine the next scene being Lily in the room, alone. But maybe I read a little bit too much between the lines lmao. Would be a cool ending tho. They're together forever, if they like it or not

I love this channel for always bringing back old memories. I remember being so spooked out by this movie as a kid.

Amazing review, MistaGG! Merry Christmas!