Thoughts That Go Nowhere: Predictability
Hello there! This is an instalment of a section of this blog that I'm calling 'Thoughts That Go Nowhere', which is basically what is says on the tin. I've been having little internalised debates and analysis sessions with myself about numerous aspects of numerous films so why not finally put some of them down in black and white for no one to really care about! A heads up, these discussions will very rarely have any fixed or final conclusion to them and are lacking in any great epiphanies or revelations, they just simply are- thoughts that go nowhere. Recently I have noticed that a common point of comment or critique in regards to films is how predictable the story turned out to be- "oh yeah it was okay, I kinda guessed the ending though", "I knew what was going to happen like five minutes in so it was so boring"- and those opinions are completely valid and justified, the sense of discovery and surprise is snatched away from a viewer when a movie m...