Other movies that do a 180 half way through?
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shareNot a 180 in the middle... but not a 180 ending ending either... just something in between:
Brazil.
Another one that almost-kinda applies (this is a SLOW 180, though) is Truman Show. :)
I know this is not what the poster intended but these movies sure change in tone/thematic and are sure to surprise... and this thread, though kinda fun, would be incomplete without these.
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i think Falling Down can be considered, starts with D-Fens just having enough and frustrated with life to full on bad guy, once his snow globe is destroyed he snaps and becomes the bad guy from being the one we was routing for at the beginning
sharemost people here are trying to hard to find ones that fit. there are so very few movies that do this. the way to define it is can you cut the movie at some point and watch the first part stand alone and then the second part stand alone? fdtd you can because the first half is the escape of the gecko brothers. its a full story. they escape with a hostage get to the border need a new hostage and a way across the border. they use the family as a way across there is tension and resolution as they are home free in mexico. movie over short but solid escape movie.
second half people walk into a bar to wait for there friend. bar is run by vampires survival horror takes place and they escape at dawn. stand alone horror movie.
most horror movies dont count because the beginning is all just setting up the horror aspect. the beginning is not a self contained story because your always waiting for the horror aspect.
psycho works because the story of the women stealing and fleeing is self contained and then pretty much suddenly ends with her being murdered and now we have a new story and norman is the most important character.
hostel kinda works because the first half is really a teen sex comedy. although it doesn't really have a plot other than them trying to get laid so your kinda always waiting for the other shoe to drop. there really is no antagonist of any form until it makes the 180 so the first half still lacks something if you don't watch the second half. i suppose its resolution is them getting laid by the beautiful women.
the decent is close because there is no set up about the creatures until they suddenly start killing people.
dog soldiers would work if we didnt get the opening murder scene that gives away its not just some military movie.
predator would work if we didnt get the alien perspective early and the UFO opening.
now there are plenty of movies that have vastly different tones over the course of the film but i dont think that really counts because its generally not a complete and sudden change of the story, protagonist, and antagonist.