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30 Absurd Movie Details That No One Should Take Seriously, As Shared On This Page (New Pics)
There’s a hidden detail in virtually all of our all-time favorite movies and sitcoms, from Forest Gump and Inception, to The Office, famously notorious for its subtle details. While most cinema aficionados are already well familiar with them, for many of us, the concept of Easter eggs is pretty new.
Well, today we’re challenging some of our beloved films, putting them under a magnifying glass and checking the tiny details we all have missed. And although some of them make sense, others make you wonder if the creators were overthinking it a teeny tiny bit. And the rest is purely made up fun by cinephiles who just love to challenge the logic we usually take as a given when watching the big screen.
Thanks to this Reddit community with probably the sharpest eye for details when it comes to the big screen, there’s a lot to look at, or rather rewatch again, so get your popcorn ready!
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#1
In Inception Leo Has A Wife Roughly The Same Age As Him, This Proving That Everything Was A Dream
#2
Why Root For Him?
#3
In Monsters Inc (2001), The Wealthy CEO Of Monsters Inc Is Held Accountable For His Actions. This Is To Remind The Audience That The Movie Is A Work Of Fiction
In a previous interview, Michael W. Boyce, Ph.D., a Professor of English and Film Studies at Booth University College in Winnipeg, Canada told Bored Panda that Easter eggs give the most passionate fans a chance to show off their knowledge and feel like they’re in on something special, secret.
They also demand multiple viewing for movie buffs to try and catch everything. In fact, “Sometimes the view of the egg moves on screen so quickly, that "it can only be appreciated with high resolution pausing," Boyce said.
#4
If You Listen Carefully At The End Of The Iron Giant (1999), You Can Hear A Grown Man Crying, But Only If You're Watching The Movie With Me
#5
The Lighthouse (2019) Had To Be Shot In Black And White Because Robert Pattinson Looked Like Mario In Color
#6
In Sherlock Holmes (2009), Robert Downey Jr's Shirt Is Wrinkly. This Is Because He Forgot To Iron, Man
Meanwhile, Melanie Williams, film historian and professor at the University of East Anglia sees Easter eggs as a fun thing, rewarding viewers' vigilance. "But sometimes when elaborate fan theories are attached to certain motifs, it can get a bit close to conspiracy theory territory when everything has a hidden meaning," the professor said referring to the documentary about The Shining, Room 237.
#7
In Batman V Superman (2016), Even Though Buildings Are Collapsing All Around Them, Employees At Wayne Enterprises Have To Get The Boss’s Ok Before They Can Evacuate, Which Makes It The Most Realistic Detail In The Movie
#8
In Monsters University (2013), Randall Is First Shown As A Nice And Respectful Man, But Then Joins A Fraternity And Becomes A Cold, Horrible Person And A Villain. This Is The Most Accurate Part Of The Film
Bored Lady On The Run 2 years ago
And he lost the glasses cause Mike said that he'd look without them. This is why he's constantly squinting
#9
In The Little Mermaid (1991), Ariel Meets An African Mermaid From The Ivory Coast. This Is Because Mermaids Are Fictional And Can Be Black
Something 2 years ago
I don't understand all the people trying to make scientific claims about what Ariel would look like. If mermaids were real, they'd probably have adaptations that make them able to live in the water. Like, they'd probably have the top half of a fish too. Actually, they do.
According to Williams, the idea of the Easter Egg hunt is that someone's hidden them for you to find. “Or that they're an in-joke for the makers of the film, which may have been the case in older productions: When you could only see a film at the cinema (like initially Star Wars), it would be very difficult to spot the THX reference." Like, in George Lucas’ film THX 1138.
"But ever since playback technologies of various kinds from VCR onwards, it's become a game that more people can participate in," Williams said and added that Hitchcock's cameos were the first who gave the viewers “something to look out for in every one of his films."
#10
In Bullet Train (2022) The Main Character (Brad Pitt) Takes A Bullet Train From Tokyo To Kyoto, Usually A 2.5 Hour Journey. In The Story It Takes 12h And Gets Called An Overnight Train. This Is Due To The Fact That Americans Don't Understand The Concept Of High Speed Rail
#11
In Despicable Me (2010) Gru Uses The Middle Urinal To Get Into The Bank Of Evil. This Is Because You Have To Be A Villain To Use The Middle Of Three Urinals
#12
In The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001), The "Scary Bilbo" Moment Was Totally Improvised By Ian Holm Without Vfx. Peter Jackson Felt It Was Too Scary And Tried To Cut It, But Holm Kept Showing Up At His House At Night Making This Face Until Jackson Backed Down And Kept It
Part of the appeal of Easter eggs comes down to the fact that we’re story people — we like to make links and connections, even when they’re not intentional. Boyce argues that “If you meet someone for the first time and discover you have a mutual friend or both attended the same summer camp, you start to project a narrative — you were somehow meant to meet.” A similar thing happens when you notice a witty detail in your favorite movie.
