The vision is proof of a hopeful ending, proof that Carton doesn't die in vain.

If I had any advice for Steven Spielberg, it would be to drop the hopeful endings and last-minute rescues and make a dark western or a musical.

She said, "I had mixed feelings about this one, despite its clever moments and hopeful ending.

Then there's the hopeful ending: And they lived happily ever after... The appeal for such a story conclusion is wide and understandable, and many writers are comfortable with it.

The fast pace and short chapters should appeal to readers, who will celebrate the hopeful ending.

I don't believe the hopeful ending of the film, which contradicts the logic of Ms. Campion's symbols.

There is a hopeful ending, but to stir up the narrative and the box office during its theater run last summer, a bleak alternative was added, beginning with the words "but what if."

This one, focusing on a 1979 Mexican-American onion workers' strike in Texas, at least has a hopeful ending.

The most an honest storyteller can promise is a hopeful ending.