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00:00You shouldn't even exist.
00:01We took out Cyberdyne over 10 years ago,
00:04but we stopped Judgment Day.
00:06Welcome to WatchMojo,
00:08and today we're counting down our picks for the best twists
00:11that elevated otherwise forgettable films.
00:14How could she fool us?
00:16She's been passing herself off as a little girl for most of her life.
00:19Obviously, there will be spoilers ahead.
00:22Number 30.
00:23An Elaborate Revenge Plot.
00:25Lucky Number Slevin.
00:27A man named Max and his son Henry are killed by the mob.
00:30Jeez, you just blew on the seven horse.
00:32What have you done with my son?
00:34He's on his way home.
00:35Just like you.
00:37Years later, Slevin Kalevra finds himself trapped between two crime bosses.
00:42The rabbi and, fittingly, the boss.
00:45Also involved is a shadowy figure known as Mr. Goodcat.
00:49Bear with us, it gets kind of complicated.
00:51Fast forward to the ending,
00:53and we learn that Slevin is actually the young Henry from the prologue,
00:57who was spared by the assassin Mr. Goodcat after he had an attack of conscience.
01:03The movie's events were all a ploy concocted by Slevin and Goodcat
01:07to get revenge on the rabbi and the boss,
01:09both of whom had ordered the death of Max.
01:12You?
01:14Nah.
01:16You're dead.
01:20You're dead!
01:21It's a neat little family-based twist that elevates an otherwise run-of-the-mill mob thriller.
01:27Number 29.
01:28Hartley is a conman.
01:30Red Notice.
01:31Despite its star-studded cast,
01:33Red Notice really flew under the radar and garnered a middling reception.
01:38A traditional heist caper,
01:39it involves three people fighting over stolen jewels that once belonged to Cleopatra.
01:44Booth, I'm curious.
01:46How's it feel to be sold out by the most wanted art thief in the world?
01:49I'm the most wanted art thief in the world.
01:53You were.
01:54John Hartley is the FBI agent on the trails of professional thieves Nolan Booth and Sarah Black.
02:00Or is he?
02:01Turns out Hartley is actually a conman,
02:04and the husband of Sarah,
02:06and they're both working together against Nolan.
02:08They targeted the thief and used him to find the location of the third and final jewel,
02:14which they proceed to snag for themselves.
02:16It was all a lie.
02:18Even the soft story about your dad?
02:20No, my dad was a conman and I hated him.
02:24So I decided to become better than he ever was.
02:26Beat him in his own game.
02:27It's these types of twisty, who-can-you-trust mind games that make heist thrillers so much fun.
02:34Number 28.
02:35Donnie was the mastermind.
02:37Den of Thieves.
02:38At this point, we should always expect an otherwise unassuming member of a gang
02:42to be the true criminal mastermind.
02:45Den of Thieves follows a police detective named Nick O'Brien
02:48as he tries to stop a gang from robbing the Federal Reserve.
02:52Dealing with a different animal here, boys.
02:53One of the gang's members is getaway driver Donnie Wilson,
02:57played by O'Shea Jackson Jr.
02:59In the exciting climax of the film,
03:01Nick successfully recovers the bags of stolen money,
03:04only to find them filled with shredded paper.
03:07What he doesn't find is Donnie,
03:09who had swapped the bags and taken the cash for himself,
03:12having orchestrated the whole heist from the get-go.
03:15You know everything was accounted for at the Fed, right?
03:20Well, at least something.
03:21It's a great way to end what is essentially just a rip-off of Heat.
03:25Number 27.
03:27Cliff and Sidney are the killers.
03:29A Perfect Getaway.
03:30This ironically named movie takes place in Hawaii and concerns three couples,
03:35Cliff and Sidney, Nick and Gina, and Kale and Cleo.
03:39Well, you didn't say you were doing the trail, so...
03:43Neither did you.
03:45But we offered you a ride.
03:48You didn't want it.
03:49You didn't take it.
03:50So I don't really understand what the issue is.
