Movies where the villain's identity is a surprise.
03-21-15, 10:34 PM
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Movies where the villain's identity is a surprise.
I was trying to think of some movies where the villain's reveal was a surprise to the audience, and I know I've seen them, but can't think to recall any.
I'm think of when it's like a friend to the protagonist and it winds up being a twist or something.
I know it's a cartoon, but Frozen is the only one that I can think of.
Any help?
I'm think of when it's like a friend to the protagonist and it winds up being a twist or something.
I know it's a cartoon, but Frozen is the only one that I can think of.
Any help?
03-22-15, 12:05 AM
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Re: Movies where the villain's identity is a surprise.
Are you referring to a twist where the villain turns out to be somebody we didn't suspect? Or are you talking about a reveal where we never really had a chance because the villain is not really in the rest of the movie (such as Seven)?
03-22-15, 12:43 AM
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03-22-15, 07:02 AM
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Transformers 3: Dark of the moon
03-22-15, 09:55 AM
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Re: Movies where the villain's identity is a surprise.
Seven was the first one I thought of. A lot of mysteries would count, as long as the audience isn't privy to something that the movie characters aren't.
03-22-15, 10:09 AM
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Air Force One
03-22-15, 10:30 AM
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Re: Movies where the villain's identity is a surprise.
I was so spoiled that I developed the Laurie Metcalf Postulate (based on whichever Scream movie she was in). It states that a semi-recognizable actor cannot appear as an extra or cameo; said actor is immediately the primary suspect.
03-22-15, 10:40 AM
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Which gives me an excuse to post this clip.
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03-22-15, 11:01 AM
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Most "twists" movies are like that:
Unbreakable
Identity
The Usual Suspects
I love Wild Things. I know it isn't much of a movie movie, but if you want my realistic choice of future classics, that's on the list. It's one of the few trashy movies that's well made and knows EXACTLY what it is and never for a second pretends to be above it.
Unbreakable
Spoiler:
Identity
Spoiler:
The Usual Suspects
Spoiler:
I love Wild Things. I know it isn't much of a movie movie, but if you want my realistic choice of future classics, that's on the list. It's one of the few trashy movies that's well made and knows EXACTLY what it is and never for a second pretends to be above it.
03-22-15, 01:28 PM
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Re: Movies where the villain's identity is a surprise.
Bone collector. There was no way to guess who the killer was. It was random.
The body guard had a surprise villain as well.
The body guard had a surprise villain as well.
