I never thought of it like that. I always thought it was a reference to Marta’s power pose at the end of the first film. But now thinking back to it, it does reference Mona Lisa’s pose and expression as well which is genius!!
@@ISavant Actually Cassandra was the younger sister of Hector, the hero of the Greek-Trojan war, and daughter of King Brian and Queen Hecuba of Troy. Helen's twin sister is named Clytemnestra.
The thing I love the most about the movie is that Blanc is very smart but he isn’t a jerk. I see that “super smart douchebag” cliche so much and I can’t stand it. I love how kind and warm Blanc is. I’ll watch as many of these as they will make.
Yes! I hate that “we let him treat us like crap because he’s so smart and that’s just how he is” trope. Like you can be the smartest person in the room and also not an asshole. It is possible!
it’s the one thing that disconnected me from benedict cumberbatch’s sherlock holmes. he’s the smartest man ever but he treats everyone like absolute shit and he does so proudly
A small detail I love is when (I believe his name is) Lionel says “you didn’t burn it or anything?” Miles NEXT thing he does is grab the lighter and burn it, which just reenforces that legitimately nothing Miles does in this movie is his own idea or smart. Even when Benoit is talking to Helen about Andis death he says “no, he would be an idiot to try to kill her right after a public court case” and that’s exactly what he did
Also it's the one time I think we see Miles give credit to someone whose idea he just took-- he does a finger-gun in Lionel's direction after burning the napkin.
The fact that one of the first things Benoit said to Helen in their first meeting at the technical start of the case was "Miles Bron isn't an idiot", and he was *wrong*. It wasn't really the mystery that made me like this more than Knives Out, although it was also well written, it was the fact that Rian Johnson doubled down on using the mystery genre as a medium to show that rich people are toxic and undeserving of their station. The story boils down to Miles the billionaire being the "glass onion", a thing that sounds fancy and like it would have a lot of layers, but in reality you can see right through it by design.
I totally understood what Johnson was going for, but that doesn't change the fact that I personally thought it was super obvious Miles was the killer. I didn't mind it though because the plot itself had a lot of surprises I didn't see coming. Just the killer itself was a no-brainer for me.
@@elbruces I think Miles is an amalgamation of several billionaires, they are almost their own genre of human these days they are so out of touch with reality.
@@Greenteabook Agreed, they've been asked about the Musk connection and pointed out that the script was written back in 2011, with Miles representing a widely combined number of "tech illuminati" (as Norton refers to them). It wasn't his fault that Musk stepped up to the plate to expose himself as an idiot at the same time that the movie came out exposing their tech billionaire character as an idiot. That's not something *they* could have planned when they wrote and shot it.
My favorite detail were the twins’ names! Cassandra: the prophetess from Greco-Roman myth who was cursed with sight but no one believed her, just like Andi knew the truth about Miles and no one would believe her. Helen: Helen of Troy, the “face that launched 1000 ships” and began the war that would lead to fall of Troy, just like Helen who started the events that would bring the downfall of Miles’ empire, and the scene of the ships from the mainland sailing to their island really reminded me of it. And the whole thing being set in Greece really just sells it
Just realized something. In Duke’s video, he talks about how men are being told to slow down for women to catch up, but when he’s trying to solve the puzzle box, his mom knows all the answers before he does 😂
I love how they drop so many hints throughout the first half of the movie just plain as day and no one caught it. When Benoit ran into "Andy" he straight up called her Helen and no one caught it. I really love movies like this, genius
I watched it with caption on, so I caught that he called her Helen the first time. I was like “Why is he calling her Helen? And they seem to know each other.” Luckily the movie explained why right after that. The writing is tight 👍
I forgot her last name by then so I was like "oh, Helen must be her last name, Andi Helen does sound weird but we had Patrick Jane once didn't we". Yeah, I don't feel very smart right now lol
I love that Helen's rampage of breaking all the glass, ending with the Mona Lisa directly parallels Miles' Disruptor speech earlier in the movie, and I love that Darrol was purposefully made to seem like he'd be part of some kind of major twist, or maybe even the killer, but in keeping with the entire glass onion metaphor throughout the movie he really is just some guy that's having a rough time who's there but is not part of the murder mystery experience at all
@@aspenator42 It wasn’t even that for me. I never even considered he would come into play. Miles’ comment about him not being “a part of the experience at all” felt like a message from the writer that he would just be there but you can go ahead and ignore him for the purpose of the story.
I didn’t like it, but I don’t mind it that much. He seemed at first like a misdirect, but I thought he’d have some role at least. Andrew Borden is right about the “not part of the experience at all” comment being a fourth wall message in hindsight and the more time passes after first watching the movie, the more I like Derol’s inclusion. His actor is also the one who played the trooper in Knives Out, so I suspect he’ll also be included in the third movie!
@@KeitieKalopsiaalso he was carrying a crate of Corona beer, so I think he's just a reminder that although the movie it's setup in the pandemia, it's not part of the story the movie wants to tell
Janelle Monae and Daniel Craig were serving LOOKS the entire film. Craig was so delightful in his gay little outfits and ascot, while Monae is absolutely stunning in her dresses and white pantsuit. The rise from the fire and the Mona Lisa stare at the end are goddamn works of art.
