![]() ![]() He leads them through the wolf territory, resisting irritating questions of Diaz, played by Frank Grillo,’ all the way. Their lives heavily depend on Ottaway’s crucial decision. The injured members of the group have two options either staying at the crash site and wait for reinforcements or risk their lives and walk through the woods to find a shelter to save themselves from the hungry grey wolves. But, they realize the shuddering fact that the group is followed by a pack of wolves. Ottaway, being a huntsman and familiar with the wolfs and the landscape, takes the lead and guide the others to a way out. But, while crossing a storm, their flight crashes, leaving only 7 survivors. The group boards a flight on their way back home. The pack of wolfs and Ottway know each other well as he has already shot a few of them down. ![]() John Ottway, played by Liam Neeson), works for the company as a marksman to protect the other workers from a deadly pack of man-eating wolfs. Set in the heartland of Alaskan tundra, ‘The Grey’ is a gritty survival drama which follows the group oil workers assigned by an oil company giant. In order to understand the soul of the movie, which is based on man’s relationship with nature, we need to have a clear picture of the plot structure and the order of events. Those are the layers of emotional, philosophical, spiritual, and psychological planes of the movie. One has to peel-off them one-by-one to get into the very core of the movie. Carnahan and Jeffers tightly packed it like a fresh onion with numerous layers. But, it doesn’t seem so simple as that considering the multilayered structure of the script. ![]() Whenever asked about the tricky ending, writers slipped away from the question by saying that all they wanted was an ending from which, each viewer can draw their own conclusions. Joe Carnahan, co-wrote the script with Ian MacKenzie Jeffers- the script itself is based on Jeffer’s short story ‘Ghost Walker.’ While ending explainers flood the social media platforms and discussion forums, neither director Joe Carnahan, now Liam Neeson gave a concrete explanation for the intriguing climax scene and the cryptic post-credit shot. The intentionally ambiguous and thrilling ending of the movie polarized viewers and critics alike. Director Joe Carnahan’s ‘The Grey’ not only earned him critical acclaim and box office success but the notoriety of delivering one of the most debated movie endings in recent times. Liam Neeson’s John Ottway recites these four lines just before charging forward against his opponent, the Alpha Wolf for mano-a-mano combat in the climax sequence of the movie ‘The Grey.’ From a flashing memory of Ottway, we learn that its poem written by his deceased father when he was a boy. ![]()
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