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looking at the clues to huge plot twists
that filmmakers left for audiences to
discover but which went right over the
heads of most cinema goers considering
the nature of this list a major spoiler
warning is in effect number 10 the drug
tastes like Cool Ranch Doritos 21 Jump
Street let’s take you to your phone on
your cool this action comedy revolves
around two cops who go undercover to
investigate a new designer drug in a
high school at one point they’re forced
to ingest HFS in front of the main
dealer after which Janko quips whose it
was up barbecue cooler this leads to
Janko and Schmitt unsuccessfully trying
to throw the drug up and then bumping
into mr. Walters who just happens to be
eating Cool Ranch Doritos I don’t like
that that your tongue back in your mouth
the phys ed teacher then proceeds to
lecture them despite their increasingly
strange behavior as the drug starts to
take effect so when they later discover
that mr. Walter was the supplier all
along it all seems to make a bit more
sense near the supplier a teacher and I
was stuck on a teacher’s salary bro can
barely pay my alimony number nine verbal
Kint gold watch and lighter the usual
suspects the twist to this 1995 crime
classic is infamous by now revealing
that verbal Kint is actually the
notorious criminal Keyser söze is
considered by some to be one of the best
twist endings of all time however
eagle-eyed viewers were actually tipped
twelve-thirty at the beginning of the
film we see Kaiser Soze use a gold
lighter and look at a gold watch
when verbal Kint is released from jail
and collects his belongings they include
the same watch and lighter if you
remembered these items from the opening
you would have seen the twist coming
mere moments before it happened
[Applause] number 8 Miranda scar The Dark Knight
number 8 Miranda scar The Dark Knight Rises
Rises none of that superhero movies aren’t
none of that superhero movies aren’t generally known for their subtlety but
generally known for their subtlety but then again Christopher Nolan isn’t your
then again Christopher Nolan isn’t your typical filmmaker given that so much of
typical filmmaker given that so much of this film focuses on the chief
this film focuses on the chief antagonist the impressive Bane played by
antagonist the impressive Bane played by Tom Hardy we never see Miranda’s
Tom Hardy we never see Miranda’s treachery coming however if you paid
treachery coming however if you paid close attention you’d have been able to
close attention you’d have been able to call it after Bruce becomes closer with
call it after Bruce becomes closer with Miranda he notices a scar on her back
Miranda he notices a scar on her back it’s never mentioned again but similar
it’s never mentioned again but similar markings can be seen on Bane’s head
markings can be seen on Bane’s head visually linking the two together come
visually linking the two together come on Bruce aren’t you supposed to be the
on Bruce aren’t you supposed to be the world’s greatest detective or something
world’s greatest detective or something but he’s gone to China
I am number seven the alien language is circular not linear arrival in compact
circular not linear arrival in compact starting a film at the end can be a
starting a film at the end can be a great way to immediately draw audiences
great way to immediately draw audiences in it can also lay the groundwork for a
in it can also lay the groundwork for a tremendous twist later in the case of
tremendous twist later in the case of this sci-fi drama the audience is
this sci-fi drama the audience is unaware that what they’re seeing is the
unaware that what they’re seeing is the end of the story as our protagonist
end of the story as our protagonist Louise begins to understand the alien
Louise begins to understand the alien language she can few time the way they
language she can few time the way they do she sees her whole life laid out in
do she sees her whole life laid out in front of her including her daughter’s
front of her including her daughter’s death that takes place in the opening
death that takes place in the opening scenes in this case the hint is the
scenes in this case the hint is the language itself which varies in exact
language itself which varies in exact shape but always consists of circular
shape but always consists of circular images it all comes back around
images it all comes back around literally number six Sammy and Leonard
literally number six Sammy and Leonard memento oh it’s amazing what a little
memento oh it’s amazing what a little brain damage will do credibility years
brain damage will do credibility years after its release Christopher Nolan’s
after its release Christopher Nolan’s neo noir classic still leaves viewers
neo noir classic still leaves viewers scratching their heads the film focuses
scratching their heads the film focuses on Leonard a man who can’t form new
on Leonard a man who can’t form new memories but who’s on the hunt for his
memories but who’s on the hunt for his wife’s murderer though she allegedly
wife’s murderer though she allegedly died in a home invasion
died in a home invasion Leonard reveals the actual cause of
Leonard reveals the actual cause of death through the story of Sammy Jenkins
death through the story of Sammy Jenkins another man with severe short-term
another man with severe short-term memory loss who accidentally killed his
memory loss who accidentally killed his wife by giving her too much insulin and
wife by giving her too much insulin and find out later that Sammy’s story is
find out later that Sammy’s story is really Leonard’s the only hint comes in
really Leonard’s the only hint comes in a flashback where Sammy turns into
a flashback where Sammy turns into Leonard briefly before the camera cuts
Leonard briefly before the camera cuts away in a sea of unreliable narration
away in a sea of unreliable narration this hints can be hard to spot
this hints can be hard to spot amy was a con man a baker number 5
amy was a con man a baker number 5 Tyler’s warnings about Marla Fight Club
this 90’s cult classic features a plethora of hints leading to the twist
plethora of hints leading to the twist that our repressed narrator and the
that our repressed narrator and the enigmatic Tyler Durden are the same
enigmatic Tyler Durden are the same person on screen flashes of Tyler could
person on screen flashes of Tyler could be a clue in but they’re so fast that
be a clue in but they’re so fast that you can miss them even on repeat
you can miss them even on repeat viewings but no hint is as subtly
viewings but no hint is as subtly powerful as the one given to us by Tyler
powerful as the one given to us by Tyler himself when he starts sleeping with
himself when he starts sleeping with Marla he instructs the narrator to never
