what are example of movies with big ending gestures? not twists, exactly. but an unexpectedly dramatic thing happens.
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Replying to @thesublemon
Parasite! Though I don’t know if they could have landed it in less extreme ways
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Replying to @vgr
good call! i saw it recently--somehow forgot it's a perfect example of this
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Replying to @thesublemon
Once upon a time in Hollywood in a more modest way, though you kinda expect it because it’s Tarantino. But without that extratextual context, the blowup was weird
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yep that one definitely had it too. agree it was less built than parasite's. but satisfying in its own way...since you kind of keep expecting *something* to happen the whole movie.
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Replying to @thesublemon
Now I’m thinking of the same effect in the beginning of stories. One reason the original Matrix felt so punchy was that Neo’s story goes from ordinary hacker tale to much higher drama weird metaphysical tale in an instant when his mouth closes up
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Replying to @vgr
probably a common feature of wizard of oz/alice in wonderland type stories. stories where there's an abrupt change between two worlds with very different moods.
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though yeah...in terms of an unexpected genre mood shift, 'the matrix' *is* something slightly to the left of that.
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The thing is, it cues up 2 more normal world (office drone vs cyberpunk) but then the actual world B comes out of left field. Though the opening trinity scene gives you a hint. Except I thought that was just martial arts ninja stuff with extra magic trick, not main premise.
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