18 Genius Pieces Of Movie Exposition
Tell it like it is...
By Matt ChapmanNov 10th 201118
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Paul (2010)
The Exposition: Ruth Buggs: “You've been deceived by an agent of Satan himself. He's evil!”
Paul: “I'm sitting right here, come on.”
Graeme Willy: “No he's not evil, he's just a bit rude. We're trying to help him get home. He's from another world.”
Ruth Buggs: “But there's only one world, our world, the world that our God the father created.”
Paul: “If it makes you feel any better my existence only disproves traditional notions of the Abrahamic Judaic Christian God as well as all one world theologies. That's all I meant.”
Ruth Buggs: “Amazing Grace how sweet the sound.”
Paul: "There's no reasoning with these people! Oh fuck this.”
The Short Version: Paul really is an alien and Darwin was right.
Why it's genius? Rather than try and talk through Ruth Buggs' religious beliefs any further, Paul puts his hands on her head and transfers his experiences into her.
Cue pictures of other worlds and shagging aliens.
Not only does this cut the need for more exposition, it also makes Kristen Wiig's character question everything she believes in and go into full-on potty mouth mode. Good job!
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Azazeal4eva
Nov 10th 2011, 16:44
Im shocked that the Harry Potter Deathly Hallows part 1 animation about the 3 brothers/ Deathly Hallows is not there! that is awsome and could be a short film in its own right!
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nkutzler
Nov 10th 2011, 17:07
I like the Incredibles newsflash montage.
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FBMWells
Nov 10th 2011, 17:42
I can not believe Back to the Future part 2 is't included. The Doc, a black board, a piece of chalk and an alternate 1985...classic!
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Murphy0806
Nov 10th 2011, 17:55
No it hasn't. No Indianapolis speech from Jaws? One of the greatest of them all.
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timbatman
Nov 12th 2011, 10:43
Ermmmmmmm freakshows - where on earth is the Prologue from the Lord of the Rings? The first 5 minutes of that is just stunning and sets up the trilogy perfectly! I also agree with Azazeal - The Tale of the Three Brothers is just a beautiful piece of cinema too!
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marc96
Nov 12th 2011, 19:00
i def agree about harry potter and lord of the rings, but i found Serenity to be a great one, finding out the history of the alliance and the war in an actual history class then Wham! straight into Rivers situation and her escape, which once again turns out to be exposition as well
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