Borderlands—a movie adaptation of the hit video game starring Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart—is new in theaters. Do the end credits add any meaning to the movie? Read on to find out.
Directed by Eli Roth (Hostel and Thanksgiving), the film marks the first big-screen adaptation of the Borderlands video game series, which was developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K. The first Borderlands video game was released in 2009.
Blanchett stars in Borderlands as Lilith, a mysterious bounty hunter who reluctantly accepts a task to return to her home planet of Pandora when Atlas (Edgar Ramírez)—one of the most powerful people in the galaxy—offers her a large sum to locate his missing daughter.
When Lilith arrives on Pandora—which has devolved into a dangerous wasteland since she left the planet as a child—she runs into the skilled crew that includes a mercenary, Roland (Hart), a pre-teen demolition expert, Tiny Tina (Ariana Greenblatt), and her bodyguard Krieg (Florian Munteanu),
Along with her new allies, Lilith reunites with an old ally—a scientist and archaeologist named Tannis (Jamie Lee Curtis)—to seek the key to a legendary vault on Pandora said to contain immense treasure. The problem is there is a lot more to Atlas’ plan than the recovery of his daughter, who may be the key to finding and opening the vault.
Borderlands plays in previews Thursday night before opening in theaters nationwide on Friday.
Note: The next section contains a mild spoiler from the film.
What Happens During The End Credits Of ‘Borderlands’?
End credits scenes have become a normal part of films in the action-adventure, animation, superhero and science fiction genres. Generally, they either tie up loose ends from a scene earlier in the film or implement a scene to indicate that a sequel may be on the way.
So does Borderlands have an end credits scene? Not really. Yes, there’s a bit of action during the end credits, but it could probably be considered more of a bonus appearance by a character in the film that really has no meaning.
It happens when Claptrap rolls onto the screen after the main end title sequence to dance around on the screen and deliver a few more lines before disappearing as the names of the cast of characters begins to roll.
Since Borderlands is a blockbuster video game franchise with many story possibilities—look at the hit Prime Video series Fallout, for example—it comes as somewhat of a surprise that the film’s studio Lionsgate didn’t include some sort of teaser to indicate more adventures would be possible.
Of course, the idea of any film getting a sequel depends largely on the financial success of the film, and to that end it appears that Borderlands is facing a massive uphill battle. Deadline projects the film will only make $15 million in its opening weekend against a $110 million to $120 million production budget. In addition, Deadline reported, $30 million was spent on the film’s prints and advertising.
Not helping Borderland’s prospects are the film’s reviews. As of Thursday, Rotten Tomatoes critics have collectively given Borderlands a 6% “rotten” rating based on 47 reviews. RT users are being a bit kinder to Borderlands, though, giving it a 53% “rotten” Audience Score based on less than 50 verified ratings.
Rated PG-13, Borderlands plays in previews Thursday night before opening in theaters nationwide on Friday.
