Twists that everyone knows

[Northern_Piper]

@RivkahChaya

Now that I think about it, probably the most known twist has to be the ending of Gaslight . Anyone who speaks English and is older than about 13 probably knows how to use “gaslight” as a verb, and therefore can be said to “know,” in a sense, the ending of the movie, yet may not even know that it is a movie. In other words, you could see the movie for the first time, and completely misunderstand why it’s call “Gaslight”-- and not realize that the ending is supposed to be a surprise.

I don’t know what “gaslight” means and I’ve never seen this movie. Strikes me as a rather obscure reference.

@RivkahChaya

Also, what about the one at the end of Witness for the Prosecution ? I saw this movie when I was about 12, and did not see it coming, and loved it (the Agatha Christie original part, not the part that Hollywood was obliged by the Hays’ code to add).

I read the short story first, so the movie wasn’t a surprise.