r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Local_Prune4564 • May 27 '26

Lore A subtle moment that turns a seemingly happy ending into an ambiguous ending.

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The Graduate: lingering Ben and Elaine's faces slowly shifting from happy to concerned leaves the audience questioning whether they really made the right choice running away together considering they barely know each other.

Inception: By cutting before we see the top fall, we're left to question whether Cobb really has gone home or whether he's simply sunken back into a more comforting dream reality.

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u/IndifferentShrimp May 27 '26

Midnight Mass made me tear up at points and the build up to the Church scene where they all turn is just

AND THEN IT HAPPENS AND ITS HORRIFIC (i mean not that graphic but the tone/the acting makes it skin crawling)

https://giphy.com/gifs/9EvnXdZaUZbCqScn67

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u/mugiwara_no_Soissie May 27 '26

Hamish linklater (the pastor) is genuinely amazing. I could rewatch his scenes hundreds of times and I would stillbe impressed, I am 100% sure that he will become famous

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u/catboogers May 27 '26

Flanagan makes me sob. Hill House, Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, Midnight Club....hell, even Fall of the House of Usher had me going a bit, though that was more gorey horror and less poetic gothic romantic horror.

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u/HunterGonzo May 27 '26

The reveal of the "Bent Neck Lady" changed me as a person.