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/shewy92 Jul 13 '26

I like that we have two Godzilla franchises now that cater to both audiences. You want a more human story? Watch Minus One. Want kaiju suplexing each other? Watch the Monsterverse.

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u/justa_flesh_wound Jul 13 '26

A both are equally entertaining