How To Do A Plot Twist

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  • @guest301500
    @guest301500 5 років тому +9281

    The thing is that you can always rewatch a movie, but can only experience the surprise of a plot twist once.

    • @schwarzerritter5724
      @schwarzerritter5724 5 років тому +1092

      When watching the movie again, you are surprised by all the ways the plot twist is foreshadowed.

    • @aziidio
      @aziidio 5 років тому +320

      @@schwarzerritter5724 I reckon that's why the people in the survey enjoyed their books more when they knew the ending.

    • @k0lpA
      @k0lpA 5 років тому +67

      not true, get drunk

    • @sapphiresushi3437
      @sapphiresushi3437 5 років тому +65

      Just like when I watched the good place. So much foreshadowing!

    • @CantEscapeFlorida
      @CantEscapeFlorida 5 років тому +13

      Yes which is why it's never as good the 2nd+ time.

  • @JonathanNichollstechandsuch8
    @JonathanNichollstechandsuch8 5 років тому +3038

    So, what you’re saying is it’s not the ending that matters, but the friends we made along the way.

    • @urdadsleftasshole69
      @urdadsleftasshole69 4 роки тому +33

      God damnit

    • @saiyaf5301
      @saiyaf5301 4 роки тому +19

      Hunter x hunter??

    • @dpage446
      @dpage446 4 роки тому +7

      @@saiyaf5301 no,Hunter x Hunter isn't that kind of anime/manga. Besides,we still have the Dark Continent arc left

    • @saiyaf5301
      @saiyaf5301 4 роки тому +1

      TheDragonKing no I thought the original comment was quoting the show

    • @dpage446
      @dpage446 4 роки тому +2

      @@saiyaf5301 that quote isn't from the show

  • @ChloeRoestel
    @ChloeRoestel 5 років тому +11818

    Uhm the ending to Hamilton was spoiled 300 years ago.

    • @richtigmann1
      @richtigmann1 5 років тому +56

      lol

    • @blackpinkluv9869
      @blackpinkluv9869 5 років тому +350

      If people ever bother to pick up a history book

    • @gbird.
      @gbird. 5 років тому +92

      Spoiled twice 😔

    • @jiffypop67
      @jiffypop67 5 років тому +7

      You have 666 likes rn

    • @user-kp9bz2qp7r
      @user-kp9bz2qp7r 5 років тому +45

      @@blackpinkluv9869 in what world is the entire story of Hamilton in an educational book

  • @joejitsu034
    @joejitsu034 5 років тому +2118

    I still remember when I first I saw Clark Kent take off his glasses. Whaaat?
    Best. Plot twist. Ever!!

    • @sambenmoser1240
      @sambenmoser1240 5 років тому +18

      This needs attention

    • @one2lybean801
      @one2lybean801 4 роки тому +19

      Wait who was he?

    • @keithwatson1384
      @keithwatson1384 4 роки тому +47

      Wait, Superman was Clark Kent???

    • @moonlightcocktail
      @moonlightcocktail 4 роки тому +26

      Damn my theory was that Superman was Perry White, but now that I see this it makes so much sense!

    • @joejitsu034
      @joejitsu034 4 роки тому +4

      haha funny fuckers 😂

  • @justjoe233
    @justjoe233 7 років тому +21778

    spoiled scooby doo for me smh. i'm only on season one

    • @chaolihai-innit
      @chaolihai-innit 7 років тому +1043

      get ready for season 2 cause its a crazy roller coaster of emotions

    • @luanagullotta6218
      @luanagullotta6218 7 років тому +704

      And season 3, just amazing. Although season 4 is a slight drop in quality.

    • @justjoe233
      @justjoe233 7 років тому +519

      Henry McClintock scrappy doo's introduction was when it jumped the shark for me

    • @firstnamelastname7244
      @firstnamelastname7244 7 років тому +288

      Henry McClintock But season 5 is a pretty good one though.

    • @mr.tennisballs955
      @mr.tennisballs955 7 років тому +201

      I'm pretty sure that's when they SCRAPPED the show.

  • @timedragon5492
    @timedragon5492 5 років тому +8916

    How could you not mention, the biggest and most iconic plot twist: I am your father

    • @qwertymanova2652
      @qwertymanova2652 5 років тому +126

      Exactly!

    • @Adven4U1
      @Adven4U1 5 років тому +226

      Time Dragon
      The LEGO Movie 2 twist is a bit bigger than that.

    • @timedragon5492
      @timedragon5492 5 років тому +111

      @@Adven4U1 But probably not as iconic

    • @Adven4U1
      @Adven4U1 5 років тому +141

      @@timedragon5492
      The Lego Movie 2 has the best animated movie twist villein that I've EVER SEEN. He's loads better then Han's, Bellwether or that idiot who ended up being the villain in Cars 2 simply because everybody else made Now You See Me's mistake (100% character change for cheap shock value)
      While the Lego Movie 2 gets to be as shocking as Now You see me while still making perfect sense.

    • @korialogo
      @korialogo 5 років тому +46

      Ooh, fun fact (or perhaps I dreamed this): Even some of the actors didn’t know about this for a time. The “noooooooo” was originally directed at the recent loss of limb, but they redubbed it, which was pretty easy with the mask on. Then again, I don’t remember. I think I read that somewhere, though.

  • @bonsaipiper3773
    @bonsaipiper3773 6 років тому +3878

    I was very surprised by the ending of Titanic.
    My wife said surely, you should have known two people can't float on the same door.
    I told her, it's completely plausible given the size of the door, and don't call me Shirley.

    • @davidnally2426
      @davidnally2426 6 років тому +129

      They would've floated yes but the door would've been fully under sumerging them

    • @pierreo33
      @pierreo33 6 років тому +11

      David and José lmao swoosh

    • @dmchunter7772
      @dmchunter7772 6 років тому +44

      Clint Ashley ahhh I see a man of Leslie Culture Airplanes right?

    • @KaizerMan
      @KaizerMan 6 років тому +44

      pierre117 First of all its woosh not swoosh lol, and it’s not really woosh. You can know that OP was joking but still explain to anyone who’s unaware that even if two people could fit on the raft in Titanic, it still wouldn’t have resulted in a happy ending

    • @Eniro20
      @Eniro20 6 років тому +121

      Wait, what? Why are they trying to float on a door? Are you telling me Titanic sunk in the movie? Why the fuck are you spoiling the movie for me...

  • @Glitcher2000
    @Glitcher2000 5 років тому +3296

    How do you do a plot twist?
    "And it was all just a dream...."

    • @AGrayPhantom
      @AGrayPhantom 5 років тому +210

      That's really bad writing. Didn't work for Dallas, -doesn't work for anyone else...-
      I'll take that back. It works for The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. They not only hint, but blatantly tell the player the Island is a dream of the Windfish, and waking it up ends the world. That's pretty dark, but the player does it anyway.

    • @MiguelLopez-lr9db
      @MiguelLopez-lr9db 5 років тому +27

      cof-cof Twilight cof-cof

    • @leaf_does_stuff5464
      @leaf_does_stuff5464 5 років тому +23

      Nah that's a cop out

    • @dirkthedaring5131
      @dirkthedaring5131 4 роки тому +38

      Made a short film with that kind of ending. Shitty audience reaction.

    • @Игорь-к5с3ю
      @Игорь-к5с3ю 4 роки тому +9

      A dog's dream

  • @obviously1871
    @obviously1871 6 років тому +3631

    The best plot twist was in BvS when you got to know that Batman is Bruce Wayne

    • @obviously1871
      @obviously1871 6 років тому +331

      @Imight Realperson yeah if they'd seen the movie twice

    • @segatore1295
      @segatore1295 6 років тому +134

      @Imight Realperson r\woosh

    • @segatore1295
      @segatore1295 6 років тому +88

      @Imight Realperson I knew you were being serious that's why I wrote my reply

    • @segatore1295
      @segatore1295 6 років тому +23

      @Imight Realperson Bruce Wayne

    • @andirichards7371
      @andirichards7371 6 років тому +31

      @@segatore1295 r/whoosh

  •  7 років тому +2702

    When you started speaking I thought it was Velma...

  • @Annihilated481
    @Annihilated481 7 років тому +3300

    You should do one on the sex scene. Why do directors use them? When are they necessary? And what can they tell us about the characters or the movie in general?

    • @thedudewhomadethisvideo
      @thedudewhomadethisvideo 7 років тому +488

      One film I can think of where the sex scene is totally necessary is the one in Oldboy, without it the twist at the end would not be as disturbing as it is.

    • @konradvonschnitzeldorf6506
      @konradvonschnitzeldorf6506 7 років тому +189

      because sex is a huge part and driving force in most peoples live. YOu have to atleast hint on that to make a alot of stories believable.

    • @nicholasjohnson2951
      @nicholasjohnson2951 7 років тому +397

      Konrad von Schnitzeldorf but at the same time it is not common to see people taking a sh*t in the bathroom... Thats one of the reasons why I like Tarantino's movies.

    • @blipboigilgamesh7865
      @blipboigilgamesh7865 7 років тому +103

      Annihilated481 The Sex montage in Deadpool was outright softcore porn, with some good jokes amidst the fake sex
      I mean, I don't think it was that necessary in the movie, and pretty much ruined part ofnthe imersion I had in the jokes because of the porn-ish outlook.

