What happens at the end of the movie Mud?

Mud saves Ellis and tries to get away but is shot as he dives into the river. Mud is revealed to be alive and recovering on the repaired boat driven by Tom. Many days have passed, and the film ends with them looking ahead at the mouth of the Mississippi River, and south of that, the Gulf of Mexico.

Does Mud reunite with juniper?

Soon they learn that the passionate Mud killed a man that had beaten up his girlfriend Juniper and now the father and the brother of the deceased man are hunting him down. Mud makes a deal with the romantic Ellis and Neckbone to help him to reunite with Juniper.

What is the moral of the movie Mud?

This film maintains a high view of morality throughout. Honour, respect and honesty are the hallmarks of a good man. Neckbone who has been raised by his uncle Galen (Michael Shannon) receives this advice from him “This river brings a lot of trash down, you gotta know what’s worth keeping and what’s worth letting go” .

What is the plot of Mud?

While exploring a Mississippi River island, Arkansas boys Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and Neckbone (Jacob Lofland) encounter Mud (Matthew McConaughey),a fugitive who needs their help. Though Mud killed a man in Texas and has bounty hunters on his trail, he is most concerned about reuniting with Juniper (Reese Witherspoon), the love of his life. Ellis, who is suffering the pangs of his first crush, agrees to help Mud. He and Neckbone do all they can to protect Mud and help him reunite with Juniper.
Mud/Film synopsis

Who saves mud?

Mud is aided by a Tom Blankenship (Sam Shepard), a retired Marine sniper and father figure to Mud. Together, they manage to subdue the bounty hunters one by one, but Ellis is taken hostage by one of the gunmen. Mud saves Ellis but is shot in the side while diving in the river to make his getaway.

Who is Tom Blankenship in Mud?

Sam Shepard
Mud is aided by a Tom Blankenship (Sam Shepard), a retired Marine sniper and father figure to Mud. Together, they manage to subdue the bounty hunters one by one, but Ellis is taken hostage by one of the gunmen.

Who was muds dad in Mud?

The parallels between young Ellis and young-at-heart Mud are tidy, and when the film introduces Mud’s ex-military father figure Blankenship (Sam Shepard) and the old man tells Mud he’ll have to dig himself out of his own mess this time, you kinda-sorta know Blankenship will come back into the picture the way similar …