--- title: "Endings: The Good, the Bad, and the Insanely Great" date: 2026-06-23T10:46:00+01:00 author: John Henry Donovan canonical_url: "https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2026/06/endings-the-good-the-bad-and-the-insanely-great" section: Blog --- Categories Categories [](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/category/music-and-film) ### Share this link via Or copy link Copy 23rd June, 2026 # Endings: The Good, the Bad, and the Insanely Great Screenwriter Michael Arndt breaks down the mechanics behind memorable film endings, analysing Star Wars, The Graduate, and Little Miss Sunshine. This analysis focuses on balancing external, internal, and philosophical stakes to create deeply meaningful narrative conclusions. More Music & Film [![A man in a pilot helmet and gear is partially visible in the foreground of an aerial scene with grids and wireframe structures. Overlay text reads: "'NO CGI' is really just INVISIBLE CGI - part one." The background includes a landscape and a structure with loops.](https://assets.johnhenry.ie/transforms/2a2ed2821aeabed46a41f2462bc21676/16714/no-cgi-is-really-just-invisible-cgi_348beeca2483f5cd26f49a2e1211a0cc.jpg)](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/03/no-cgi-is-really-just-invisible-cgi) 24 Mar 2024 [### “NO CGI” Is Really Just INVISIBLE CGI](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/03/no-cgi-is-really-just-invisible-cgi)"The Movie Rabbit Hole" shared its third video in a series of four delving into the emerging trend of "no CGI" films.… [Read post ](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/03/no-cgi-is-really-just-invisible-cgi) [![Album cover for "Troublegum" by Therapy?. It depicts a person with a shaved head and bare torso, crouching and bent forward with their head inside a large metal trash can, set against a plain background. The band and album name are in red text at the center.](data:image/png;base64,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)](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2023/02/29th-anniversary-of-the-release-of-therapy-troublegum-album) 7 Feb 2023 [### 29th Anniversary of the Release of THERAPY? Troublegum Album!](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2023/02/29th-anniversary-of-the-release-of-therapy-troublegum-album)This still sounds phenomenal. Waves of nostalgia from the 90's and still gets played regularly by me.… [Read post ](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2023/02/29th-anniversary-of-the-release-of-therapy-troublegum-album)