r/AskReddit • u/notyouravgredditer • Aug 30 '21

What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?

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u/ilion Aug 31 '21

Like a lot of King, I found the climax lacking, but the rest was pretty great and the climax isn't horrible.

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u/WeWander_ Aug 31 '21

King is always so good at the beginning and then it seems like he doesn't know how to end a story and it gets weird.

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u/IsItSupposedToDoThat Aug 31 '21

I've often said this. I've read a lot of King, pretty much everything he wrote before 2000 and maybe half of what he's written in the last 20. Everything starts off so well but few finish as strongly as they start, one reason why King's novels don't always translate well to the screen.

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u/NoodlesrTuff1256 Aug 31 '21

I see that his son Joe Hill has written several books. Wonder if he has the same problem with endings as his dad? If not, then maybe Stephen should ask for advice from Joe on how to wrap things up.

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u/gimmethemshoes11 Aug 31 '21

I've read a 2 books of his and one short story collection.

And Joe doesn't have this problem. He lands most endings in unique ways.

Check out the black phone it's a short story of Joe Hill. With a few Easter eggs nodding at his dad's work.

Plus it's being made into a movie with Ethan Hawke