Happy ending

The Scheinanglizismus happy ending literally means Happy ending, while the English term happy outgoing ( "a happy ending story " ) or Happy output means ( from the English happy ending ).

In a broad sense this includes every positive end of a sequence of events meant, which is also marked by difficulties and adversities, or can be. Is used Analogously, the proverb is well that ends well.

The English term has come through the art of film in use. The term happy ending thus refers initially to a movie, but is applied to a series, a novel or a story like a fairy tale. Here the usual positive completion of the act of narration is meant in particular the performance of the main characters. Typical examples of happy endings are such as film circuit, in which a pair of lovers are the bomb is defused in time, the shy professor overcomes his fears, the world might be saved, etc.

In the film industry, a happy ending is often used as a denouement to leave a positive impression of the film the viewer. It may also cause the opposite characterized but why it is not used by the film industry without hesitation. Rainer Erler noticed looking back on his time as an assistant director in the 1950s: " As often stood until shortly before filming conclusion does not specify whether it should be a movie with a happy ending or a so-called > artistic < movie".

Kurt Tucholsky's well-known poem Then closes with the words: