Lately I’ve been working on these treatments/scripts for my Business and Film Marketing class. One of them is a particular dark film based on drug abuse and obsession and dementia. I don’t really want to reveal too much about it at this stage because its still in the process of development but I plan for this film to have an extremely dark story and a very unhappy ending.
This gets me thinking about something one of my more experienced professors used to tell me. “No one likes a sad ending. Always give your audience a happy ending”. As much as I respect and cherish his advice, I don’t think thats always the case. Sometimes a story just has to be sad. I personally enjoy a depressing film every now and then. I find if its depressing, the characters don’t seem stereotypical and cliche. Its more realistic when a character can fail. Instead of being a bulletproof superhero, they can bleed and die just like everyone else. This also makes it easier to connect with and have an emotional bond with the characters and situations. This in my opinion can make the film more memorable.
I just want my film to stick to the mood and message its supposed to portray. I’m not gonna change it for the people just because they want a fictional character to get the girl, get the job, get the happiness. I guess if I make this film really depressing it could have a chance to fail. But in my eyes, if I give a happy sugar sweet candy ending with smiles and rainbows to my dark film thats SUPPOSED to make people feel uneasy, I have failed myself. Even if the film gets praised.
I hope my ramblings make some sort of sense.
tl;dr
Not all movies have to have happy endings. Some are just meant to be sad.
Elmazzy
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