10 Movies That Break The Fourth Wall In Brilliantly Inventive Ways

[Caterina Rossi]

One of the most brilliant and daring techniques used in the cinema is breaking the fourth wall. Traditionally, the fourth wall stands as an imaginary barrier between the fictional universe on screen and the audience a secret only known to the latter. The convention has its roots in theater, long before the birth of the cinema. To break the fourth wall means to cross a boundary, allowing the characters on screen to reach out to the public and engage with them.

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