CinemaScribe: A great twist is like a chess move that’s been simmering all game. You set up a pattern—reliable beats, predictable tropes—then, on the move that feels inevitable, you reveal that the piece you’re chasing was never what it seemed. The mechanics boil down to three things: foreshadowing disguised as setup, a subverted expectation that still fits the internal logic, and an emotional payoff that recontextualizes what came before. When those lines line up, the audience can’t help but say, “I see you now.”