5 Nonsensical Plot Twists In Action Movies
The plot twist is one of the riskiest storytelling devices a creator can insert into a work of fiction. Doing it well can create the most memorable endings and sweep an audience off their feet, but messing it up can ruin the whole experience and retroactively remove the logic from the narrative.
Action movies aren't always lauded for their plots, and many fans are willing to completely ignore the dialogue as long as the fight scenes work. When a creator takes a big narrative swing, they're often rewarded with praise and success, but bigger swings can lead to much more obvious misfires. Discussing the big twists necessitates giving the game away, so spoilers ahead for every film mentioned.
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The fourth entry in one of the most iconic franchises of the 1980s was reviled and disappointing enough to put the adventurer to sleep for around 15 years. Among a number of somewhat interesting ideas, such as Shia LaBeouf in the role of Indy's illegitimate son, the film struggled to stick the landing. Previous films dealt with examples of real mystical forces and supernatural happenings, but Crystal Skull went in a slightly different direction. The new relic that Dr. Jones seeks turns out to be the long-abandoned corpse of an old-fashioned gray alien. The film sums it up as badly as possible with «Their knowledge is treasure and their treasure is knowledge». This big reveal subverts any version of the legend of the actual crystal skulls but also plays into the unpleasant ancient aliens trope. Narratively unfulfilling, logically inconsistent, and generally disappointing, fans will have to wait and hope that the upcoming fifth film improves things.
Almost entirely forgotten less than a year
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