I like that if you watch the scene where duke shows miles his phone you can actually see when he takes the gun and you see the imprint of it in the back of his shirt. You also see it for a split second as he sticks it in the bar.
i love the fact that the actor for the island squatter who didn't do anything for the plot is the same actor as the police officer fanboy in Knives Out, but they're 2 completely different characters in this same benoit blanc cinematic universe. i hope he makes an appearance in the next film 😆
I believe Rian Johnson has had Noah Segan and Joseph Gordon Levitt in every one of his films. They were the lead and one of the main antagonists in his first movie, Brick, and he has consistently used them in all his films since, even if just in a bit part. FYI, JGL was in Glass Onion as the voice of the hourly dong, and in Knives Out played the detective in a TV movie Marta's sister is watching - the classic "We have the nanny cam footage!" line was his.
So this was sort of my second "viewing" of this movie and it just hit me the absolute SHOCK on Miles' face when Andy shows up on his island; it seems like he is just surprised to see her, but of course he is shocked she's alive at all, because he killed her.
i think for the first time we all think the same as blanc that miles would nv be dumb enough to kill her, so we all just assume that his expression is just surprised
yess, on second viewing it seems obvious; the others are a bit shocked to see her bc of how they betrayed her, and look a bit uncomfortable with her presence, but miles? he was horrified, literally unable to talk for a second
I love that the story's theme is built into the structure of the film: our tendency to overthink things to such an extent that we miss what's obvious. The audience is thrown so many clues to ponder, assuming the murder must be complex, that most of us fail to see that the solution is very simple - because the murderer is an idiot pretending to be smart.
The part I keep repeating is Blanc revealing how Bron killed Dave Bautista. I mean Dave Bautista. I mean Duke. The reveal that it was just pineapple juice had me dying laughing and I was about choking as bad as Duke was at Blanc's absolute frustration of the stupidity of the murder. Especially when he gets more frustrated at Birdie's dumbass comment. 🤣
On rewatching, you can actually see Bron hand Duke his glass. Just like everyone else in the scene, we didn’t see it because we were distracted by the dress. It’s (like everything else Brin did) so dumb, but filmmaking wise, so brilliant 😂
@@robbieking4070 I'm glad they did that, because it shows the movie isn't lying to us. One thing I thought about though, to add to Bron's stupidity, is this one little thing: who was he going to frame for it? This moron killed Duke, attempted to kill "Andi," and tried to make it seem it was an attempt on his life. He really didn't think of WHO he was gonna have take the fall.
@@applepie6832 Yeah same, and him gaslighting everyone after didn't fool me. I did wonder if a different person shot the gun layer tho. But by the time Blanc said he can't be the killer because he's too smart. I was like he's 100% the killer, then.
I absolutely love how in both this movie and the last, they play with the audience and their perception (in Knives Out, how the girl forgets where she had to leave her car, and we hear the old guy's voice saying both before and after the statue, and in this one, how in the actual scene, the glass is passed over to Duke, but how in the flashback, Duke picked it up)
I love how the movie made me care about Helen so much that I was really sad to know she was going to die and then really glad when she didn't. That's how you write a likable character P.S. anyway, you have really nice laugh, it made the whole video even more fun
For the same reason you thought Andi was ruled out because of the smashed box, that was when I knew it most likely was her who invited Blanc. I was like "Okay so the only person we can rule out is Andi....so it was definitely her" 😅
The way when miles was doing the little disruptors monologue talking with blanc, I love how that correlates with Helen at the end of the movie bringing down everything!
Yes! Everyone else joined in once she already started, pretending they're also disrupters when they're just following someone else. Then once Helen starts going "too far", they get cold feet and no longer want to cross the line with her.
I LOVE the moment with the drink bc I actually did notice him handing him the drink in the original scene but genuinly the second they showed the wrong memory I got confused myself and then so distracted by all the chaos that I just forgot - so yes, it did work on me as well :D
Speaking of Murder She Wrote, did you catch Dame Angela Lansbury as part of Benoit's zoom call? Along with Stephen Sondheim? It was both of their final film performances before their deaths.
@@Rash23215 well, in the case of Lansbury, she specifically said she used to watch Murder She Wrote. And why wouldn't she be able to recognize someone outside of the mcu? What a bizarre thing to say...
@@Rash23215 that was because most of her content is MCU material, so that's where many of her viewers will relate these actors to. I don't assume that she's as one-dimensional as you appear to be.
This movie is awesome I love 😍 how It's blatant social commentary that isn't talking down to it's audience. The Eat The Rich Narrative is Chef kiss 😘😘😘
I love that every time a layer is peeled back and a truth is revealed, it is signified with a glass break and the focal character changes. Benoit to Helen after the shot, back to Benoit after the second use of the shot, and ending with Helen when she drops Andi's glass 👏👏👏 And when Duke dies, there is a bouncing glass before Miles immediately begins to muddy the waters and obfuscate.
