This film is also famous for major budget overages, which in part, is a reason why Kubrick directed A Clockwork Orange in mostly physical locations in and around London, England. By the time Mad Men cuts away to one of the most famous commercials ever filmed, the last decade of Don’s life is still mercifully without a clear verdict, but it’s safe to say that it will shock him how much it actually happened. The overall look including both cinematography and production design, also led to the conspiracy theory that Kubrick directed the Apollo 11 moon landing. Once upon a time, Don was a guy who could look people in the eyes and tell them with the confidence of the world’s greatest salesman that they could blot out their personal history. What Don does after his enlightening cliffside yoga session is left up in the air (though this writer would argue more fiercely than it’s worth that our beloved antihero flew back to New York and became responsible for that epochal Coca-Cola jingle) the only truth that really matters in that moment is that he does something. Mad Men was always going to be the journey from the back of Don’s head to the front of his face the only true mystery about the finale was the context of that last look, not its content. The last shot of the series-at least, the last shot that wasn’t filmed more than 40 years ago-is inevitably a direct reflection of the image that started the series so many seasons ago.
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