Will the nuclear missile hit Chicago?

A house of dynamite depicts the world on the brink of a sudden nuclear crisis, but does the intense new thriller have an explosive ending?

The film from the director Kathryn Bigelowwhich debuted Oct. 24 on Netflix, shows the tense minutes after “a single, unattributed missile is fired at the United States,” leading to a race “to determine who is responsible and how to respond,” according to the official. movie summary.

“Eighteen minutes to decide the fate of the world and yet limited information (with) to do so,” Bigelow said Netflix. “We look into the halls of power, where highly competent individuals are confronted with confusion, chaos and helplessness.”

Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson lead the film’s ensemble cast, which also includes Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Gabriel Basso, Greta Lee, Jason Clarke and more. Bigelow directed, while Noah Oppenheim, former president of NBC News, wrote the script.

So, does nuclear war actually happen in the new Netflix movie, and is it ever revealed who launched the missile? Here is the end of A house of dynamiteexplained.

Warning: Spoilers ahead too A house of dynamite!

What happens at the end of A house of dynamite?

A house of dynamite ends on an ambiguous cliffhanger.

The film is divided into three chapters, each of which shows – from a different perspective – the 18 minutes that a nuclear missile heading towards the USA

The last part of A house of dynamite presents the President of the United States (Elba) when he learns of the nuclear missile headed for the United States.

The film ends with the president forced to choose between letting the missile just hit Chicago to avoid starting a war or retaliating. The final moments show a storm of stressed-out government workers — including Lee, who plays the National Security Advisor’s North Korea expert — heading toward the Raven Rock Mountain Complex, a secure nuclear shelter in Pennsylvania.

The film ends with Major Daniel Gonzalez (Ramos) at the 59th Missile Defense Battalion in Alaska, where the film opened. “That guy realizes in that moment the gravity of what’s about to happen,” Ramos told Netflix. “This is really going to happen, and there’s nothing I can do about it.”

Who launched the nuclear missile?

It is never revealed who or what country fired the nuclear missile headed for Chicago, although the missile originated from somewhere in The Pacific Ocean.

“I think if we were to identify who fired the missile, it gives us all an easy way out, because then there’s a clear villain and they’re responsible and then we can kind of go back to our lives,” Oppenheim explained at a screening for A house of dynamite at the New York Film Festival.

“I think we’re trying to ask a bigger question, which is, is this a global reality that we want to continue to live in? Because it could be any of the nine countries doing this,” he continued. “It could be a country that we don’t yet know that has one of these weapons.”

Oppenheim noted “how fragile the system is, and so instead of blaming a villain, we really wanted to interrogate the larger reality.”

What does the president decide?

A house of dynamite ends with the president having to make an impossible decision between allowing the missile to hit Chicago or authorizing retaliation, an action that could result in nuclear war.

The film ends before viewers find out which one he chose. The president’s decision is not known, and even Elba is unsure what happens after the credits roll.

“Unfortunately, the sacrifice of 10 million people dying versus the entire planet would probably have been his decision,” the actor told Screen Rant. “But I don’t know. I don’t know. We didn’t want to know the answer.”

What happens to the president?

A house of dynamite ends with the president on Marine One helicopter as he reads out the verification code needed to launch a nuclear missile.

The person on the other end of the phone waits for his order, but his decision is never shown.

“I want audiences to leave theaters thinking, ‘OK, what do we do now?’ Bigelow told Netflix. “We really live in a house of dynamite. I felt it was so important to get that information out there so we could start a conversation.”

“It’s the explosion we’re interested in,” she added. “The conversation people have about the movie afterwards.”

Will the missile hit Chicago?

It is unknown whether the missile actually hit Chicago or not.

According to Bigelow, the ambiguous ending was intentional, “to start a conversation.”

“Let the audience have a moment to decide what ending they want,” the Oscar-winning director said at the New York Film Festival.