    • @Annihilated481
      @Annihilated481 7 років тому +199

      The reason I ask is because there seems to be a lot of work that goes into simulating what would ordinarily be the most natural of human procedures. Actors usually have to wear skin colored underwear, prosthetics, use body doubles, and have to shoot awkward and uncomfortable scenes from many takes and angles in front of a lot of people. I wouldn't think the crew or the cast would go through all this trouble without a certain aim in mind.

  • @dandynoble2875
    @dandynoble2875 5 років тому +1966

    The Now You See Me twist could've worked if they made him even more "foolish". If it could've been guessed that he was actually acting, via over-acting, it would've been more satisfying.

    • @dothmotherknowyouwearth
      @dothmotherknowyouwearth 5 років тому +149

      I haven't seen the movie, but if they had made the man really intelligent but over-exaggeratedly clumsy, that could've worked.

    • @TheGrindelwald
      @TheGrindelwald 5 років тому +35

      What part of the movie made them think people would watch a sequel? Nothing was particularly believable. I was more amazed by any magic going on in Harry Potter, because they spent time trying to make it look good. Now you see me was just dull all along

    • @deathstar6998
      @deathstar6998 5 років тому +8

      @@TheGrindelwald Sure buddy

    • @johnterpack3940
      @johnterpack3940 4 роки тому +17

      Nope. They tried that with the Star Wars prequels. Jar Jar Binks was supposed to be the villain. But they went so over-the-top with his antics that everybody hated him and they had to rework the story. There are videos on this that cover all the clues in the movies, clues that would have made his twist a good one because all the information was there.

    • @fatherfountain1906
      @fatherfountain1906 4 роки тому +7

      I quite liked it but the twist in Now You See Me 2 was dreadful. I wanted to kill myself

  • @sammycopley1
    @sammycopley1 7 років тому +2090

    aaand now I know why the plot twist in Frozen of Hans as the bad guy didn't work- it makes the same mistake as Now You See Me

    • @KookiesNolly
      @KookiesNolly 7 років тому +498

      melomaniac yep! Even when Anna wasn't looking at him, he was genuinely smiling as if he was in love. At the end he was just the villain for the sake of the plot because Disney doesn't know how to make a movie without one bad baddy.

    • @sammycopley1
      @sammycopley1 7 років тому +365

      exactly, it's a plot twist for the sake of a plot twist. "this is who you'd least expect to be evil!" yeah, because you provided no set up whatsoever

    • @Hard_Boiled_Entertainment
      @Hard_Boiled_Entertainment 7 років тому +67

      Dittos for the twist of the first season of Agents Of SHIELD. There is literally NO set-up for the big betrayal within the team. It really feels like just a twist the show runners pulled out of their behinds. That first season had NO rewatch value.

    • @cocosam96
      @cocosam96 7 років тому +205

      I wouldn't say it was exactly like Now You See Me - there were some VERY subtle hints to Hans' real intentions. The two that come to mind to me right now is when he sings "I've been searching my whole life to find my own place"; and earlier when he mentions that he has 12 older brothers. As someone who studies history, the 12-older-brothers comment stuck out to me as a red flag for "I want my own kingdom"', and the line in "Love is an Open Door" supported this, at least for me (post-movie talk, I was the only one of my friends who noticed this). I think the writers tried to give us hints, at least, but came up short.

    • @jaboius
      @jaboius 7 років тому +41

      eh i thought it was pretty obvious the whole time

  • @StarlightExaDarkSideræl
    @StarlightExaDarkSideræl 5 років тому +3738

    While we are on the topic of good plot twists i would tell you about the Fight Club but unfortunatelly one is not supposed to talk about the Fight Club

    • @aaronstark5060
      @aaronstark5060 5 років тому +257

      You’ve already said too much.

    • @pepijnvb1484
      @pepijnvb1484 5 років тому +155

      Oh my god, fight club. That fucked with me, with most of the plot twists I have already figgured it out by the end but fight club? That crushed me, it had me thinking about it days after I had watched the movie.

    • @Adven4U1
      @Adven4U1 5 років тому +39

      Pepijn vb
      I can’t stop thinking of how dang good The LEGO Movie 2 twist villain was.

    • @WakkaMadeInYevon
      @WakkaMadeInYevon 5 років тому +12

      I remember reading the book first and watching the movie later on, so not only was my first watching of the movie technically a "rewatch," but I also had an entirely different context.
      Needless to say the movie was just as, if not more enjoyable, when I knew where it was going.

    • @revlismorningstar825
      @revlismorningstar825 4 роки тому +15

      I actually saw it coming, my friend told me this movie had a massive plot twist, so I got all detective and figured out they were the... not gonna spoil it😉

  • @Maxd_820
    @Maxd_820 6 років тому +2005

    Plot twist
    THERE IS NO PLOT TWIST

    • @andrewpereira888
      @andrewpereira888 5 років тому +43

      Strangegrape_777 honestly that could make for a great plot twist, having suspense and make them expect something. Then lead to nothing, or something that still makes sense but is less obvious

    • @fulldisclosureiamamonster2786
      @fulldisclosureiamamonster2786 5 років тому +11

      @@andrewpereira888 basically 2001: A Space Odyssey

    • @peytonk5986
      @peytonk5986 5 років тому +10

      If M Night Shyamalan made a movie without a plot twist

    • @brunoferro7582
      @brunoferro7582 5 років тому

      Babel says hello

    • @mcuniboob
      @mcuniboob 5 років тому

      Strangegrape_777 no that’s an m night film

  • @virtuoso8093
    @virtuoso8093 4 роки тому +216

    The plot twist in Primal Fear works also because Richard Gere's character confesses to us in the middle of the movie that he's able to be a sleazy defense attorney because he has faith that sometimes good people do terrible things. And Edward Norton's character seems like the perfect example of that, but then that faith is completely shattered when he finds out he's actually an irredeemable psychopath.

    • @frde2190
      @frde2190 Рік тому +3

      If I had a nickel for every film were Richard Gere played a sleazy defender lawyer I’d had two

    • @yugimuto1639
      @yugimuto1639 Рік тому +6

      ​@@frde2190 which is not a lot but it's weird it happened twice

    • @msushi98
      @msushi98 Рік тому +3

      @@yugimuto1639tell me you’re a 2000s Disney kid without telling me you’re a 2000s Disney kid

  • @MrTheManav
    @MrTheManav 7 років тому +2587

    I hope i know my life's plot twist

    • @criztu
      @criztu 7 років тому +89

      The plot twist of your life is, that reality is 2d, a videogame projected on an Oculus Rift helmet's screen put over your eyes. You've been imprisoned in a bottomless pit, as your maker found iniquity in you. We are computer generated cartoons, designed to make the rest of your existence, miserable!!!11

    • @KookiesNolly
      @KookiesNolly 7 років тому +44

      TheMr Manav the twist is you are gonna die at the moment you expect it the least.

    • @MrTheManav
      @MrTheManav 7 років тому +4

      criztu why and how did they add progression of technology to the video game that is my life and how would it progress to such a level that the simulation of my life lies as a simulation in my life (1st simulation){oculus exists here}. This seems counterproductive as me getting further into inception would allow me to live forever if I'm deep enough inside with full power into what kind of lives i live.

    • @MrTheManav
      @MrTheManav 7 років тому +1

      Eli N.S I can take that

    • @BruceCinema1337
      @BruceCinema1337 7 років тому +9

      you secretly have aids

  • @kazzajaxon7566
    @kazzajaxon7566 5 років тому +1495

    Bro I don't think Hamilton is an example of a twist...
    That's like saying the Titanic sinking was a twist in the movie.

    • @Andrea-ih7np
      @Andrea-ih7np 5 років тому +14

      Kazza Jaxon it’s a joke

    • @CantEscapeFlorida
      @CantEscapeFlorida 5 років тому +1

      Yeeeeaahhh lmao

    • @trash.justtrash177
      @trash.justtrash177 5 років тому +88

      Kazza Jaxon it wasn’t an example on plot twists, it was an example on how “spoiling” the ending can make it more enjoyable to watch

    • @Phelie315
      @Phelie315 5 років тому +31

      @Bradley James yeah like for example most people who didn't grow up in the US. That name meant nothing to us before the musical 😅

    • @jackninety6
      @jackninety6 5 років тому +12

      You're tellin me you saw the Titanic sinking coming??

  • @demetergrasseater
    @demetergrasseater 6 років тому +504

    I dunno, I personally hate when a twist ending is given away before I watch something. The best way to enjoy a film or book is to watch it through without knowing, then rewatch or reread it afterwards.

    • @nurafrizal
      @nurafrizal 6 років тому +22

      Agreed! I got spoiled once in the middle of the movie then too bored to finish it

    • @GN-Aaron
      @GN-Aaron 5 років тому +15

      Yeah, for me the shock value is much more important than the 'I knew it' value, as most shows are quite predictable and the few instances where they caught me completely off-guard are the best plot twists. Now You See Me is a great example of plot twist *for me*

    • @Daniele_Manno
      @Daniele_Manno 5 років тому +9

      I totally agree with you. Moreover, a single isolated study does not prove anything...

