I disliked the ending for one simple reason. Both endings' message is the same; it's, basically, what King's novels are so often about: one must never lose hope. In the novel this message is positive, the reader is left to hope on. In the film, they shout at the viewer: see, dumb mahfah, what happens if you fucking lose hope?!! It's as if the creators of the films didn't trust the audience to be smart or sensitive enough to get the message without it being hammered into them.