Better Movie Endings

The Great Gatsby is an example of a storyline with a grim conclusion.  In the most recent film installment, again Jay dies, scapegoat to his gold-digging romantic obsession’s deceit.  Well yes, I know, it is F. Scott Fitzgerald and a wonderfully twisted plot, and we should fully honor and respect good writing.  Still, no ‘ends’ are sacrosanct here.  How might you have liked to see the story end differently, just once?  What lesson might the Great Gatsby have learned that could cause a transformational  turning point in our flawed hero’s trajectory?  Let’s just think on that one; journal about it or write out an alternative ending and, if you do, please submit it!  It would be fun to compare a range of different scenarios.

This week’s topic is Better Movie Endings.  Here’s your chance to finally experience satisfaction with that film you have always loved, except for the ending.  The whole idea of Better Endings came to me when I walked out of the most recent King Kong movie.  I simply could not bear to watch the Great Kong plummet one more time from the Empire State building to his demise as the result of human ignorance.  Tomorrow I will share my own better ending for that story.

So make a list.  What movies would you love to write Better Endings for?

And so, just write!  I would love for you to send in your results, but what matters most is that you do the practice, even just by journaling or on a restaurant napkin.  This blog is not about how “well” you write. It is about putting the principle of Better Endings into practice in your life.

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So Please, “Just Write” !

Hi Everyone who is following Better Endings,

First, Thank You!

I want to encourage each of you to make this your own site as a place for writing and for sharing your comments, insights and stories. You can Submit a Better Endings story on our Weekly Topic (or any weekly topic), or you can share your answer to “What Do Better Endings Mean to ME?” as a Guest Blog submission, and you can always COMMENT in the Comment box included below any post.  I am very interested in hearing YOUR unique insights and examples or questions for discussion.   My goal is that this site will become a highly interactive, shared, dynamic site. So please, if you feel inspired … “Just Write!”