Flatliners (2017) – Ending Explained

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First published: 7 October 2022 @ 6:00 pm

Is It Ghost, or Are They Hallucinations?

Let us pause for a moment to understand the concept portrayed in this science fiction thriller film.

Paranormal events are merely hallucinations, which are caused by the brain amplifying specific memories and the guilt that goes along with them.

There are no ghosts in this film because it is not a horror movie.

Courtney believes she is responsible for the death of her sister. Somehow she sees an angry ghost of her sister out to get her.

Jamie abandoned his girlfriend, who was expecting a child, and now he is haunted by her ghost and the baby.

Marlo has assassinated someone while trying to give the wrong drug to a patient and has hidden this by changing the records. She is haunted by the ghost of that deceased person.

Sophia once leaked naked pictures of a classmate which ruins her life, and she is haunted by her.

Haunted by the Past

Courtney cannot forgive herself for everything that she has done and feels so strongly that she imagines her sister’s ghost pushing her down the escape stairs.

Courtney, who has a terrible hallucination, falls into her demise.

The other are devastated and fear that their experiments will be discovered and they could lose their jobs. Marlo quickly retrieves Courtney’s phone and laptop.

The group watched the last video Courtney recorded and realized that she had hallucinations of her sister haunting her.

They confess to each other about their hallucinations and realize that ghosts are not necessarily dead people.

For example, Jamie is haunted by her ex-girlfriend, who is still alive. They believe their guilt is causing them to be attacked.

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