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A false ending has two contexts; in literature it is a narrative device where the plot seems to be heading to its conclusion, but in reality, there's still more to the story. In a musical composition, it is a complete stop of the song for one or more seconds before continuing. The presence of a false ending can be anticipated through a number of ways. The medium itself might betray that it isn't the true ending (i.e. it's only halfway into a book or a song, a film's listed running time hasn't fully elapsed, only half the world has been explored in a video game, etc.), making only stories with indeterminate running length or a multi-story structure able to pull this off effectively. Another indicator is the feeling that too much of the story is incomplete when the false ending comes, making it feel like there has to be more. ==Examples== Two examples in film include ''L.A. Confidential'' and ''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King''. In the former, it seems like the case is completely closed with no loose ends until one of the witnesses admits that she lied about important details to give more importance towards the trial of the people that raped her, exposing a cover-up conspiracy. In the latter, the movie keeps using editing techniques that are indicative of endings in scenes that could be used as such, but continues with more until the movie finally ends. ''Spider-Man 3'' is an example of this, with two false endings present. Another example is in ''The Simpsons Movie'', where, at a very climatic stage in the film, the screen fades away and says ''To be continued'', which is then followed by the word "Immediately." Some examples in video games include ''Final Fantasy VI'' and ''Wild ARMs''. Both involve confrontations with the major antagonists at what seems like their final lairs, but instead a crisis occurs and the story continues. A third is in ''Naval Ops: Warship Gunner'', upon sinking the ''Druna Skass'' a second time (Which can only happen if the player plays though the game again, as the game resets itself to the beginning if you sink it once), the player is greeted by another supership, that looks just like the ''Druna Skass''. Yet another example is the survival horror game ''Obscure II'', in which the player must wait until the credits roll to their conclusion before gameplay resumes. Role-playing video games are notorious for having such plot devices. It usually involves the game's main antagonist being defeated, only for a previously mentioned character to be revealed as the "real" villain. One example is ''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess'', in which the main character is apparently about to have a boss fight with the former villain Zant, but Zant reveals he has been working for another Villain. In music, several songs have used false endings as part of the performance, such as The Rascals' "Good Lovin'"; "White Room" by Cream; "The Peace!" by Morning Musume; "Rain" by The Beatles; "Monday, Monday" by The Mamas & the Papas; and "But You Know I Love You" by The First Edition. Another notable example of a musical false ending is "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams - because the original song was six and a half minutes long, the false ending became the end of the single/video edit of the song (the album version had a fadeout ending). In addition, several other songs have also had false endings, such as "Angels" by Amy Grant, a #1 Christian hit in 1984. Another example is "Keep On Dancing", a 1965 Top 10 hit for the group The Gentrys from Memphis, Tennessee. In both songs, there is a pause of 2 seconds before the music starts all over again. Also, "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" by The Beach Boys, has a sudden stop and resumes 1 second later as the band counts numbers of years of age until the song fades, counting from 19 to 30. The Alice in Chains track "Rain When I Die" has a fade-out false ending lasting about 20 seconds, then the music comes back, and then it fades once more, thus providing the real ending. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「False ending」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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