Resident Evil's Ending Is Darker Than It Looks

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Brian finally reaches Raccoon City General with exactly what Umbrella needs, but Resident Evil refuses to give its hero the miraculous last-second save we’ve been conditioned to expect. Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil ends with Austin Abrams’ Brian succumbing to the T-virus after spending the movie racing to deliver the mysterious package needed to create a potential cure. The scientists actually manage to produce it, but Brian’s infection takes over before they can save him. What follows is a bloody transformation, a destroyed lab, and one very important syringe taking a very long fall. But Brian becoming a monster isn’t necessarily the most important part of the ending. The movie establishes that a T-virus cure can be created, raising major questions about what happens next and whether anyone surviving at Raccoon City General could reproduce it. We also break down the helicopters arriving during the final moments, the possible Umbrella connection, and how Brian’s personal arc gives h

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