    • @ultiseth
      @ultiseth 5 років тому

      Yes. It's like two movies for the price of one

    • @lidiafsr
      @lidiafsr 5 років тому

      Agree 100%

  • @mrflyingace
    @mrflyingace 5 років тому +137

    The best and the least predictable plot twist:
    Thank you Mario!
    But our princess is in another castle!

    • @zitherq5761
      @zitherq5761 3 роки тому

      If it would say that on world 8, now that would be a super duper plot twist

  • @jahmanrajonesdavine
    @jahmanrajonesdavine 7 років тому +634

    fightclub is a pretty obvious "best plot twist" but i think the reason that it holds up for me is that the twist isn't placed at the end of the film, the twist gives the protagonist new information and makes him have to be more active in the final sequences of the film. the twist moves the narrative, not ends it.

    • @KookiesNolly
      @KookiesNolly 7 років тому +5

      Jahman Davine agree

    • @TimRosenburg
      @TimRosenburg 7 років тому +32

      and it makes the film extremely enjoyable to watch a second time which i experienced as my first viewing as i had it spoiled a few years before watching it. I guess that study was right because I enjoyed it more than who I watched it with who hadn't had it spoiled. Every scene is changed knowing the twist

    • @vladimiradidas1945
      @vladimiradidas1945 7 років тому +7

      i remember knowing the plot twist long before i saw the movie. at first i thought" OK i know Tyler Durant is Edward nortan"s character so whats the point?" then i saw the movie and it blew my mind that all of that happened because of his insomnia. not only that, but because of his insanity it shows how much shit can happen even if you dont notice it right in front of you.. to this day, i fear getting insomnia because of what kind of crap Tyler went through

    • @laurencleveley
      @laurencleveley 7 років тому

      I was going to comment this!!

    • @KookiesNolly
      @KookiesNolly 7 років тому

      log out next time hey you could get a fight club ? 🙂😗🤷‍♀️

  • @Aliwiththehookuporiginals
    @Aliwiththehookuporiginals 5 років тому +121

    I use the same theory when I tried explaining how a plot twist works
    “The best part of a plot twist is seeing the clues that lead up to it”
    Ex: Usual suspects

  • @Populous3Tutorials
    @Populous3Tutorials 6 років тому +1866

    some good plot twist movies:
    the prestige
    6th sense
    fight club
    shutter island
    primal fear
    the usual suspects
    identity
    the invisible guest
    the game
    se7en

    • @humlagumma
      @humlagumma 6 років тому +66

      Old boy baby

    • @masonsanders5623
      @masonsanders5623 6 років тому +91

      Sixth sense has a great plot twist, but doesnt dwell in it to much, making it bitter sweet. I kindve figured it out after realizing he never talks to anyone, at first I thought he was just super involved, then a few minutes before the end I realized they never showed him recovering, then when I saw my theory was true, I immediately realized how good the plot twist it.

    • @wilhelmdietz4023
      @wilhelmdietz4023 6 років тому +17

      @@masonsanders5623 Too bad you just kinda ruined it for yourself, mate, by being too smart :p

    • @AloTTaHaZe1
      @AloTTaHaZe1 6 років тому +12

      Also lucky number slevin

    • @nabilah3239
      @nabilah3239 6 років тому +52

      shutter island WAS THE MOST PLOT TWISTY like beyond the rest by far

  • @l.7433
    @l.7433 4 роки тому +77

    I remember crying at the end of The Sixth Sense because I was so shocked at the ending and how it made sense but you never saw it coming. Still one of my favorite movies

    • @satanspit4101
      @satanspit4101 2 роки тому

      I cried at homosexual twist too.

    • @glizzygladiator6969
      @glizzygladiator6969 Рік тому +2

      I remember watching it at 9 and being scared, but it was such a good film. when the ring drops and you finally realize why his wife has been ignoring him the whole movie

    • @msushi98
      @msushi98 Рік тому +1

      @ezclap9456at the time it was released though, audiences weren’t nearly as wary of major plot twists in blockbuster movies as they are now. It was still fairly novel for the average movie-goer! Interesting to see how different audiences react

  • @craftchunks
    @craftchunks 7 років тому +1512

    wow spoiling Hamilton smh. I'm only on the colonial period

    • @Dalen22_W
      @Dalen22_W 6 років тому +3

      craftchunks lol

    • @noctuadiscipulum9715
      @noctuadiscipulum9715 6 років тому +7

      Is +200 years old so is fair to spoil it

    • @WCM0211
      @WCM0211 6 років тому +16

      OSHMKUFAHSA woosh

    • @Landho713
      @Landho713 6 років тому +4

      Meemo... OHSMKUFAHSA was also making a joke, so...

    • @nysus17
      @nysus17 6 років тому +1

      Meemo reverse uno card rip

  • @benredman5825
    @benredman5825 7 років тому +304

    When I watched fight club for the second time I found it more interesting because I knew the ending, alot of things go over your head when you watch it at first that you notice the second time around

    • @Sidecutt3
      @Sidecutt3 6 років тому +11

      I actually saw Bratt Pitt flashing on the frame and with other stuff going on, i came to the right conclusion way before the ending and felt like a genius, but then i realized how well it was made. (sorry for bad enlish)

    • @wordforger
      @wordforger 6 років тому +21

      Fight Club, in my opinion, is the closest to a 'perfect' movie that I have ever seen. It's an interesting mind screw on the first watch, but gets more fascinating the more times you watch it because of the fantastic attention to detail put into every single shot and every word of dialogue. There are some things in that movie that you won't notice until the fiftieth time through (or until you happen on an article on the subject) and sure enough, the plot twist is there, front and center if you know what you're looking for.

    • @Char10tti3
      @Char10tti3 6 років тому

      Still need to watch it but I think the same especially now I’ll be looking for Starbucks cups. Also, hello 2D

    • @HighLevelPlayer
      @HighLevelPlayer 6 років тому

      Thankfully, despite having the Fight Club twist told to me before I watched the film, by the time I remembered what it was, I had reached the point where they revealed it. So I didn't lose any of the enjoyment of not knowing the twist beforehand. It was because there was a large period of time between when I was told the twist and when I watched the film.

  • @chrisofnottingham
    @chrisofnottingham 7 років тому +109

    The plot twist in Fight Club is interesting in that the reveal is leaked out over several scenes. The movie deliberately tells you that the twist is coming and pretty much what the twist is, before it is explicitly stated and explained. And yet that doesn't seem to lessen the effect and if anything, it enhances it.

    • @TheKorbi
      @TheKorbi 6 років тому +7

      To be honest, all the leading did nothing for me as I was exactly as astonished as the main character (does he even have a name?) Seeing it a second time I asked myself 'how could I not see this?'

    • @Alucard666QC
      @Alucard666QC 6 років тому +2

      Intetesting take. For me it was the total opposite. I love good plot twist who caught me off guard. However, I knew the ending of Fight Club wayyyyy to soon to be enjoyable. It was maybe a bit too obvious.

    • @bbbbbbb51
      @bbbbbbb51 6 років тому +8

      The more you watch it the better it gets. The dialogue between himself is so well done. It's as psychologically done as the book! Great film

    • @vilma20
      @vilma20 6 років тому +2

      yeah, i think fight club might be even more enjoyable the 2nd time around 'cause knowing the ending you can pick up all the clues and think "wow, how did i not realize that?"

    • @kateneonne6757
      @kateneonne6757 6 років тому +1

      Rewatching it afterwards is great because of that. You can pick up on all the spill leading up to it

  • @xenom5659
    @xenom5659 5 років тому +142

    My God “Primal Fear” is one of the best movies ever made.

    • @dpage446
      @dpage446 4 роки тому +10

      Ehh not really.
      I like it story and plot wise. It's an example of a movie that is "all substance and no style".
      It has a great story and an amazing twist,but execution is not very good.

    • @jothishprabu8
      @jothishprabu8 4 роки тому +4

      @@dpage446 it's boring. Doesn't follow a single genre or style.

    • @jenhasken
      @jenhasken Рік тому

      Norton’s first movie!

    • @ysf-psfx
      @ysf-psfx Рік тому +3

      Good, but nothing without Norton. Everything else was pretty forgettable.

  • @LightBound15
    @LightBound15 5 років тому +82

    It's also important that the plot twist doesn't contradict the events that came before it. Too many twists ruin stories because the author didn't think through its implications for the events leading up to the twist. When a twist works, it's because the author had it in mind from the start of the story to the end. Twists are details that are always present, but not revealed until the end the story, rather than a new element that was thrown in at the last minute (that's a recipe for a bad twist).

  • @pyrobryan
    @pyrobryan 5 років тому +36

    The thing with plot twists is there's a satisfaction that comes from seeing the twist unfold for the first time. The novelty of the reveal is crucial that first time. The good twists, like you say, are rewatchable because the journey to get there is still fun, and according to the study, maybe even more enjoyable since you can look for the clues along the way. But if the ending is spoiled for you, you never get that initial punch from the twist the first time, and that's what I like about them. The first time you see Primal Fear and Aaron slips up and asks if Janet was ok, when only Roy is supposed to know that she was hurt. You see Martin Vale slowly turn around looking puzzled, and you realize what just happened. That "oh shit" moment that you get the first time through and unspoiled is the payoff that you just can't get when you already know it's coming.