03:52The couples meet on a remote hike,
03:54but they become wary of each other when a homicide is reported in the area,
03:58with the perps being described as a man and woman.
04:01Kale and Cleo are eventually arrested for the murders,
04:04which surprises no one considering their generally creepy nature.
04:08Of course, it was all a red herring.
04:10The real killers are who we least expected,
04:13Cliff and Sidney, two drug users who murder tourists and assume their identities.
04:18She was kind of classy, huh?
04:20Hey, rule two, keep the game face on.
04:30Come on, honey.
04:30The movie is much smarter than your average thriller,
04:33and this twist is certainly a big part of it.
04:36Number 26.
04:38Millie and Nick are working together.
04:40Reindeer Games.
04:41Okay, pay attention because this gets complicated.
04:44So Nick and Rudy are prison cellmates, but Nick is killed in a fight.
04:48When Rudy gets out, he pretends to be Nick and meets Ashley,
04:52with whom Nick had been exchanging letters.
04:54Look, Ashley, I'm sorry.
04:56I, uh, I was scared that I was gonna walk out there,
04:59and you were gonna take one look at me and just turn around.
05:03You know, I was scared I was walking out of heartache.
05:05Then he gets sucked into a casino heist planned by Ashley's brother Gabriel.
05:09Fast forward a bit, and we learn that Gabriel and Ashley are actually lovers, not siblings.
05:15Plot twist one.
05:16Plot twist two.
05:18Nick shows up alive and well.
05:20And plot twist three.
05:21Ashley is actually Millie Bobeck,
05:24and she's been working with the presumed dead Nick from the very beginning.
05:28Get all that?
05:29Point is, it's a fun reveal that adds some much-needed spice
05:32to an otherwise ho-hum heist thriller.
05:34I always wanted to rob that casino, Rudy.
05:38Way back when I worked there.
05:40What better way than to get some guys to rob it for me?
05:43Number 25.
05:44Tom took on Rogue's identity.
05:46War.
05:47Jet Li plays Rogue,
05:49a Yakuza assassin who is seemingly shot and killed by FBI agent Tom Loan.
05:54Did you get him?
05:55I got him.
05:57You sure?
05:58Took one in the face.
05:59He's dead, relax.
06:00However, he survives and murders Tom and his family before burning down their home.
06:05Later, Rogue fights Yakuza boss Shiro Yanagawa,
06:09who realizes that he is not actually Rogue, but the supposedly deceased Tom Loan.
06:14Tom had pulled a trick on both the Yakuza and the audience.
06:17He killed Rogue that night, put his wedding ring on his finger,
06:21and burned the house down to make his corpse unrecognizable.
06:24You're Tom Loan.
06:27Change it in your face.
06:29Your voice.
06:33All so you could get to me.
06:35He then had his face surgically altered to resemble Rogue,
06:38so he could go on a revenge spree.
06:40There's nothing like a good face swap plot twist to help a movie stand out.
06:44Number 24.
06:46Anna imagined Alex and killed everyone.
06:49The Uninvited.
06:50While it's a lesser remake of the Korean film A Tale of Two Sisters,
06:54The Uninvited is a decent enough flick that's redeemed by a solid plot twist.
06:59The movie follows sisters Anna and Alex, who are convinced that their father's
07:03new girlfriend Rachel murdered their mother in a house fire.
07:06The fire wasn't an accident.
07:12It was her.
07:13Tensions build, and Alex ultimately murders Rachel.
07:17But as we eventually learn, most of the movie's events took place in Anna's head.
07:21Suffering from mental illness, Anna accidentally killed both her mother and Alex in a house fire,
07:27and pinned the blame on Rachel as a coping mechanism.
07:30I did exactly what you asked.
07:33Did what, Anna?
07:41I finished what I started.
07:42She then imagined Alex and murdered Rachel as a result of her worsening delusions.
07:47It's a great twist that deepens both the plot and Anna's character.
07:52Number 23.
07:53Everyone is dead.
07:54Passengers.
07:56They Were Dead All Along is a tricky twist that is not often welcomed by audiences.
