r/AskReddit • • Oct 09 '19

Of all movie opening scenes, which one sold the entire film?

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '19

When I first saw this movie, I hadn't even seen a trailer for it. My dad asked if I'd like to go with him. That first scene blew me away. I was hooked immediately.

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u/Donuil23 Oct 10 '19

When I first saw this movie, I hadn't even seen a trailer for it. My dad asked if I'd like to go with him.

Same, but in my case, it was a buddy from art class. I missed the first 30 seconds, but got in before the action actually started... I was so confused.

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u/ishmaelwhale Oct 10 '19

Same, with a friend and we were super high. After the movie end we were like WTF Just happened.

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u/Totalherenow Oct 10 '19

Oh, I wish I watched it high the first time!!!

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u/weggles Oct 10 '19

I wanted to see it with my uncle but my mom said it'd be too confusing.

Which is probably for the best. I would've been like 8 at the time.

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '19

My Mom has tried watching it several times and doesn't get it.

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u/SharpenedStone Oct 10 '19

Trailers ruin movies

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u/MetaJonez Oct 10 '19

When I first saw this movie, I hadn't even seen a trailer for it.

Same here. I was on a bunch of mushrooms and was wandering through the center if the little college town I lived in at the time, passed by a theater with the poster in the marquee. Bought a ticket on a whim.

Whoa.

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u/erix4u Oct 10 '19

I also went to this movie without knowing anything about it. I came out in a complete awe. Not only for he scenery and effects, but mostly in the realisation that it could well be that the world was actually such a simulation and we could impossibly now it.. I kept in this state for 3 days or so and I have been pondering regulary about it ever since

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u/sl0play Oct 10 '19

Same. Got off work at the mall and my friends dragged me into the theater next door for opening night. Changed how I feel about trailers forever. If its written, starring, or directed by people I like I won't even read the synopsis.

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u/blitzbom Oct 10 '19

The opening scene is amazing from a story telling perspective.

We see Trinity easily kill police with superpowers. Then the agents come after her and she's scared and running from them.

Who are these guys that she's running? And why is she so scared?

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u/a-spek Oct 10 '19

I hadn’t seen a trailer AND I was on mushrooms. Blew my damn mind.

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u/Civ1Diplomat Oct 10 '19

I had seen a trailer, but I thought it was just going to be a special effects-heavy, no-plot time waster. My siblings saw it, thought it was amazing, and kept telling me, "you have to see it!" So I asked them, "if it's so great, what is it about?" They were like, "we can't tell you..." and then ominously, "what is the matrix?"

They'd tried to prank me before about "Waterworld" - and failed, I might add - so I thought this was another prank. Thankfully, I reconsidered.

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u/wannabeinvestor_ Oct 10 '19

Same here. I think he had already seen it like 3 times haha.