Benoit Vs Elon?!? | Glass Onion Reaction & Review | A Knives Out Story | Netflix 

The guy delightedly explaining Bach fugue structure is Yo Yo Ma, arguably the most famous cellist in the world. This is my favorite of the many great cameos. Janelle Monae was wonderful in “Hidden Figures.” She’s good in this movie too and I hope to see her in more.

I still don't know how Rian Johnson got Elon to spend $40 Billion to do an advertising stunt for this film

Not only can you see Miles hand the glass to Duke when you go back to check, but you can also see him put the gun into the bucket on the bar. You can also go back and see the recorder Helen tosses into Birdie’s bag by the pool the first time through.

The really amazing thing is that the movie was made in 2021, with Miles as an amalgam of a bunch of hated figures at the time (one of the more noticeable is Elizabeth Holmes with the whole Klear thing). But then Elon Musk just happened to stumble into being a perfect copy of him right before the film was released.

“That guy” is renowned cellist extraordinaire Yo-yo Ma. Also, the actress he’s delivering his lines to, Jessica Henwick, is herself a classically trained pianist.

This was the final role for Sondheim as well as Angela Landsbury of Murder She Wrote fame. She is the older woman in the same scene.

Benoit is so offended at how dumb Miles is.

I liked the description of Blanc as "grown up Fred" Note that at the end, he's enjoying the mess next to "grown up Shaggy" (who was the fanboy trooper in Knives out)

I love the number of cameo's in this, especially that hourly "Dong!" which was Joseph Gordon Levitt's contribution!

The thing for me, with the exception of Helen... upon rewatch, you can clearly see ALL of the things the we allowed ourselves to ignore. It's all there... the drink, the gun, the reaction to Andi... the plethora of malapropism. Delicious.

I love the “Among Us Crew” at the beginning. Angela Lansbury (Murder She Wrote), Natasha Lyonne (soon to be detective in a Rian Johnson show), Kareem Abdul Jabar (Sherlock Holmes scholar and writer), Sondheim (co-wrote a mystery novel). Obviously Sondheim & Jabar are known for other things, but still!

Didn't notice at first but the tittle is a give away. Seen this definition in Twitter today when someone complain about the lack of smartness in the plot: "Originating from the Beatles song "Glass Onion" off their 1968 self-titled, or "white" album, the term was believed to mean a glass-lidded coffin by the followers of the Paul is Dead conspiracy. The real meaning of the song is that people were over-analyzing the Beatles' lyrics. A glass onion is something that would have layer after layer peeled away, only to realise that it was transparent all along."

Hydrogen is lighter than air. So all the leaked hydrogen goes to the top part of the building, accumulating on the onion

The funny thing is that i think this movie only comes across as such a direct attack on Musk because of everything that just happened before the movie came out. Norton's character def has Musk traits but you also see bits of Elizabeth Holmes, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg (they reference the Social Network in Andi's downfall). It's just Musk has failed so horribly and badly that it looks like its all about him

Love that Claroos caught that "embriviate" at the very beginning of the movie

38:41 There was a deleted scene where Benoit answered a question in French. Ed Norton asked for a copy of that scene so he could have that answer as Daniel's ringtone if he called.

The actor playing the random guy, Daryl, is a regular for Rian Johnson projects; he played the fanboy state trooper in the first "Knives Out", an X-Wing pilot in "The Last Jedi", a minor role in an episode of "Breaking Bad" he directed

Yo Yo Ma's cameo at Birdy's party and Joseph Gordon-Levitt being the voice of the "DONG" clock are great, but I particularly love Benoit's Zoom Call because it is so on theme. Angela Lansbury for Murder She Wrote, of course, but then you also have Sondheim known for layered storytelling and many stories involving murder (and a musical involving a serial murderer), Kareem Abdul Jabar is a big Sherlock Holmes fan and has been writing Mycroft Holmes mysteries for years now, and Natasha Lyonne who is starring in Rian Johnson's new mystery series Pokerface.

The brilliant thing was that this was filmed before Musk and Ye had their meltdowns - character wins out absolutely.

It's freaking Yo-Yo Ma! The most famous cellist of our time.

