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* A superhero appears at the beginning of ''Film/KickAss'', prepared to make the dive of a skyscraper. He's hailed by a bad-ass soundtrack and the voice-over about superheroes. [[spoiler: He dies from the fall. And the movie moves on. Turns out he was just some random crazy person.]]

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* While in the beginning of ''Film/JumanjiTheNextLevel'' made it seem like Spencer was the main character, once his Grandpa Eddie stepped in the focus of the film shifted to the latter.
* A superhero appears at the beginning of ''Film/KickAss'', prepared to make the dive of a skyscraper. He's hailed by a bad-ass soundtrack and the voice-over about superheroes. [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He dies from the fall. And the movie moves on. Turns out he was just some random crazy person.]]
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* The cop at the start of ''Film/Ultraviolet2006'' looks like the typical BigBrotherIsEmployingYou hero. He goes on about the harshness against hemophages and believes the whole thing is just a witch hunt. Then, he gets infected and his partner shoots him dead.
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* In ''Film/TheCrazies1973'', David at first seems to be the protagonist. He escapes to find a cure for the epidemic. He is instead captured and it is clear that he was just a SpannerInTheWorks, making things harder for the true hero, Colonel Peckhem, who is trying to prevent the epidemic from spreading further.
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* ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'' starts with the newest iteration of Task Force X, which features a handful of returning characters [[Film/SuicideSquad2016 from the 2016 film]] such as Captain Boomerang and Harley Quinn, on their way to storm an island nation. Savant in particular is clearly singled out as the viewpoint character. [[spoiler:Most of them get killed before the opening credits start including Savant dying when he tries to run away, with those who remain are left thinking the mission might be completely shot... then Waller cuts communication with the survivors, and the audience learns that she withheld some critical information from them: they were decoys for a second team that she had far more faith in to actually accomplish the mission. The rest of the film follows the exploits of said group, and Harley, the sole survivor from the first group.]]

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* ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'' starts with the newest iteration of Task Force X, which features a handful of returning characters [[Film/SuicideSquad2016 from the 2016 film]] such as Captain Boomerang and Harley Quinn, on their way to storm an island nation. Savant in particular is clearly singled out as the viewpoint character. [[spoiler:Most of them get killed before the opening credits start start, including Savant dying when he tries to run away, with those who remain are left thinking the mission might be completely shot... then Waller cuts communication with the survivors, and the audience learns it is revealed that she withheld some critical information from them: they were decoys for a second team that she had far more faith in to actually accomplish the mission. The rest of the film follows the exploits of said group, and Harley, the sole survivor from the first group.]]
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* ''Film/SpringBreakers'': Faith receives the most individual characterization of the four main characters in the first half of the film, but then she decides to leave and exits the film. The focus then shifts to Alien.
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* ''FIlm/DinnerInAmerica'': The first few scenes focus on Simon and Beth, two misfits who meet while blitzed out of their minds in a drug trial. They're both kicked out on the same day, and she invites him to her home for dinner, promising him a blowjob. This off-kilter MeetCute gets derailed by some family drama and ends with Simon fleeing, never to see Beth again. The actual female lead, Patty, is introduced thereafter.
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* In ''Film/{{Detention}}'', Taylor Fisher, who is basically a [[AlphaBitch more obnoxious]] [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing version]] of [[Film/{{Scream}} Casey Becker]], is the first character to appear on screen, and if the audience didn't know better, they'd assume she was the main character; especially as she is [[BreakingTheFourthWall speaking directly to the audience]]. Naturally, because, you know, this is a slasher film, she only lasts five minutes.
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* Lucius Hunt is clearly the protagonist of ''Film/TheVillage'', right up until he is stabbed viciously and his blind girlfriend Ivy must make the journey to rescue him that takes up the rest of the film. Notably, this is the only plot twist in the film that isn't telegraphed very early on and actually feels twisty as a result.

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* Lucius Hunt is clearly the protagonist of ''Film/TheVillage'', ''Film/TheVillage2004'', right up until he is stabbed viciously and his blind girlfriend Ivy must make the journey to rescue him that takes up the rest of the film. Notably, this is the only plot twist in the film that isn't telegraphed very early on and actually feels twisty as a result.
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* ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'': Much like the source material, Charlie is TheHero, being a poor, destitute kid who's luck turns to fortune when he finds the last golden ticket by chance and ultimately wins the competition. However as the film progresses, Willy Wonka emerges more and more as front and center of the story, as his backstory is revealed and he ultimately undergoes CharacterDevelopment through his encounter with Charlie (Charlie on the other hand doesn't show much further characterization besides IncorruptiblePurePureness).
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* ''Film/TheOne'' starts showing Lawless, played by Creator/JetLi. Naturally, people assume that he's either the hero or the villain, as the trailers claimed that Jet Li is ActingForTwo. Lawless is killed by the real villain Yulaw a few minutes into the film, the latest in the long line of doubles he's already killed.

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* ''Film/TheOne'' starts showing Lawless, played by Creator/JetLi. Naturally, people assume that he's either the hero or the villain, as the trailers claimed that Jet Li is ActingForTwo. Lawless is killed by the real villain Yulaw (played by Creator/JetLi) a few minutes into the film, the latest in the long line of doubles he's already killed.killed. The actual protagonist is Gabe Law (''also'' played by Creator/JetLi), the ''last'' of said doubles and final one Yulaw needs to kill to obtain effective godhood.

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