‘The power of the dog’ aspires to win the award for best film in the next edition of the Oscars. She already has the nomination and is currently the big favorite to get the first win for a film from Netflix in the awards given by the Hollywood Academy. Little by little, more details are coming out about the latest feature film by Jane Campion and now we found out that it was about to have another ending.
Beware of spoilers for ‘The Power of the Dog’ from here.
A more explicit ending
In fact, Campion came to shoot a different version of the end of ‘The power of the dog’, as revealed Peter Scyberras, editor of the Netflix film. In addition, he has had no problem commenting on what that alternative outcome was like in an interview with The Wrap:
It’s a smooth camera movement across the desk in Peter’s room, showing a medical book. And then the camera focuses on the definition of anthrax in the book. And that was the last shot of the film.
That ending is pretty faithful to the original novel. thomas savagebut both Campion and Sciberras couldn’t see it clearly, so they decided to slightly alter the montage of ‘The Power of the Dog’ to include subtler clues about Peter’s plan to end Phil’s life, because, according to Sciberras, “we wanted the audience to be looking at everything at the end and not one specific thing“.
Furthermore, Sciberras does not hesitate to give Campion credit, as “She knew that finishing the movie and rolling into the credits would have a different force. And it allowed her to do what she does so well: investigate, come up with ideas, and delve into the gray“. Personally I think it was a success to do without that scene, and you?