these characters certainly have gone on
their side those things I can do all
those powers when I couldn’t even save
her welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top ten deus ex machina moments in
movies for those who are unaware a deus
ex mac in a moment
meaning god from the machine is a moment
in storytelling when the characters
solve or escape and otherwise
inescapable situation due to an
intervention by something beyond their
control or from completely out of
nowhere what does god need with a
starship it’s often considered a lazy or
cheap way to solve a problem and tie up
loose ends
but today we’re counting down our
favorite big-screen instances of deus ex
machina king richard back from the
Crusades
right now I’m in trouble number 10 the
wildlife suddenly takes an interest
avatar in this James Cameron epic that
broke box office records humans have set
up a mining colony on an already
inhabited planet named Pandora their
damn village happens to be resting on
the richest unobtainium deposit within
200 klicks in any direction tensions
boil over leading to a climactic battle
with the local aliens the Navi just as
the Navi are being overwhelmed by the
humans superior technology and strength
the movie literally has the god of the
planet said it’s wildlife to attack the
human arm
the characters speak of a literal divine
intervention and answered prayers so at
least the movie is aware of its own
cheap device but it still doesn’t make
it any less ridiculous
number nine the military saves the day
Sean of debt take on guns a mums kill
Phil sorry
grab let’s go to the Winchester have a
nice cold pint can wait for all this to
blow over sure it may be a goofy comedic
zombie movie but an easy out for the
characters means it easy out for the
writers when Sean and his friends go to
the pub to wait for the zombie
apocalypse to quote blow over it goes as
well as you’d expect which is of course
very poorly
but luckily Shawn and Liz are saved just
in time by the until now unseen military
seeing the army save the day in a zombie
movie is actually a little satisfying
and you could make the argument that it
is in fact an ingenious way of
satirizing the whole deus ex trope they
take me somewhere safe for you to might
wanna tag along so just children
well glad somebody made number eight an
easy and lucky death The Wizard of Oz
skaters that should be putting back the
engine even this all-time classic is not
without its storytelling compounds as
evidenced by the ridiculously easy way
the you wicked wish is dispatched when
Dorothy and her group are trapped by the
which the green faced batty sets fire to
the Scarecrow only to be hit by a stray
splash of water when Dorothy douses him
this in turn kills her ruining what
could have been an otherwise memorable
confrontation while her infamous
and managing scream is legendary the
events preceding it arctic dated
entirely my luck resulting in a largely
unfulfilled death she did you kill her I
didn’t mean to kill her really I didn’t
it’s it’s just that he was on fire
hail the Dorothy the wicked witch’s babe
number 7 the sword Pacific Rim that’s
your only chance don’t you just hate it
when a movie suddenly springs a
character’s new ability on you simply to
solve a problem such as the case in this
scene when one of the last Jaeger mechs
protecting earth from an invading kaiju
is taken for a ride into space
it seems that all hope is lost until the
Jaeger suddenly uses a sword and cuts
itself free we’re out of options buckle
oh but hold on I love it soli
deployed why have we not seen this
before because it looks a lot more
effective than everything else you’ve
been using so far you know it’s bad when
even your character says we’re out of
options it’s a simple case of an
exciting action scene that needed a
quick and easy resolution number six
seven primes Transformers Revenge of the
Fallen this Michael Bay series is filled
with deus ex machina moments like when
Optimus Prime gets a jetpack but even we
think robot heaven is even worse you
will have fun for up to us our last
December with courage and sacrifice the
virtues of a leader
this scene gives us three for the price
of one as the evil Megatron kills Sam
who is then revived by these seven
primes
not only that they restore the destroyed
matrix which allows Optimus Prime to
also be revived return now to optimus
merge the matrix with his spark
it is and always has been your destiny
the movie softs three problems all in
one divine intervention so at least it’s
meta like avatar
but it shows lazy storytelling at its
absolute worst boy you return for me Joe
pulizzi number five
death by alligator adaptation in this
semi autobiographical film about Charlie
Kaufman’s battles to adapt to the Orca
thief
he’s almost killed by poachers LaRoche
while hiding in a swamp I don’t want to
die Donald I’ve wasted my life god I
persist you did not you’re not gonna die
luckily for Charlie an alligator
suddenly appears out of nowhere and
kills the roach before he can get a shot
out yours open not only is this an
extremely lucky break
it also comes at a perfect and opportune
moment effectively proving that luck is
often a major force in both of our lives
and in the films we love to watch your
what you love no one loves you that’s
right aside a longtime number for
literal god of the machines
The Matrix Revolutions
oh we get it god of the machines deus ex
machina do you get
yeah these wichowsky brothers are so
clever the program smith has grown
beyond your control
soon he will spread through this city as
he spread through the matrix you cannot
stop him in what is perhaps the most
