When Movie Deaths Just Aren't That Final: Movie Death Fakeouts
It's part of the fun of those movie death fakeouts - the shock, the surprise, that sometimes it’s a real trick! The thrill of wondering whether it's all a movie twist is just so exciting! It makes those shocking deaths so memorable, because who can forget a character they were sure was gone forever?
Is That Really the End?
When it comes to those character returns after seeming to kick the bucket - those fakeout deaths, really - the horror Movies do them best, but all types of movies pull off these crazy twists. Now it's hard to get caught by surprise since a bunch of horror movies are getting clever - it’s harder to trick the audience! If a series uses a death fakeout for one of their favorite characters, they might start expecting that will be the way all those characters are saved - so, they kinda get used to it!
What Are the Best Examples of Death Fakeouts?
So many awesome examples:
- Remember Billy Loomis in Scream? They gave us the classic slasher twist. The killer wasn't who we thought - we are talking a whole villain twist - but they actually killed him in the film. Or, so we thought!
- Big Hero 6 really was great at giving us some happy endings! Baymax, the super lovable hero - seemed like he had totally given his last fight, but we find out that he’s not completely dead and comes back to life! It's so heartwarming and a true surprise survival!
- Glenn Close really played up the super terrifying part of Fatal Attraction! We are talking those tense scenes with that obsessed lover, Alex! They make you think that she died, even going under the water to fake us out!
- In Mean Girls, that super mean, hilarious Regina George gets caught by a bus! They think it’s going to be a tragedy, and then we see she's alive!
- We love those awesome Sherlock Holmes movies. We've got a pretty realistic story with a super dark ending for a classic, bad guy - Moriarty. But the character returns, which gets fans excited.
- Who can forget the amazing Fast and Furious franchise? It gives us some real fun rides, but it turns out that a character (Han Lue) thought to be gone forever, really makes a big return in a sequel - it's totally insane!
If you love a good movie twist or you are trying to figure out the next step in those crazy movie moments - death fakeouts really help keep those suspense and excitement levels at 11! They just show how wild a movie's story can be!