  • @DUFMAN123
    @DUFMAN123 7 років тому +251

    Unbreakable is probably my favourite plot twist. Made sense following the film's internal logic and built upon the characters and story really strongly.

    • @RossLovesMovies
      @RossLovesMovies 7 років тому +3

      It helps reveal the dark side to the films message.

    • @Ten_Thousand_Locusts
      @Ten_Thousand_Locusts 7 років тому +4

      Homer Simpson Split was fucking awful.

    • @rookjameson
      @rookjameson 7 років тому +3

      +undertakersarmpit They made an Unbreakable sequel? When did that happen?

    • @gr81disp
      @gr81disp 7 років тому +19

      Split wasn't a sequel, it just took place in the same universe. My favorite plot twist is The Usual Suspects

    • @kriseriksen7706
      @kriseriksen7706 7 років тому +5

      They called me Mr. Glass...

  • @evanveitia
    @evanveitia 4 роки тому +117

    I really love the Vulture plot twist in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Usually, I watch the movie for the first time, get surprised, and then when I rewatch the movie it never feels nearly as good. But with Spider-Man: Homecoming, I still feel my heart drop with Peter when Michael Keaton opens the door. And then they take it even further with the scene in the car when Keaton is slowly piecing together that Peter is Spider-Man. That still makes me as uncomfortable as I was in the theater when I first saw it. Although they don’t really hint at it during the movie, it’s still a great plot twist.

    • @mr.whatislove3620
      @mr.whatislove3620 4 роки тому +12

      Yeah, when I watched it in movie theater, man, you could feel the audience gasp. It's such a great plot twist!

  • @PatrickHogan
    @PatrickHogan 7 років тому +226

    I think the book study it because you're able to see how the author got there rather than just going along for the ride, which is why for the second read of a plot twist book or the second watch of a plot twist film, we have way more fun looking for the evidence.

  • @blakethompson-dodd9874
    @blakethompson-dodd9874 6 років тому +1762

    I think that study is utter bull. To me what that study says is that reading after knowing the twist is a more enjoyable experience, BUT only if you are going by the metric of 1 single read through. Spoiling first denies the enjoyment of discovering the twist. Going in blind you can get the enjoyment of not knowing, and then get the greater enjoyment of knowing when reading again. So (unspoilt + spoilt) > (spoilt).

    • @Battleschnodder
      @Battleschnodder 6 років тому +43

      That assumes that a reread is significantly less joyful than a first read (otherwise spoilt+spoilt still > unspoilt+spoilt since spoilt1>spoilt2). in that case however, the reread spoilt2* after unspoilt does not add anything to unspoilt that would push it over the edge over unspoilt1+unspoilt2.

    • @maximnikolaev6627
      @maximnikolaev6627 6 років тому +78

      I think twists work better if they are understood, therefore the story itself is opened up more and you try to make the connections over just trying to rewatch everything again. Its a very confusing thing how our mind works; we remember better if the story is interesting, sometimes it needs to mislead us to make it more interesting. But how much you mislead your audience will often or not notice a feeling of LACK of information/story, making it more bland.

    • @DorkOrc
      @DorkOrc 6 років тому +14

      I love how u lot use maths lmao

    • @Oceaniz
      @Oceaniz 6 років тому +49

      Study > your opinion

    • @daemonCaptrix
      @daemonCaptrix 6 років тому +30

      The study doesn't cover what OP describes, so OP's opinion > study.

  • @housepianist
    @housepianist 4 роки тому +21

    The beauty of the plot twist for Primal Fear is not only the sudden shock of Ed Norton’s character revealing his “sanity” but that he could not be tried again in the court of law because of that. He could go on pretending he’s insane and eventually get out again to do more crimes. That’s the genius of that plot.

  • @nykv9101
    @nykv9101 4 роки тому +213

    Never realized how much plot twist and mystery is in a harry potter books

    • @corporalanonymous4589
      @corporalanonymous4589 4 роки тому

      Oh shoot

    • @patheticgirl1000
      @patheticgirl1000 4 роки тому +7

      every single book has a plot twist because they all have red herrings

    • @leohaddad9225
      @leohaddad9225 4 роки тому +1

      They have slot twists in every book. Some more notable then others. They won’t ruin the book if you know thou as the books and movies are so good anyway.

    • @idioticdemon2619
      @idioticdemon2619 3 роки тому

      I-

  • @011mph
    @011mph 6 років тому +1718

    I absolutely hate when endings are spoiled lol.

    • @Jebu911
      @Jebu911 6 років тому +75

      Sometimes knowing the ending before is the only reason you end up watching a great movie.

    • @firebow2810
      @firebow2810 6 років тому +95

      Tyler Durden lol, they're just giving their opinion. No need to attack them

    • @bakedlizard6429
      @bakedlizard6429 6 років тому +10

      Han solo, darth vader and the emperor die lol

    • @lecider
      @lecider 6 років тому +5

      I sometimes read the end of books first. Why? Cause then during the book if a scene is tough to read for some reason, maybe my favorite person is fighting with another person and it's not looking good, then I know that they're going to be ok. In emotionally tough books I know the outcome so it helps me get through tough scenes. Same with movies or tv shows, I know how the season will end so any fights or problems that happen I know what happens to solve/not solve them

    • @MARKlPLlER
      @MARKlPLlER 6 років тому

      Same

  • @danielmcgibbon8200
    @danielmcgibbon8200 5 років тому +178

    So maximize the surprise while still being logically coherent

  • @achannelwithablandname120
    @achannelwithablandname120 5 років тому +522

    Some very good plot twists:
    Empire Strikes Back
    Planet of the Apes
    Soylent Green
    Primal Fear
    The Usual Suspects
    Shutter Island
    Se7en

    • @joedefraties3304
      @joedefraties3304 5 років тому +45

      And fight club

    • @DirkDiggler6156-e9g
      @DirkDiggler6156-e9g 4 роки тому +27

      The first saw movie

    • @Emerald081
      @Emerald081 4 роки тому +36

      Attack on Titan is a big one. Imo it tends to get a bit overpraised by some, its by no means a fawless series, but it has some of the biggest, most monumental plot twists I have ever seen.

    • @codguy12
      @codguy12 4 роки тому +34

      Yep shutter island was a good one

    • @jcschoolprojects5823
      @jcschoolprojects5823 4 роки тому +11

      for me the greatest plot twist is oldboy (the corean version)

  • @joeekker
    @joeekker 5 років тому +360

    The director of knives out must’ve watched this video

    • @Ivy3h
      @Ivy3h 4 роки тому +21

      Thought the same thing. I didn’t exactly see it coming because I’m not very good at picking up on things in movies, but now I really want to watch it again and see all the little things I missed. I absolutely loved it the first time, and I’d love to watch it again.

    • @gioelechristille4650
      @gioelechristille4650 4 роки тому +12

      @@Ivy3h Just a little tip for your re-watch: in the first part of the movie, Harlan says how Ransom he's such a failure he couldn't even tell a prop knife from a real knife. Besides that, as someone on youtube(I don't remember who, maybe this very channel) stated, a good plot twists is one that makes sense AFTER the revelation. If it does before, then it doesn't cause surprise. If it doesn't after, it's just made up(like the one in now you see me). I feel like this wasn't underlined in this video as it should've

    • @gioelechristille4650
      @gioelechristille4650 4 роки тому

      @@Ivy3h Just a little tip for your re-watch: in the first part of the movie, Harlan says how Ransom he's such a failure he couldn't even tell a prop knife from a real knife. Besides that, as someone on youtube(I don't remember who, maybe this very channel) stated, a good plot twists is one that makes sense AFTER the revelation. If it does before, then it doesn't cause surprise. If it doesn't after, it's just made up(like the one in now you see me). I feel like this wasn't underlined in this video as it should've

    • @Ivy3h
      @Ivy3h 4 роки тому +3

      Gioele Christille thanks! I watched a video a while ago with Easter eggs from Knives Out and some of the little details are so clever! I really want to rewatch it and spot them all but I don’t know where.

    • @toxicanimeguy4067
      @toxicanimeguy4067 4 роки тому +2

      It wasn't that surprising. I was pretty sure it was Ransom the whole time. You can't have a murder mystery without a plot twist. Knives out was predictable.

  • @cutthroatnin3833
    @cutthroatnin3833 7 років тому +299

    "Mr. Creeps" & "Mr. Crawls"
    kill me

  • @ZoraTheberge
    @ZoraTheberge 7 років тому +460

    But the plot twist in frozen that did work was that Anna and Elsa saved each other. They set up that Anna needs an act of true love to save her. And they assume a kiss will do the job, but they break that assumption and still follow the "true love" rule from earlier. It's also hinted throughout the film

    • @chihuahuaproductions8739
      @chihuahuaproductions8739 6 років тому

      HECC

    • @remtromol
      @remtromol 6 років тому +16

      are they lesbian? i haven't watched frozen

    • @annikah9020
      @annikah9020 6 років тому +75

      enggaksalah wrong'nt
      they’re sisters.
      Elsa is responsible for Anna practically dying, but then saves her although everyone thought that a romantic kind of love was needed

    • @katelyncozzi7904
      @katelyncozzi7904 6 років тому +92

      But the plot twist in frozen that didn't work was that Hans was a villain. That part was very poorly written

    • @sam_love_391
      @sam_love_391 6 років тому +21

      KatelynCozzi I’ve been telling people this exact thing for years. It came out of nowhere and felt sloppy

  • @matthewtaweel657
    @matthewtaweel657 7 років тому +70

    The best thing about the Prestige plot twist I think is that you can go back and watch the movie again, but notice all the small hints to it that seem so obvious now.