08:01In fact, reactions to it can be pretty darned hostile.
08:04But we think it gives this otherwise unmemorable film a memorable kick.
08:08It certainly helped us remember it.
08:10When did you first realize that something was wrong?
08:14The concept is simple.
08:15Anne Hathaway is Claire Summers, a psychotherapist who counsels the survivors of a plane crash.
08:20But they're not actually survivors.
08:22In reality, everyone died in the accident, including Claire,
08:26who's having trouble accepting her demise and is imagining herself as a psychotherapist.
08:31Talking to other deceased people was a way to help her come to terms with her own death.
08:35And everyone else?
08:40They're just here to help us find our way.
08:42It works.
08:43In the end, Claire finally accepts her new position and sails into the afterlife.
08:48Number 22.
08:50Maggie is Freddy's Daughter.
08:51Freddy's Dead.
08:52The Final Nightmare.
08:54As the title suggests, this was meant to be the final movie in the Elm Street franchise.
08:59And what better way to end it than with a little patricide?
09:02A John Doe is brought to a youth shelter, which is run by Dr. Maggie Burroughs.
09:07How long have you been awake?
09:08As far as I can remember.
09:10Or now.
09:11About three days.
09:14It looks more like three weeks.
09:16Together, they discover that the mythical Freddy Krueger had a child.
09:20Maggie checks her adoption papers and discovers that she is that child.
09:24Her real name is Catherine Krueger, but it was changed when Freddy was arrested.
09:28So she confronts her father, pulls him into the real world,
09:32and sticks a pipe bomb in his chest.
09:34Happy Father's Day.
09:36The family dynamics are interesting, and it gives the franchise a satisfying ending.
09:40Or rather, what should have been its ending.
09:43Number 21.
09:44They're All in a Killer's Mind.
09:46Identity.
09:47This is a highly divisive movie, and it all boils down to its famous twist.
09:52For some, this was just another forgettable Agatha Christie movie,
09:56with people being mysteriously killed off in an isolated motel.
09:59Jesus, Mother of God.
10:02Who is this?
10:04The woman I was driving.
10:05The story is inspired by And Then There Were None,
10:08and for many, it was a pale imitation of it.
10:11Until that twist.
10:12We learn that these people are actually the personalities of Malcolm Rivers,
10:16a murderer suffering from dissociative identity disorder.
10:20Malcolm's psychiatrist is attempting to remove the different personalities,
10:24which we see visualized as the violent events in the motel.
10:27Just when we thought this was another ordinary murder mystery,
10:31in comes this wild twist to prove us all wrong.
10:33I need you to understand, the killer cannot survive.
10:38It's divisive, yes, but it's certainly unforgettable.
10:42Number 20.
10:43The Devil's Identity.
10:44Devil.
10:45Devil deserves points for an exciting premise.
10:48Five strangers are trapped in an elevator.
10:50One by one, a person is killed by someone in the group
10:54while everyone tries to figure out the culprit.
10:56He's probably trying to figure out which one of us is the murderer.
11:01Although it's an interesting story setup, Devil becomes too similar to Saw.
11:06The film basically becomes about how gruesome the next death will be.
11:10These cheap thrills aren't particularly exhilarating until the climax.
11:14It turns out that an elderly woman who died early on is the true villain.
11:19Even more surprisingly, she's the actual devil.
11:22The antagonist deliberately trapped sinful people together to collect their souls.
11:27You're not good.
11:29I know.
11:30You think you can make up for the choices you made?
11:33No.
11:36You think you can be forgiven?
11:37This flips Devil's story on its head,
11:40since each person deserves to be held responsible for their crimes.
11:44Number 19.
11:45The Real Villain.
11:46The Nutcracker and the Four Realms.
11:49This fantasy adventure is about protagonist Clara bringing peace to a magical land.
11:54She teams with the Sugarplum Fairy while grieving her mother's death,
11:58the former queen of the realms.
12:00Mother Ginger's the one who began this war.
12:02I hope you'll be the one to finish it.
