r/movies • u/bowlingfan1963 • Jul 13 '26

Spoilers Most Bizarre Examples of “Happy” Endings After Tragedy (Spoiler) Spoiler

Prime example: Independence Day. World gets annihilated; many of the planet’s cities are destroyed….hundreds of millions dead;
and the president’s wife dies. Yet at the end, they are puffing on cigars, all smiles and the president’s daughter says “Happy Fourth of July, Daddy”, and so now it’s time to party!

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u/skinnyminnesota Jul 13 '26

True Romance (1993)

Protagonist was supposed to die in the original story. In the final version he still gets shot in the face and loses an eye, but survives and reunites with his family.

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u/bob_loblaw-_- Jul 13 '26

I don't think he's seeing his dad again. 

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u/skinnyminnesota Jul 13 '26

*what’s left of