Opus’ director intended the movie’s ending as a warning

Ambition is a great thing. It drives us to seek out bigger and bigger things, or even just something new. No one knows that better than Opus protagonist Ariel (Ayo Edebiri), a music writer who can’t get a single pitch through her editor (at least, without him stealing it). That changes when aging pop star Moretti (John Malkovich) plucks her out of obscurity. The music legend is putting out his first album in almost 30 years, and inviting a select few, including Arie...