Fantastic! Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story Movie Reaction! 

I love that it's now canonical that Blanc has a weakness: dumb people and dumb mysteries. He can't play Among Us or Clue but he was able to solve the planned murder mystery game written Gillian Flynn (who wrote Gone Girl) in an instant. He could unravel Random's plot without ever really meeting him and find Marta's involvement from the very start, but Miles was so unbelievably stupid that he flew under Blanc's radar until the climax. Dumb things are Blanc's canon weakness.

i just love the fact that duke carrying a gun because ''you never know when shits gonna go down'' but not any antidote for his pineapple allergy

Hearing Daniel Craig roast the shit out of Elon in his Kentucky fried accent made my Christmas.

The first time we see "Andi" get shot, before the reveal of who she is, Blanc clearly calls her "Helen" when they run into each other.

Also, to point out: Benoit says he hates the game Clue where you go around and search every room. Which is exactly what Helen ended up doing.

It’s so funny because in the puzzle box stage NONE of the actual recipients figure out a single puzzle. It’s the people around them, Dukes mom, Peg, and the musician that answer the riddles.

“An anonymous invitation is not to be trifled with.” That’s the only reference to the first movie I noticed. The obvious parallel with Elon Musk was both utterly on point and prescient given current events, though of course he has been an arrogant idiot fraud forever. Wonderful cameos! I think my own favorite was Yo Yo Ma delightedly explaining musical patterns. What a treat! A glass onion is a fine metaphor for a person who tries to appear complicated and many-layered but is actually transparent if someone sees through the BS. Thanks for your reaction to the parade of surprises and your insights, which I enjoyed.

Miles was shocked on seeing "Helen" showing up, and when he touches her shoulders, it looks like he's checking if she isn't a ghost. Cool thing, when Miles says "Inbrethiate" both Blanc and Peg look confused. Also, on rewatch the things that Blanc says Miles did (like handing him the glass, stealing the gun and phone), did actually happen in first half. If you pay attention to Edward Norton throughout it, you can see the phone in back pocket, him putting the gun in the ice bucket, and then a brief glimpse of gun in hand in the shot where he's running in the dark, apparently afraid.

And yes! Hugh Grant does play Benoit's partner. Blanc was confirmed as gay in an interview.

wasn’t it amazing that this was written years ago and the theatrical release came around during elon’s twitter shenanigans?? it’s part period piece while also still current and extremely timely! that mask scene is so, so good-like you mentioned, it was a great way of showing character without really talking about it. i absolutely love that this film is so rewatchable, because *everything* is in the movie. there’s more clues to pick up every time!!

44:10 and she was reading a book. Which one? I will quote the first movie and you can guess: Blanc: "I anticipate the terminus of Gravity's Rainbow." Marta: "Gravity's Rainbow?" Blanc: "It's a novel." Marta: "Yeah, I know. I haven't read it though." Blanc: "Neither have I. Nobody has."

The "disruptor" speech parallel at the end is amazing. Good catch! Especially placing Helen in contrast to the rest of the shitheads. Their turning on Miles is performative at that point, they're not willing to break the big stuff. Once Helen does it and they do turn it's just them yet again backing the winning horse. They haven't changed. Once again this is a story of rich people closing ranks to protect their own.

Such a great reaction! I knew you'd love this movie. I was like, "If Eric thought the Thrombeys were phony assholes, wait until he sees the disruptors/shitheads." 😂 You know, I'd like to see Helen meet Marta. I bet they'd be friends.

Also also: the scientist Touissant has a wishbone on his lapel. A wishbone is something being pulled in opposite directions, which eventually snaps and the majority takes one side over the other, and that side wins. Like the Disruptors. Miles won the wishbone contest

The pandemic actually played a bigger role than you realize. The pandemic was the reason Miles had the Mona Lisa in his home. The Louvre couldn't have loaned it to him if it wasn't closed due to the pandemic.

