ATTACK THE BLOCK
IN TERMS OF THEORIES
HAPPY ENDINGS VS. NEW EQUILIBRIUM
TODOROV'S THEORY
Todorov's theory tells of an ending called a 'new equilibrium'. At first glance this may seem like a happy ending typical of romance or fairytales, but in actuality describes a new normal for the characters in a story. These don't have to be a happy ending, just an ending with a new state of being. It provides either a sense of accomplishment or unease, depending on which direction your ending goes.
Usually, horror and sci-fi have less textbook happy endings as a convention - horror often has a new equilibrium in which things have changed for the worse (maybe a few people have died, the main character can never forget trauma).
The opposite to that could be romance, in which there is often some kind of positive new equilibrium at the end.
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