tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post114830690767662062..comments2023-08-12T02:33:29.988-05:00Comments on 2 B Read: A Rant in Praise of Happy EndingsSylvia Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06489243230694413409noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1148573606616754062006-05-25T11:13:00.000-05:002006-05-25T11:13:00.000-05:00OK... The movie in question was THE SQUID AND THE ...OK... The movie in question was THE SQUID AND THE WHALE. It just wasn't for me.<BR/><BR/>In its defense, it was nominated for a boatload of independent movie awards. I often enjoy indies (try CHILDREN OF HEAVEN, a wonderful Iranian film with an outstanding, though bittersweet, ending), but this one made me want to run and pop RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK or even KING KONG into my VCR.Colleen Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398127184158098008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1148509460284103882006-05-24T17:24:00.000-05:002006-05-24T17:24:00.000-05:00Me, too, Colleen! Was it The Family Stone? I've he...Me, too, Colleen! Was it The Family Stone? I've heard it's not what it looked like in the previews.MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1148500194734644802006-05-24T14:49:00.000-05:002006-05-24T14:49:00.000-05:00I want to know what the movie is, Colleen, so I do...I want to know what the movie is, Colleen, so I don't waste my time watching it.Alfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556082619258664614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1148412909751475392006-05-23T14:35:00.000-05:002006-05-23T14:35:00.000-05:00That's the general argument I use when well-meanin...That's the general argument I use when well-meaning (and not-so-well-meaning) readers ask, "So aren't romance novels just using a formula?" My reply is always the same: "Ever read a mystery where the killer didn't get caught? Or a thriller where the pyscho didn't come to some sort of justice? Or an adventure novel where the protagonist didn't bring down the rogue government/find the treasure/saveSandra K. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960269325530328156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1148323585597149062006-05-22T13:46:00.000-05:002006-05-22T13:46:00.000-05:00I absolutely agree and also agree that readers exp...I absolutely agree and also agree that readers expect happy endings from other genres (not just romance) as well. They just don't necessarily use that term. <BR/><BR/>Mystery and thriller readers would feel let down, I think, if the bad killer escaped at the end of the book. (Unless it was clear that he was going to get his comeuppance in book #2.) The same with demons or evil spirits gettingJoAnn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351137721112499077noreply@blogger.com