A tells a story to B about C. But it turns out that the story isn't true and A actually IS C. Well, that ain't a great plot twist by an stretch of the imagination. That's the most basic and stupid plot twist you could possibly come up with.
A great plot twist is something that was right in front of you eyes the entire time, but you just couldn't see it. And when it comes, you go "well, of course...". Case in point- The Sixth Sense and Shutter Island.
Even if it wasn't in front of you eyes the entire time, it gives a wild spin to the story, and changes your perspective about what you had seen up until then. Case in point- Memento.
The plot twist of this film sucks because it INVALIDATES everything you have seen. This 'twist' can be pretty much applied to any film. I could tell a story to my teacher that aliens ate my homework, give her all the elaborate details for 1h 40min, and then in the last 2 minutes, go "guess what, there were no aliens. I just didn't DO my homework."
The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing people that they saw a masterpiece by giving them a stupid gimmick at the end of a mediocre movie.
A great plot twist is something that was right in front of you eyes the entire time, but you just couldn't see it. And when it comes, you go "well, of course...". Case in point- The Sixth Sense and Shutter Island.
Even if it wasn't in front of you eyes the entire time, it gives a wild spin to the story, and changes your perspective about what you had seen up until then. Case in point- Memento.
The plot twist of this film sucks because it INVALIDATES everything you have seen. This 'twist' can be pretty much applied to any film. I could tell a story to my teacher that aliens ate my homework, give her all the elaborate details for 1h 40min, and then in the last 2 minutes, go "guess what, there were no aliens. I just didn't DO my homework."
The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing people that they saw a masterpiece by giving them a stupid gimmick at the end of a mediocre movie.