The Bitter Ending
This ending is when the hero does not get what they want, and also not what they need. This ending can seem poignant and unfair to the audience.
Example: The movie The Godfather does not end in the way the father, or the son intended to, and neither how the audience envisioned. It ends in a tragic, bitter way, out of nowhere.
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