She has recently experienced a traumatic event and is seeking to clear her head from it all.
Instead, she soon stumbles upon a nightmare that ends up too close for comfort.
Okay, strap in because here we go.
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Told through a series of flashbacks, we see how he threatened to kill himself in response.
When things turn violent, Harper kicks him out of the flat.
Harper later looks out her window and sees him falling to his death.
A young woman goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside following the death of her ex-husband.
Whether he jumped or simply fell trying to get back down from a higher floor is left unclear.
For now, just know that he is very certainly dead.
We now seewhy the traumatized Harper is seeking out the sleepy town.
She wants to get away from the horrors she witnessed and remains, understandably, quite shaken.
Unfortunately, there is no escaping this past despite her best efforts.
He will be the first of many.
Harper doesnt directly acknowledge this, though does seem taken aback by it all.
What Happens at the End of ‘Men’?
Things reach a breaking point whenthe man who was stalking her is released from prison.
She also soon discovers that the men are beginning to terrorize her from outside the home.
Windows get smashed as the film follows the chaos in and around the house.
He then pulls said arm back, cleaving it in half when the blade gets stuck.
Harper is just able to look on with stunned silence at what is unfolding.
Then, seeming to emerge feet first, is James.
Harper, no longer afraid, just sits on the couch next to him.
The two talk briefly and James, manipulative as ever, says that all he wanted was her love.
What Does the Ending of ‘Men’ Actually Mean?
Now for what this all actually means.
Something that should be clear off the bat is thatthis did all actually happen.
Even as James is gone and nowhere to be found, Harper did not imagine all that transpired.
It isnt a dream, a vision, a hallucination, or any such nonsense.
This is seen in how her sister does get to see the aftermath of what happened for herself.
However, evidence is all pointing in the direction of this being something that was real.
This is a film whose ending clearly is wanting to say something to us beyond a twist ending.
When Harper turns to them for help, they either dont care or are actively hostile to her well-being.
There is truly no escaping it.
It shows how there is still something unsettling and frightening about men that is simultaneously rather pitiful.
Menis available to stream on Max in the U.S.
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