'Somebody I Used To Know' Ending Explained: Do Sean and Ally get together? All about the 'nude awakening'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: It is always heartwarming when characters get a happy ending, and not in the 'settle down' kind of way, but rather an ending that leaves the character feeling good, content in who they are even if they end up alone. Although Dave Franco's 'Somebody I Used To Know' didn't quite check-off all the boxes of a great romantic comedy, what it did do was give the protagonist the perfect 'imperfect ending'. Sometimes movies need not be great, but if the ending makes us feel warm inside in some way, then the filmmaker has done a good job.
'Somebody I Used To Know' did not go for the cliched and expected ending, but instead brought us face-to-face with reality. The realization that sometimes we don't end up with the person we intend to be with and that's okay! Dave Franco is known for his brilliant movie ideas, but when it comes to romance films, he still has some way to go. 'Somebody I Used To Know' tells a straightforward story, but often forgets to speed up things to keep the viewer's interest. The script is predictable but the ending will surprise you and leave you happy.
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An atypical romance
The first half of the movie explores the feelings of the lead Ally who returns to her hometown after a decade and runs into her ex, Sean, who is about to be married. She soon realizes that she still has feelings for him and starts to re-think her life choices. Although the film has brilliantly potrayed these 'what if' emotions Ally goes through and her frantic attempts to get Sean back, it has also made the protagonist seem cringey and, dare we say, unlikable. All of her shenanigans will give you deep second-hand embarrassment and will make you question why her friends don't give her a reality check. By the end, the story already feels it has gone on too long. But then, it takes an unexpected turn — a turn that isn't very normal for a romcom. Things change for the better when Ally confesses to Cassidy about being in love with her fiance Sean and intentionally creating a ruckus to get him back. Cassidy and Sean talk about their differences but ultimately decide to go ahead with their wedding. After all this, Ally leaves with no intention to attend the wedding and returns back home, where her mom comforts her.
Ally goes back to her old life and gives her rebooted show to her colleague to run, and she finally takes up on a project she always wanted to work on. A documentary on the nudist province, where men and women live freely and without any mental boundary and clothes. Ally is content with what she is currently indulging in, and she is happy to see people around her happy, including her mother, Sean, and Cassidy, who are also on the way to becoming parents soon. The best part about this movie was the ending. It gives us a perspective about modern relationships where if not hapiness, there is always acceptance. It seems like the documentary on the nudist province is the metaphor for how Ally is feeling, free and at peace with her self at last.
Happy endings are overrated
Even though the script was average, the ending made us feel good about the character and gave us a safe space to think about our own internal struggles. The conclusion that we get from this movie is that any relationship takes work and not all who are lost and returning back to their hometown defeated are supposed to end with their long-lost love. 'Somebody I Used To Know' is available exclusively on Prime Video.
