![]() The first twist occurs when the chest is broken open and a corpse is found inside. It begins with a fisherman discovering a locked chest. Early examples Īn early example of the romance genre with multiple twists was the Arabian Nights tale " The Three Apples". However, at least one study suggests that this does not affect the enjoyment of a work. Even revealing the fact that a work contains plot twists – especially at the ending – can also be controversial, as it changes the audience's expectations. ![]() Since the effectiveness of a plot twist usually relies on the audience's not having expected it, revealing a plot twist to readers or viewers in advance is commonly regarded as a spoiler. Not every plot has a twist, but some have multiple lesser ones, and some are defined by a single major twist. There are various methods used to execute a plot twist, such as withholding information from the audience, or misleading them with ambiguous or false information. A plot twist may be foreshadowed, to prepare the audience to accept it, but it usually comes with some element of surprise. It may change the audience's perception of the preceding events, or introduce a new conflict that places it in a different context. When it happens near the end of a story, it is known as a twist or surprise ending. It's like something I would have written when I was 10 years old.For other uses, see Plot Twist (disambiguation).Ī plot twist is a literary technique that introduces a radical change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot in a work of fiction. This movie was fucking garbage because it tries to act like its ending is clever when it's not because there are scenes earlier in the movie that contradict what the revealed underlying motive of the character had been. I compare it to Now You See Me which had no foreshadowing or any sort of logical setting up of the twist. It kind of rubs it in your face at the end with flashbacks to specific scenes but it's clear it was carefully written to be that way. If you re-watch the movie after seeing it once you'll see how certain things and moments take on a different context or meaning. I really like this one for the reason that it cleverly set up the ending. The later films get a bit too gratuitous and hammy to be taken seriously in their own right if you're not into that kind of thing. There were of course twist endings for every movie in that series, but I think those two stick out because they were the most shocking. I think that Fight Club will stand the test of time better than Usual Suspects as well. And it has one of the best child performances of all time.ĮDIT: Not sure why I brought up Sixth Sense, when you mentioned Fight Club. It has a stronger emotional core, and the characters are much more interesting. While totally different movies and difficult to compare, The Sixth Sense is significantly better. Now my wife has never seen The Usual Suspects and it's been on her "Must Watch" list for years and I can't build up the interest to watch it with her. ![]() On like the 3rd or 4th viewing, I was no longer impressed by it. When I first saw it (high school age- the perfect age to see that movie), I showed it to everyone I knew. It's a shame that they're in such a hollowed out plot that is difficult to sit through after one re-watch. The Usual Suspects has some terrific performances. ![]() Thought these retcons are not too bad compared with most fictional examples, and just require a little bit of weaving your head between a couple of lanes of mental traffic in order to make fit. ![]() Then Leia being Luke's sister was yet another retcon, and actually only introduced when they wrote RotJ!!! This makes his lust over her in both (mostly) Star Wars AND then Empire Strikes Back really really uncomfortable. It all results in a little bit of clumsiness, with Obi-Wan having to be explained away as a filthy liar ("certain point of view" etc.) and the issue of Vader not being aware of Luke's existence at all in Star Wars, then suddenly aware that he is his son in ESB onwards (unless he worked it out just from the name.?). When you rewatch Star Wars, it's very clear that the Vader you are watching wasn't Luke's father at that point. People forget that the twist was actually a retcon, and written during an iteration of the ESB script. Unfortunately it also changes the way you look at the original Star Wars, and not in a good way. You're right in that it completely changes the way you look at his behaviour in the film. ![]()
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