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Primarily a [[Film]] trope. So, you're a Hollywood producer who has found this [[The Film of the Book|great story that would make an even greater movie]]. It has everything you need: [[Character Development|intriguing characters]], an [[Emotional Torque|epic adventure]], cool [[Fight Scene
So what do you do? You could just change the ending to what you think would be better. But, no, you're [[Genre Savvy]] enough to know how the loyal fans of the original would go online and [[Hatedom|tear you to shreds]] with complaints while blinded by [[Merchandise-Driven|dollar signs]] and launch a few petitions boycotting the project while they're at it. Besides, that would be [[They Just Didn't Care|dishonest]].
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Please note: given this is an ending trope, spoilers are unavoidable. You have been warned.
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==Examples of happier endings
=== Anime and Manga ===
* The ending of the ''[[Fruits Basket]]'' anime. It gets darker in the manga... which then ends on an extremely [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism|idealistic note]], with [[The Power of Love]] prevailing, and [[Pair the Spares|most of the cast getting into a stable relationship]]. They just [[Earn Your Happy Ending|had to do a little more to earn it, first]].
* The ''[[Narutaru]]'' anime. The only thing the audience got there was a half-assed [[Left Hanging]] "ending"
* The ''[[Suzuka]]'' anime ends with the [[Official Couple]] getting together. The manga ends with {{spoiler|an unplanned pregnancy}} forcing the [[Official Couple]] to abandon the dreams that drove the [[Sports Story Tropes|Sports Story]] side of the plot.
* While [[Elfen Lied]] doesn't end on an exactly happy note, [[Bittersweet Ending|it doesn't]] [[It Got Worse|get worse]].
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* The film version of ''The Getaway'' omits the final chapter of the book.
* The "Love Conquers All" ending of the American screening of [[Brazil (film)|Brazil]] is this, ending the movie right after a bizarre and trippy sequence that Sam discovers is [[All Just a Dream]]...but before the camera pulls away to show us that {{spoiler|it was all just a dream because his mind had snapped due to his torture.}}
* The [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story]] ''[[Pocahontas]]'' sequel, ''Journey to a New World'', has a happy ending with Pocahontas setting sail back to the
* ''[[The Man Who Laughs]]'' does this, ending with Gwynplaine and Dea declaring their love for each other and sailing off together into the sunset. In the book {{spoiler|they both die shortly thereafter}}.
* Peter O'Toole's ''[[Sherlock Holmes]] and the Valley of Fear'' cut the downer ending. Unsurprising, since a) the adaptation was written for children and b) there wasn't enough time provided to establish the ending as a legitimate downer. What is surprising is that all explicit reference to ''Moriarty'' was removed.
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== Examples of darker endings
=== Film ===
* ''[[Layer Cake]]'': While the book ends with the protagonist recovered from being shot and living a tranquil life in the Caribbean, the movie ends with the shooting in a way that implies his death.
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