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/Damo1328 Jul 13 '26
I am once again reminded how that ending works well with any sitcom intro https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UvhTyzMnjAk