18 Genius Pieces Of Movie Exposition
Tell it like it is...
By Matt ChapmanNov 10th 2011
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The Thing (1982)
The Exposition: “Cell intruder. Assimilation. Assimilation complete - cell dog imitation.
Probability that one or more team members may be infected by intruder organism: 75 per cent. Projection: If intruder organism reaches civilised areas... Entire world population infected 27,000 hours from first contact.”
The Short Version: The men at the Antarctic base aren't all human. And if this shape-shifting alien life form makes it out of here, the same goes for the rest of the world.
Why It's Genius: If the subtleties of an alien that can absorb and imitate its prey have passed any viewers by in the tense build-up, this one scene - using what must have been cutting-edge computer graphics at the time - spells out humanity's doom.
It also helps explain why Blair, who's running this projection, goes bat-shit crazy a few minutes later.
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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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