The Accountant (2016): The Art of the Plot Twist

In this video, Gavin O'Connor's 2016 film "The Accountant" is used as a platform to talk about the characteristics and mechanics of a good plot twist.

Sources:

Leavitt, J. D. & Christenfeld, N. J. S. (2011). "Story spoilers don't spoil stories". Psychological Science, DOI: 10.1177/0956797611417007
http://pages.ucsd.edu/~nchristenfeld/...

College Humor's "Official Spoiler Rules" (2012)
Official Spoiler Rules

"Split Behind The Scenes Interview - M. Night Shyamalan" (2017)
Video

Music:

"Island in the Sun" by Andrew Applepie
"Bathtaking" by Andrew Applepie
"Keep on Trying" by Andrew Applepie

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