Remember that couple that left the house near the start of the Netflix movie? They headed off to find their kids. That’s not really what I believe in.However many times you've watched Bird Box since it was released there's probably something you've missed - say the two deaths that were hidden in plain sight. I’m not particularly interested for the audience to leave, from the cinema or their own screen, with a kind of completely bleak point of view. In a way, pretty much everything I’ve done has had some sort of a hopeful ending. The book also has a kind of positive ending and I would not have wanted to do an apocalyptic movie that didn’t have a hopeful ending. The movie is, in many aspects, different from the book, but it’s also very rooted in the book. Considering that all her films end on a note of optimism, she said that didn't want to make a post-apocalyptic movie that didn't have a hopeful ending. The decision to change the ending was made by director Susanne Bier, who defended her choice in an interview with Polygon.

Yeah, pretty dark, right? Imagine the film ending on that note after an hour and half of pure torment. In Malerman's novel, Malorie and the kids make it to the safe place but inside, they find that everyone had forcefully blinded themselves in a bid to stay safe. However, while the original ending of the book is still quite optimistic, it's actually much much darker than what we see on screen. It ends on a message of hope and optimism and suggests that after all that trauma, Malorie and the kids have a bright future ahead of them. The final scene shows a lush green sanctuary, full of birds, kids playing and people laughing. The haven is also home to various other people who have managed to locate it, including Dr Lapham, Malorie's doctor who we meet at the beginning of the film. Malorie soon discovers that the location is a home for the blind, where the residents were able to remain safe from the monster because they couldn't see it. As they come ashore, they're let into a haven where hundreds of people are living, safe from the mysterious creature that has been looming over the world. The film ends with Malorie, Girl (later named Olympia *sobs*) and Boy (later named Tom *sobs again*) managing to reach a sanctuary after a long, gruelling and almost deadly journey down the river. The original ending of Bird Box is much darker than the one in the Netflix movie. If you haven't seen the film and don't wanna know what happens, put your blindfolds on NOW.

There will be spoilers ahead for the ending of Bird Box.

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