18 Genius Pieces Of Movie Exposition

Tell it like it is...

By Matt ChapmanNov 10th 2011
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Severance (2006)

The Exposition: "This story takes place a long time ago, way before the First World War.
 
When movies were silent and women were even quieter. The government was getting complaints about the asylum, so they sent an inspector to check it out. He arrives late one night to see what's going on.
 
Everything seems fine and the warders agree to show him around. But everything isn't fine. Everything's not fine at all.
 
All the inmates are going crazy, screaming at him to let them out.
 
Then he realises what's wrong. The inmates had taken over and locked up all the doctors. And then they turned on him. He tried to reason with them but there's no reasoning with the mentally insane." 
 
The Short Version: Crazies killed everyone and escaped from the old mental hospital the team are currently staying in. 
 
Why It's Genius: The scene riffs off that line, “When movies were silent and women were even quieter” and plays out like the black and white horror film Nosferatu. 
 

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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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      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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