A pretty cool ongoing online series is called “First and Final Frames,” which juxtaposes the opening and ending scenes in classic movies.
Zach Prewire expanded on this idea by creating his own version focusing on horror films, from John Carpenter’s 1978 Halloween to everything including Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986), Hellraiser (1987) Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Poltergeist (1982), The Evil Dead (1981), Open Water (2003), Christine (1983), and many, many more.
I love this video because it’s an interesting experiment that can show just how important the first shot is as the final one, and the best of movies find a way to come full circle.
There’s nothing like a perfect little button to send the viewer off to the end credits…
Oh, and, just in case… SPOILER ALERT!
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