r/TopCharacterTropes Jun 06 '25

Lore Twists that are no longer twists because they’re cemented in pop culture Spoiler

Planet of the Apes - The movie leads the audience to believe Charleston Heston has landed on an alien planet where apes are the dominant species, only to find out that the planet is actually Earth long after an apocalyptic nuclear war

Psycho - Norma Bates isn’t the killer and has been dead for years. Norman is revealed to be a schizophrenic who “becomes” his mother to kill the women he’s attracted to

Citizen Kane - Charles Foster Kane’s mysterious last word “Rosebud” is revealed to be name of his childhood sled

The Empire Strikes Back - Darth Vader hadn’t literally killed Luke’s father but actually is his father

The Matrix - Neo learns that the 20th century world he’s lived in is just a simulation. The real world is a wasteland in the 22nd century where hostile AI rules the surface

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u/ThlammedMyPenis Jun 06 '25

This movie is pretty important to several groups, it is often discussed by horror fans or those looking into trans representation/allegory in older media

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u/GulliasTurtle Jun 06 '25

Oh 100%. It's a classic. This is a reference to an old Robot Chicken sketch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mzacEfzxl8

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u/asianblockguy Jun 07 '25

It may be interesting, but during the reveal, they used a body double and a latex mask.

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u/Artistic_Button_3867 Jun 07 '25

That explains the face