For a split moment, I actually thought that Miles lighting the napkin on fire was actually a pretty genius move...until I remember Lionel asked him just a few minutes earlier why he hadn't just burnt the envelope when he first found it (he probably forgot he HAD that lighter on him until Lionel said that). Yet again, just taking everyone else's ideas, suggestions, etc. and pawning them off as his own. Also Andi being the only real "disruptor" at the end... *chef's kiss*

One of the continuities I see between Knives Out and Glass Onion is that they're both kind of taking aim at the idea that wealth is a sign of intelligence and skill (and also that what looks like a favor *isn't* always-- sometimes it's a mechanism of control).

Janelle Monae has been in few big live action films and has done some voice over work. Big budget films she’s done are Moonlight (2016), Harriet (2019), and Hidden Figures (2016). She also starred in Antebellum (2020). That movie didn’t get good reviews when it first came out but streamers seem to be enjoying it now that it’s been out for a few years. She’s also a musician. I’m a fan of her music and I’ve enjoyed seeing her in films the past few years.

At first the plot seemed very confusing, but then after that twist, it became super interesting.

37:40 That shot only happened once in reality while the other scene was changed slighty when Miles said Duke took his cup. Very well placed gaslighting if you weren't paying attention the first time.

I loved this movie. I think Knives Out is better though. With this movie, I think the twist is better but because Knives Out was such a surprise deconstruction, the twist lands better there than here. Here I was expecting this caliber of twist. Things about this movie: -The guy explaining what a fugue is is Yo-Yo Ma, a famous cellist. -The override button was a “Fool on a Hill” because that’s what the killer is. And a bunch of the statues in the living room references the songs mentioned in the Beatles song Glass Onion -It takes Blanc so long to figure out the mystery because he is "very bad at dumb things." -The Beatles song Glass Onion is about people over analyzing the lyrics to Beatles songs. -Helen being the only disruptor and destroying the Glass Onion is foreshadowed at the beginning because she straight up destroys the box instead of playing Miles' game -Helen and Andi part their hair on opposite sides, like Christopher Reeves did when playing Superman and Clark Kent. -The names Helen and Cassandra refer to Greek mythology. Cassandra was Paris' sister who could see the future. She predicted that Helen would burn down Troy but no one believed her. -Daryl played by the fanboy state trooper from Knives Out

I half agree with your point that the movie can't really function as a true "murder mystery" - for the first half, it definitely can't because we're denied the necessary info to have a chance of "solving the case" on our own. But I think once the second half starts up, and we're finally let in on the full scenario (Andi's death, Helen/Benoit's mission), then the movie can begin to function as a murder mystery in that more conventional manner. So it's an unconventionally non-linear structure, with many of the critical clues introduced before we even know what the specific crime/motives are.

I love that Benoit Blanc doesn't have a gag reflex

Ethan Hawke did in fact shoot his scenes in one day,this movie was filmed at the same time they were making Moonknight, and the director (who is good friends with hawke) asked if he wanted to stop by since they were filing in roughly the same location (the show and that scene of the movie were being filmed about 20 minutes from each other)

I saw this at the cinema on its limited release and it was absolutely worth it. It really does answer all your questions. As soon as I saw the literal glass onion in the film I said 'who builds a house in the Greek islands with a giant greenhouse on the roof? How much does it cost him to run air conditioning so they don't all boil to death?' And then it turned out it was because it was all fueled by his new magic fuel which was a major plot point. Woop!

As a southerner from Alabama I really enjoyed your attempt at a southern drawl. Very nice! Daniel Craig's accent is hilarious. I absolutely loved this film and I hope there's a third film so it will be a trilogy. Great acting all around.

