From: darth.vader@empire.gov   
      
   Gnomus wrote:   
   > In article <13sj97tjschi65@corp.supernews.com>, Evil Sponge   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> "Alric Knebel"  wrote in message   
   >> news:y_adnbqvB_QoEFTanZ2dnUVZ_jGdnZ2d@giganews.com...   
   >>> Evil Sponge wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> "Netrunner"  wrote in message   
   >>>> news:vlggs3hurt3aa97afnh1d1jqdpbqek6cvs@4ax.com...   
   >>>   
   > snip!   
   >>>   
   >>> Why?  I don't go into movies expecting a plot twist.  BLADE RUNNER   
   >>> didn't have one.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> That's debatable...   
   >>   
   > snip!   
   >   
   > Most movies have plot points, not twists.  I suppose the distinction   
   > is that twists are more extreme than points.  Instead of simply   
   > turning   
   > the story in another direction, they force you to reevaluate   
   > everything you've seen thus far.   
   >   
   > Of course, in the DC and FC, there is a twist:  the origami unicorn,   
   > which, with the inclusion of the unicorn reverie, casts the   
   > protagonist   
   > in an entirely new light.   
      
   And in both cases, you're not supposed or expected to "figure it out". It's   
   not vital to the story, yet as Gnomus wrote, it puts things in another   
   perspective.   
      
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