    • @samiaziz5050
      @samiaziz5050 7 років тому +6

      I feel the same about Shutter Island

    • @wesleywallace4426
      @wesleywallace4426 6 років тому

      Matthew Taweel
      That's literally what he said in the video

    • @DissectingThoughts
      @DissectingThoughts 6 років тому

      The best thing about the Prestige is that most people misunderstand the plot twist and take the "trick" to be the literal ending. The film follows its own laid out rules for deception and ends up deceiving the viewer into thinking that the machine actually worked. It never did. It was a trick.

    • @Bronzescorpion
      @Bronzescorpion 6 років тому +1

      I just read "the machine didn't work" theory and I must say, I don't buy into it. In any case it wouldn't be the best thing about the Prestige anyway, I mean did you watch this video? A good plot twist has the clues laid out for you, so the audience pick up on them, but don't figure them out before the twist. If the majority miss the twist completely or the clues are too obscure, it is not done well.
      EDIT: Apparently the machine clearly works in the book, because it malfunctions due to being turned off in the middle of the progress.

    • @DissectingThoughts
      @DissectingThoughts 6 років тому

      Søren, I'd normally agree with you that if the majority miss the twist completely it's not done well, but this is a special case because the whole point of the film is that "you're not really looking" and "you want to be deceived" just like in a magic trick. You want to believe the machine works because it's fantastical. The film is made in such a way that it deceives you into thinking it does by letting you deceive yourself. The clues that the machine doesn't work are there if you care to look for them.

  • @miathermopolis3021
    @miathermopolis3021 5 років тому +45

    the biggest plot twist of all is Christian Bale’s British accent

  • @wakisiffredi9193
    @wakisiffredi9193 7 років тому +1768

    Darth Vader is Luke's father

    • @TheTpformybunghole
      @TheTpformybunghole 7 років тому +401

      I wasnt planning on watching star trek anyway

    • @AlfredoPuente8
      @AlfredoPuente8 7 років тому +10

      Waki Siffredi Bruce Willis was death in the sixth sence from minute 7

    • @alialmuhanna4938
      @alialmuhanna4938 7 років тому +16

      Waki Siffredi
      NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!

    • @angelo1052
      @angelo1052 7 років тому +5

      I did not see that coming!!!

    • @WallEWorld
      @WallEWorld 7 років тому +4

      Luke as in Luke Wilson??

  • @hamsterdammit
    @hamsterdammit 4 роки тому +51

    I recently watched "The Usual Suspects" for the first time.
    I guessed the plot twist around halfway through. And my heart was BEATING so hard until the final second as I gathered the clues to see if I was right and when they revealed it I was ECSTATIC. Amazingly made, greatly brought, subtly hinted. Knowing / guessing the ending didn't make it boring, on the contrary.

  • @LozzyMorgan
    @LozzyMorgan 7 років тому +851

    Black Mirror was good for plot twists

    • @LozzyMorgan
      @LozzyMorgan 7 років тому +122

      Especially 'shut up and dance'

    • @La1999x
      @La1999x 7 років тому +59

      yes! white bear also
      can't wait for the new episodes!

    • @sagan7452
      @sagan7452 7 років тому +79

      White Christmas had a sick twist

    • @SuperProfreestyle
      @SuperProfreestyle 7 років тому +69

      For me the best plot twist was in the episode "Playtest". I was waiting for one minor twist and it had several and was completely unexpectable, but also kinda made sense.

    • @Firmus777
      @Firmus777 7 років тому +9

      Still is.

  • @emilijarac
    @emilijarac 5 років тому +32

    Well I love the "plot twist" of Interstellar, I'm not sure if it actually is one, but there could have been other, yet after seeing it for 11 times - less satisfying, endings, I love how scientifically it's only explained after it, but metaphorically and through not scientific proof hinted a whole lot. It keeps you interested, partly because it can't just end boringly, we always hope for a happy end, and partly because those hints are loud, yet unexplainable without the ending (and a few re-watches recommended). I love watching a movie and after it saying "wow that's well thought out and makes sense", it's quite satisfying. Interstellar shows how wide and deep science, and specifically space, can be and is, the infinite possibilities and obviously, the Murphy's law "Whatever can happen, will happen" (slightly rephrased, from the movie). Recommend it of you haven't seen it yet!

  • @poego6045
    @poego6045 7 років тому +204

    Damn, all those spoiler warnings but none for Hamilton? Cold.

  • @mustafaziyaakgul3331
    @mustafaziyaakgul3331 6 років тому +73

    "I see dead people"
    Talking to his father ...

    • @Adven4U1
      @Adven4U1 5 років тому

      Lego Movie 2:
      Emmet saying "You can see him too- I thought he was a projection of what my ego needs deep down, but no, he's real. Cool." after Lucy asks him who Rex is.
      Subtle clue but it made sense

    • @bogdanoltean8445
      @bogdanoltean8445 4 роки тому +1

      wait , wut ?

  • @alabamamansweat5481
    @alabamamansweat5481 5 років тому +85

    Enjoyed the first HP more the second time through. All the hints that Quirrel is the one that's evil the entire time are so well woven into the story that it's so fun to notice

    • @BennyFNV
      @BennyFNV 4 роки тому +11

      I personally don't remember this twist being that fun for me because they were talking about Snape being the bad guy so much that I just ignored the fact that quarrel could be evil. This is why I prefer the first Percy Jackson book because it is hinted just enough that Luke is the bad guy that I can have the thought be in the back of my mind and then realize what's about to happen during the build up of the reveal.

    • @alabamamansweat5481
      @alabamamansweat5481 4 роки тому +8

      @@BennyFNV I see your point, and I love the Percy Jackson books too but what I was saying is after you know to ignore the Snape red herrings, you can enjoy the less obvious hints about Quirell

    • @BennyFNV
      @BennyFNV 4 роки тому

      @@alabamamansweat5481 True, I haven't re read the Harry Potter books because I feel like I wouldn't be able to enjoy it any where near as much a second time just because of how long they are but I see what you mean.

    • @9nikola
      @9nikola 3 роки тому

      @@BennyFNV Almost everything that has any foreshadowing is usually better the second time.

  • @lordoftheducks332
    @lordoftheducks332 5 років тому +85

    When I rewatched Spider-Man Far From Home, it was interesting to reanalyze the dialogue of one character when you know he’s trying to manipulate others

    • @gaemer3967
      @gaemer3967 4 роки тому +11

      not much of a twist when Mysterio has been a villain since forever.

    • @apexape669
      @apexape669 4 роки тому +3

      @@gaemer3967 Yeap, and I still think the reason he became a villain is dumb AF

    • @lionkingflo6355
      @lionkingflo6355 2 роки тому

      @@apexape669 Tony stark was right in the movie about beck being just an unstable guy

  • @Chris_Doffer
    @Chris_Doffer 7 років тому +346

    The Prestige is my favorite film, and one of the best movies ever made in my opinion. I wish I could watch it again but without knowing the twist

    • @harangerish7588
      @harangerish7588 7 років тому +24

      Chris Nolan is great at plot twists. Memento blew my mind.

    • @pranavp468
      @pranavp468 7 років тому +21

      My God memento is good.I mean how can you surprise the audience when they know the end ??
      Change the beginning.😱

    • @MelanieAnneAhern
      @MelanieAnneAhern 7 років тому +3

      Agreed. It's the kinda of film that every time you watch it, you discover and notice something new.

    • @harangerish7588
      @harangerish7588 7 років тому +11

      Melanie Anne Ahern It's a brilliant film, but what makes it for me is not the twist but how the story is told through the eyes of Leonard and how they reflected his condition with the style of the film. 10/10

    • @Schmidtelpunkt
      @Schmidtelpunkt 7 років тому

      Memento is interestingly constructed but from a screenwriting perspective not really that different from a movie told in the right order. But twistwise it is a good movie to watch over and over again.

  • @Meman136
    @Meman136 7 років тому +40

    So I don't know how reliable this study is (after all only one is cited and I don't see anyone replicating it), BUT supposing the conclusions are generally correct, watching a spoiled movie still robs you of the experience of seeing it the first time. If you want to watch the movie after knowing the twist, you can just watch it a second time you silly goose

    • @austinganje5391
      @austinganje5391 7 років тому

      I agree with you here. The video makes the claim that "spoiling a story makes it more enjoyable," and while first glance at the graph you'd think this, there isn't actual statistical significance to this claim. The error bars are also quite large and overlap, so the claim isn't actually backed by statistics.

