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I know the article "calls" for it, but is it really necessary to add examples about significant films? I know we don't have the "spoiler" tag anymore, but the revelation of a plot twist like the one in The Usual Suspects might go in detriment of the overall enjoyment of the film. Thief12 (talk) 01:48, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
I don't see the point of a section on examples of plot twists. Why? Because people don't learn anything new about plot twists from these examples. They are merely a list of the author's favorite plot twists and are difficult to understand to people who have not seen these pieces of fiction. Rather, I would suggest a list of notable types of plot twists, such as:
-The revelation of previously unmentioned family (or other) connections between characters,: see Star Wars.
-The revelation that seemingly evil characters are doing wrong deeds in the service of a greater good, thus blurring morality, Halo
-the revelation of the unreliability of certain viewpoints, i.e., that characters were having hallucinations or were biased in their accounts to the reader: fight Club
etc, etc, —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alwayssummerdays (talk • contribs) 21:19, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
IMHO, this article is a case where WP:OR fails us. Notable movie plot twists include...
As I understand OR, none of these can be mentioned as a matter of culture -- all require references. Yet I'm finding it difficult to locate references to significant plot twists.
Most of the sources I find discussing plot twists are all blogs. I did find an Ebert review of The Crying Game, but it's more of a plot summary than a discussion of plot twists (and goes out of its way to not mention the major twist in the film).
Alwayssummerdays commented on different types of plot twists, though frankly I'm not sure how many examples can practically be provided. Vader would be a previously unrecognized familial relationship. But all the others, near as I can tell, would represent bias with respect to the viewer. In most cases, I'd say bias is the source of the twist.
In the article, Voldemort is mentioned. I don't consider that a plot twist at all. It was obvious to the reader, from book one, that Harry'd be facing him at some point. Luke's discovery of the Force -- not a plot twist. His father? Definitely a twist.
I'm inclined to replace the current examples with the list I've assembled above, but can only offer opinion on what represents a plot twist. -FeralDruid (talk) 04:01, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
I just came across List of plot twists, which was proposed for merge into this article in August, but the user that proposed the merge didn't add a merge template on this article or create a discussion. So, here it is. I support this merge, as List of plot twists is highly unnecessary as a separate article, not to mention one that could be extended almost indefinitely. We only need to list a few of the most famous examples of plot twists (Planet of the Apes, The Usual Suspects, The Sixth Sense, etc) so readers get the idea; we shouldn't be trying to list every single one. (TV Tropes exists for that sort of thing.) Please add your own comments below. Robofish (talk) 17:26, 2 December 2011 (UTC)
I don't agree with the merge. The merits of this article are another consideration that could be debated, but I don't believe that it should be merged with plot twist. It would balloon the article, and we often have lists separated. —Ost (talk) 21:52, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
Maybe someone wants to fix that and find a replacement video: This video is no longer available because the uploader has closed their YouTube account. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.108.19.134 (talk) 21:42, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
a plot twist is like The Hunger Games the whole book is based on a rule but then it change so the whole thing turns out to be complete different — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.83.48.222 (talk) 22:24, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
A plot twist can happen at any point, and twist "endings" aren't intrinsically different in how they're done from twists in the middle. (e.g. "I am your father" is not actually an ending, just an ending of that chapter.) So I've changed the "Mechanics" section to apply to twists in general. Magic9Ball (talk) 14:02, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
Poetic justice, Chekhov's gun, and In medias res as presented in the article don't seem to match the definition established in the header that a Plot Twist is "a radical change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot" and should be deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.86.244.108 (talk) 22:43, 9 December 2018 (UTC)