Possibly spoilers, here, but nothing specific. I'll just be naming a few movies that, in my opinion, had unhappy endings. So I guess if you don't want to know even that much about as-yet unnamed movies, then stop reading.
I'll not embolden any of the movie titles, in case you are trying to exit the thread, so they don't catch your eye.
Is this a new phenomenon, or have I just not noticed it before? I've seen several movies lately that have decidedly unhappy endings: 1408, I Am Legend, and I've heard The Mist has a horribly nihilistic ending, and No Country for Old Men is just completely shitty. These are only the ones I can think of at the moment, I'm sure there's more. Is this a new Hollywood trend away from the "happy ending," or has it always been like this and I just not noticed it as much?
Political "America sucks" movies that bomb, and the unhappy ending. Is Hollywood deeply depressed?
Movies with.... not happy endings.
I think that a great portion of the country is unhappy & it likes to be reminded of unhappy things so it can project the blame onto things it doesn't like.
Fuck knows different endings get tested & the ones you're seeing are the ones that got the best marks.
Fuck knows different endings get tested & the ones you're seeing are the ones that got the best marks.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
They say the way Hollywood goes you can tell what's happening in the country by the types of movies they put out. When things aren't so bad and the economy isn't in the tank they go for deeper thought provoking drama. When the world's going to hell they do the light fantasy stuff.
Don't know how true that holds today. I think we have more sci-fi/fantasy now than we used to simply because they can do more on the screen for cheaper than they used to be able to accomplish.
Don't know how true that holds today. I think we have more sci-fi/fantasy now than we used to simply because they can do more on the screen for cheaper than they used to be able to accomplish.
"... and then I was forced to walk the Trail of Tears." - Elizabeth Warren
1408 had an unhappy ending? I don't remember it being unhappy.
Didn't Identity end badly? I've seen a few horror films where the villain/monster lives at the end. Most recently was Jeepers Creepers.
The book I Am Legend ends unhappily so I would expect the film to do the same.
The Mist, the short story, did NOT end on a unhappy note, but rather an uncertain one. Not sure how the movie ends as I haven't seen it.
Didn't Identity end badly? I've seen a few horror films where the villain/monster lives at the end. Most recently was Jeepers Creepers.
The book I Am Legend ends unhappily so I would expect the film to do the same.
The Mist, the short story, did NOT end on a unhappy note, but rather an uncertain one. Not sure how the movie ends as I haven't seen it.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
Not even renting it?
I haven't read The Mist in years, but I still remember the final line. " and ____".
I haven't read The Mist in years, but I still remember the final line. " and ____".
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
Oddly, now I can't wait to see it.
I've got to know what has you so upset.
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I've got to know what has you so upset.
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“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
I could list a film I've seen recently as having yet another unhappy ending. I won't to avoid spoiling anything for anyone.
Although, I also nominate I Am Legend to be removed from this list. The ending was positively Disney-like compared to the book.
Although, I also nominate I Am Legend to be removed from this list. The ending was positively Disney-like compared to the book.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell