Would Have Preferred Happy Ending

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mxplx — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 10:20 AM)

It was a very well made movie there is no doubt, but investing three hours watching, you kind of hope for that they all lived happily ever after.

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zxcv-9 — 5 years ago(November 21, 2020 02:04 PM)

I found the ending disappointing because it was so telegraphed. A happy ending would have been a pleasant surprise.

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AnthonySocksss — 3 years ago(December 04, 2022 04:45 PM)

Way to miss the point of the story
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phillipsdan83 — 6 months ago(September 29, 2025 03:47 AM)

What, exactly, would a happy ending have been? If Holman deserts, he'll in time be run out of China or killed by either the Japanese or the Communists, and if he is run out of China he'll have desertion charges hanging over his head. If he stays in the Navy until his enlistment is up, he'll still be killed or run out of China.

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Paul P. Powell — 6 months ago(September 29, 2025 04:11 AM)

As others here have stated —there is no other possible ending. This is because the story is character-driven, character-centric.
It's an action-filled flick yes –mightily entertaining –but Holman's search for himself is the engine of the story.
He has no way to return home no matter what he does.
The point of the tale is him realizing this.
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bitchsurn — 6 months ago(September 29, 2025 04:31 AM)

The book was better.