Dark Skies twist ending delivers a M. Night Shyamalan traditional twist. The new alien movie is about the Barrett family experiencing unexplained events not of this world. It is believed the family has been chosen for a particular reason. Dark Skies twist features a flashback that explains the backstory. If you haven't watched Dark Skies yet, avoid reading the twist ending below.
***Dark Skies spoiler***
Jesse and Sam hide in the room. Daniel breaks down the door. All of a sudden, everyone disappears. Jesse walks inside his previous home. He chases after his brother Sam. He sees his mother Lacy laying face down in blood. Blood smothers the floor.
Jesse's father Daniel is sitting on the kitchen floor with a shotgun He tells Jesse that he is right about him being a failure. Jesse watches his father blow his head off, albeit we only hear the gun sound off.
Then, Jesse hears porn movie sounds. He walks into the room to find his best friend and girlfriend sitting on the edge of the bed. They ask Jesse to watch the video with them.
Jesse finds Sam. He tries to get Sam's attention. Without any warning, Jesse reenters present time and space. The Alien beings surround Jesse. Daniel and Lacy are frightened because their main focus is on Sam. "The Grey" (Aliens) smother Jesse, beaming him up to an unknown location.
Jessie goes missing. Local news reports that a young 13-year boy goes missing and the parents are the prime suspects. The Alien expert, Edwin, reads about Jesse in the local newspaper. He cuts out the story and hangs it up next to hundreds of missing children.
The Barrett family, minus Jesse, moved into an apartment. They have the same shrine of missing children clippings as Edwin. Daniel is clean shaved. He accepts a phone call regarding his missing son. They are instructed to report to court because of their possible involvement in Jesse's disappearance.
Lacy and Sam look at Jesse's belongings. Lacy sifts through past photos. She begins to show emotion. Her oldest son is missing somewhere out in the universe. He is with "The Grey".
Lacy discovers multiple drawings, the same Sam recent created after the mysterious alien encounter. There are many drawings showing three Aliens taking his hand, possibly guiding him to their spaceship.
Dark Skies twist ending shows us Edwin asking whether any unexplained illnesses occurred among their family members. She remembers telling a potential homebuyer that it gets easier - referring to the daughter's asthma and her son's past experience. The flashbacks explain that Jesse is the target all along.
Jesse was the first family member to meet the Aliens. The Grey come back to take Jesse away. Sam hears the walkie talkie radio making noise. He adjusts the frequency, faintly hearing Jesse trying to escape the Aliens. Lacy hears her son for one last time.
The screen fades to black, as the movie end credits begin to roll. We never know what happens to Jesse and the rest of the abducted children the Aliens remove from thousands of households. The signs are there, which all the missing reports are similar to the Barrett family.
The end.
The end.
