[ SECRET POST #2315 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2315 ⌋

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Comments

[ariakas]

Am I, uh, the only one who doesn't care if an ending is happy or sad, but just thinks it should suit the story for which it was written?

.....????

[octoberland.livejournal.com]

I agree with you.

[(Anonymous)]

I can agree with this, but I also get what the OP is saying.

[(Anonymous)]

I sort of agree, since I mean if I like a story I just want the ending to be what it needs to be.

But at the same time, as a trend and social attitude some things start to grate.

[ariakas]

Oh, I agree. That statement cuts both ways: giving a story a happy ending when the themes/actions of the characters don't really call for one is ill-fitting, but so is giving a story that does call for one a sad or "gritty" ending just because that what's in now or that's what the author thinks will make the story more mature. I can recall times I've groaned at both (for the former, your usual Hollywood "the suitable ending didn't test well in screenings, so we changed it to tralalala sparkle ponies marriage", for the latter, Joss Whedon and other "auteur" types who think sad > better simply because happy's the usual Hollywood blockbuster cop-out.)

[(Anonymous)]

All of this. Can we hold hands.

[ariakas]

Hold hands and pray that someday, Hollywood directors will realize that people are less satisfied with a bleak ending right after they walk out of a theatre, but will think about it more in the long run and it's those feelings that make a franchise (see: The Empire Strikes Back).

And that someday, Whedon will realize that killing off the "woobie" character in every single movie/show for cheap drama that serves no thematic purpose is every bit as trite and predictable as Hollywood sparkle unicorn marriage everything is okay in the end bullshit.

[(Anonymous)]

I think the OP would actually agree with you. As I read it, the OP's complaint is that the sad ending would be considered superior, not because it fit the story or was beautifully written, but simply because it is a sad ending.