"there is no f@cking way any parent would do that"
Your comment kind of reminded me of the story about 2 guys sitting in a movie theater watching superman. He catches a bullet in his teeth and one guy turns to the other and says....."yeah right, he couldn't do that". Even though he was already flying
It's just a movie. ie. bugs not real,tentacles not real, grocery layout not real, strength of glass not real.
I saw the ending "in my head" before it happened, but I'm glad they did it. He eventually did what he feared most. choosing............
The acting sucked a bit, and it was lame, but I liked the fact that it "the movie" tried to do something different.