  • @KnucklesMcGinty41
    @KnucklesMcGinty41 7 років тому +10

    C.S. Lewis talks about this when it comes to re-reading a book in his essay "On Stories" to give a small idea of what he has to say, "The re-reader is looking not for actual surprises (which can only happen once) but for a certain suprisingness.... It is the quality of unexpectedness, not the fact that delights us. It is even better the second time." In short he thinks that a good reader or in general a good observer of stories is able to relish the path leading to the surprise or plot twist! I think it's an interesting way to look at things and explains why we often re-watch and re-read stories we enjoy!! Great video also look forward to your content.

  • @crumbs791
    @crumbs791 5 років тому +97

    The Korean movie “Forgotten” has literally one of the most biggest plot twist! It made me think about it for a long time and I couldnt beileve the huge twist! It made me rethink my feelings for the characters
    Please watch the movie though its cool

    • @Kaiwala
      @Kaiwala 4 роки тому +5

      You know what, I'll do that right now. Completely blind. Never heard of this movie, know nothing about it. I'll report back when I'm done.

    • @crumbs791
      @crumbs791 4 роки тому +3

      Kaiwala
      Trust me its worth it

    • @Kaiwala
      @Kaiwala 4 роки тому +3

      @@crumbs791 I'm 28 minutes in eating pie

    • @Kaiwala
      @Kaiwala 4 роки тому +8

      @@crumbs791 I just finished all of it... and wow
      I'm gonna have to sleep on this because my heads still trying to comprehend all of it

    • @ataqou2939
      @ataqou2939 4 роки тому +3

      @@Kaiwala imagine being the same person using 2 different accounts XD

  • @cheesebossfinch8071
    @cheesebossfinch8071 7 років тому +777

    Best plot twist: Usual suspects

    • @CrashSable
      @CrashSable 6 років тому +14

      Nope

    • @CrashSable
      @CrashSable 6 років тому +6

      Acceptable answer - uninspired though.

    • @adamnfiddle8065
      @adamnfiddle8065 6 років тому +48

      Holy shit yes. I saw the sixth sense's plot twist from a mile away but The Usual Suspects had me guessing the *entire* movie. They even had me fully believing that it was Keaton in the end before the double plot twist hit. it was fantastic.

    • @CrashSable
      @CrashSable 6 років тому +21

      That's because The Usual Suspects doesn't urge you to guess. It presents no clues that you're even supposed to care who Keyser Soze is, doesn't provide any clues through the film to make it so you could guess, then tries to tell you it fooled you at the end. Crappy plot twist. It wasn't even in the original cut of the film. They called everyone back in post-production to shoot the final scene.
      To compare it to The Sixth Sense, it would be like if Shyamalan called everyone back to shoot a new ending where nobody was dead and the whole world was just playing a prank on the child.

    • @adamnfiddle8065
      @adamnfiddle8065 6 років тому +13

      CrashSable There was actually an abundance of clues throughout the whole thing and nothing will stop the movie from being considered to have one of if not the best plot twist in cinematic history. I knew exactly what the Sixth sense's plot twist was after the first scene and got annoyed that they were just beating around the bush about it the whole movie.

  • @PumkRock
    @PumkRock 7 років тому +80

    To avoid spoiling anything I will be vague, but I completely agree with what you said about going back through a film/book/game after knowing the twist and looking for foreshadowing.
    There was a video game I played recently where a supporting character (ironically one of my favourite ones) turns out to have been set up to be a somewhat tragic antagonist in a later game the entire time, and was ultimately responsible for unwittingly empowering and enabling the game's main villain. Despite fighting alongside you, and obviously only doing what he believes is right, he is ultimately responsible for every bad thing that happens in the games plot, and has further goals that make him a serious threat to life as you know it within the setting.
    At one point in the story he has a conversation with another character, who is an author.
    He says he doesn't like the villain of one of the author's books, saying that he prefers villains that the reader can relate to on some level.
    And then the fucker literally says "A good villain could be standing beside the hero the entire time, and he would be none the wiser" but the character is so well written, and so unassuming, I didn't even bat an eye ( his unassuming nature also being a topic of much foreshadowing)
    Hearing that line, knowing how that character winds up, was frankly incredible.

    • @darksuntoggafhd9947
      @darksuntoggafhd9947 7 років тому +5

      Richard Returns what game? I wanna play it

    • @thecorniestlemur7969
      @thecorniestlemur7969 7 років тому +9

      Richard Returns Until the second paragraph I thought you were talking about South Park: The Fractured But Whole😂

    • @thevisualkiwi
      @thevisualkiwi 7 років тому +2

      i also want to know what game that was now😀

    • @crimzon16
      @crimzon16 7 років тому +1

      also interested XD

    • @TheHe4moud
      @TheHe4moud 6 років тому +3

      Okay name of the game? That is kind of a dick move not to say it

  • @thisisjoel7199
    @thisisjoel7199 5 років тому +73

    He should have said he was going to spoil Scooby doo. >:(

  • @matthiascerebri3315
    @matthiascerebri3315 5 років тому +16

    Thanks for mentioning Primal Fear: The most underrated movie of All time.

  • @i.j.dragonfly3123
    @i.j.dragonfly3123 7 років тому +6

    I read somewhere that there are three kinds of plot twists.
    1. "Wait, what?" This is a complete shock ending with little chance of the viewer being clued in beforehand. Sometimes it works well, but if poorly executed the viewer will feel cheated.
    2. "Heck yeah!" This is a twist that isn't too hard to figure out beforehand. The viewer gets a feeling of satisfaction and pride, but such a twist has little to no shock value.
    3. "Oh riiight...!" A balance of buildup and surprise, where the answer is often hidden in plain sight. Things got confusing, but everything makes sense after the reveal takes place. To do this effectively takes masterful writing, but it's worth it.

  • @sub7se7en
    @sub7se7en 6 років тому +42

    Knowing the twist for Unusual Suspects certainly ruined my enjoyment of the film. I didn't really know about the movie, but when I heard the twist I thought "That sounds really cool" and decided to watch.
    While watching I couldn't shake this unsatisfied feeling I had throughout the movie. I wished I didn't know what was going to come. Two times I watched it and both times the movie felt sour because I missed out on the experience.
    Now, while I don't dislike the movie, I don't particularly like it either, and I can't help but feel that I would have really liked it if I had no idea what was in store.

    • @srinathpadmanabhan
      @srinathpadmanabhan 5 років тому

      I haven't watched Fight Club till now because a friend told me the ending like 10 years before

    • @Daniele_Manno
      @Daniele_Manno 5 років тому

      @@srinathpadmanabhan ahaha then find a way to forget it! Why do you still call him "friend"? I wouldn't lol

  • @thecakeThief
    @thecakeThief 7 років тому +23

    Woah, woah, woah! Scooby Doo spoilers, much? I was looking forwards to finding out who was the green guy.

  • @etheretherether
    @etheretherether 2 роки тому +5

    Good plot twists honestly make the movie even more rewatchable because now you look for clues leading up to it.

  • @claygeydos5309
    @claygeydos5309 7 років тому +86

    So, I know most people won't believe me, but I actually saw the twist for Now You See Me coming. Although there is no logical way to get from point A to point B for determining the twist, the tagline for the movie is actually how I figured it out.
    At the beginning of the movie, Jesse Eisenberg's character says "Look close, But not too close, because the more you think you see, the less you actually see." Or something to that effect.
    So, as soon as the movie starting giving subtle nods that it was the female FBI agent assisting the four horseman, my sister leaned over and said "I bet it's the girl" to which I responded "I bet it's the guy". The tagline for the movie caused me to think that the subtle hints were way too obvious, so I went with the most unexpected option. Granted, not the best way to do things, but it did work well in this case. Magicians try to deter you from the actual probable outcome, so the movie, in a way, worked overall for the twist.
    Final note: Spoiling it for myself that way ruined the fun of the twist at the end. Overall, I still enjoyed the movie very much.

    • @Awntry
      @Awntry 7 років тому +6

      Hahaha, this is exactly what happened when I watch it with my sister. I said, "I bet it's the girl" and my sister said, "I bet it's the guy." Though the reason why she came about it is not the way you had. She saw the possibility that Dylan is actually leading the operation to a certain false direction, being the magician's confederate while the Alma didn't have much of an effect to the team's overall direction. So if you look too closely, you see that Alma seems to be helping but if you zoom out a bit, you realise that she just seems to be doing stuff but she didn't have too strong of an influence to be an effective confederate.

    • @GalaxyGurrl
      @GalaxyGurrl 7 років тому +2

      I loved the plot twist in Now You See Me. I am only thirteen, but I can still understand the concept behind the plot twist. I think it was incredibly clever. Like Thaddeus's (Morgan Freeman) character stated "...and the F.B.I. Got past them not once, not twice, but consistently. Almost as if they were on the inside..." This makes perfect sense with the logic, you just have to look a little harder considering the complexity of the plot. I have watched this move many times and I love watching the end every time. It explains everything. All the unanswered questions from the movie suddenly fall into perspective. I think it's great!

    • @CGoody564
      @CGoody564 7 років тому +5

      I'm with you. I immediately suspected it because, well, he's the one that makes no sense, and thus would be done for the shock value.
      You can enjoy the movie; that doesn't make the writing any better however, and my guess was simply an assumption of poor writing which turned out to be true.

