The director of the new thrillerLockedhas explained the dramatic ending and the deeper meaning behind the final decisions made.

Blending psychological tension with moral philosophy,Lockedhas captivated audiences with its wild ending.

In the climax, William finally appears in person and forces Eddie on a dangerous drive.

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This causes the car to plunge off a cliff, killing William while Eddie survives.

So you’re gonna wanna do something.

So we separated things.

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We really wanted to destroy that thing.

We shot Anthony Hopkins reacting, we shot Bill reacting, all these things.

We constructed this thing so that we could pan through it the way we did."

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I tried a bunch of different ways for it to go.

This writing is spectacular.'

He has to go through hell to learn that lesson, but that’s what it is.

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And I agree with you, it’s happy, but there’s a hint of melancholy in it.

I mean, he’s weeping at the end, you know?

It was a really tricky tonal line to walk, to be honest.

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And on the page, it was scary.

We went into it going, ‘I hope this works.’

So that’s the answer to the ending."

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Lockedis playing in theaters now.

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