Harry Hollows

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How many movies and tv shows have you seen that end in happy endings? Almost all of them. Fairy tales have impacted movies ,both old and new, greatly. The Cinderella story specifically and others written by the Grimm brothers have affected movies by creating the concept of happy endings, that good always triumphs over evil, and that social status can be easily changed by marriage.
Almost every movie we’ve ever seen has some type of happy ending. If you think back to any of the fairy tales you know and love what do they all have in common? A happy ending. Think of all those great movies that you’ve watched countless times. Most of them have some type of happy ending. For example, in Cinderella she no longer has to be bullied by her sisters. In Tangled, not only does Rapunzel become reunited with her lost family but Flynn becomes a part of her family as well. I feel like directors end movies happily because it really appeals to many audiences.
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In a mountain heap of movies the protagonist conquers the antagonist with some random burst of strength from deep down inside. No matter how far beaten the hero is they always find a way to come back to beat the villain. At the end of Harry potter: Deathly Hollows pt. 2, Harry seems defeated but gathers unapparent strength and destroys his foe. We see this type of happening everywhere in movies. Batman, along with any other superhero, always beats the bad guy no matter how impossible it seems. Everybody has seen the newer Disney movie Frozen. Near the end of the movie one of the main characters, Anna, becomes frozen solid and can only be thawed by the warmth of true love. It’s very rare that we see heroes of any nature be conquered by the

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