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Somewhat similar to [[Fake-Out Opening]] but distinct, this is when the story starts with what appears to be a probably over-the-top [[Action Prologue]], but after it's been going on for a while, maybe [[Played for Laughs]], it's cut short. It's then [[Proscenium Reveal|revealed]] that this sequence was [[All Just a Dream]], a daydream, a [[Show Within a Show]], [[Unwinnable Training Simulation|a simulated test]], or similar. Whatever the case, the beginning is revealed not to have been real, and the actual story now begins on a more restrained note. May be used among other things for when the main character is a loser who only dreams of becoming the kind of [[Badass]] they're acting like in the imaginary prologue.
Usually a film trope, though there's no logical reason why it can't be used in other media. In video games, it often serves as [[A Taste of Power]]. After some exposure, you can usually spot the humorous
Compare [[Action Prologue]], [[Fake-Out Opening]], [[Danger Room Cold Open]] and [[Unwinnable Training Simulation]] (which may be this as well).
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* Both ''[[FX]]'' films open up with a shooting of a film. First opens with a gangster-revenge flick and the second one with [[There's No B in Movie|a transexual alien on a rampage]].
* ''Frankenstein 1970'' opens with a monster chasing a girl. It also turns out to be a shooting of a film.
* ''[[Serenity]]'' opens with a triple fake, of which one is a
* ''[[Galaxy Quest]]'' begins with what is revealed to be an episode of the [[Show Within a Show]] being exhibited to fans at a convention.
* The director's first vision for ''[[Way of the Gun]]'' was for the first sequence to be filmed like an action-packed, cliche-filled trailer for a movie starring the two main characters and detailing their backstories, then move on to the actual film's more realistic setting.
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