I know others have commented about Yo Yo Ma, but it was one of my favorite cameos in the movie, and made me laugh out loud in the theater. Also, I saw a really interesting comment somewhere that what he says about fugues foreshadows the structure of the movie, which takes the same events and alters the perspective on them, repeating like a fugue, but forming in the repetition a more complex and different piece of art than the first statement of the theme. Both Knives Out and Glass Onion have improved for me on reflection/subsequent viewings, but I think Glass Onion has benefitted more from the process of revisiting it and participating in the discussion around it than even KO did. My initial reaction walking out of the theater was feeling that, while I liked it a lot, it wasn't as good as the first one, but although both improved with time, my opinion of GO has improved so much that I'm not sure I could place one over the other. While I do think KO is a neater puzzle box, GO has a sharper sting of social commentary. I think your point about mileage varying based on your opinion on billionaire's is astute. KO had an even hand in lambasting the rich, regardless of politics, and while technically I think GO does too (Hahn is playing a politician pushing green energy policy, so probably not conservative? Hard to say), the specificity of the satire about Elon tilts the balance of even handedness. (tbf, Rian claims that it's meant to be a pastiche of billionaires generally, and Musk being so prominent in the news just makes the comparison more poignant than for other billionaires, and plenty of people have pointed out aspects that point to Bezos, Gates, etc. as well, but there's a so much that is really specifically about Elon that RJ isn't beating the rap on this one, whatever he says)

They did have Ethan Hawke for one day in Greece. He was shooting Moon Knight in Budapest at the time.

28:45 - Miles is dressed as T.J. Mackey from *Magnolia*

Miles dropped the gun after shooting Helen, there's a shot of it falling behind the window with the bullet hole.

Hudson really sounded like Hawn in that “What is reality?” line reading.

I missed Darryl carrying the Corona's around in every scene cause he's a visual representation of Covid. Thought that was pretty cool upon rewatch.

The Elon Musk mockery was brilliant. Plus Dave Bautista's character basically being a parody of "Men's Rights" losers like What's-his-name Tate. I laughed a lot. Nerdy, I am 100% with you on Jessica Henwick. She's awesome.

That music guy is Yo-Yo Ma!

Oh and the hourly dong is a cameo by Joseph Gordon Levitt. Who is in every Rian Johnson movie.

The person who explained what a fugue is was Yoyo Ma, one of the best cellists in the world. The fugue was played in the background. Each time they replayed the scenes, another layer of the fugue was added, like an onion. Did you see the picture of Kanye West as Jesus and Ed Norton as in Fight Club? Lol. Miles posed like Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos scam) and she copied Bill Gates with the black poloneck sweaters) on the Times magazine cover too. Also the names Helen and Cassandra was a clue. In Greek mythology were twins famous for their prophecies. Cassandra was fated to utter true prophecies but to never be believed. In the film Cassandra predicted that Klear would be a disaster and wasn't believed in the court case. The film I'd so clever.

Apparently Ethan Hawke was shooting Moon Knight and Rian asked if he wanted to be in movie so he flew in to Greece for a d.

every single frame of this movie is spectacular. the soundtrack is impeccable and the performances sublime

It's like if Elon's friends group includes Marjorie Taylor Greene, Kanye West, and Andrew Tate... which tbh, sounds legit alright

This is a movie that gets better with each re-watch. You notice so many things you missed the first time.

6:24 Greek history/mythology reference 1. A king once tied a knot so complicated that no one could untie it, the Gordion Knot (I think it was called that). He told Alexander the Great when he invaded that if he could untie this impossible knot he would surrender to him. Alexander just took his sword out and cut the knot in two. While the king tried to argue that he hadn't untied it, no one could deny that the knot was undone, so he had no choice but to bow down to Alexander. Likewise here - could've gone through the whole ritual of it, but instead she just got the message by smashing the box.

"It's Matt Mercer!" The killer is Nerdy, because I died when he said that. ;)

I thought the exact same thing about the satire being dependent on being familiar with online culture, but I watched it again with my (very much not online) dad and he loved it. I think at its core it’s just a good film and it just works. And absolutely it’s a direct attack on Musk. I was fully expecting him to be tweeting about how much he likes the film because he just needs everyone to know he can take a joke. Laughing and praising it and trying to make friends with Rian Johnson, while crying inside. That didn’t happen though so maybe his handlers saw it first and went to great lengths to prevent him from seeing it.

Sondheim and Angela Lansbury made me cry too.

