The Film Theorists

Frame by Frame: Why Shyamalan Twists SUCK (and Work, Sometimes) (2017x5)

Air date: Jan 28, 2017

Twists can make or break a movie, and no one knows this better than M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN. His movies are literally judged on the basis of how well he does a plot twist. But why do some twists work better than others? In this episode, Kyle discusses the 3 Types of Twists, using Shyamalan's films to show when they work and when they don't.