Reply #8: You know, there's a lot of different ways to look at that movie.

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Everybody thinks it's real cheesy, and has an over the top happy ending. Except it doesn't really have a happy ending, it just ends and lets the viewer decide for himself, and most people come to the happy conclusion. If you're a cynic, like me, boss Taylor still controls the media so the people never find out about it, Smith never relinquishes the floor so Paine's confession can be stricken from the record, Smith still loses his job and goes home in disgrace, Paine keeps his job, and Taylors thugs still rough up Smith's scouts.