12:07The film's good versus bad outline lacks originality,
12:10feeling like a rehash of superhero movies.
12:13Its twist does signify deeper themes relating to Clara's loss,
12:17as Sugarplum's betrayal comes to light.
12:20Mother Ginger, the supposed villain, is revealed to be falsely accused.
12:24Perceiving the death of Clara's mother as abandonment,
12:27Sugarplum plans to become queen in her place.
12:30Your mother abandoned us, and then she just expects us to carry on and play nice.
12:38Well, I don't want to play nice!
12:40Meanwhile, Clara accepts losing her mother,
12:43empowering herself to defeat the villain.
12:46This turn of events contrasts the two characters,
12:48adding the required emotional depth that's lacking for most of the story.
12:53Number 18.
12:54The Real Brahms.
12:56The Boy.
12:56Miss Evans, allow me to introduce Mr. Hiltre.
13:00Miss Evans.
13:02And this is our son, Brahms.
13:05American nanny Greta is given the strange job of looking after a porcelain doll named Brahms.
13:11This begins a drawn-out plot about odd events surrounding the doll,
13:15which convinces Greta that it's possessed by the spirit of her employer's deceased child.
13:20Unfortunately, much of The Boy's runtime is about jump scares
13:23that don't do much to move the plot forward.
13:26It's only at the end when the payoff for the shock value moments arrives.
13:30Brahms, the titular boy, isn't actually a boy.
13:33He's not even a ghost.
13:34Brahms has been alive this whole time,
13:37living within the house's walls to spy on Greta.
13:40Miss Brahms.
13:42It can't be.
13:45Oh no.
13:49No!
13:49The movements of the doll were all orchestrated by Brahms himself,
13:53providing an impressive turn of events to an otherwise formulaic film.
13:57Number 17.
13:59The truth behind the community.
14:01Don't worry, darling.
14:02In a seemingly idyllic 50s town called Victory,
14:06housewife Alice Chambers starts to notice things are off.
14:09She realizes her husband Jack and all the men are hiding a secret.
14:13Do you even know what Frank is actually doing?
14:15He's classified.
14:16We're not even allowed to discuss our jobs with other departments.
14:18You know that.
14:19What if Margaret was right?
14:21Stop it, Alice.
14:22What if this place is dangerous?
14:23What if-
14:23Stop it!
14:25Don't Worry, Darling suffers from an identity crisis,
14:28not fully committing to being a psychological thriller or a commentary on male fragility.
14:33After wasting some of its runtime on these themes,
14:36the final act of the movie turns things around.
14:39Alice comes to know that Victory isn't real.
14:42It's a simulated reality where she and the other women are trapped by the men.
14:46Do you consent to the physical and medical requirements for entry to Victory?
14:51Yes.
14:51Are you aware that you are responsible for the physical upkeep of your chosen life?
14:58Yes.
14:59This brings context to the odd behavior of most of the characters,
15:03as they knew the secret all along.
15:05The revelation also adds much-needed tension to Alice's bid for freedom.
15:1016. Crash Landing – Life
15:13Life is too similar to other alien-based films to feel original.
15:18Featuring a story about a species that slowly takes out a space crew one by one,
15:23it has a rather generic plotline where the characters figure out a way to stop Calvin the alien.
15:41The ending makes it appear that Miranda North has escaped,
15:44while David Jordan has sacrificed himself to prevent Calvin from reaching Earth.
16:06The film's final moments are where this seemingly predictable story takes a huge turn,
16:11as it was Miranda's pod that was knocked off course while David has reached Earth with Calvin.
16:27This changes life's direction completely,
16:30leaving us stunned with the chilling realization that humanity might be doomed.
16:3515. Morty's Real Identity – Click
16:41Not necessary. Just point. Click. Eventually it will program itself.
16:50Perpetually frustrated, Michael Newman is offered a time-skipping remote by a mysterious man named
16:56Morty. While Michael initially has fun with it, his life ultimately spirals out of control.
17:02Click has some emotionally stirring moments, but the slapstick comedy can become annoying to watch.