"Who is this guy?" It's freaking YO-YO MA! Arguably the greatest Cellist ever. Damn, I thought more people knew him, which is why Birdie asking if he was sure was so funny.

"It's Matt Mercer!" I cannot unsee that.

I have watched so many reactions to this now and am becoming steadily convinced that younger people seemingly have no idea who the legend Angela Lansbury is. I Dont think I have seen a single person yet actually react to her cameo despite her bring murder mystery royalty having played Miss Marple on film and of course starring as the amazing Jessica Fletcher in Murder she wrote. Not too mention her long distinguished career, most people under a certain age if they know her at all just seem to know her as the voice of Mrs Potts in Beauty and the Beast, although one of my favourite roles of hers will always be Miss Eglantine Price in Disneys live action 70s classic Bedknobs and Broomsticks.

Netflix bought the rights for Knives out 2 and 3 for $469 million, and the producer, director and Daniel Craig all got $100 million each and the "dong" is Joseph Gordon Levitt

If you watch the Death on the Nile/Murder on the Orient express from the 1970's these movies feel more inline with Glass Onion and even Knives Out. Also, Angela Lansbury was also in the 1970s Death on the Nile. The 1970s movies felt like character studies and were this little microcosm. Those older movies were never about the Hercule Poirot, it was about the murders! The Kenneth Branagh movies were centered around HP. This definitely felt like an attack (not just on Elon) but on the Billionaires in general as well as Kenneth who had all of these big stars in his HP movies but they just never had the same panache as the older ones. Knives Out and Glass Onion has all these huge stars; Knives Out had the same caliber of actors but Glass Onions obviously had a bigger budget. But, every cameo added to the story line in some way; whether it was just a "oh shit, they're in the movie" to adding to the outrageous world that the tech billionaire lived in. One of the biggest tropes in mysteries is that "it's always the butler"; it would have been funny if that is a red herring in the next film. Okay, going to ask, who you would fancast for the KO3 movie? Obviously we don't know the storyline but just in general... who do you think would fit in with Benoit Blanc? My picks are Jennifer Coolidge, Jack Black and as a Ted Lasso Fan, anyone from the cast but I think Hannah Waddingham would kill it (maybe even literally)!

Yo-yo Ma is a cellist talking about a fugue. In the beginning to solve the box

I like the implication from the Ethan Hawke scene that rich people just have a cure for Covid that nobody knows about. In ancient Greek literature, Cassandra was a woman doomed with knowledge of the future, but cursed so nobody would believe her. And Helen was a woman who started the Trojan War, which burned the ancient world to the ground.

Ethan Hawke was filming Moon Knight near Greece when they were filming the docking scene so it was easy for him to cameo for that scene

I think Miles Bron represents all of the so-called “brilliant” rich tech guys, who steal other people’s ideas and claim them as their own. I totally saw Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs too; I mean they literally showed Miles wearing a black turtleneck! 🤣 Also, I have to say please don’t judge Death on the Nile by the terrible Braunagh version; it’s an amazing story that was ruined by a crappy director and movie. I’d highly suggest watching the 1978 original that kept the plot true to the book. Plus it features the amazing Angela Lansbury, who was also playing Among Us with Blanc in her final film role. RIP Jessica Fletcher! 😍

I appreciate how most other reactors recognized the other three celebs on Benoit’s Zoom call but couldn’t identify Sondheim. You spotted him immediately!

In a weird way this movie reminded me of a good magic show. The magician distracts you with his left hand while the right hand does the magic, 2 inches from your face, dead centre in your view, and you don't notice it. The glass, the phone, the gun, the microphone, Miles' weird words, the red square near the fake napkin, all in plain sight, but you don't see it because you are focusing on something absolutely irrelevant, like a nice colorful dress spinning around... It's very well done and also very risky, because if the audience notices any of those things, one or both big reveals (Andy/Helen and Miles) would be instantly ruined.

The guy talking about Bach's music is Yo-Yo Ma, legendary cellist, he was a child prodigy and could play by the age of 4. Not many people recognised him, I immediately did cause I listen to a lot of classical music.

