Whether it's a book, a movie, a TV show, a video game, or some other form of entertainment, its true value is proven by the amount of thought and discussion it can elicit. Sometimes this is the case with material that's not good. Fortunately, this isn't the case with Bioshock Infinite. It's one of the best games of 2013 and one of the better games of the decade. It also features one of the best, most interesting endings in video game history.
I think we can have some great discussion here and maybe help each other understand the ending a little better. This thread will later be merged with the video game thread.
I'm not sure where start, so I will re-post something from earlier:
Bioshock Infinite and The Dark Tower have a lot in common.Dark Tower series spoilers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjwTlOLlfVc
Another example is the song Elizabeth sings in the basement of the bar. The song is titled "Will the Circle be Unbroken."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZDJudVBVNM
Obviously, the whole story goes back to that one point in time where Booker is being baptized. If he gets baptized, he becomes Comstock and everything that comes with it. If he refuses, he becomes the Booker we know who sells his daughter to pay a debt. By killing himself, this presumably erases both timelines. However, can we now assume that Booker lived a normal life in another timeline. A timeline where he keeps Anna and lives in peace is hinted at after the credits or is this just the start of the final loop and not the ending at all. Kind of like in the Dark Tower. Also, all but one Elizabeth fades away at the baptism. There's so much to discuss about the ending. I'm only scratching the surface. I'd love some of your thoughts.
This is a lot of text, but I will tease you all with something. I have a radical alternate theory about Bioshock Infinite that I haven't seen discussed anywhere else. I'm probably way off, but I'd love to get thoughts. I will leave that for later though.