2. The Opening Narration Of Dark City Spoilt The Main Twist
Its not too often that a film will spoil a major twist before its even started, but Dark City got a little impatient and spelled out the plot before were even introduced to the main character. As per the title the story is set within a city thats particularly dark, and the hero is a man with amnesia being chased for a murder he may - or may not - have committed. Aside from the police hes also chased by a group of men called The Strangers, who have strange abilities and weapons. Part of the mystery is the hero trying to piece everything together, all of which is completely undermined by Kiefer Sutherland's opening narration. It explains that The Strangers are aliens, and that the city was designed to run experiments on the human race. The narration was forced on director Alex Proyas by the studio, who felt the movie was too confusing and the plot needed to be spelled out. Although Dark City wasnt a big success it gained enough of a following that Proyas was able to assemble a directors cut, which restored more character beats and removed the narration. The result is a much better film, and one that restores the actual mystery to whats supposed to be a mystery story.