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victortiti89

In my next screenplay, would the outcome where the hero and the villain, after fighting for a long time through various scenes, learn to accept their mistakes and simply make peace with each other, leaving all their rivalry behind be ok? Or do you think it should end with the hero annihilating the villain? Thanks for answering!:)
 
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I think it depends on how the rest of the film played out, and what the target audience is. It also depends on if their change of heart has been slowly set up throughout the film. Out of nowhere could seem lame.

There have definitely been films where this has happened, but I'd say more than often in children's films.
 
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you should choose, its something thats for you only, you should have belief in what you are doing is right, only then when you have made it, can you look at it and say wether it was the right or wrong decision.
 
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Hmmm... Sounds a bit lame to me. It's hard to say, as we don't know what happens in the rest of the story, but that doesn't sound like a satisfactory conclusion to me. In general, it would go against the rules of storytelling.

Your hero should be relatively good, he shouldn't have made too many mistakes in the first place. He should be the opposite to your villain, who's actions should be almost unforgivable. To have the two just decide to forget all about it would be out of place.

Of course, rules are made to be broken, so if it suits your story overall, then go for it!
 
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would the outcome where the hero and the villain, after fighting for a long time through various scenes, learn to accept their mistakes and simply make peace with each other, leaving all their rivalry behind be ok?
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No self respecting movie that doesn't end a Star Wars trilogy would do this ;) (Eg. Luke and Darth Vader... though they do send the Emperor to his death, so does this still count?)

Yes it is fine. It's not a common story ending and it can be a little difficult to pull off. Just make sure it fits in with your story and doesn't let the audience down or go against what the audience believe that the characters would do.
 
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In most stories, the hero's biggest obstacle isn't actually the villain. There's usually some personality trait that needs to be overcome, a personal issue that is stopping them from defeating the villain. As long as your hero conquers that problem that is holding them back, I see no reason why it couldn't be a very satisfying ending, to see them make peace with the villain. Heck, it could be that the very problem that needs to be overcome is that our hero lacks the ability to make peace!

Like others have said, it really depends on the particulars of the story, but if you feel like this is the way to go, I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Might be a breath of fresh air, actually. :)
 
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If the hero and villain are so evenly matched that neither of them can ever really win, they could believably realize the futility of their conflict and make an uneasy peace. This does not work in a literal hero/villain rivalry that is fueled by base dogmatic differences. It would make more sense in a film where the protagonist and antagonist are more habitual or environmental rivals, say a family feud or other similar situation.
 
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victortiti89 said:
In my next screenplay, would the outcome where the hero and the villain, after fighting for a long time through various scenes, learn to accept their mistakes and simply make peace with each other, leaving all their rivalry behind be ok? Or do you think it should end with the hero annihilating the villain? Thanks for answering!:)
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Depends how they arrived as this point. If it happens organically, it happens.

But a story is not a single scene, no matter how cool the scene plays out..
 
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Maybe they don't shake hands and get pally. Maybe the hero symbolically lets the 'villain' go after and internal struggle. But the struggle would have to be most of the film.
 
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  1. They agree to call a truce.
  2. Hero gets the girl, Villain gets the MacGuffin, they go their separate ways.
  3. The hero and girl's celebratory lovemaking scene comes to an abrupt end when the villain appears and annihilates them both! :yes::yes::yes:
 
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It would really depend on the whole story for me to give my opinion. There'd still need to be some sort of climax in the plot... some resolution of the conflict that feels like resolution, but I could see how there are ways to do it... Like someone else said, happens all the time in Rom-Coms. The trick would be making it visually/emotionally satisfying for the viewer.
 
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I like this idea. It would definitely have to build up to that point. I'd say drop hints that the hero clearly doesn't want this battle with the villain. But yes, like everyone else here says, it would have to grow organically and not feel forced.
 
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