Overview
- In a new Hollywood Reporter interview published Dec. 29–30, Cameron said he told Bigelow over a recent dinner, “I utterly defend that ending.”
- He called it “the only possible ending,” comparing its deliberate openness to a classic short story to emphasize the film’s cautionary purpose.
- Cameron said the narrative shows there is no good outcome once such a crisis begins, pointing to the U.S. system’s sole-presidential launch authority.
- The Netflix thriller, released in October after a limited run, earned strong critical respect even as online audiences clashed over its unresolved finale.
- His comments track with a career-long focus on nuclear stakes and follow his earlier critique of Oppenheimer for what he viewed as avoiding the consequences.