HAPPY ENDINGS

I watched a lot of tween movies during the holiday season, you know, getting in touch with the inner child in me and all that. I especially loved watching A Cinderella Story over and over again, and it dawned on me what these movies really imply on us. A story always has to have obstacles for their characters, so the happy ending could be earned and appreciated. We wouldn’t appreciate the guy getting the girl if she just fell into his lap, or the hero saving the day after just tripping the villain. Little Red Riding Hood had the wolf, Cinderella had her 12 o’clock curfew, Little Mermaid had the witch, and Sleeping Beauty was, well… sleeping. Movies are always bound to toss something in the way of their happy endings and that’s how it is in real life. For you, I could be getting good grades or trying to patch things up with a friend after a big fight or even just getting through another day of school. If some people could say they didn’t have that much in the way of their happily ever after, then good for them. But for most of us, that’s not the case. HAPPY ENDINGS ARE REAL – but if we don’t fight for them, the only happy endings we’ll get to have are the ones on the silver screen.