Just finished reading the first and second books (second The Subtle Knife). The film, I have not seen, but my wife assures me, finishes on an up note just before the end in the first book.
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There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened. ........... Douglas Adams | 
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