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In the final act of the film, Steve returns to the real world, youthful and revived, yet the moral implications of his victory linger. The ending presents a warehouse filled with new potential participants eager to pay for a chance at life, encapsulating the cycle of privileged individuals willing to gamble their lives away for a taste of youth. The haunting question remains: do the eliminated players cease to exist in reality upon their deaths in the game? The film closes with a disquieting musing on the extreme measures the wealthy will go to achieve their desires, raising ethical questions about value, sacrifice, and existence.