Last Night in Soho

In the end, Ellie’s obsession with Sandie and her hallucinations reveal the deep connection between her mental state and her fascination with the past. As she uncovers the truth about Sandie’s fate—that she did kill Jack in a moment of liberation rather than being murdered—and learns that Sandie survived by hiding, Ellie’s perception of reality shatters further. When Sandie tries to kill Ellie in the burning room, Ellie fights back, and Sandie ultimately chooses to burn herself alive, ending her torment and the cycle of abuse. These events leave Ellie emotionally scarred but also liberated, as she escapes the house and avoids being overtaken by the ghosts of the past. Her survival and subsequent success in fashion design suggest that she has begun to move on, but her visions of Sandie persist, indicating that her obsession is not entirely over. Sandie’s survival and her final act of self-immolation imply that her spirit is finally free from the city’s darkness, and Ellie’s journey shows that sometimes giving closure to past traumas requires confronting the truth, even when it’s harrowing. Ultimately, the film explores how unresolved guilt, trauma, and obsession can haunt a person, and that healing might come only through facing those ghosts head-on.

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