18 Genius Pieces Of Movie Exposition

Tell it like it is...

By Matt ChapmanNov 10th 2011
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Sanctum (2011)

The Exposition: “Esa'ala cave. The largest unexplored cave system in the world.
 
A million years of rain water dissolving its way down through the rock trying to find its way to the sea. Which is of course why we're here, for no other reason than to explore and find that hidden pathway.
 
Sixteen caving personnel and 50 porters have hand-carried nearly a ton of equipment almost two vertical kilometres into the Earth's crust over a period of five weeks.”  
 
The Short Version: There's a very deep cave and despite massive resources they've yet to find a way through it. 
 
Why It's Genius: James Cameron originally wanted to shoot this CGI video guide as a single shot with a real camera moving through a real cave structure, but the cost would have been a lot more than mocking it up as an image on the computer.
 
Plus, if they'd done that they wouldn't have been able to add the wizard as a sight gag.

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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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    • FBALyta

      Nov 12th 2011, 20:50

      Download films in HD http://hdload.blogspot.com/

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      Nov 14th 2011, 14:15

      No Watchmen opening credits? Scandelous!

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