Brutalyst on 21 June 2013
| arcelonious said: That's what I like about the ending. Joel rescues Ellie because the Fireflies didn't give Ellie a choice, but at the same time, he also doesn't give her one, and continues to lie about. In part, it's obvious that he's doing it to protect her, but I also think it is for himself (she has become the new thing for him that is worth fighting for in the world). The sad part is that Ellie seemingly sees through his lies and you don't know how she ends up feeling about it, which ultimately makes the ending powerful. |
I do sort of agree with you, even with my argument atleast to some degree, Joel made that choice based on his own desires. By the end of the game, he had lost Tess, had no one in the world left, or a reason to still be in it. Ellie had become his reason to live, the only thing he had left in that worl, and he would die to protect her. I guess my long ass post was just a justification for his decision, but after spending alot of time thinking about it, even if his reasons were possibly wrong, I agree with it :)
The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.
Ernest Hemmingway
