I liked Orphan for its atmosphere and Vera Farmiga; it was a nice, understated, horror flick. I DID correctly guess "what was wrong with Esther"*. . .aided mostly because Law & Order: SVU had a similar conclusion to one of its cases (which, BTW, is based on an actual case) and I somehow connected the two.
*Movie studios need to seriously stop with the 'you'll never guess the twist ending' because, come on, that's like a dare I cannot pass up. I'm pretty much 9 out of 10 times right if I know there's a ~twist~ ending.
You, the one who can spot twists coming a mile off, did you guess this one? Just curious.
I guessed half of it. I figured out Emily Browning's character was the one who started the fire/killed their mother about 6 minutes in and that the step-mother was innocent (ie not evil). Did not guess that the other sister was dead, however.
I looked up the original story The Last House on the Left is based on and have seen the original (Wes Craven's version) and the remake. Both Craven and the remake remove the multi-religion aspect of the original tale and it's really just a "people do horrible things to one another for 2 reasons: 1. they're just plain horrible and 2. they're driven to do horrible things" story. I don't find anything deep or meaningful in Last House.
I think why Last House is popular is the revenge aspect and the culprits "getting their just rewards". It taps into the "eye for an eye" type of belief many people have and, in a way, may fulfill some revenge fantasies that I'm sure a lot of people harbor.
(I just wish these type of revenge movies were different because it seems to ALWAYS be the girl that's the victim of a horrible rape and attempted murder. Like, I think the filmmakers think they're making an empowering movie for women; but I don't find them empowering. See also: I Spit On Your Grave. Both movies just left me feeling horrible at the end.)
If you're the kind of person who's good at guessing twists, does it "ruin" the ending for you, or do you still feel like you get something out of it?
I feel validation. Like I said above, the only thing that pisses me off is the movie studio choosing to market the movie based solely on the ~twist ending. Because sometimes I feel like I get wrapped up in figuring out the twist, I may miss a good movie underneath spotting the clues and cues. Just market the movie without the twist--even if there is a twist--because I may be more interested in re-watching the movie to see "oh, that's why this happened" or "oh, that's what that meant."
Now, some movies can be completely ruined by the twist if the twist makes no goddamn sense. High Tension comes immediately to my mind.
In conclustion: Movie studios shouldn't rely on a ~twist ending to make a movie good. I need other stuff within the movie that supports the twist without undoing or causing major plot holes of earlier scenes. Period.
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*Movie studios need to seriously stop with the 'you'll never guess the twist ending' because, come on, that's like a dare I cannot pass up. I'm pretty much 9 out of 10 times right if I know there's a ~twist~ ending.
You, the one who can spot twists coming a mile off, did you guess this one? Just curious.
I guessed half of it.
I figured out Emily Browning's character was the one who started the fire/killed their mother about 6 minutes in and that the step-mother was innocent (ie not evil). Did not guess that the other sister was dead, however.
I looked up the original story The Last House on the Left is based on and have seen the original (Wes Craven's version) and the remake. Both Craven and the remake remove the multi-religion aspect of the original tale and it's really just a "people do horrible things to one another for 2 reasons: 1. they're just plain horrible and 2. they're driven to do horrible things" story. I don't find anything deep or meaningful in Last House.
I think why Last House is popular is the revenge aspect and the culprits "getting their just rewards". It taps into the "eye for an eye" type of belief many people have and, in a way, may fulfill some revenge fantasies that I'm sure a lot of people harbor.
(I just wish these type of revenge movies were different because it seems to ALWAYS be the girl that's the victim of a horrible rape and attempted murder. Like, I think the filmmakers think they're making an empowering movie for women; but I don't find them empowering. See also: I Spit On Your Grave. Both movies just left me feeling horrible at the end.)
If you're the kind of person who's good at guessing twists, does it "ruin" the ending for you, or do you still feel like you get something out of it?
I feel validation. Like I said above, the only thing that pisses me off is the movie studio choosing to market the movie based solely on the ~twist ending. Because sometimes I feel like I get wrapped up in figuring out the twist, I may miss a good movie underneath spotting the clues and cues. Just market the movie without the twist--even if there is a twist--because I may be more interested in re-watching the movie to see "oh, that's why this happened" or "oh, that's what that meant."
Now, some movies can be completely ruined by the twist if the twist makes no goddamn sense. High Tension comes immediately to my mind.
In conclustion: Movie studios shouldn't rely on a ~twist ending to make a movie good. I need other stuff within the movie that supports the twist without undoing or causing major plot holes of earlier scenes. Period.