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[LennyLen]

I don't believe anyone could accurately predicted the ending of Shutter Island from just the preview/trailer.

I think it's because I read a lot of Philip K Dick. His novels make Shutter Island seem straight and pedestrian. Shutter Island's *twist* appears in more than one of his works.

P.S. It also only took me about 10-15 minutes to predict the ending of The Sixth Sense as well. Of all the movies listed in the poll on that page (and I've seen all of them), only The Crying Game actually surprised me.

I think if people were to actually read more, they'd realize how poor most major movie storylines are. Blade Runner is a great case in point. They actually had to remove the twist from that movie in the original theatrical release, as they didn't think theatre audiences would understand or accept it. It wasn't until the Director's Cut got released that one of the most important ideas in the movie (and book) was introduced. And the Director's Cut was only a mere shadow of Do Android's Dream of Electric Sheep.

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And besides, having the guy who is sent to investigate the delusional people be delusional himself isn't that much of a twist. It's a shame they didn't keep the ending from the book, but they no doubt had to dumb things down for movie viewers.