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Nothing changes a movie series quite like a jaw-dropping plot twist. Join us as we count down the most shocking movie moments that completely altered their franchises, for better or for worse. Some major spoilers ahead!
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00:06Welcome to Miss Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the most
00:11surprising movie moments that completely altered their series for better or worse.
00:15Some spoilers ahead for the following films.
00:2510. Barbossa Lives
00:28Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise
00:38You'd be forgiven if you don't remember the intricate plot points of this series.
00:43Pirates of the Caribbean started as a Disney ride and became a multi-part saga with magic elements.
00:49At the end of Dead Man's Chest, the fate of Captain Jack Sparrow hangs in the balance as the heroes
00:54plan their next move.
01:04It seems as if the sequel is fresh out of surprises until this cliffhanger.
01:09Captain Barbossa suddenly arrives, shocking us and many other audience members.
01:14So tell me, what's become of my ship?
01:19This isn't just a random cameo either, because Barbossa returns as a pivotal character in the following entries.
01:26I'll not believe in my ship in your command.
01:28Why don't you both go ashore and leave the ship in my command?
01:33Temporary.
01:34As it turns out, the undead come to influence much of this series.
01:399. Miles is in the Wrong Universe
01:41Spider-Verse Franchise
01:49For the animated take on Spider-Man, Miles Morales fights and teams up with superheroes from parallel universes.
01:56He thinks that he's finally home at the end of Across the Spider-Verse.
02:00Unfortunately for him, he ends up in the wrong place and a hostage of the Prowler.
02:05Morales then realizes that he's face to face with the evil version of himself.
02:17He's now in a terrible position, kidnapped and stuck in a more dangerous world.
02:22It completely reshapes your notion of what the third film can be.
02:26There happens to be a few key differences between Earth 42 and Earth 1610, setting the stage for a thrilling
02:33conclusion in Beyond the Spider-Verse.
02:36I never found the right band to join.
02:40So I started my own.
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03:18The Daniel Craig Bond films rebooted the character with more personal stakes.
03:23Following Casino Royale, the series started to develop a continuing storyline.
03:29Corinna suggests you leave now.
03:31You contact your people and you tell them to check their seals.
03:34They have a leak.
03:35Do it now, please.
03:38This man and I have some unfinished business.
03:40Spectre introduced another wrinkle in the Craig timeline, with Ernst Stavro Blofeld announcing that there's a larger plan in place.
03:48The mastermind claimed responsibility for 007's last three villain encounters.
03:54Me.
03:56It was all me, James.
03:59It's always been me.
04:01The author of all your pain.
04:03In an attempt to tie together films like Quantum of Solace and Skyfall, the writers found a way to link
04:09the stories with this speech.
04:11You can argue that Blofeld also lays the groundwork for some of No Time to Die.
04:15Craig tries his best as a clunky plot takes a revolutionary step to liven up the franchise.
04:21You're a kite dancing in a hurricane, Mr. Bond.
04:29So long.
04:31Number 7.
04:32The fifth film happens before the first.
04:35Final Destination series.
04:36It's gone.
04:37You killed him.
04:40So does that mean I get Bloch's life?
04:42Over the course of six films, a wide variety of characters fought hard against death.
04:47An increasingly absurd list of accidents happen until the fifth entry pulls the rug out from everyone.
04:53The remaining heroes ran right into the beginning of the first movie, finding themselves on a doomed flight.
05:10Going forward, we wonder what the filmmakers will cook up next to keep us on our toes.
05:14Final Destination Bloodlines ended up taking viewers into the past, while the next film will likely have even more fun
05:22with the time shifts.
05:23We've gotta hand it to this series for not going stale this deep into their run.
05:28Won't stop till he finishes the job, but I taught myself how to see him coming to anticipate his every
05:34move.
05:35Been keeping him at bay for years now.
05:38Number 6.
05:39Two Killers.
05:41Scream Franchise.
05:41I'm getting ready to watch a video.
05:44Really?
05:45What?
05:45Oh, just some scary movie.
05:48You like scary movies?
05:49Uh-huh.
05:50What's your favorite scary movie?
05:52This Wes Craven film is more than just your average slasher.
05:56It also satirizes the horror genre at large, giving audiences a killer twist that they can't see coming.
06:03Corn syrup.
06:05Same stuff they use for pigs' blood and carry.
06:12Help me, please.
06:14Help me, please.
06:14It turns out that Billy and Stu are helping each other carry out the murders.
06:19The surprise might have capped off a thrilling first movie, but it also laid the foundation for several meta follow
06:25-ups.
06:26Hello?
06:28Hello?
06:30Who is this?
06:31Yes.
06:33No, really, who is this?
06:35Many of the sequels reference this original scheme through all kinds of references and plot inspirations.
06:41You could argue that the filmmakers continue to be obsessed by the first crime spree, giving viewers plenty of Easter
06:47eggs along the way.
06:49A bunch of articulate teens sit around and deconstruct horror movies until Ghostface kills them one by one.
