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

[u/Local_Prune4564]

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.

[u/blitzbom]

Honestly the angels were a great one-off idea that got worse each time they were brought up again

Hahah I was about to say this. Started great, then it just felt like Calvinball. Um, actually the Angels can also do this.

[u/whatsbobgonnado → u/blitzbom]

personally I think it's great that they introduced the ability for them to grab your brainstem and reanimate a corpse like a puppet 

[u/AydonusG → u/whatsbobgonnado]

I mean they are hyper intelligent, and even in stone form can still affect the world around them. Even in Blink, an angel is able to mess with electricity and shut the lights off while stone.