Admit it - this interpretation might actually work. Oh, sure the last five minutes does a little damage to my theory, but then there were all sorts of movies I didn't get to see the ending to when I was growing up that affected my perception of some screen classics:

It's a Wonderful Life: It's not a happy Christmas tale... it's really a tragedy. I always had to go to bed when George was considering jumping off the bridge. "What happened, Dad?" I'd ask and he'd say "George jumped, he died, The End. Pass the sugar."

E.T.: A whimsical adventure than plummets into the object lesson that life is fragile and should be cherished. We left the theater when E.T. died from prolonged contact with humans and their related contagions - just like the Martians in War Of The Worlds. As the alien autopsy proceeded, my brother and I were told "It gets really gross after this." And we headed off to Arby's.

Return of the Jedi: Resistance is futile, folks. Luke Skywalker faces off with Darth Vader and they fight under the cruel glare of the Emperor. Skywalker defeats his father-turned-machine and the Emperor then tortures him with savage bolts of evil lightning. "Oh, the Emperor kills him... nobody can take that kind of beating. The Rebellion is crushed, and those cute robots are melted down for chess pieces and action figures."

Yes, I was raised by truly sick people.

So take the advice of the adult me that has come to grips with his bizarre upbringing and get this film when it comes out on home video... whether you look at it without any preconceptions or if you want to view it from my little vantage point.