17:07The premise also overstays its welcome after several time skips,
17:11but the reveal of Morty's true nature saves the movie.
17:14With decades skipped beyond salvation, Michael finds out that Morty is the Angel of Death.
17:29The remote was a way for Michael to appreciate his life,
17:32giving him an extremely long lesson to learn. Unlike stereotypical portrayals of the Angel of
17:38Death, Morty isn't an evil entity, but someone who shows Michael that he's been making the
17:43wrong decisions in life. 14. Jamie's Father – Dead Silence
17:49Jamie Ashen tries to figure out a way to end his family's curse as the ghost of ventriloquist Mary
17:54Shaw looks to end his bloodline.
18:03Taking a slow build toward its conclusion, Dead Silence spends a lot of its runtime showing the
18:09protagonist lost and confused. Jamie's story is riddled with many bait-and-switch moments
18:15until he thinks he's beaten Mary by destroying her last doll.
18:18However, the final moments have Jamie realize that he was led astray. His father turns out to
18:35be a doll controlled by his wife who is possessed by Mary. With no place to run,
18:40a horrified Jamie learns this is how his demise was planned the whole time.
18:4913. Tim's Endgame – Seven Pounds
19:16Seven Pounds has earnest intent with its story about the power of kindness.
19:20But it gets very melodramatic as the film goes on, making it a bit of a drag to watch.
19:37It follows Ben Thomas, who seeks to help supposed strangers. Keeping up with the abundance of
19:43characters is difficult until the ending ties everything together. We learn Ben is actually
19:49Tim Thomas, who was responsible for causing multiple deaths in an accident. Tim is giving
19:54his organs away to people in need to redeem himself, culminating in his own demise to save
20:00seven lives. I got lung cancer and I needed a double lobe transplant.
20:08Tim could only give me one, of course. I must have planted a seed.
20:12His sacrifice justifies every interaction he's had in the film,
20:16carving out Tim's role as a tragic hero and slapping viewers right in the feels.
20:2212. The Truth About The Devereaux's – The Skeleton Key
20:27Look, you said the house had a history, right? Hoodoo is pretty harmless.
20:31Harmless how?
20:32Well, it's psychological like a lot of that stuff.
20:35Can't hurt you if you don't believe it.
20:37This supernatural horror contains many scenes with characters talking about hoodoo.
20:42All this exposition dulls the Skeleton Key's quality since so much talking
20:46leaves little room for scares. Kate Hudson's character, Caroline,
20:50becomes a caretaker of an elderly couple, the Devereaux's. The initially skeptical
20:55protagonist eventually believes the old people are hoodoo practitioners and tries to escape.
21:01But it turns out that all of Caroline's research was manipulated to make her believe in hoodoo,
21:06and prepared for possession. The Devereaux's are century-old body snatchers
21:11who lure young people to their plantation. Caroline and estate lawyer Luke are the
21:16latest in a long line of victims. All the talk of hoodoo in the film were discrete hints for
21:21viewers to prepare for this grand twist. I think it fits you beautifully.
21:27Better than Violet. Or Grace even. We'll get used to it. We always do.
21:3611. The Truth About Gabriel – Malignant
21:40Director James Wan frequently uses slow burn stories with a twist. Malignant follows this
21:45template as well. It begins when mistreated Madison Mitchell's violent husband is killed.
21:51You're in a hospital. Where's Derek? Do you remember what happened?
21:56Someone broke into your house. You were attacked and Derek.
22:03Madison learns that her childhood imaginary friend Gabriel is behind the deaths of people
22:08connected to her. Although the film repeats this cycle of violence more than necessary,
22:13the twist of Gabriel's sudden reappearance is worth the wait. We learn that Gabriel is
22:18Madison's parasitic twin brother, who can control her body. After being extracted from her at child
22:24birth, Gabriel's consciousness has remained in her mind. One twin is dominant while the other
22:29is underdeveloped. It's not considered conjoined because the underdeveloped twin is dependent on
22:34the body of the other. Like a parasite, Gabriel feeds off Emily.
