Our goal from the jump was never to determine a set formula for the Great Movie Ending. (Dark, uncertain, marked by a significant amount of human flailing.) Sometimes, we did go for the cathartic, bring-happy-tears-to-your-face finale, but we frequently found ourselves opining the sorts of stories that lack that release. Maybe that was a reflection of the times we were living. In compiling a list of the greatest endings in movie history, we had many arguments over many months about this very dynamic, and found ourselves drawn to certain types we deemed successful more than others: Ambiguous, dark endings endings that purported to explain something but secretly did not endings that denied us (and the characters) closure endings that featured people dancing, but not always in joyous, triumphant fashion. It is, arguably, the most important part of any film - how a filmmaker wants you to feel when the lights go up is often the key to what that picture was really about.
The reverse is also true: We’ve all had that experience of watching a ho-hum flick that became instantly unforgettable thanks to an awesome conclusion ( famously, or more recently). Not every great movie has a great ending. Scroll down to relive Cuoco and Galecki’s fun-filled relationship, from costar couple to friendly exes.Clockwise from left to right: Lust, Caution Moonlight Some Like it Hot The Last Days of Disco Beau Travail The Searchers Losing Ground Big Night Grave of the Fireflies The Thin Blue Line. Galecki, for his part, welcomed son Avery with Alaina Meyer in November 2019. ❤️,” the actor gushed via Instagram at the time, posing in between the married couple.
Love you both so much & So moved by tonight. Though Big Bang Theory fans would have loved to see the longtime costars rekindle their romance, Cuoco eventually tied the knot with Karl Cook in June 2018, with Galecki there to witness the magical moment. I got lucky.”įollowing her split from Sweeting, the Charmed alum and Galecki sparked speculation of a reunion more than once. “He’s one of my dearest friends and Ryan loves him. It could have gone horrible,” she said on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen in September 2015. “Johnny is actually one of my best friends. Before she filed for divorce in October 2015, Cuoco said she felt “lucky” that her then-husband was such a fan of Galecki. Luckily, Johnny and I came out of it so brilliantly and we’re closer today than we ever were.”Įach of the actors moved on in the wake of their romance, with the 8 Simple Rules alum marrying Ryan Sweeting in 2013. “We got together and just fell mad for each other for two years, but then we broke up. When we did the pilot, I was crushing so hard on Galecki, but he had a girlfriend,” Cuoco recalled during a November 2020 episode of Dax Shepard‘s “Armchair Expert” podcast. “We dated really early on for almost two years.
When the series began, they sparked an offscreen romance but kept their relationship out of the spotlight before calling it quits. The actors worked together on the Big Bang Theory for 12 seasons from 2007 to 2019.
No hard feelings! Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki have maintained a strong friendship since their 2009 split - and never let their personal lives get in the way of their professional bond.