Sometimes I wonder if our growing use of emoji instead of words means our civilisation is in decline. But then more sensible thoughts prevail and I realise that no, it’s our political systems that are destroying it.

But in between emoji and the end of Western civilisation lies That Ending Explained.

Whether you’ve seen Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion or not, please google a phrase like “Glass Onion That Ending Explained”, and click to get only the video results. At time of writing, you will see 17 YouTube vidoes on the topic.

This is Glass Onion. I enjoyed it hugely but I did not leave the cinema confused by anything other than how briefly Netflix was allowing for its theatrical run. Or possibly also by how the print at that screening was a little fuzzy for a digital projection.

But the ending, nope. One of the hundred reasons Glass Onion is such a pleasure is that it ends very well, very neatly. It’s a murder mystery and a delight in how twisting the journey is, but it’s not like you can possibly leave the film not knowing whodunnit and how and why.

I did need telling why the script is being entered into awards under the “adapted screenplay” category instead of “original”, but don’t turn to That Ending Explained to find out. (It’s because it’s a new, original story – but it features the character of Benoit Blanc, created for a previous movie.)

Anyway. These 17 YouTubers think we need telling everything obvious.

Or rather, 17 YouTubers think we’ll watch.

For That Ending Explained is the video equivalent of the “17 Royal Secrets About Sex and Mice — Number 6 will Blow Your Mind” kind of articles.

But we can kill off That Ending Explained videos by just not watching them. And instead watching the films they want to profit off.

When I started writing to you it was only going to be to wish you a happy new year. Instead, I seem to have turned grumpy.

Please explain this ending to me.