pyrrhic endings to movies, another reason why harry potter continues to linger, where the hero wins the war, but loses the battle, friends, family, foes, and i wonder about other movies, to reinforce, to strengthen that sense, leaving las vegas, that comes to mind, what dreams may come is another, blue, white, red, maybe those as well, blood diamond, maybe that one, and now i just go through the list, brokeback mountain, definitely, but that's more love story than pyrrhic, children of men? deja vu, kind of, fast food nation, in the land of women? it could happen to you, kind of, love actually, there's some sadness there along with some happiness, oh, once, that's a good one. reign over me, serenity, The kingdom, man on fire.