The film follows (Theo James), a mild-mannered lawyer traveling from Seattle to Chicago to seek approval for marriage from his prospective father-in-law, Tom Sutherland (Forest Whitaker), a stoic ex-Marine. Their strained relationship is forced into an uneasy alliance when a mysterious seismic event severs all communication and power across the West Coast. How It Ends: Ending Explained (Alternative Theory)
Analysis of David M. Rosenthal’s 2018 film How It Ends explores the narrative’s subversion of apocalyptic tropes, primarily through its use of and a character-driven focus on a strained road-trip dynamic. Narrative Structure and Plot Summary how-it-ends-2018-720p-nf-web-dl-movizland-com-mp4