Marla he instructs the narrator to never ever talk to her about him
what can you get rid of them this keeps the wool over his eyes as
this keeps the wool over his eyes as well as our own the two are never even
well as our own the two are never even in the same room together it’s also
in the same room together it’s also obvious once you know the twist that is
obvious once you know the twist that is thanks by number four
thanks by number four Jesus harmless as one of these stuffed
Jesus harmless as one of these stuffed birds psycho wouldn’t it be better if
birds psycho wouldn’t it be better if you put her someplace even people who
you put her someplace even people who haven’t seen it know this twist such as
haven’t seen it know this twist such as the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock’s slasher
the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock’s slasher classic there’s little to go off in
classic there’s little to go off in terms of hints toward Norman Bates’s
terms of hints toward Norman Bates’s true nature save for a single line
true nature save for a single line delivered by Norman himself the line
delivered by Norman himself the line comes during a conversation with the
comes during a conversation with the would-be protagonist Marion crane about
would-be protagonist Marion crane about his emotionally abusive mother
his emotionally abusive mother Norman defends her by comparing her to
Norman defends her by comparing her to the stuffed birds in the room she’s as
the stuffed birds in the room she’s as harmless as one of those stuffed birds
harmless as one of those stuffed birds the audience is meant to take this as a
the audience is meant to take this as a statement about his mother not being
statement about his mother not being able to hurt anyone
able to hurt anyone it’s only at the end however when his
it’s only at the end however when his mother’s taxidermic body is found and
mother’s taxidermic body is found and Norman is revealed to be the real psycho
Norman is revealed to be the real psycho that it clicks into place
that it clicks into place Betsy Betsy and they don’t know and
Betsy Betsy and they don’t know and they’ll say she wouldn’t even harm a fly
they’ll say she wouldn’t even harm a fly number three the two birds the prestige
number three the two birds the prestige Christopher Nolan sure loves a good
Christopher Nolan sure loves a good twist in this 2006 drama to rival
twist in this 2006 drama to rival magicians try to perfect the transported
magicians try to perfect the transported man for this illusion
man for this illusion the performer enters one container and
the performer enters one container and comes out another one magician completes
comes out another one magician completes this with the use of his secret twin
this with the use of his secret twin brother while the other repeatedly
brother while the other repeatedly clones himself and kills the original
clones himself and kills the original what you’re about to see is considered
what you’re about to see is considered safe
the reveal of each twist is insane but a little boy solves it before anyone else
little boy solves it before anyone else birds are used the first time this trick
birds are used the first time this trick is shown and fearing for the bird safety
is shown and fearing for the bird safety a young audience member cries completing
a young audience member cries completing the trick means killing one bird and
the trick means killing one bird and replacing it with another meaning this
replacing it with another meaning this scene hints at both twists
number two seat belt buckles Jurassic Park
Park push Steven Spielberg’s classic
push Steven Spielberg’s classic action-adventure film may not feature as
action-adventure film may not feature as hefty a twist as some other movies on
hefty a twist as some other movies on this list but it still has a clever hint
this list but it still has a clever hint that you may not have noticed during
that you may not have noticed during your first viewing and how do you know
your first viewing and how do you know they can’t breathe well because all the
they can’t breathe well because all the animals in Jurassic Park a female we’re
animals in Jurassic Park a female we’re told early on that the dinosaurs on the
told early on that the dinosaurs on the island are female so that they can’t
island are female so that they can’t reproduce and overrun the park and as we
reproduce and overrun the park and as we all know that doesn’t really stop them
all know that doesn’t really stop them during an early scene our heroes arrive
during an early scene our heroes arrive at the island via helicopter when they
at the island via helicopter when they all go to pass in their seatbelts dr.
all go to pass in their seatbelts dr. Alan Grant finds that he has two female
Alan Grant finds that he has two female buckles and ties them together it’s a
buckles and ties them together it’s a small moment that tells us of the
small moment that tells us of the trouble to come look what I’ve landed
trouble to come look what I’ve landed right there trying to get it right
right there trying to get it right before we get to our top pick here are a
before we get to our top pick here are a few honorable mentions Andrew please
few honorable mentions Andrew please don’t you can just throw that anywhere
don’t you can just throw that anywhere you’ll have to excuse our mess
you’ll have to excuse our mess number one Malcolm only interacts with
number one Malcolm only interacts with coal the sixth sense as the movie with
coal the sixth sense as the movie with one of the most famous twist endings in
one of the most famous twist endings in film history there would have to be some
film history there would have to be some hints along the way right it turns out M
hints along the way right it turns out M night Shyamalan schoo story is really
night Shyamalan schoo story is really upfront about it the twist that Bruce
upfront about it the twist that Bruce Willis’s Malcolm Crowe was dead all
Willis’s Malcolm Crowe was dead all along shocked audiences the world over
along shocked audiences the world over however once you know what to look for
however once you know what to look for you can see this twist coming a mile off
you can see this twist coming a mile off when the young whole explains to crow
when the young whole explains to crow that he can see dead people
that he can see dead people he also says they don’t know they’re
he also says they don’t know they’re dead and since crow never interacts with
dead and since crow never interacts with anyone outside of coal a second viewing
anyone outside of coal a second viewing will make you wonder how you didn’t see
will make you wonder how you didn’t see it coming
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