Yeah, in film school that's on the "never use EVER!!!!" list. We aren't even allowed to do those because they are so ridiculously cliche, but still, you'd be amazed at how many people still used it. It's such a cop out.
OT I hate the endings of romantic comedies. I can't even watch those anymore because they are so, so unrealistic. Everyone lives happily ever after with the man of their dreams.
The "the good guy gets the girl"-ending. Except for the James Bond films I really, really hate it.
Or the "Gozilla double-twist"... first return of the evil thing they thought they had just killed, then its death and after all there is one last egg intact, breaks open, film ends.
Push. I loved the movie personally and the fact that it ended with a cliff hanger when there is nearly no chance for a sequal.
And Clash of The Titans. I call it the let down. There is a huge build up to a big ass monstrous fight. What happens? Fights over near instantly. I mean come on!!
The one where theres a robot whom was once the ally, now programmed to kill them. However, at the last moment, the former friend begins to converse with the robot, saying that it "Has a heart" and that they are "Friends". And...it works, the robot comes to and doesn't kill them.
As far as I'm concerned, the "Robot has a heart" ending makes me angry because its so FREAKING OVERDONE
This. I always hate how they start laughing out of nowhere.
Also, horror movies where they try to sneak in one last jump out of you RIGHT BEFORE the credits. (Which is one reason I enjoyed the Saw 1 ending. It went for a [dramatic voice]PLOT TWIST[/dramatic voice] ending.)
I never really understood this argument. By what definition are bad endings more realistic? Sure, not everything in real life ends up happily, but that doesn't automatically mean that everything will have a sad conclusion either or that the girl will never like the boy (or that it wasn't just a dream ).
Anyway, I usually do not mind cliché endings...afterall, they are cliché for a reason. More often then not, the audience wants to see a happy ending occur as that inspires hope and leaves people with the feeling that, in the end, good can triumph. Cliffhangers are a bit of a mixed bag, though...while they can be executed in a compelling way, they can also be just one enormous cock-tease and make you resent the creators for making such an ending.
Anyway, I think I am starting to hate the almost mandatory "epic final clash" that is attached to stories that include any sort of rivalry and/or conflict. While I understand why such an ending is often pursued, I do not think that is the only way of providing a satisfying conclusion to such a plot point.
The original Mobile Suit Gundam is a good example of this:
In the novel Mobile Suit Gundam, Amuro dies from a bazooka shot in the back by one of Char's men during the Battle of A Boa Qu. In his death, Amuro thanks Sayla for making him a man (they actually had a relationship in the novel). I liked this ending. Not only was it a satisfying conclusion of Amuro's character development, it also showed the reality of war that not even the greatest of heroes get to experience a heroic end.
However, the general audience hated it, so it was "wise" in retrospect to have a different ending for the anime itself.....which ended with one last epic fight between Amuro and Char. While it wasn't a bad ending per se, it was quite an exaggerated one. The two first duke it out in mobile suits, then have a firefight when they destroy each other's mobile suits....and then proceed to engage in a swordfight. Even though there is no indication that Amuro had ever even touched a rapier in his life (to be fair, the same can be said for Char; however, at least he had the excuse of being former royalty, making it likely that he engaged in fencing), he wields it like he had used one his entire life and almost kills Char in the process. I mean, really... -_-
Also, although it was far from cliché, I hated the ending of Mortal Kombat: Conquest:
Even if we consider that there was supposed to be a second season, this was a really horrible ending. After twenty episodes of conflict between various factions, Shao Khan simply summons a bunch of invincible grim reapers that then proceed to kill all of his opposition (both good and evil).
While this may seem contrary to my previous statements, this ending made zero sense after all the struggles that occured previously. I mean, if Shao Khan could simply do that, why didn't he do it in the first place? -_- Overall, this just goes to show that even an evil ending can be messed up badly.
I despise any movie where the nice guy gets the girl. It so very rarely happens and I really dislike it when it happens in EVERY teen movie. I need some films that replicate the realilty of those situations to make my cynical side happy again.
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