The Forest Ending Explained: What Becomes Of Sara?

The Forest mainly revolves around Japan’s infamous Aokigahara Forest. Located at the northwest foot of Mount Fuji, the shame is due to all the people who go there to commit suicide. You must have heard of the forest as it made the rounds amid the Logan Paul vlog controversy over suicide in the same forest. Anyway, the story is about an American woman named Sara Price who gets a call from the Japanese police informing her that they believe her troubled twin sister Jess Price may be dead since she was seen hiding in the Aokigahara Forest. ventured. Her fiancé, Rob, is worried about her, but she decides to travel to Japan. Arriving at the hotel where her sister was staying, she meets a reporter named Aiden. So let’s take a look at The Forest Ending Explained.

They drink and chat when Sara tells him about her parents’ death. She tells him that her parents were killed by a drunk driver. However, what really happened was that her father killed her mother and then killed herself. Aiden asks her to find Jess in the woods with him and a local guide named Michi. The three enter the suicide forest and begin their quest. Michi tells Sara that Jess most likely committed suicide. But Sara refuses to believe that because she says that as twin Jess she can still ‘feel’ that she is still alive. They venture further into the forest and come across a yellow tent. Sara recognizes the tent and remembers that it belongs to Jess. When it gets dark, Michi suggests they leave a note for Jess and leave.

The end of the forest explained

However, Sara insists on staying, and Aiden decides to stay with her too. During the night Sara hears the bushes begin to rustle. She thinks it could be Jess and runs after her into the woods. She eventually finds a girl; only it’s not Jess. It is a Japanese girl named Hoshiko who tells Sara that she knows Jess. Hoshiko warns Sara not to trust Aiden. Later, when Aiden comes looking for Sara, Hoshiko runs away hearing his voice. Sara tries to catch up to her, but loses her after she stumbles. The next day, a commotion and Sara are lost, wandering aimlessly through the woods. At that point, Sara’s suspicions begin to grow and she asks Aiden to hand her his phone. Sara finds a photo of Jess in his phone.

Aiden denies any involvement with her sister, but refuses to believe him and walks away alone. Sahara begins to hear voices telling her to turn around. But she doesn’t let all the voices dictate her dates, and she’s moving forward. However, that changes when she hears a voice coming directly from behind her. When she turns around, she sees a body hanging dead on a tree. She runs towards it and falls into a cave. When she regains consciousness, she finds herself in a cave that also contains Hoshiko. At that point, it is revealed that Hoshiko is a Yūrei – a Japanese term for a ghost. As Hoshiko changes into her Yūrei form, Sara flees to the cave’s exit. Aiden arrives and helps Sara get out of the cave. He then tries to convince her, after which they continue together.