Miles is very much an Elon parallel, but I think his costuming throughout the movie is meant to connect to other billionaires, like when he and Andi fight in their office he's dressed like Steve Jobs

Great reaction! I just wanted to add in that the name Cassandra isn’t accidental along with Helen. Cassandra of Troy was the sister of Paris and was clairvoyant and knew the war was coming but was cursed so no one would believe her.. we all know what happened after that! Kinda cool they brought that into the story. So many layers to the Glass Onion! 😊

Joseph Gordon Levitt also had a cameo in Knives Out! He was the voice on the show Marta’s sister was watching at the beginning, which their mom made her turn off because she was being insensitive to Marta

I wanted to respond to a few things you mentioned in your commentary. 1. I wouldn't say that Miles really co-founded Alpha with Andi. He just saw her come up with the idea and wanted in. 2. Duke doesn't carry an EpiPen despite having a fatal food allergy. So, yeah, I'd say that he's dumb enough to really believe all the stuff he says on his channel. 3. I'd never heard anything about Elon Musk's brain chip before you mentioned it. After looking it up, I'm convinced that Neuralink is basically the same thing as Theranos: A huge scam. Which means it's only a matter of time before Elon goes to prison for fraud.

omg watching this video i just realised the final scene of Helen is her recreating the pose of Mona Lisa,, this movie was too good with details i can't believe it

I’ve been obsessed with watching everyone’s reaction to this movie because I was just gobsmacked at the plot twists lol and this is definitely the best reaction to this movie I’ve seen yet! Instant sub ❤

And another little thing - when they arrived he was playing Blackbird on a guitar he said was Paul McCartney's and that he composed the song on that guitar. Paul McCartney did write Blackbird......but he was playing it right handed so it's safe to assume that was a right handed guitar..........and Paul McCartney is left handed......

This movie was so good! I can't decide which one I liked better, but god I think Helen's riot was so damn cathartic. I'm so happy that Benoit Blanc is a genius detective and not an asshole. You can tell how much he cares about people.

Great reaction. Watched this for the second time this morning. Absolutely great. Yes, Miles def has Elon Musk vibes. And timely this was coming out as Musk’s disastrous takeover of Twitter was/is going down. All the characters are so, so well written. Re: the name Cassandra. In the Trojan War, she was cursed with the ability to see the future but to never be believed, so she could see the tragedies about to unfold but was unable to prevent it. Seems kinda fitting for Andy.

Miles' face shrouded in darkness when he's talking about Andi is SO brilliant when you realise what actually happened.

Your analysis is really great to hear. Thank you for such a detailed and thoughtful review and reaction. It was truly refreshing. Thank you!!!

I saw another comment on a different reaction that the Among Us game Blanc was playing was actually more relevant to the plot than just a fun reference, as a series of events closely followed how a round of the game often goes: The power is cut, everyone splits up, a murder (as we're first led to believe) happens in the dark, the body is discovered, and then after the power comes back on cue the emergency meeting where everyone comes together to discuss/blame.

Eric: Oh shit! Oh shit! Lionel: Oh shit!

Yay, a fellow mask wearer! My sister and I are also continuing to wear masks in public!

Has anyone noticed that Miles is playing a right handed guitar but says its Paul McCartney's. Probably the most famous left-handed musician in the world?

3:47 Well, if anyone would know, then it's Yo-Yo Ma! :)

The best analysis of the film yet! Very few people get Helen's Mona Lisa Smile at the end of the movie. FYI - There are 2 Mona Lisa's painted by Leonardo. An early one and a later one (the one displayed at the Louvre). Search RU-vid for multiple videos on the 2 Mona Lisa Paintings.

It was a throw away line but Miles told Benoit that he had a guy who created the box and someone else created the murder mystery as well. It was part of the joke that Miles literally had no original thought that was actually successful. His docks didn't float and his miracle fuel was a disaster and he stole his company from Andi.

Your ending thoughts about Helen of Troy and Cassandra the prophet who was cursed with having nobody belief her truths is so good wow

That's the thing, Helen made the same mistake Cassandra did when she held the napkin out so prominently. They didn't consider poor, stupid Miles as a threat until it was too late. He can't plan elaborate things, but has the right instincts to react with simple, short term solutions, which is how his reputation as a business genius has survived as long as it has. As soon as Miles knows Cassandra is dead and Helen and Blanc must be there as a ruse, he instantly spikes Duke's drink because he was the only to see Miles leaving Cassandra's house. So in one move he has eliminated the only witness and set-up someone (in his mind Helen as trying to poison him in revenge for her sister). Whiskey comes in and seemingly confirms it from their interaction in her bedroom (or maybe like Blanc's "gun when the lights go out" quip, that gave him the idea to gove after Helen) and he immediately moves to kill Helen. If she's dead they can't prove or disprove that she was the one that put the "poison" in Mile's drink. His next move probably would have been to set-up vengeful Whiskey for the shooting of Helen with another fake suicide.