22:39The hunt for the killer went around in circles because Madison was indirectly the killer all
22:44along. This clever twist alters the context of the film's events and sets up its horror-filled ending.
22:5210. David's Dream – Vanilla Sky Vanilla Sky opens with David Ames providing
22:58his account of the events that ruined his life. An accident leaves David's face disfigured,
23:03alienating him from his lover Sophia.
23:06Let's get it all out. Say everything now. Just say everything. Say everything now. Now, now, now.
23:12I'll tell you in another life when we are both cats.
23:15Incoherent storytelling techniques and constant tonal changes in the narrative
23:20make it confusing to keep up with Vanilla Sky. But the climax answers why David's life is a blur.
23:26He's been in cryogenic sleep for over a century, waiting for technology to develop enough to
23:32repair his disfigurement. All the mayhem shortly after his accident was a glitch in his lucid dream,
23:38causing his feelings of guilt and sadness to catch up to him.
23:41Your subconscious did create problems. Your dream turned into a nightmare,
23:47and this gentleman was able to uncover the fabric of our work. The glitch has been corrected.
23:53The ambiguity of David's fate is a clever way to leave viewers contemplating what comes next.
23:599. The Cat – Fallen
24:03This supernatural horror movie's plot has detective Hobbs and Jonesy
24:07track the demon Azazel, who possesses people hoping to cause global calamity.
24:12Just tell me what they want. The demons?
24:16They want the fall of civilization, the fall of Babylon, as they put it.
24:21The premise quickly takes a downturn since Azazel's body-hopping becomes played out,
24:26and nothing else really happens. Fallen also comes across as too convoluted for a horror movie,
24:32but this makes way for an ingeniously simple twist no one would see coming.
24:36Before letting Azazel take over his body,
24:39Hobbs poisons himself while at a secluded cabin to ensure the demon is stranded forever.
24:44You don't smoke anymore?
24:51That's right, I don't.
24:53You know why?
24:59Because cigarettes kill.
25:03Especially cigarettes laced with poison.
25:06However, Azazel breaks the fourth wall to mock us for thinking the good guy would win,
25:10as he possesses a cat to head back to civilization.
25:14Oh, you forgot something, didn't you?
25:19No.
25:21At the beginning I said I was going to tell you about the time I almost died.
25:27This intellectual twist proves the devil does come in many forms.
25:32Number 8. Remy's True Reality.
25:35Repo Men
25:37This movie's premise is about repo men in the future,
25:39whose job is to repossess artificially enhanced organs.
25:43My job is simple.
25:45Can't pay for your car, the bank takes it back.
25:49Can't pay for your house, the bank takes it back.
25:54Can't pay for your liver, well that's where I come in.
25:58The main character Remy's attempt to escape the repossession of his heart
26:02eventually spirals into a predictable chase story.
26:05The story seems to reach its cliche happy ending
26:08when a glitch brings everything back to reality.
26:11It's revealed that Remy's injury at one point in the film
26:14had caused severe brain damage,
26:16and all that he sees is part of a simulation.
26:19Let's go, buddy.
26:25No!
26:28Remy and his love interest are actually barely alive,
26:31meaning the happy ending only exists in Remy's mind.
26:34This subverts usual action movie stereotypes
26:37in favor of a dark and realistic conclusion
26:39that is bittersweet yet thought-provoking at the same time.
26:44Sweet dreams, buddy.
26:50Number 7.
26:51Ender's Simulations.
26:53Ender's Game.
26:54Ender's Game follows the titular character's training
26:57to prevent an alien invasion.
26:59He partakes in simulations of the alien race known as Formix,
27:03gaining victory through his strategically brilliant mind.
27:06Ender, watch our right flank.
27:07We need backup for Bernard.
27:08I see it.
27:09Bernard, you flag them.
27:10Copy that.
27:10Using 10 through 18.
27:12Alive.
27:12Peel right.
27:14Team, compensate for the pull of planet G8 and go full throttle.
27:17However, the film devotes a lot of time to the gaming aspect,
27:20which prevents the supporting characters from having much depth.
