Jasmine Baskerville-The idea of happy endings


In hollywood, the hero is the good guy who defeats the evil to save the innocent. Good always wins. Movies get a nice ending. However, in reality evil is everywhere even in the heroes. Everyone doesn't get saved. There is no perfect ending and unfortunately the good innocent people do suffer in life sometimes.  The good deed of an individual is not enough to guarantee a happy ending. So, why are happy endings so desirable? They are obviously false representations. They are blissful ignorance’s and are similar to dreams. In my opinion, it is the illustration and the hope it creates. It is art because it offers its audience a place to escape from reality. It is a form of relaxation. Happy endings even though false interpretations, takes a step back from actuality. The idea of happy endings makes reality even more bearable because of their overly optimistic messages that take root in us at a young age. So, we grow up believing the world is like in the fairytales. This belief protects us from the truth. We hold on to the good in difficult situations. Happy endings for the most part seem plausible even when we grow up. I am not saying that the world is terrible just different than the stories. We rather repudiate the reality and replace it with a better one with no worries. 
 The Matrix movie is a good example. The main character Neo feels out of place in his reality he meets another character named Morpheus who then shows him that his reality is false. Since he is the protagonist he automatically is alive in the end (Actually he dies then comes back to life after being shot several times) and the antagonist automatically loses at the end. But when we are watching movies like this it is hard not to imagine yourself in the main characters position. It is idea to be someone other than yourself because then your personal worries disappear as you take on a new persona.

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