This helen woman Should win an Oscar or emmy or all the acting awards in that universe for the way she was able to fool every one

i recommend How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days, and/or Bride Wars for a movie starring Kate Hudson. she's great and hilarious in both of those as well ☺

43:03 yes! they're married, I believe. also it very much is supposed to basically be Elon lol

Thank God the Mystery Genre is back!

Loved ur reaction and your review!

liked for elon slander

I've seen some theories floating around that Derol is actually the ghost of COVID or something - I see why that would be funny, and Lord knows everyone on that island is gonna be sick as a dog when they get home, but I like him being just some dude.

Really great, but not to the same level as Knives Out for me. And I agree, the first thing I thought about Miles was Elon haha

14:40 Actually, the real Mona Lisa was painted on wood, not on canvas. Though I suppose that'd be immaterial because it obviously would still burn down.

Another great movie with *Kate Hudson* _(daughter of Goldie Hawn and stepdaughter of Kurt Russell)_ is "Almost Famous". Absolutely recommended.

Great analysis!

Loved the reaction!

45:20 Jessica Henwick is also in The Matrix: Resurrections.

everything said at 5:45 was straight facts !!

Such a great reaction. This was a great film! 💜

Liked just because of your comments on masking. Plus intelligent commentary. ❤️

31:15 I didn't know either what sweatshops where until this movie but in my defence, that's because English isn't my native language.

A Knives Out Mystery (spoiler free) The 2019 original Knives Out and the 2022 sequel Glass Onion are rewatchable films. Unlike other movies in the “whodunit” (murder) genre, the reveals enhanced rewatch experience as subtle clues became obvious. The director (Rian Johnson) is a master of expectation subversion and misdirection, as he made a distinctly different sequel in the same universe. Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is the only returning character anchoring both movies. The first movie was set in a stuffy British house with a patriarch and his dysfunctional family (old money-ish). The sequel was set on a private Greek island of a billionaire surrounded by his inner circle of “disrupters” (new money-ish). The first movie is better (in my opinion), but the second is a worthy sequel - more transparent (glass), more layered (onion), and more fun in the sun.

Got major Elmo vibes. Ed Norton was amazing. Well played.

Derol is Trooper Wagner

Hey, found your channel finally and subscribed. 👌👌

20:14 Look at that, he's handing his own in this first scene.

great reaction

5:44. I'm wearing my mask right now on a bus while watching this video

A few suggestions for mystery films to check out, Identity, another movie with an impressive ensemble cast. On the comedic side of things, Clue of course, Hot Fuzz, The Private Eyes with the iconic comedic duo of Tim Conway and Don Knotts, and lastly the OG mystery comedy, Murder by Death. If you can manage, pull up the wikipedia page, but skip directly to cast and characters, so you can familiarize yourself with the characters, as it can be easy to mistake several of them for other famous detectives that are similar and well known today.

That comparison you made about Miles's disruption speech and the ending, I can't believe I never put that together. I just thought the disruption speech was a reference to Rian Johnson's work on _The Last Jedi._ 😅

Birdie had a mask on, it was one of those useless lace masks

You’re _definitely_ not the only one thinking Miles Bron is Elon Musk. I keep forgetting Miles’ name and automatically call him Elon Musk in my head. After the whole Twitter debacle, there was no way I was believing that Miles was that smart and as _soon_ as he said “inbreathiate,” I knew he was stupid. The whole movie, I was yelling “It had to be him!” In the Among Us scene, nobody has been killed yet. That means that Blancman22 was acting _that_ suspicious and might have vented in plain sight for them all to be sure it was him. Notice at the end that the “disrupters”/shitheads only turn on Miles and back Helen up once Miles’ reputation is clearly ruined and he cannot offer them anything anymore. They have not changed. They’re just bandwagoning on someone else now.

Best movie this year

Surprised you can react to this so early

i got the same Mic .

At least Duke wasn't as bad as Andrew Tate though

I very much enjoyed glass onion, but I enjoyed knives out a lot more. At very least because it felt much more real. Most of the characters where rich assholes, but still felt like normal humans with real emotions and real problems. Rich house, but not some Putin palace. And there was more that one trully good people, and one of them was even a main character (instead of just focusing on detective).

Surprised you've never seen Kate Hudson before, she's mostly in Rom-Coms and basically always plays the same type of character

the “feminism” part probably is making fun of modern feminism where “they” reject sexually objectifying women which means rejecting boobs as something that makes a woman attractive.

OMG this movie sucked so bad