metadata sex Makana ever neo meets a
literal machine gun and asks it kindly
to end the world that has been going on
for centuries not only is the god obey
and end the battle in an extremely
anticlimactic fashion it also gives neo
a connection in order to go back into
the matrix to finish off Smith
it’s an incredibly convenient end to the
trilogy but one that left fans fuming
with disappointment number three alien
spacecraft Monty Python’s Life of Brian
perhaps one of the most famous and
definitely the funniest to deus ex
machina ever this scene is legendary
among comedy and film lovers alike when
bryan falls off of a tall tower it seems
to be the end of our hero until a UFO
carrying grotesque aliens catches him
midair and drops him off safely it’s a
completely ludicrous scene and makes no
sense at all
but then again it’s Monty Python and
ridiculous humor is technically their
speciality
it’s deus ex machina done right as it
draws attention to the outrageous
contrivance oh you lucky fellow stick
number two reversing time Superman
remember when we said that we hate it
when a character pulls out a new power
out of his bright red underwear
well when Lois Lane is killed in a
landslide Superman revives her by flying
around the world so quickly that he
reverses the rotation of the planet and
thus rewinds time because that’s how it
works
putting aside the fact that this makes
absolutely no sense it’s ridiculous that
the movie has to resort to Superman
using his powers in an otherwise
completely unheard of way to solve the
problem I’m sorry about that Lois but
I’ve been kind of busy for a while
before we miraculously present you with
our top pick here are a few honorable
mentions that’s my secret Ken
I’m always in
number one bacteria kills the aliens War
of the Worlds I don’t know something’s
happening to them please keep moving
sometimes go through this Spielberg
remake of the 1953 classic that everyone
pretends they’ve seen was full of big
action and explosive set pieces
as the situation got bleaker and bleaker
audiences were expecting a fantastic and
climactic closer but instead we’re
treated to voiceover narration
explaining that the aliens basically got
colds and died to their lack of immunity
to Earth’s bacteria from the moment the
invaders arrived breathed out and ate
and drank they were doomed while we
can’t blame spielberg entirely as the
ending was written by html’s it’s still
a disappointing finale to a summer
blockbuster with such a lame conclusion
it’s no wonder this movie received such
extensive criticism lesson here is
audiences hate being cheated
do you agree with our list you don’t me
what thing is X Mac in a moment do you
think stood out for more godly top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com as that for a slice of
frog gold yeah boy
their side those things I can do all
those powers when I couldn’t even save
her welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top ten deus ex machina moments in
movies for those who are unaware a deus
ex mac in a moment
meaning god from the machine is a moment
in storytelling when the characters
solve or escape and otherwise
inescapable situation due to an
intervention by something beyond their
control or from completely out of
nowhere what does god need with a
starship it’s often considered a lazy or
cheap way to solve a problem and tie up
loose ends
but today we’re counting down our
favorite big-screen instances of deus ex
machina king richard back from the
Crusades
right now I’m in trouble number 10 the
wildlife suddenly takes an interest
avatar in this James Cameron epic that
broke box office records humans have set
up a mining colony on an already
inhabited planet named Pandora their
damn village happens to be resting on
the richest unobtainium deposit within
200 klicks in any direction tensions
boil over leading to a climactic battle
with the local aliens the Navi just as
the Navi are being overwhelmed by the
humans superior technology and strength
the movie literally has the god of the
planet said it’s wildlife to attack the
human arm
the characters speak of a literal divine
intervention and answered prayers so at
least the movie is aware of its own
cheap device but it still doesn’t make
it any less ridiculous
number nine the military saves the day
Sean of debt take on guns a mums kill
Phil sorry
grab let’s go to the Winchester have a
nice cold pint can wait for all this to
blow over sure it may be a goofy comedic
zombie movie but an easy out for the
characters means it easy out for the
writers when Sean and his friends go to
the pub to wait for the zombie
apocalypse to quote blow over it goes as
well as you’d expect which is of course
very poorly
but luckily Shawn and Liz are saved just
in time by the until now unseen military
seeing the army save the day in a zombie
movie is actually a little satisfying
and you could make the argument that it
is in fact an ingenious way of
satirizing the whole deus ex trope they
take me somewhere safe for you to might
wanna tag along so just children
well glad somebody made number eight an
easy and lucky death The Wizard of Oz
skaters that should be putting back the
engine even this all-time classic is not
without its storytelling compounds as
evidenced by the ridiculously easy way
the you wicked wish is dispatched when
Dorothy and her group are trapped by the
which the green faced batty sets fire to
the Scarecrow only to be hit by a stray
splash of water when Dorothy douses him
this in turn kills her ruining what
could have been an otherwise memorable
confrontation while her infamous
and managing scream is legendary the
