would spell out the setup for a film in plain detail (while a sizzle real of funny moments,

explosions, or heartfelt scenes of dramatic tension flashed on screen).

Movie trailers have become increasingly revealing - packed full of eye-popping visual spectacle

and story details that spoil major reveals and twists.

Here are Screen Rants Best Movie Scenes & Twists Spoiled by Trailers

Cast Away

The Trailer: Despite a dramatic buildup to Noland's attempted escape, the trailer for

the film made it clear that, not only does our hero find rescue, the footage outright

shows Noland's bittersweet reunion with Frears. Whether the reunion is a happy one, or not,

is left for filmgoers to discover but Noland and Frears' relationship status is about the

only major plot development that isn't covered in the trailer.

Dream House

The Trailer: The trailer wastes no time in revealing the film's biggest twist, that Atenton

is a fake identity Ward concocted in psychiatric care - to hide from the tragedy of his family's

murder. While the film isn't quite as blatant about revealing that his wife and daughter

are apparitions (rather than manifestations of his fractured mind), a trailer shot of

ghost Libby opening the basement door plays a key part in the movie's supernatural reveal.

REC /Quarantine

The Trailer: While REC (and its American remake Quarantine) borrow heavily from superior zombie/rabies

outbreak movies, their trailers still manage to ruin one major surprise- the fate of Angela

Vidal (which occurs in the closing moments of the 2007 Spanish film and its 2008 remake).

While Quarantine wasn't the first horror movie to spoil the fate of a main character or use

a climactic scene in trailers (we're looking at you Paranormal Activity), given that Vidal's

screaming face is also plastered on Quarantine's posters, it's still a pretty crass and unrepentant

marketing move (even by Hollywood's standards).

Terminator: Salvation

The Trailer: The trailer for the film spends half of its runtime setting up the post-Judgement

Day setting (as well as John Connor's�guerrilla rebellion against the�machines) and the

other half outright spoiling not only the film's most interesting twist (a Terminator

that doesn't�know he's a Terminator). Yet, the preview doesn't stop there - since it

also lays out�Wright's entire�character�arc - specifically that�he chooses his human

friends over his machine creators by the end.

The Island

The Trailer: While the Island trailer doesn't outright spoil why Lincoln and Jordan were

created, the footage makes it crystal-clear that the pair�are cloned "products" - and

that the Island is a cover tale�to disguise the compound's true purpose (extending the

lifespan�of wealthy customers by harvesting organs from living clones).

Free Willy

The Trailer: Given that Free Willy is a feel-good kids movie, it's no surprise that Jesse succeeds

in freeing Willy; yet, trailers for the film left little suspense or doubt to the imagination

- since the previews (and poster) place the final sequence front and center. Additionally,

the�Free Willy trailers don't just spoil how�Jesse succeeds in liberating�the titular

whale, they also spell-out�every up and down in the�boy's�transformation from

a selfish and insecure kid to a sensitive and thoughtful caretaker.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

The Trailer:�While not an outright spoiler,�Dawn of the Planet of the Apes� trailers put

heavy emphasis on several key sequences - that made it clear who would be responsible for

violating the human/ape truce. The most egregious example of spoilery Apes marketing was�the

use of�Koba (played Toby Kebbel) placating human enemies with circus-like ape tricks

-�easily one of the best moments in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Understandably,

20th Century Fox knew that such a clever movie�moment would tempt casual viewers�into theaters

but there's no doubt that the overall impact of the scene (a significant�turning point

in Koba's character arc)�was undercut by pre-release previews that, across the board,

played�the sequence near-shot for�shot.

Oblivion

The Trailer:�The Oblivion trailer makes it apparent that�the presumed villains of

the movie, the Skavs, are not aliens - they are human freedom fighters waging a guerrilla

war against an unseen�force. Led by Malcolm Beech�(played by Morgan Freeman), the Skavs

explain�that�the film�s hero, Jack Harper, has been manipulated�by their enemy - and

is, unknowingly, working against the survival of his fellow humans. Thankfully, the Oblivion

trailers refrain from spoiling one of the film's biggest twists, specifically Harper�s

backstory�but,�with the reveal of the Skavs's identity, it wasn't hard for savvy

sci-fi�moviegoers�to fill in the remaining puzzle pieces ahead of director�Joseph Kosinski.

Ransom�

The Trailer: In order to position�Ransom as a deviation�from standard�kidnapping

thrillers,�the studio put a heavy emphasis on Tom Mullen's unorthodox approach to�finding

Sean - outright spoiling one of the film's most interesting developments (as well as several tense standoffs

that came before it). Instead, the trailer plays coy with another twist, one that is

revealed in the first 15 minutes: Gary Sinise's Detective Shaker is actually the�film's

primary villain/hostage taker.

The Avengers

The Trailer:�After "killing" Agent Coulson to galvanize the superhero team forward, it

was unlikely that another key Avenger would fall in Marvel's first multi-hero team-up

film; yet, director Joss Whedon played-up Tony Stark's scene of sacrifice as if it were

a real possibility that the�Avenger might not make it back to Stark Tower (and Pepper

Potts)�alive. Unfortunately, The Avengers trailer undercut any suspense, since it included

a memorable�shot of Hulk successfully leaping into the air and�catching�a�powered

down Iron Man, sucking any�tension out of the film's climactic moment (at least for

anyone who bothered to watch the preview more than once).

Those are our choices for the Best Movie Scenes and Twists Spoiled by Trailers. Got a favorite

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