27:24It's only by the ending that the importance
27:26of the many simulations becomes apparent.
27:28Ender finds out that these were all happening in real time,
27:31and he's responsible for wiping out most of the Formix race.
27:35It's a solid twist that turns the protagonist into a villain
27:38without anyone realizing it.
27:40I will bear the shame of this genocide forever.
27:43No, you will be remembered as a hero.
27:46I will be remembered as a killer.
27:49The reveal of the Formix's true peaceful nature
27:51makes Ender's misunderstood actions all the more tragic.
27:55Number 6.
27:56Betrayal.
27:57Smoking Aces.
27:59FBI agents Mesner and Carruthers are tasked
28:02to keep the informant aces alive from mob boss Baratza's bounty.
28:06No former witness against a mob has been as crucial
28:09or as important as buddy Aces.
28:12Israel is not only essential to our case, he is our case.
28:17Unfortunately, the influx of many characters turns this
28:20into a highly convoluted plot that runs around in circles
28:24until the climax presents the big twist.
28:26The FBI is revealed to be working with the mob,
28:29as Baratza himself is an informant and Aces' father,
28:33whom the FBI hand over as part of their deal.
28:36The Bureau betrayed us.
28:38You betrayed us, Deputy Director Locke.
28:41You betrayed us the way you betrayed them, you f***ing a**hole.
28:46Disgusted that the FBI's own corrupt activities caused so many deaths,
28:51Mesner pulls the plugs on both Aces and Baratza to destroy everyone's plans.
29:08So,
29:17after messing around with the plot so much,
29:20Smoke and Ace's morally appropriate ending presents a great contrast
29:23to all the prior over-the-top violence.
29:26Number 5.
29:28Everything comes full circle.
29:29Final Destination 5.
29:31The Final Destination movies have never been critical darlings,
29:35mainly because the plot lines lack many surprises.
29:38We all gotta get off.
29:40What are you talking about?
29:41The bridge is gonna collapse.
29:43What?
29:44We're all gonna die.
29:45What the hell is going on?
29:46We're all gonna die if we don't get off this bridge now!
29:49Final Destination 5 follows the same pattern,
29:52featuring yet another group's attempts to escape death,
29:55but meeting their ends in gruesome ways.
29:58The main plot ends as expected,
29:59with the survivors planning to leave on a plane
30:02to celebrate their supposed victory over death.
30:04Are you kidding me?
30:05You're gonna make me sit in the middle seat?
30:06Uh-huh.
30:07I'm like twice your size.
30:09Not really.
30:10All right.
30:14However, it's then that the flight is confirmed to be the one shown in the first movie,
30:18meaning that everything that's happened so far
30:20has been set up by death to lead to this moment.
30:23Those passengers who got off the plane earlier,
30:27what was that all about?
30:28A kid had a panic attack and wanted off the plane.
30:31He said he had some kind of vision.
30:34No.
30:36Oh my God!
30:40As the plane crashes,
30:42the story comes full circle for the franchise,
30:44making it symbolic of the circle of life and death.
30:48Number 4.
30:49Judgment Day
30:50Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines
30:52No bombs fell.
30:55Computers didn't take control.
30:59We stopped Judgment Day.
31:01By this point,
31:02it was obvious that the series would copy the format
31:04of the previous two movies.
31:06Terminator 3 does indeed follow this style,
31:09with the titular character now protecting an adult John Connor
31:13from another advanced Terminator sent by Skynet.
31:16You're here to kill me?
31:25No.
31:26You must live.
31:27The story is on course for the usual sacrifice by the Terminator,
31:31but the final moments take an original twist
31:33never seen before in the franchise.
31:35It turns out that Judgment Day could never be prevented,
31:38as was always believed,
31:40and that Skynet had already initiated nuclear bombs
31:43to begin a worldwide massacre.
31:45John, what is he saying?
31:49Judgment Day.
31:52The end of the world.
31:56It's today, three hours from now.
