Serious movie endings: should they be there or not? / myLot

India

September 11, 2020 10:30pm CST

Movies are a means of entertainment. Yet they can be source of conveying powerful message and serious things too. Yet one thought I have : shouldn't there be a discretion in showing very serious things? After spending our days in a life that has so many challenges and unpleasantness, should movies also become something that only have the "realistic" and "serious" angle. One example : The death of Cedric Diggory in thr Harry Potter movie : Goblet of Fire (2005). Was it necessary? Shouldn't it have been shown that he was injured and recovered? Yes the villain was strong and dangerous. Still I found it very saddening. Frankly, movie makers have to be thoughtful. What do you think?

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382326)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Sep 20

I sometimes think that some tragedies are more powerful if not spelt out blow by blow.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (49775)

• India

12 Sep 20

@JudyEv Yes, and perhaps sometimes the way things are shown make more impact than when they are shown in a gradual way. But in this particular movie, I did not like the sad bit in the ending.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502653)

• Italy

12 Sep 20

Showing too much spoils a good movie, I prefer not seeing some scenes.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (49775)

• India

12 Sep 20

@LadyDuck Well, often we have to see a movie in totality. We cannot just skip over some of the scenes. But sometimes we can do that.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (49775)

• India

12 Sep 20

@LadyDuck Well it is fine if you have an option.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (49775)

• India

13 Sep 20

@LadyDuck That is good. I mostly watch on Amazon Prime where too, we can skip and move forward.

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msdivkar

@msdivkar (23356)

• India

12 Sep 20

I agree with you. We go to a movie for entertainment and would not come out of it with a serious thoughts in the mind as we do in our everyday life. Most of Hindi movies are like that. They want to show good ending whatever the case may be. I have not seen the movie you mentioned. I was never the fan of Harry Potter but my daughter was. Shew was even the member of the International fan club.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (49775)

• India

12 Sep 20

@msdivkar But now a days, many new Hindi movies too are becoming more realistic and the Entertainment value seems less, except for a few movies.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (49775)

• India

12 Sep 20

@msdivkar Yes and that is one of the reasons that I see less of the present lot.