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'The Curse' ending explained: Benny Safdie reveals all about how they shot the extraordinary reverse-gravity finale.

But panic mounts to full-blown terror after Asher, with great physical effort and agility, navigates his way outside, and the only thing stopping him from being launched into the heavens is a large tree limb he holds onto for dear life. While on the podcast, Safdie broke down how he and Fielder very carefully structured the series so the audience’s view of the characters (big and small) shifts, wanting us to stand in disapproving judgment of their actions, only to eventually get sucked into the minutiae of their dilemmas, and often confound our assumptions of them. For the exteriors, the production team found a nearby tree that, by some miracle, had massive, full-grown branches only 10 feet off the ground — allowing for Fielder to not have to be high up for reverse shots when the camera is pointed up to the sky.

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