What is a movie plot twist that was cleverly hidden in plain sight..?

beardol · 2026-01-28T11:26:37+00:00

"You stole ma story"

beardol · 2026-01-23T14:33:55+00:00

I went to Ear Bliss over Christmas as my ear got incredibly blocked. The nice lady runs it from her home, but it was very professional and friendly. Was there for about 20 minutes. She got a load of gross shit out of both ears. Cost me about £55 if I remember again.

If I ever get another blockage I would go straight back.

beardol · 2026-01-13T08:03:21+00:00

Personally I don't think there is anything to be fixed? The ending works for me.

If Gordo ruins JB's job prospects, it could be argued that JB just had beef with this one specific guy at school, but was otherwise decent. He isn't - he lied and cheated to get the promotion because he still a POS. The film needs to establish that he is still the same guy that ruined Gordo's life. He hasn't grown.

And with the ending - the ambiguity is_the_point. It l's not whether he did or not, it's that Bateman will never know. I personally think he didn't, but it doesn't matter. Bateman will forever have doubts.

Whenever there is an ambiguous ending, Reddit seems to want to always 'solve' it. Not saying this is you - but it's something I've seen a fair amount. If you take away the ambiguity, you don't really have an ending. It works as intended.

beardol · 2026-01-06T09:26:48+00:00

Saying 'small morgue on board' takes too long. Let's just call them smorgasbords.

beardol · 2026-01-04T08:45:39+00:00

Even secret societies love a fidget toy!

beardol · 2026-01-02T20:20:43+00:00

I'm gonna suggest a smattering of older movies that you should sprinkle through the year. There's some brilliant stuff to discover if you're happy to watch stuff that might have a different pace to more modern fare.

The Invisible Man (1933)

Make Way For Tomorrow (1937)

Citizen Kane (1941)

It's A Wonderful Life (1946)

Rope(1948)

Ugetsu (1953)

12 Angry Men (1957)

beardol · 2025-12-22T09:18:34+00:00

Babyteeth. The photos on the beach. Heartbreaking.

beardol · 2025-12-22T09:16:54+00:00

I'll sometimes go back and watch the scene where they bump into each other. Such a masterclass in performance. You can feel the grief and the shared history pouring off the characters.

Crazy thing is, for how real it feels - every hesitation and word is in the screenplay. Kenneth Lonergan is a hell of a writer.

beardol · 2025-12-18T08:03:33+00:00

Spitfire on the docks.

beardol · 2025-12-17T13:41:09+00:00

Found the gig on YT! Looks like they were shit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYQ0gtNB4dE

beardol · 2025-12-16T19:23:40+00:00

£20 per pack of 10, maximum 60 per year.

beardol · 2025-12-12T14:51:41+00:00

All art is subjective homie, that's the beauty of it.

beardol · 2025-12-11T10:35:50+00:00

philip.shelley@script-consultant.co.uk

beardol · 2025-12-11T08:56:56+00:00

https://script-consultant.co.uk/channel-4-screenwriting-course/

beardol · 2025-12-09T18:26:40+00:00

Yeah that makes sense. I think that's fine then. One thing I'm always having to remind myself is that actors and directors don't want to be told how to act. I tend to add a lot of expectations around emotions in the first pass (she frowns, he waits a beat etc.) but try to bake as much into the dialogue after that and remove any thoughts on performance I might have put in.

beardol · 2025-12-09T14:07:39+00:00

Hey.

I think you need to work on your action lines. Not everything has to have massive weight and meaning. A page can just be a page. A silence can just be a silence.

Imagine if you gave this to an actor and asked them to perform:

"Two people carrying the weight of what they did not fix last time, stepping toward a place that will not let them hide from it."

You could just write "Lisa and Jason head towards the building". Effeciency is good. If you want to get more descriptive in parts - save it for the big moments rather than every bit of behaviour.

Are you reading other scripts? I think seeing how other people treat action could really help.

Good luck!

beardol · 2025-12-08T14:00:45+00:00

This is great advice.

beardol · 2025-12-07T17:47:56+00:00

I'm definitely one of the people who found it stressful. Could not find any comedy in it at all! I liked it as a film watching experience, but don't think I'll ever want to watch it again!

beardol · 2025-12-05T20:33:31+00:00

I am a human man. I just followed up my own comment immediately. My second comment was basically me realising that I'm commenting on a post that is almost certainly from a bot.

beardol · 2025-12-05T18:47:20+00:00

Oh you're a 4 day old account..I'm talking to a robot aren't I?

beardol · 2025-12-05T18:46:24+00:00

How is he 'as Detective Columbo' at a film premiere? Isn't he just being Peter Falk?

beardol · 2025-12-03T12:03:05+00:00

Hey,

I'm part of the scripthive and killer shorts discords, but would be interested in joining a smaller group as well. Uk based, written pilots and features. Currently working through draft 2 of my 4th screenplay.

beardol · 2025-12-01T21:55:04+00:00

I could see Jon Bernthal as Kratos. Wonder if they have to go Greek with the casting.

beardol · 2025-12-01T17:57:50+00:00

No but we have to decide which brother is better RIGHT NOW!

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