    • @THEPELADOMASTER
      @THEPELADOMASTER 6 років тому +2

      The movie is kinda meh though. They are magicians, yet they perform some supernatural shit sometimes. I get it, they're supposed to be like, the best, but come on, it's like they really are performing actual magic sometimes.
      That fact completely pulled me out of the experience. They don't have superpowers, so make the shit they do actually believable.

  • @bibbobella
    @bibbobella 6 років тому +320

    I am actually a bit suprised that you didn't use the movie "Shutterisland" as an example in good plottwists.
    One of the great things about shutterisland is that the reveal is believeable in every aspect even down to the different slipups from some of the people that are trying to play along despite disagree with everything is that is going on.
    We learn pretty early on that the main protagonist have some serious mental issues mirroring those of the people on the Island. This however is shown as just them trying to brainwash him and make him part of the island. it isn't untill the end where everything is revealed all the small questions like "How the fuck is that old lady surviving on her own in that cave when the weather would be deadly!" and why several of the patients treat him so weirdly familiar..
    It was so obvious from all the clues we had gotten but thanks to the point of view we follow throughout the whole movie it isn't as obvious.

    • @TheKorbi
      @TheKorbi 6 років тому +21

      I still believe that it could not be a plot twist but a lie...

    • @aapriester295
      @aapriester295 6 років тому +9

      I had never heard of this movie, thanks for bringing it to my attention, I very much enjoyed it!

    • @yomamasofat1000
      @yomamasofat1000 6 років тому +18

      @@TheKorbi That's what makes it such a great ending. It could go either way.

    • @Cj-xt6tv
      @Cj-xt6tv 5 років тому +5

      Definitely not a lie. So much to prove that he IS a patient

    • @13mviews61
      @13mviews61 5 років тому +2

      Totally agree. I have this theory that he really was an agent for the FBI, but they drugged him and tricked him into thinking he was Laeddis

  • @baconbankai
    @baconbankai 7 років тому +333

    Now you see me's plot twist made no sense because there where scenes where the cop was chasing the magicians when no one was around. The scenes were there just to fool the audience not the characters in the movie. I thought was a terrible movie with loads of plot wholes.

    • @mosesramirez6330
      @mosesramirez6330 7 років тому +16

      You can kiss my whole plot hole!

    • @GalaxyGurrl
      @GalaxyGurrl 7 років тому +14

      On the contrary, I loved the plot twist in Now You See Me. I am only thirteen, but I can still understand the concept behind the plot twist. I think it was incredibly clever. Like Thaddeus's (Morgan Freeman) character stated "...and the F.B.I. Got past them not once, not twice, but consistently. Almost as if they were on the inside..." This makes perfect sense with the logic, you just have to look a little harder considering the complexity of the plot. I have watched this move many times and I love watching the end every time. It explains everything. All the unanswered questions from the movie suddenly fall into perspective. I think it's great, but everyone is entitled to their opinion.

    • @CGoody564
      @CGoody564 7 років тому +57

      GalaxyGurrl9000 the plot twist fixes the plot holes; however, the plot holes absolutely do not hint at what is happening until the reveal. This isn't how good writing works. If you are going to leave clues, they should be subtle, but someone whom is paying VERY close attention should be able to work it out; this is nowhere near the case in now you see me.
      Also, am I the only one whom takes issue with now you see me 2? Call it Now you don't ffs

    • @GalaxyGurrl
      @GalaxyGurrl 7 років тому +5

      I do agree with you on some levels. I completely respect you're opinion and understand your point of view, although I still stand by what I said.

    • @putraduha3176
      @putraduha3176 6 років тому +13

      The plot twist is terrible, there is no logic behind the "magic", and the sequel oh my god. I kinda amazed how these movies was a hit in my country

  • @Izzy-hb4ij
    @Izzy-hb4ij 5 років тому +16

    The guilty (it's a danish film) had such an amazing plot twist. All my feelings for every character just shifted with one line. Also, the plottwist was when the film was 3/4 over. So they set up how the other characters dealt with it perfectly.

  • @arolorn
    @arolorn 7 років тому +431

    After having seen Game of Thrones season three (specifcally S03E09) I started reading the books. Finding all the little clues GRRM dropped made it really worth reading, even though I knew what would happen in.

    • @ElementMaster22
      @ElementMaster22 7 років тому +4

      Dude same! It is still rewarding for seeing all the clues and reading in between the lines as you would've if you read without the spoilers.

    • @chrisfarmer6893
      @chrisfarmer6893 7 років тому +9

      Spoilers for Season 4...... So in the books, Shae (Tyrion's girlfriend and a former prostitute) betrays him by testifying against him, because it turns out she never cared about him. But in the show, they changed the relationship so that she was actually in love with Tyrion. Although it made their relationship more satisfying, her betrayal in Tyrion's trial made no sense. Of course they have a bad confrontation before she leaves, but they never set up that she was so into revenge (like Cersei). So she just decides to betray her love pretty much without any explanation.

    • @fraserwatson3034
      @fraserwatson3034 7 років тому +1

      arolorn that's why my second/ third read of a book is nearly always my favorite read

    • @richardsantanna5398
      @richardsantanna5398 7 років тому +4

      ChrisFarmer Shae betrayed him because Tyrion treated her as if she was just another whore.

    • @MrSwac31
      @MrSwac31 7 років тому +1

      You just skipped the first reading of the book and jumped directly to the deconstruction part. It might still be an interesting activity but it's an intellectual one. You can imagine the shock you'd have feelt reading it but that's all.

  • @Beforethecredits
    @Beforethecredits 7 років тому +468

    Well I planned on sleep for another 30 minutes. Looks like that isn't happening. Im still kinda groggy though so I might not be able to see it...

    • @ABCsnoopy
      @ABCsnoopy 7 років тому +1

      Before The Credits
      I'm pretty tired right now so I can't see what you're trying to say..
      ( =_=)

    • @kianchristoffern
      @kianchristoffern 7 років тому +3

      Are you all incredibly high? Your sentences make no sense. Alone maybe; but the first one seems like a response.
      So: What? Why? Who are you communicating to?
      I'll just ask myself those questions and move along..

    • @newname5403
      @newname5403 7 років тому +1

      ??????

    • @nm9688
      @nm9688 6 років тому

      haha i saw what you did there

  • @nuclylearn
    @nuclylearn 7 років тому +304

    What an amazing video! I hated the plot twist of Now You See Me and you've nailed it on the head as to why.

    • @danatronics9039
      @danatronics9039 6 років тому

      Still not as bad as Detroit Become Human

    • @whywhy8276
      @whywhy8276 6 років тому

      your likes are spelled out as "ninety four" wtff is happening

    • @illitero
      @illitero 6 років тому +1

      That movie was garbage written by an 8 year old.

    • @josharntt
      @josharntt 6 років тому

      @@danatronics9039 That cyberlife was controlling Connor? Not really. It sucked because we all loved him, but it was foreshadowed and it made sense.

    • @allisonisapunk8642
      @allisonisapunk8642 6 років тому

      J Arnett nah i think they were talking about alice being an android all along because everyone is still pissed about it

  • @lfamvs5520
    @lfamvs5520 5 років тому +56

    "I'm the damn fool that shot him."
    I don't care where I am, I'll also yell ALEXANDER HAMILTON!

  • @mr.krepshus1467
    @mr.krepshus1467 7 років тому +512

    Your videos are beyond great, keep it up!!!

    • @quantumleap4023
      @quantumleap4023 6 років тому +2

      But after 8 months he hasn't even taken the time to acknowledge your existence.

    • @redshirts4757
      @redshirts4757 6 років тому +1

      Oof

  • @Problematist
    @Problematist 7 років тому +12

    0:04 Nice dubbing

  • @kavabungaman5983
    @kavabungaman5983 5 років тому +257

    When my school bully told me that my dad was gay, jokes on him I have 2 lesbian moms
    *PLOT TWIST*

  • @andpeggy1884
    @andpeggy1884 4 роки тому +8

    oh I wish you talked about Shutter Island! I think that movie will always go down in my book as one of the greatest plot twists in cinematic history. Not only is the twist awesome but it is so fun to go back and watch the background characters after knowing how the movie ends! I will never get tired of that movie!!

    • @sambaca5058
      @sambaca5058 Рік тому

      I was looking for someone to mention shutter island! My favorite plot twist of all time

    • @jasper036
      @jasper036 Рік тому

      I could not even believe it. I searched a video explaining the ending and then he went over all the small details showing it is indeed true. I was so mind blown. That movie does indeed probably have one if not the best plot twists ever

  • @rolanddeschain6089
    @rolanddeschain6089 7 років тому +16

    Every aspect of a good movie is kind of a surprise. Astonishing
    cinematography and acting. Great dialoge, a beautiful scene, just every
    aspect. To get spoiled or spoil yourself make this act of "discover"
    much less joyful.
    You rember watching a movie as a kid and had no
    idea what it's even about? That was magic. I bet some of these
    "discoveries" became the best movies you ever saw.
    Of course a movie
    is still watchable after you know the twist and a good story is never
    just the twist. Like in sport, the game is important, not only the result. But
    knowing the result before every time would make it much less exiting,
    don't you think?
    Spoiling me is like stealing the last day of vacation. It's just a part of
    the holiday. Doesn't represent the whole vacation. But you steal me a
    whole damn day of my well deserved vacation!

