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  • Scrooge (post-reform) goes to the home of his nephew (the son of his late sister), Fred, and humbly requests if he can join their party for dinner...if he's still welcome that is. Fred, his wife and their guests are quite visibly surprised that Scrooge came to the party at all—especially since he was right in the middle of their game of twenty questions, where they were making fun of him (which Scrooge did overhear). Everyone stares in a kind of stunned silence before all start rejoicing at once and welcoming Scrooge with open arms.
    • During dinner he can be heard insisting on hosting dinner next year at his house and that he'll spare no expense.
    • A subtle but wholly heartwarming detail in the scene: As soon as Scrooge asks his nephew if he can join, Fred, after a few seconds of bewilderment, immediately welcomes him and proceeds to introduce everyone to his "Uncle Ebenezer". Note that before this moment, he always referred to him as "Uncle Scrooge", which was most likely due to the latter's insistence.
  • A reformed Scrooge stalks by the Carolers on Christmas Morning, still putting forth his grumpy and hostile demeanor, to suddenly, cheerfully break into song with them, before giving them an extremely generous donation before heading on merrily.
  • Scrooge approaching the charity worker on Christmas Day to offer a generous donation, and also asking forgiveness for his behavior the previous night.
  • Bob Cratchit narrates the ending directly to the camera, saying how Scrooge became "as good a man as the good old city ever knew". Considering that he had seen Scrooge at his worst, it means a lot coming from him.
  • Perhaps most heartwarming at all, a smiling Scrooge is seen carrying Tiny Tim on his shoulder in the end, implying that he's not only been forgiven by the Cratchits, but has become a friend to them.
  • The scene when the Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge to his childhood village. This is one of the first times in the movie we see Scrooge truly happy. As the Ghost of Christmas Past notes, he is crying tears of happiness. The way Jim Carrey delivers his line "I could walk it blindfolded!" feels so genuine. It's a great scene to introduce to the audience that underneath his exterior, Scrooge is just another human soul who wants to be happy.

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