What happens at the end of The Lobster — did he go through with it?

[Jerry38]

I just finished watching The Lobster and I’m honestly stuck on the ending. I can’t decide if he actually went through with it in the bathroom or if he just pretended to, and what that means for the whole bizarre system of the hotel versus the loners in the woods.

[Olivia.B]

I watched the ending and kept circling back to that bathroom scene. It felt like the film deliberately left a blank, like you can read it as him choosing or as him surrendering, and neither read feels fully true.

[DonaldHP]

I think he did go through with it, the way the camera lingers and the room feels colder after.

[StellaM]

What if the real point isn't his choice, but how the system makes people choose in the first place?

[LunaR]

A quick tangent: the mood in the woods and the hotel hallway has this cold, procedural feel that makes you doubt any side is really free, and that doubt sticks with you long after the credits.