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“Is it ok to be on your phone during a movie? 🍿”
@zachking · 87M followers
×1its author's usual
This creator normally gets 8.2M views. This one got 7.8M. That gap — not the raw number — is what makes the format worth copying.
A man in a movie theater is shown filming a scene from a movie on his phone, then the video transitions to reveal the behind-the-scenes setup of the movie scene being filmed in a studio.
Open original ↗7.8M
Views
7.6%
Engagement
90/100
Virality
Likes 593KComments 4.7KShares 7.6K
Why it worked
The video works because it creates a relatable scenario (someone on their phone in a movie theater) and then delivers a surprising and humorous twist by revealing the elaborate behind-the-scenes production. The magic reveal is highly engaging and shareable.
clever revealhigh production valuehumorous twistrelatable setup
behind the scenescomedymagic/illusion
How to reproduce this format
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