The ritual is one of the newest original installments on netflix the movie released on february 9 with mostly favorable reviews the ending may seem straightforward but theres still room for. Ending explained looking at the jotunn monsters lore in new netflix horror film the ritual from david bruckner southbound v h s . Adapted by joe barton from adam nevill s novel of the same name the ritual follows a group of college friends on a hiking trip in sweden what starts out as a guys retreat in tribute to a fallen. The ritual is a movie directed by david bruckner and is adapted from a novel of the same name written by adam nevill the film stars rafe spall arsher ali robert james collier sam troughton and paul reid in the lead roles here is an explanation of the ending of the film and why the monster didnt kill luke by the end of the film