Greek mythology reference - sisters Cassandra and Helen. Both from the Trojan war. Cassandra had the gift of prophecy but was cursed so that no one would believe her when she told her visions, so everyone either believed she was mad or she became mad because of her visions and the lack of belief in them. Cassandra 'Andi' Brand warned them about the dangers of Klear but no one listened or just turned a blind eye to it to save their own necks. Helen of Troy is blamed for having started the Trojan war because she ran away with Paris, others reckon that the Greek kings had wanted to invade Troy for years and that her running away with Paris just gave them one excuse to do so. Doesn't change the fact that as much as some people like to criticise her they LOVE to praise the key figures in the war like Hector and Achilles even though if she hadn't run away with Paris they wouldn't have become famous. But people can say it all started with Helen. Everything in this story began when Helen Brand went to see Benoit Blanc.

Most of the time I hate sharing my name with a famous director, but it is always nice hearing someone I respect say "Ry(i)an Johnson, I love you."

in addition to the glass thing you can also see miles has a cell phone in his back pocket after that scene and at one point you can see him holding the gun before she was shot

So heres point by point how much trouble Miles is in. -The Mona Lisa is worth over 870 Million dollars according to the appraisers of the Louvre, and Art Society. Miles broke the insurance contract by installing an override button. So he's looking at over a billion in damages, insurance fraud and destruction of historical state owned property. (This is provided it was the REAL mona Lisa, come one can you see the Louvre renting out a property of the state to a man who makes up words to complete his sentences?) -Klear will be front and center as the cause of the Mona Lisa meaning all of Mile's investors will want their money back and any influence he once had is now shattered in public court and society. -Finally he's probably looking at 2 Life Sentences to commit premeditated 1st degree murder against Cassandra and 2nd Degree Murder with Duke. So Miles is now Billions in debt now and going to not nice white collar prison, how delicious the ending is when you really think about it.

6:54 It was also the last thing Angela Lansbury filmed, she will forever be an icon to me. She stunned from Mrs. Potts through Murder She Wrote- She will rest easy in heaven.

Nah it's def about Elon musk and it's amazing lolol The fact that people didn't start hating him back when he called that diver who saved those trapped kids a pedophile is absolutely insane to me and then finding out everything else about him after is crazzyyyy

The "guy" who recognised the fugue is Yo Yo Ma, the most famous cello player in the US...

That guy pointing out the fugue was world renowned cello concertist (and fictionally COVID ignorer) Yo-Yo Ma.

14:17 _rounds_ were invented so that _powder_ wouldn't spill or get wet. they're called _rounds_ because they encompass _the process of going through the motions of loading primer, charge and ball_ into one single object. instead of _loading_ primer, charge, and ball into the gun, you just _stuff the whole package_ in there at once. she's like, 250 years behind in terms of arms tech lol

28:38 - Edward Norton apparently came up with the idea to have Flashback Miles look like Tom Cruise in "Magnolia." Great visual foreshadowing on Miles' talent for manipulation as well as being a complete fraud.

I had a friend on the crew. Imagine shooting a movie in that location during Covid. Wish I could have been there.

I randomly know the awesome people who made the glass sculptures!! From the same tiny town in France, I'm so unnecessarily and unwarrantedly proud

Not Matt Mercer! 🤣🤣🤣 The vest, the hair, I can't unsee it.

Thank you for clarifying about whether bullets can get wet - something I also wondered during the movie, and it was an interesting answer.

Janelle Monae was in SE2 of "Homecoming" and the film, "The Glorias", staring Alicia Vikander, Julianne Moore, Lulu Wilson, and Ryan Kiera Armstrong as Gloria Steinem at different stages in her life.

Actually; all the clues are there, with the exception of hearing the conversion of with Miles and Whiskey in bed. Also; this was also Angela Lansbury's last movie performance as well. RIP to both. About the whole Elon Musk thing; this was made about 2020, and was based around Steve Jobs. Even the photo of Miles holding the napkin was based on a photo of Jobs, right now to the same outfit and hair style. Jobs was said to later be good at marketing things, but he took every so-called idea from someone else. This is who Miles is. The Musk connection only became a think everyone saw; because of the timing of the movie's release

Did you catch that Benoit is gay? The guy who asked if he was in the bath again, and answered the door, is his partner/husband.

