Waterworld, original (Joss?) ending (rough cut)

[moscow_watcher]

I finally uploaded on YouTube the original ending of Waterworld (1995) - the ending most likely written by Joss Whedon, judging by its mythical feel and the cruel irony of the final twist. angearia, thank you again for your invaluable help!

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[speakr2customrs]

Actually, in 2012's defence, it wasn't that the water was rising that high but that the land was sinking (although identifying Mount Everest by its 29,012-foot height muddied up that concept to the point of lunacy).

The African continent didn't sink at all in '2012' and they mentioned that the new highest point on Earth was South Africa's Drakensberg mountains.

Of course this meant that when they sailed off to their new life in Africa they wouldn't be colonising an empty land at all. The existing population would still be there, pretty much unaffected by the catastrophe, and probably not all that keen on sharing their resources with this bunch of refugees who still regarded themselves as supremely important despite their countries and military no longer existing. There would probably even be Somali pirates to attack the refugee fleet!

And, of course, in real life the refugee fleet wouldn't have been full of European politicians and Western billionaires. They'd have turned up, brandishing their passes, and been shot. They'd already contributed all the financing and weren't needed any longer. The real fleet would have sailed containing no-one except the Chinese Peoples' Liberation Army and their families and friends.

[moscow_watcher]

The real fleet would have sailed containing no-one except the Chinese Peoples' Liberation Army and their families and friends.

I think Russian mafia would also find a way to be there. Or maybe they'd buy submarines from our military dudes :)