10 Movie Messages Completely Undermined By Their Ending
1. Accept People For Who They Are - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
The 1964 holiday classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer follows the escapades of Rudolph (Billie Mae Richards) as he attempts to fit in with the other reindeer despite his glowing red nose.
Rudolph's nose causes him to be bullied by the other reindeer, and the film's overall message is very clearly about accepting people with differences.
But ultimately the ending, where Rudolph is welcomed into the reindeer clan once they realise his nose can be used to navigate Santa's slay through a snowstorm, only sees Rudolph accepted once they appreciate that his difference is advantageous.
If Rudolph had another physical "oddity" which couldn't save Christmas, it's tough to picture him being so enthusiastically embraced, even if the clan did admittedly apologise to him before he saved the day.
The fact that Rudolph seems oddly un-bothered by being shunned, and the reindeer basically brush their terrible behaviour under the carpet in record time, only makes it that much worse.