31:57Terminator 3 baits the viewer into a false sense of security
32:01to leave fans speechless as the series' promise
32:04of a dystopian future finally comes to pass.
32:11This psychological horror story
32:13centers around the adoption of a young child
32:16whose arrival sparks several incidents.
32:18Orphan is largely formulaic,
32:20with obvious signs of young Esther being an evil child.
32:23Then you were just pretending this whole time?
32:27I thought you would enjoy teaching me.
32:29It must be frustrating for someone who loves music as much as you
32:33to have a son who isn't interested
32:35and a daughter who can't even hear.
32:39The build-up seems to point toward a cliche
32:41turn for the worst from Esther,
32:43but the reveal of her true nature comes out of nowhere.
32:45As it turns out, Esther is an adult woman
32:48posing as a young girl,
32:49meaning her malicious activities
32:51were the premeditated actions of a murderer
32:54and not a disturbed child.
32:56She only looks like a child,
32:58according to our records.
33:00Lena Clamor was born in 1976.
33:03She's 33 years old.
33:05The twist gives the thriller
33:06the eerie sense of horror it was going for.
33:09It also makes Orphan a highly rewatchable flick,
33:12as it's interesting to go back
33:13and find clues for this twist hidden all along.
33:16Go to your room.
33:17Honestly, we're past that now, aren't we?
33:20Number 2.
33:21The Truth About Eli.
33:23The Book of Eli.
33:24The Book of Eli sees the titular character's attempt
33:27to preserve the last copy of the Bible
33:29while escaping a warlord who wants the book's knowledge.
33:33Let's just stay in the lab.
33:34It's an act of faith.
33:35Building this town is an even bigger act of faith,
33:37but they don't understand that.
33:40None of them.
33:42And I'd have had the right words
33:44to help them, but the book does.
33:46This dystopian movie has similarities
33:48with the critically acclaimed Mad Max series,
33:51but relies on the mystery of its protagonists so much
33:54that the action becomes a drag to watch.
33:56However, the closing moments show Eli's
33:58been hiding an even bigger secret
34:00as the Bible is written in Braille,
34:02revealing that Eli was blind the whole time.
34:05The first book of Moses
34:10called Genesis.
34:13Chapter one, verse one.
34:16Having given no obvious clues,
34:18the twist places the protagonist's actions
34:20in a bigger context
34:22and signs off with an uplifting message.
34:24Eli's journey was always meant to be spiritual,
34:27which changes the previously bleak outlook
34:29of the film in an instant.
34:31It doesn't make any sense.
34:32Doesn't have to make sense.
34:33It's faith.
34:34It's faith.
34:34It's the flower of light in the field of darkness
34:37has given me the strength to carry on.
34:39You understand?
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34:56Number one, The Secret Accomplice, Saw 3D.
35:00The seventh movie loses all the nuances
35:03and thoughtful commentary from previous entries.
35:06Instead, Saw 3D is a straight up gore fest
35:09that relies completely on the traps.
35:11The flicks plot sees Mark Hoffman
35:13simply off everyone in his path
35:15and then take down Jigsaw's wife, Jill,
35:17out of revenge.
35:19This person will go on killing until he's stopped.
35:22You know him and he definitely knows you.
35:25Is that right?
35:27He's Detective Mark Hoffman.
35:29However, Dr. Gordon,
35:31whose status was never clarified
35:32until this film's opening scene,
35:34shows up to attack Hoffman before he can escape.
35:37It's revealed that Gordon was Jigsaw's
35:39secret accomplice all along,
35:41meaning he had a hand in everything
35:43that happened in the series.
35:45Hello, Dr. Gordon.
35:46You are perhaps my greatest asset.
35:51This ties up all loose ends in one go
35:53and at least gives this by-the-numbers movie
35:56the huge twist fans were looking for.
35:59No!
35:59Game over.
36:01No!
36:02Can you think of any other examples?
36:04Let us know in the comments.
36:06You're my blood.
36:08Only you could have brought me out.
36:11And you're mine.
36:13But you can't be my father.
36:15They took you away from me.
36:17But I made them pay.