10 remarkably normal movies with one absolutely insane scene
The article highlights films that are largely conventional in tone or genre but contain one startling, surreal or unexpectedly comic scene that sharply changes the viewer’s expectations.
– ‘No Way Out’: a final revelation identifies Kevin Costner’s naval officer as a Soviet spy.
– ‘The Parallax View’: a disturbing five-minute montage is used to test and manipulate a potential assassin.
– ‘Jurassic Park III’: Alan Grant dreams of a dinosaur speaking his name, creating an unintentionally comic shock.
- Ordinary films can be transformed by one startling moment.
- ‘No Way Out’ saves its biggest shock for the ending.
- ‘Jurassic Park III’ includes a famously bizarre talking-dinosaur dream.