Original source : http://whatculture.com
Posted : March 2013
Author : T.J. Bernard
Having invested
both time and money in a trip to the movies, there’s arguably no better reward
for all your efforts than to be given the chance to watch the main hero secure
their dreams, rescue the girl, and save the day. Because when they succeed, it
makes us feel good, and that - fundamentally - is what we like to
take from our blockbusters, isn’t it? As effective as it
often is, nobody really enjoys watching a good movie protagonist meet their end
at the hands of a villain. Sure, sometimes there’s absolutely no way for a
character to survive a preposterous set of events without it seeming
silly, and a self-sacrifice can be a great way to imbue a character with a dose
of added coolness. But generally speaking, we like ‘em to survive. And when
they do, it’s great. Unless, of course, there’s something that the movie
isn’t telling you.
Yes, caught up in
the happiness of a heroic finale, there’s a seriously good chance you might’ve
missed some important (and dooming) implications contained in the 8 movies
we’ve assembled here. Like, um, how that happy ending wasn’t so happy after
all, and that the hero probably died horribly whilst the closing credits
obnoxiously obscured your view…
