What kind of technique is fake becomes real premise?

It is a narrative technique. Related narrative techniques include Fairy Tale Structure, Symbolic Object, Observational Restraint.

Narrative technique · used in 1 film

Fake Becomes Real Premise

Starting with characters who fake a supernatural threat, then making the threat real. Their skill at fakery is useless against it.

Examples

The Brothers Grimm
Terry Gilliam · 2005
Will and Jake spend the opening scenes fooling villagers into believing in curses. When the forest swallows real girls, their tricks no longer help. The joke turns into a test of whether they will risk something for people they used to cheat.
Where to see it: The brothers' routine exorcisms. Will and Jake, with their helpers Hidlick and Bunst, convince villagers that they have driven out a supernatural curse.

Questions

What is fake becomes real premise in film?: Starting with characters who fake a supernatural threat, then making the threat real. Their skill at fakery is useless against it.
Which films use fake becomes real premise?: The Brothers Grimm (2005).
What kind of technique is fake becomes real premise?: It is a narrative technique. Related narrative techniques include Fairy Tale Structure, Symbolic Object, Observational Restraint.

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