events preceding it arctic dated
entirely my luck resulting in a largely
unfulfilled death she did you kill her I
didn’t mean to kill her really I didn’t
it’s it’s just that he was on fire
hail the Dorothy the wicked witch’s babe
number 7 the sword Pacific Rim that’s
your only chance don’t you just hate it
when a movie suddenly springs a
character’s new ability on you simply to
solve a problem such as the case in this
scene when one of the last Jaeger mechs
protecting earth from an invading kaiju
is taken for a ride into space
it seems that all hope is lost until the
Jaeger suddenly uses a sword and cuts
itself free we’re out of options buckle
oh but hold on I love it soli
deployed why have we not seen this
before because it looks a lot more
effective than everything else you’ve
been using so far you know it’s bad when
even your character says we’re out of
options it’s a simple case of an
exciting action scene that needed a
quick and easy resolution number six
seven primes Transformers Revenge of the
Fallen this Michael Bay series is filled
with deus ex machina moments like when
Optimus Prime gets a jetpack but even we
think robot heaven is even worse you
will have fun for up to us our last
December with courage and sacrifice the
virtues of a leader
this scene gives us three for the price
of one as the evil Megatron kills Sam
who is then revived by these seven
primes
not only that they restore the destroyed
matrix which allows Optimus Prime to
also be revived return now to optimus
merge the matrix with his spark
it is and always has been your destiny
the movie softs three problems all in
one divine intervention so at least it’s
meta like avatar
but it shows lazy storytelling at its
absolute worst boy you return for me Joe
pulizzi number five
death by alligator adaptation in this
semi autobiographical film about Charlie
Kaufman’s battles to adapt to the Orca
thief
he’s almost killed by poachers LaRoche
while hiding in a swamp I don’t want to
die Donald I’ve wasted my life god I
persist you did not you’re not gonna die
luckily for Charlie an alligator
suddenly appears out of nowhere and
kills the roach before he can get a shot
out yours open not only is this an
extremely lucky break
it also comes at a perfect and opportune
moment effectively proving that luck is
often a major force in both of our lives
and in the films we love to watch your
what you love no one loves you that’s
right aside a longtime number for
literal god of the machines
The Matrix Revolutions
oh we get it god of the machines deus ex
machina do you get
yeah these wichowsky brothers are so
clever the program smith has grown
beyond your control
soon he will spread through this city as
he spread through the matrix you cannot
stop him in what is perhaps the most
metadata sex Makana ever neo meets a
literal machine gun and asks it kindly
to end the world that has been going on
for centuries not only is the god obey
and end the battle in an extremely
anticlimactic fashion it also gives neo
a connection in order to go back into
the matrix to finish off Smith
it’s an incredibly convenient end to the
trilogy but one that left fans fuming
with disappointment number three alien
spacecraft Monty Python’s Life of Brian
perhaps one of the most famous and
definitely the funniest to deus ex
machina ever this scene is legendary
among comedy and film lovers alike when
bryan falls off of a tall tower it seems
to be the end of our hero until a UFO
carrying grotesque aliens catches him
midair and drops him off safely it’s a
completely ludicrous scene and makes no
sense at all
but then again it’s Monty Python and
ridiculous humor is technically their
speciality
it’s deus ex machina done right as it
draws attention to the outrageous
contrivance oh you lucky fellow stick
number two reversing time Superman
remember when we said that we hate it
when a character pulls out a new power
out of his bright red underwear
well when Lois Lane is killed in a
landslide Superman revives her by flying
around the world so quickly that he
reverses the rotation of the planet and
thus rewinds time because that’s how it
works
putting aside the fact that this makes
absolutely no sense it’s ridiculous that
the movie has to resort to Superman
using his powers in an otherwise
completely unheard of way to solve the
problem I’m sorry about that Lois but
I’ve been kind of busy for a while
before we miraculously present you with
our top pick here are a few honorable
mentions that’s my secret Ken
I’m always in
number one bacteria kills the aliens War
of the Worlds I don’t know something’s
happening to them please keep moving
sometimes go through this Spielberg
remake of the 1953 classic that everyone
pretends they’ve seen was full of big
action and explosive set pieces
as the situation got bleaker and bleaker
audiences were expecting a fantastic and
climactic closer but instead we’re
treated to voiceover narration
explaining that the aliens basically got
colds and died to their lack of immunity
to Earth’s bacteria from the moment the
invaders arrived breathed out and ate
and drank they were doomed while we
can’t blame spielberg entirely as the
ending was written by html’s it’s still
a disappointing finale to a summer
blockbuster with such a lame conclusion
it’s no wonder this movie received such
extensive criticism lesson here is
audiences hate being cheated
do you agree with our list you don’t me
what thing is X Mac in a moment do you
think stood out for more godly top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com as that for a slice of
frog gold yeah boy
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