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/^t/Probably the most powerful shot of positive attitude mixture is the happy ending, an American invention. It cools down our nerves, gives us the power of the predictor and provides us with positive feelings that miracles can really happen. The European movie industry ends its movies with a bitter ending, or the most beloved: the open ending. These latter types are parallel to real life. The Americans are at this point dreamers. They always create an unrealistic ending. They do not want to leave the audience crying.