Cartoonist Dresden Codak sums up the most used third act twists in movies, with special attention to M. Knight "What a twist!" Shyamalan. You've got to love an infographic that makes me look up words like peripeteia and anagnorisis.
I especially agree with the Eagles Dues Ex Machina in the Fantasy column. Stupid Lord of the Rings. (Link via Unreality)
It's shocking how many of those pithy summups would also make great band names. Faves:
ReplyDeleteThe Robot Reveal
and
Dark Lord Reasonable
Even the ones that wouldn't, would still make ace albums.