  • @sniperolink9041
    @sniperolink9041 6 років тому +42

    Bro I never saw that fight club twist coming it was so good

  • @viveleshistoires4874
    @viveleshistoires4874 4 роки тому +20

    Oh God I remember being SO angry when I first watched Primal Fear... That was a great twist!

  • @leonie2716
    @leonie2716 5 років тому +27

    I think that explains why the plot twists in Fantastic beasts 1 & 2 were so unsatisfying.

  • @ZoraTheberge
    @ZoraTheberge 7 років тому +472

    A good plot twist was Moana. It never felt expected but was completely satisfying.

    • @hwen4822
      @hwen4822 6 років тому +57

      Honestly, for me....it felt forced

    • @Scottyy788
      @Scottyy788 6 років тому +13

      Yeah, just felt like an easy way out for the writers.

    • @CanaldoJulio
      @CanaldoJulio 6 років тому +29

      Moana has a plot twist?

    • @celine.nm888
      @celine.nm888 6 років тому +17

      How was there a plot twist..? It was too obvious😐

    • @privcraft_
      @privcraft_ 6 років тому +7

      @@celine.nm888 it doesn't matter if it's obvious to you or not, (I don't know how you guessed the fire demon was actually the mountain lady, but whatever) it's still a plot twist.

  • @isgodreal1337
    @isgodreal1337 6 років тому +51

    *Primal Fear*
    *Primal Fear 2: Fight Club*
    The more you think the more it makes sense.....?

    • @sparksfly5877
      @sparksfly5877 5 років тому +2

      Why did you make me think about that?

  • @jaanou9084
    @jaanou9084 7 років тому +569

    Who wants to talk about the Bioshock plot twist?

    • @TheMinkeCake
      @TheMinkeCake 7 років тому +40

      ...Which one?

    • @hendrikalbert3910
      @hendrikalbert3910 7 років тому +111

      Milk He probably refers to "Would you kindly".

    • @SpeedClaudeTheDeluxeVersion99
      @SpeedClaudeTheDeluxeVersion99 7 років тому +41

      Alva yep the plot twist worked really well to me

    • @MorriganJade
      @MorriganJade 7 років тому +7

      I have never finished Bioshock, never gotten far, but I'm amazed by this :D I don't even care about this plot-twist spoiler at all :D

    • @Arlae_Nova
      @Arlae_Nova 7 років тому +31

      would you kindly not do that?

  • @kaedavv3229
    @kaedavv3229 5 років тому +2

    I remember watching Now You See Me, and being so invested, that I legitimately thought the characters were dead. My heart literally wrenched and it’s absolutely genius. Same goes with The Prestige

  • @mannibaladams7878
    @mannibaladams7878 7 років тому +47

    This is why I love the fight club twist

    • @lalaru6128
      @lalaru6128 6 років тому

      Dan Arnets yessss! That's why I absolutely love both movies!

    • @drcommondrate12
      @drcommondrate12 6 років тому

      Try Wild Things too it has a very cool plot twist

  • @Th3Pr0digalS0n
    @Th3Pr0digalS0n 7 років тому +55

    spoilers are ok if they are small. revealing the death of a major loved character in a book will take away the desire to read it. same applies to movie and tv series.

    • @DynoKea
      @DynoKea 5 років тому +1

      I'd agreed. If you know a character dies, you sort of lose attachment to them, because you know what their fate will be. Since deaths aren't often foreshadowed either, you can't go spoiling those. Other things though can sometimes work.
      Part way through a TV/Book/Movie Series, learning a death might not be quite so bad as you've got the attachment (still better if they don't spoil it though).

    • @lopoikjones4774
      @lopoikjones4774 5 років тому +2

      @@DynoKea This was not the case in Romeo and Juliet.

    • @DynoKea
      @DynoKea 5 років тому +3

      @@lopoikjones4774 Fair point...
      Nothing I can say to defend my case there...

    • @faisfaizal5194
      @faisfaizal5194 5 років тому

      Well,sometimes knowing a character will die makes you wonder how/when/why they would die.. it makes reading/watching the show more exciting(? i dont know a better word)
      Happens to me when I got spoiled that Margaery (from GoT) was gonna die

  • @maneshwarsingh8688
    @maneshwarsingh8688 5 років тому +33

    Q: How to do a plot twist?
    A: Ask Christopher Nolan

  • @ratzzi7301
    @ratzzi7301 5 років тому +26

    UGH! I can’t believe you just spoiled that scooby-doo episode for me...I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT ONE!

  • @martinap.5446
    @martinap.5446 6 років тому +10

    A movie I found totally rewatchable after the plot twist is Fight Club. Just... Is like seeing another movie, so awesome!

  • @axelhakansson3899
    @axelhakansson3899 7 років тому +4

    The biggest problem with Now you see me's plot twist is that Ruffalos character acts as he doesn't know what's going in scenes where he is alone. That fact makes the plot twist nonsensical.

  • @amapiria
    @amapiria 7 років тому +70

    How about when the reader/viewer is lulled into a false ending? Like in Atonement? I think that's one of the best plot twists ever, and it still gets me every time.

    • @FoxdevilswildUnic
      @FoxdevilswildUnic 7 років тому +11

      That ending murdered me. The moment it was revealed I was so in shock and then it was only tears tears tears and I couldn't calm down.

    • @wrathlandsx5339
      @wrathlandsx5339 6 років тому +6

      That is such a miserable movie. One of my faves

    • @remtromol
      @remtromol 6 років тому +7

      Pia Fortuna how about The Mist, that one fucked me up.

    • @aliceherts3097
      @aliceherts3097 6 років тому +3

      +enggaksalah wrongn't The Mist fucked everyone up. 😂

  • @yoshi.4337
    @yoshi.4337 3 місяці тому +1

    Knives Out is my pick for the best plot twist of all time.
    The movie is still insanely rewatchable even when knowing the twist

  • @emilthilsing
    @emilthilsing 6 років тому +192

    If you want great plot twists. Go watch Shutter Island or Memento

    • @trenvert123
      @trenvert123 6 років тому +3

      I've already seen Shutter Island. I liked it. What's the plot twist in Memento? I'm simultaneously too bored and too nervous to finish it.

    • @persontime4569
      @persontime4569 6 років тому +3

      trenvert123 Tye twist is that the main character actually murdered his wife and the whole film is in backwards order.

    • @persontime4569
      @persontime4569 6 років тому +1

      Arch Stanton Yeah it’s been a while since I’ve watched it but I knew it was something along those lines lol

    • @chrisnikolov2152
      @chrisnikolov2152 6 років тому +1

      Mr Robot

    • @qwertymanova2652
      @qwertymanova2652 5 років тому +1

      Also,watch Oldboy

  • @MakerTributeFan
    @MakerTributeFan 7 років тому +12

    Red thumbs. You didn't warn us about the scooby doo spoil, shame

  • @apollofell3925
    @apollofell3925 4 роки тому +5

    I saw primal fear after learning about the plot twist, and the movie still sticks with me. Fantastic plot twist.

  • @Evanz111
    @Evanz111 Рік тому +1

    Damn, even him being called an “altar boy” and having dissociative identity/multiple personality disorder. “Alter boy” suddenly is a double entendre.

  • @TheAdvertisement
    @TheAdvertisement 5 років тому +6

    4:35 I think the Sixth Sense does this perfectly as well.
    *_SPOILERS_*
    Throughout the movie it drops many subtle hints that Malcolm is dead, like his wife taking depression pills, how he never talks to anyone besides Cole, or even just the fact that after he gets shot we don’t see a hospital scene. It’s enough to make you wonder, but even so that ending hits hard.

  • @onimaxblade8988
    @onimaxblade8988 7 років тому +412

    I legitimately didn't really get much from this video or understand what makes a good plot twist from a bad one besides "It's not out of nowhere".

    • @BigFatCock0
      @BigFatCock0 7 років тому +113

      You pretty much nailed it.

    • @onimaxblade8988
      @onimaxblade8988 7 років тому +11

      Oh. Well okay then, I guess. :p

    • @pencilcase6337
      @pencilcase6337 7 років тому +58

      Yeah this was actually a really bad video. He said nothing insightful or interesting.

    • @miliejones3900
      @miliejones3900 7 років тому +50

      He clearly said "Provide your audience with just enough to see it coming but not enough to expect it."

    • @Uskotopo
      @Uskotopo 7 років тому +12

      Plot twist! That was his intention all along.

  • @TheAsianbrostv
    @TheAsianbrostv 4 роки тому +3

    The series Attack on Titan is another really good example on good plot twists, and once you know the twist, rewatching the whole series you get a whole lot of obvious hints that leads up the that certain plot twist

    • @AndersonMallony-EricCF
      @AndersonMallony-EricCF Рік тому

      Amazing foreshadowing.
      Reiner sparring with Eren in S1: "You play the bad guy next"

  • @itsbebe3695
    @itsbebe3695 5 років тому +11

    My ringtone is the scooby-doo theme song so every time it played i thought i was getting a call.