Definition: Funeral Montage When a film climaxes with a tacky, overstuffed parade of every character ever mentioned—dead or fictional—appearing out of thin air to “honor” a moment, completely obliterating any emotional weight. It’s like the director panicked and threw confetti cannons at a eulogy, transforming subtlety into a circus act. Often involves implausible cameos, like historical warriors prancing around modern graves or cartoon villains rolling up in wheelchairs. Named after a notorious scrapped movie ending so absurd it made audiences howl at its audacity.