#13
In Disney's "Moana", Maui Has Various Tattoos Depicting Important Moments In His Life. He Has One On His Back Depicting His Mother Throwing Him Into The Sea. This Is Because Disney Wanted The Audience To Know He Had A Tragic Back Story
#14
In Cast Away (2000), Tom Hanks Is Stuck On An Island And Befriended A Volleyball Rather Than The Cameraman
#15
In Cars 2 (2011), Not Only Is There A Car Pope, Implying Car Christianity, But A Car Pope Mobile, Implying That The Attempted Assassination Of The Pope Also Happened In The Cars Universe
#16
In Shrek, Shrek Is Green. In Encanto, Bruno Is Green. I Don't Think These Facts Are Related. I Just Wanted You Guys To Read All Of This Text For No Reason. Wasting Precious Seconds Of Your Life Away, Getting Closer And Closer To Death
#17
Zoe Saldana Is One Red Alien Away From A Complete Rgb
#18
To Attain The Status As "The Most British Actor"; David Bradley Had To Be In The Harry Potter Series, Game Of Thrones, Doctor Who, And Several Edgar Wright Movies
#19
In Lotr Series, Gandalf Wears A Wrist Watch While Other Characters Don’t. This Refers To The Fact That He Was Way Ahead Of His Time
#20
Not Only Is Peter Parker, Spider-Man, He Is Also Abraham Lincoln. And I Am Also Drunk
#21
While Most Movies Nowadays Use Expensive Cgi-Technology To Let Actors Appear Younger, Saw 6 (2009) Used The Far Superior Method Of Tobin Bell Just Wearing A Baseball-Cap Backwards In The Flashbacks
#22
To Prepare For The Role Of Mario In The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), Chris Pratt Did Absolutely Nothing. Seriously, He Doesn't Even Try To Change His Voice. Not Sure He Even Read The Script. This Is A Reference To How Hollywood Needs To Stop Hiring People Who Can't Voice Act For Voice Roles
D. Pitbull 2 years ago
THANK YOU. "Well.. you sound like your mouth is full of marbles... but wow, you have a super recognizable name. HIRED" - "All your acting is in your body language and appearance... and you have a super annoying voice.. but... oooh, you are recognized... HIRED".... MEANWHILE: "Oh, you've been doing Voice Acting for years... oh yeah, you went and took actual courses - and all these workshops and one-on-one training... and.. yeah... we don't think you're hot enough to act behind the camera where no one sees you... sorry."
#23
In Avengers: Endgame (2019), Sam Wilson Is Able To Talk Through His Radio To Cap Even Though He’s A Whole Galaxy Away. This Is Because He’s Using Mint Mobile, Where You Can Get Premium Wireless For Just $15/Month. No Stores, No Nonsense, Just Direct To You Savings. Join Mint Mobile Today
#24
In Encanto (2021), It's Implied That The Village Uses Pepa's Weather Powers To Grow Their Crops. She Only Creates Rain When She Is Miserable/Angry. Therefore, At Least Several Days A Week Everyone Treats Her Like S**t
RainWingRoyal 2 years ago
Or someone says the word Bruno within earshot, and their water-based problems are solved.
#25
In Revenge Of The Sith (2005) Anakin Skywalker Is Groomed By A Politician From A Young Age. This Is A Reference To Most Politicians Toda-
#26
In Prometheus (2012), Dr. Shaw Literally Orchestrates A Space Mission To Get Out Of The Us And Have An Abortion As The Us Law Wouldn't Allow Her To
Edison Michael 2 years ago
I'm far from the first one to mention this, but since the movie went to great lengths to tells us that the machine was calibrated to ONLY treat male bodies and since she exploited a loophole by asking to remove "foreign parts" instead of having an abortion... shouldn't the machine have removed her entire uterus as a foreign objec, too?
#27
In Jungle Book (2016) They Had Real Animals At First But 5 Moglis Were Eaten Alive
#28
In Coco (2017) The VFX Artists Spent Upwards Of 2000 Manhours Working On These Few Seconds Alone. But I Didn't See Sh*t Because I Was Crying Hysterically
#29
In Home Alone 6 (2021) Jesus F**king Christ There's Six Of Them Just F**king Stop It Stopped Being Good After The Second One Stop Milking It It's A 40 Year Old Franchise Jesus F**king Christ Disney Why
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