When watching a movie, it’s easy to get lost in the story and not notice the smaller details that directors care about.
Filmmaker Jacob T. Swinney edited this supercut of the opening and closing frames of 55 famous movies shown side-by-side. Using music by Thomas Newman, the montage shows the circularity of some movies like Cape Fear, Gone Girl and Somewhere and the beauty of movies like Fight Club, Black Swan and The Master.
Over the course of the clip, you will notice there’s often a relationship between the first and final images. It’s fascinating to see how different directors employ symmetry, with some even using a similar shot to begin and end a movie, while others show drastic changes.