Back Comments (2) Share: Facebook Button In the feverish
promotion for various films you often see the term “more twists
than a bag of pretzels” plastered over television ads and movie
posters. Firstly, that quote has probably come from a quote-
whore whose only goal is to make it in print on said movie
poster, and secondly the whole twist thing is only fun if it’s
done with a little bit of common sense.  Cast your mind back to
The Usual Suspects, a film that hangs its hat on a single twist
in the plotline in the final scene. What is revealed to the
audience links in perfectly with what they have just seen in the
previous ninety minutes, shedding light on the mystery by
treading down a path no one had even thought about. The only
reason it works is because the twist follows some sort of logic.
It’s all well and good twisting the story around to maintain the
interest, but when you decide to throw them in all over the
place in an attempt to make things interesting you know you’re
in trouble.  Enter Basic, possib