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Darkman (1990)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Starring: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Larry Drake, Colin Friels
Peyton (Liam Neeson) gets even and kills all those that were involved with the destruction of the lab and the death of his colleague. Julie (Frances McDormand) wants to be with him but he doesn't want to, fearing she won't love him because of his face.
Peyton Westlake
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Trivia: Director John Landis and actress Jenny Agutter both have cameos in this movie as doctors. And let us not forget that John Landis directed An American Werewolf in London and Jenny Agutter starred in it. Jenny Agutter is not credited at the end of Darkman, only John Landis is. Additionally, in that same scene, co-writer Ivan Raimi also has a cameo as one of the other doctors. He strongly resembles his brother Sam, so he's pretty easy to pick out in the few shots he appears in.
Question: When Peyton wakes up in the hospital, images suddenly appear. What exactly is the significance of the light bulb shattering and the little marionette with the huge head supposed to represent?
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Answer: It's just psychedelic imagery to try and show his fragile state of mind and how he's losing it. The shattering light-bulb is likely to show that his mind is "shattering" (as light-bulbs appearing above someone's head are often used to signify brains/ideas in fictional, particularly cartoons), and the marionette "dancing" is the first part of the recurring motif in which he sees himself as a "freak." (Which is paid off later when he starts singing a demented song about "Paying five bucks to see the dancing freak!").