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Episode Id ESLPod 494
Episode Title Types of Story Endings
Title Types of Story Endings
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Many Hollywood movies are "predictable" (easy to know what is going to happen), but that is part of the reason why they are so enjoyable for many people. In particular, there are two "typical" (very common) Hollywood endings.

Many romantic comedies have a "guy-gets-girl" ending. The "guy" (a young, single man) and a "girl" (a young, single woman) meet in some way and go through many changes in their relationship. At some point during the movie, it seems like they will never "be together" (spend the rest of their lives together), often because one of them makes a big mistake or because they fight all the time. But in the end, the guy almost always "gets the girl," meaning that they realize that they love each other and become boyfriend and girlfriend, or husband and wife.

In another typical Hollywood ending, "the good guy triumphs over the bad guy." The "good guy" is the main character, and the one whom viewers want to see succeed. The "bad guy" is the "villain," or the character who does bad things and creates problems for the good guy. Many Hollywood movies create "tension" (suspense; a feeling of worry and wanting to know what will happen) by having the good guy and the bad guy fight, often making it look as if the bad guy will win. But he "hardly ever" (almost never) does. In most Hollywood movies, the good guy "triumphs" (wins) over the bad guy.

Sometimes Hollywood movies combine these two "themes" (main ideas): first the good guy triumphs over the bad guy and then the good guy gets the girl. And everyone lives happily ever after

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