Moviemakers, please quit it with the easy ‘tragedy’
I watched “Dead Man’s Shoes” last night, and (this is only a spoiler if you aren’t familiar with how everyone seems to end their ‘tragic’ movies) was annoyed by the death of the protagonist at the end.
I don’t need a ‘happy’ ending, I just hate endings that seem cheap. I wish people who make films would get over the whole Shakespeare thing and come up with something more original, or at least more honest. Why go to all the trouble of getting your ‘tragic’ character all the way to the end of the movie and then leave the viewer saying “I didn’t see that one coming — NOT!”