06:56It's been done to death.
06:57Number 5.
06:58Norman is Mother Psycho Franchise
07:02Do you go out with friends?
07:07Well, a boy's best friend is his mother.
07:10As the Alfred Hitchcock movie Psycho rolls along, the true identity of the killer remains elusive.
07:16Is Norman Bates just covering for his mother, or is something else at play?
07:20If you have reason to believe that she came along this way, may have stopped in the area.
07:24Did she stop here?
07:25Well, no one stopped here for a couple of weeks.
07:27Do you mind looking at the picture before committing yourself?
07:30Hitchcock dishes out another twist to send you home frightened.
07:34When visitors come to investigate the Bates home, they find the mother's body in the basement and her son in
07:40a wig.
07:40This shocking reveal doesn't affect just one film either.
07:44On the basis of the staff report, Norman Bates is judged, restored to sanity, and is ordered released forthright.
07:50What about his victims?
07:53Don't they have any say?
07:55Anthony Perkins reprises his role in the sequels,
07:58revisiting his iconic character to see whether or not Bates still has killer instincts.
08:04Psycho 2, in particular, is an underrated story that starts off the man's next violent phase in his life.
08:10And one by one, after all, you're all I have in this world.
08:184. Jason Isn't Dead
08:21Friday the 13th Franchise
08:23Jason was my son, and today is his birthday.
08:29Where's Mr. Christie?
08:31Oh, I couldn't let them open this place again.
08:34By the end of the first Friday the 13th,
08:37Mrs. Voorhees appears to tell the last survivor, Alice, a terrible tale about her son.
08:42While she's creepy enough herself, her child makes a surprise appearance.
08:47Rising from the water, the boy scares the hero with a terrifying twist.
09:00It's quite the finish for such a foundational piece of horror.
09:03The younger villain doesn't stop there either, growing up to be the main antagonist for much of the series.
09:09Five long years he's been dormant. And he's hungry. Jason's out there.
09:20He ends up taking over for his mother, and dishing out violent retribution on the doomed visitors of the lake.
09:263. Dumbledore's Death and Snape's Memories Harry Potter Franchise
09:41From the first film until his dying breath, Dumbledore presented himself as one of Harry Potter's greatest allies.
09:48The helpful wizard mentored the chosen one until his death at the hands of Severus Snape.
09:59The event might have been shocking, but the killer harbored a much more compelling reason.
10:05It all ended up being part of a secret plan.
10:08So when the time comes, the boy must die?
10:16Yes. Yes.
10:18Snape was merely helping Dumbledore, with the action only temporarily helping Voldemort.
10:24Potter and his fight against the Dark Lord seemed even harder at that point, but little did they know the
10:30more sympathetic truth.
10:31Deathly Hallows Part 2 goes on to explain the Potion Master's motivations, giving viewers another reason to love him.
10:39You've been raising him like a pig for slaughter.
10:43Don't tell me now that you've grown to care for the boy.
10:52You're 300 light years from your precious planet.
10:56Your loved ones are dead and forgotten for 20 centuries.
11:00When George Taylor and his fellow astronauts land in a mysterious land, they expect to be on a completely different
11:07planet.
11:08They run into a group of intelligent apes that leads them to believe there's something else going on.
11:13I'm in charge of this man.
11:15No longer, madam. He is now in the custody of the Ministry of Science.
11:18Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape!
11:23To understand the truth, Taylor and Nova venture out to find the remnants of human civilization on the beach.
11:29The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of the past, and it's an earth-shattering one for the entire series.
11:35God damn you all to hell!
11:40Several of the sequels and reboots have played with this twist to various degrees of success.
11:45It's such an iconic surprise that many filmmakers have tried to pay homage to the original script from 1968.
11:53Dear me, what are those things coming out of her nose?
11:58Hey, hey, watch my helmet!
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12:25Number 1.
12:26Vader's Identity.
12:28Star Wars Franchise.
12:29The fate of the entire franchise hung in the balance with this twist.
12:34He told me you killed him.
12:36No.
12:37I am your father.
12:43No.
12:46No.
12:47No.
12:48Near the end of The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader reveals his true identity to Luke Skywalker.
12:53The paternal revelation changes the context of an already tense battle between good and evil.
12:59Luke.
13:00Father.
13:03Son.
13:04Come with me.
13:05I am your man.
13:10The young Skywalker comes to grips with this painful information, discovering that he's been fighting his dad the entire time.
13:18Return of the Jedi follows the aftermath of such an impactful statement.
13:22Obi-Wan has taught you well.
13:29I will not fight you, father.
13:31With the fallout of this discovery, the complicated family eventually seeks some understanding of each other.
13:38George Lucas then explored the origin of this predicament in the prequel trilogy.
13:43I had a dream I was a Jedi.
13:45I came back here and freed all the slaves.
13:48Have you come to free us?
13:50No.
13:50I'm afraid not.
13:51Did we forget another massive change to your favorite series?
13:54Let us know in the comments below.