I am fully surprised that Nerdy didn't know who Yo Yo Ma was, and would be my biggest shock in this video.

Dude with the Beard looking Hopper aka David Harbour from a Stranger Things Seasons 1-3 😂

Your reactions to the explosions are the reason why I love reaction channels

There's a line in the movie where Peg says her therapist told her that her relationship with Birdie was toxic. I think they meant to play it like Peg and Birdie were more than just employee-employer, and Peg definitely decides to end it after this. (Although, now that Birdie has turned on Miles Bron, Peg may let herself get tricked into giving Birdie one more "one more chance". Sad, really.)

I watched this reaction right after your Bullet Train reaction... the number of cameos between the two movies is mind blowing. Personal favorite: Getting Joseph Gordon Levitt to voice the "DONG" for the clock rofl

Rian Johnson never meant Miles to be the mockery of Elon but it's so funny how coincidentally similar they are.

Janelle Monáe is famous singer, rapper, and songwriter-and dancer, really. Check out some of her videos and her movie, Dirty Computer.

Such a fun reaction from you two! If you get a chance check out some of the “things you missed” videos about this movie, cause everything is shown or talked about before it happens it’s so good at slipping details past people. Also check the credits on who voiced the hourly dong, it’s too good

That accent Nerdy did at the beginning of the video is one of the reasons why I’m subscribed to this channel lol

Janelle Monae was in Hidden Figures (as Mary Jackson). They also made a series of very cinematic music videos which I suspect the two of you would enjoy (especially Many Moons).

It's true Johnson didn't write Bron specifically as just Musk (there are digs at Jobs & Holmes in there, for example); it's just that Elon has spent the last 2 years actively turning himself more and more into the Bron character that it now seems glaringly intentional. 😄 It's one of those great coincidences of Fate- much like Don't Look Up being written before Covid as a global warming cautionary tale, but gaining a deeper symbolism & resonance during the pandemic.

YA'LL WOULD ENJOY "THE MENU". IF YOU TWO HAVEN'T ALREADY SEEN IT THAT IS? I WISH YOU BOTH GOOD FORTUNE IN THE WARS TO COME.

I wouldn't be surprised if the next Knives Out Mystery they don't subvert the formula, and it turns out the hero lead female character is trying to manipulate Blanc to pin the murder on someone else. Kinda like what Clarus mentioned halfway through the film. What if Andi convinced her twin sister Helen to dress up as her under some false pretense, then murdered her in a crazy scheme to use Blanc to pin her own murder on Miles Braun so she could take the company from Miles. Like maybe the Disrupters _weren't_ lying, and Miles actually did write the Napkin. BUT she tells Blanc there is a Napkin that went missing with proof Andi founded the company. Then plans to kill all the Disrupters on the island (anyone with first hand knowledge that Andi _didn't_ write the napkin) and pin their murders all on Miles, then finally kill him in "self-defense." To the police it would look like Miles killed Andi, took the envelope, was scared one of his friends would recant their "lie" when her death was revealed, and murdered them to keep them silent.

Love the movie, and you two had a great reaction to it. Certainly we don't know that Andi has a twin, but there are details in there, one being that Helen and Andi parted their hair on different sides.

You were the only ones I've seen to recognize Sondheim!

Them: "who is this guy ??" Me:....isnt that Yo yo ma ?

I heard someone say that this isn't really a murder mystery, but a heist movie, and I can see their point 🤔 It's great, great fun though. Really enjoyed it!

So glad someone recognizes the brilliance of Jackie Hoffman

I prefer the mystery over the parody, I liked Knives Out more. It is just harder for me to relate to these characters as opposed to the family dynamics of Knives. Also, don't touch the Mona Lisa!

You know that Angela Landsbury is dead too, right?

The guy who explained the music tune is Yo-Yo Ma famous cello player he is a prodigy.

38:22 I didn’t notice until watching your reaction (maybe the many other reactors I’ve watch have left this line out) that the invitations to the island said to send a list of dietary restrictions: 5:50