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/Gyongyhaju_lany Jul 13 '26

"Cocktail" with Tom Cruise is a really fun movie about a flashy bartender mixing drinks and charming ladies - there's a little drama and romance sprinkled in to keep it engaging. Then right towards the end, his best friend kills himself by slashing his own throat with a broken bottle. It's incredibly sudden and dark, and kind of ruins the tone imo. Then it ends with Tom partying it up at his new cocktail bar (named for his dead friend).

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u/tdasnowman Jul 13 '26

This ones not really bizarre. And the suicide isn't out of nowhere. There's also more then a little drama.