I'm writing a scholarship essay worth $25,000 to a school I've been dreaming of since 6th grade, if I win first place, and I need to know what Hollywood Ending is....Oh, and wish me luck.
Thanks People.
2007-01-13 17:51:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
"Hollywood Ending" is a cynical term used when all the plot points are wrapped up a little too neatly and quickly just to get to the "they all lived happily ever after" moment. Quite often, the happy ending is at odds with the overall tone of the film.
I think this probably originated because big studio films often change the ending of stories that came from different source material. Say MGM decides to make a movie based on a book. In the book the main character dies in the end, but the studio thinks this is big downer and doesn't think audiences will like it so they change the ending. Now instead of dying, the main character not only doesn't die, he also wins the lottery and gets the girl.
A recent example of this is "The Ice Harvest". If you rent the DVD, look in the bonus features and there are two alternate endings. When you watch these you can tell that they were shot as the original ending and the one in the final film was done later as a re-shoot. It's a very dark movie from the beginning. The original ending had the main character getting killed because of the one genuinely nice, selfless thing he does in the entire film. In the re-shoot he ends up riding off, almost literally, into the sunset with a suitcase full of money and his best friend.
2007-01-13 19:54:14 · answer #1 · answered by Faron3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably means like the ending of a Hollywood film. Big climax music, happy ever after stuff. The good guys win! UNLESS it means the ending like the lives of people who have worked in Hollywood. Exploited, used up and on the skids. (Apart from a few, but even many big stars have ended up that way) Take your pick of which way you want to go! Good luck.
2007-01-13 18:03:34 · answer #2 · answered by survivor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-07 03:14:23 · answer #3 · answered by lyon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hollywood Ending is a 2002 motion picture which tells a story of once-famous film director who turned blind given the intense pressure of directing. Good luck !!
2007-01-14 01:49:29 · answer #4 · answered by Amber W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Luck!!!!
A "Hollywood Ending" would have to be an ending where everyone is happy...the good guy gets the girl and the whole world is safe.
2007-01-13 17:57:45 · answer #5 · answered by Tommy . 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Hollywood Ending basically means everything ends happily ever after.
2007-01-13 17:54:45 · answer #6 · answered by Ashley R 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That would be the one where the kid with no talent but a big heart wins the essay contest just for sentimental reasons.
2007-01-13 17:56:04 · answer #7 · answered by Grist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bad guys lose, the good guys win, the world is saved and the guy gets the girl who magically noticed him for the first time, even if he looks like Danny Divito -- especially if he looks like Danny Divito!
2007-01-14 01:25:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it usually implies to a dramatic ending or a story where all ends extremely well or at least dramatically well. Good Luck!
2007-01-13 18:01:04 · answer #9 · answered by Laceyfromcali 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually a climactic, dramatic, happy ending
2007-01-13 17:54:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