The downside: Knowing a lot of tricks wrecks most movies for me. In the first five minutes of "The Sixth Sense" I turned to Mike and whispered, "He's dead but doesn't know it. Watch, and he'll never interact with anyone but the boy. A remake of 'Jacob's Ladder'."
And Mike turned and yelled, "GO SIT IN ANOTHER ROW AND RUIN THIS MOVIE FOR SOMEONE ELSE!" Divorce loomed large that day. But when I'm tricked... like I was with "Drag Me to Hell" I'm in full-on awe and reverence for the film.
Also would you say your understanding of the nuts and bolts of story telling directly effects what you choose as your favourite movies?
The downside: Knowing a lot of tricks wrecks most movies for me. In the first five minutes of "The Sixth Sense" I turned to Mike and whispered, "He's dead but doesn't know it. Watch, and he'll never interact with anyone but the boy. A remake of 'Jacob's Ladder'."
And Mike turned and yelled, "GO SIT IN ANOTHER ROW AND RUIN THIS MOVIE FOR SOMEONE ELSE!" Divorce loomed large that day. But when I'm tricked... like I was with "Drag Me to Hell" I'm in full-on awe and reverence for the film.
That is such a great story, I mean not for you so much, but still... I love it when a movie or book proves me wrong!