Honestly I liked this one more than the first film. My only complaint is that I wanted more of Peg. She’s my favourite character in the movie and she has the least amount of screen time out of all the main characters.
I really clicked with Peg as well, but I think her lack of screen time was a deliberate commentary for Rian Johnson, just showing how little regard she gets from everybody else. I’ll copy/paste a comment I made to this very thing - “One thing that should be mentioned - the main players’ relationship to Peg; the stressed out, overworked lackey of Birdie; the plain-Jane wallflower who always knows where the fire extinguishers are. She has obviously been to many of these events held by Miles, yet when she speaks to him directly, he can’t even remember her name. Everybody gets their own monogrammed glass with their favourite beverage - except Peg, who gets tossed a paper cup without even being acknowledged (side note - later on, she’s writing her name on that cup, as if she’s desperate to be like the entitled asshats around her.) She is one of the truly competent and efficient people in this film, but she’s not one of the rich ‘disruptors,’ so she never even gets heard. She obviously has enough influence over Birdie that Birdie feels the need to hide her emergency phone like a child, and can put her point to Birdie about the statement Miles wants her to sign concerning the sweatshops. Yet, in the end, her own employment and income is entirely dependent on Birdie being a beautiful idiot. I’m sure there’s a subtext there somewhere 😏.”
@@Pete…NoNotThatOne Rian also recently did a scene breakdown of glass onion where he explicitly says that it was on purpose. Peg is there but always in the far background.
the twist of the twin reveal was my favorite and how it unraveled the situation and show the truth about the others was interesting! also the fact Cassandra is a twin who told the truth about klear in a way references Cassandra, a seer in greek mythology who isn't believed and has a twin named Helenus? incredible
Great reaction and I have to remind something to everyone... Benoit call Miles a "Vainglorious Buffoon" because he is a buffoon... But do you remember what's look like the switch which release the Mona Lisa?.. Yes... It is a buffoon...
I assume you've since checked, but if not then for record yes, the initial shot showed Miles handing his glass directly to Duke. The audience are mostly distracted by Birdie(?) dancing in that dress. False memory for sure. Very clever. And watching some videos on clues and call backs you missed led me to like it even more. There's so much nuance (just for eg, the Rothko painting in the background is hung upside-down). I still like Knives Out slightly more, but it's a close call.
I love your hair in this video and your outfit and Christmas was absolutely amazing I got a camera printer, and Star light protector with Bluetooth and my favorite thing to get STUFFED ANIMALS!!! 😂, can’t wait to see your reaction going to edit this later and yeah!!! May the force be with you! ❤ Edit: Your laugh throughout this video is contagious and I love how you were absolutely predicting the entire plot but at the same time had no idea what was happening 😂 Also who invites random people to an island they don’t even own?, I wouldn’t go 😂🤣 Not the murder mystery starting out as a game, without a prize? And then turning into an actual murder this movie is almost like a comedy/escape room and I livecfor the twists and turns and jokes, AND THE ACTORS love them too, love the fashion in this movie I also think that the drink was obviously poisoned, I also hate the darkness so I would automatically die In this movie, I also love the flashbacks in this movie they always share the most story somehow. The mons Lisa song in the end i absolutely love this sequel 🤣 Loved your reaction to this ❤
That knowing look you gave to the camera, when Dave Bautista's MRA Influencer was on screen was enough to earn my subscription! Love a good shade and our reactions are delightful! Looking forward to seeing more of your reactions.
I mean this w the utmost respect n no offense to fellow girl RU-vidrs but… ur reaction was the most FUN outta the girls that did this movie. Thank u for not just sittin there in a daze n rollin w the plot. U actually REACTED. A lotta good input, predictions, and not to mention ur infectious smile/laugh 😆 this was a great watch, and THIS is how reaction vids r done 👏
The fact that she knew what "she she" sounded like in portuguese AND the translation it made me question why she knew this information but it made me laugh tho
fun fact: the mona lisa miles has is also a fake. the original was painted on wood. so the louvre actually sold him a copy because even THEY knew he couldn't be trusted with the original. the louvre are the real hustlers of this movie
I enjoy how they comment on Covid by addressing it early on, then they get to the private island and "feel safe" but there's "Darrell" among them, and everyone is told to just ignore him... meanwhile Darrell keeps going around, carrying a corona beer every time. lol Best celeb cameo in this is Joseph Gordon Levitt... he voiced the DONG for the hourly DONG lmao
You're about 100-150 years behind the times, the gunpowder in modern guns is inside the bullet casing, completely sealed, so guns usually work just fine when wet
the mona lisa wouldnt burn like that (it's painted on wood, not canvas) and i love that even more; miles manipulates louvre into giving him the mona lisa but is too stupid to tell it's not even the original
My favorite fan-theory is that Darryl, who you can see several times with a Corona Beer bottle represents the virus and he is constantly in the background but says "I'm not here!" or similar. So you're told flat out to ignore The Corona Virus as it is not a plot point in the movie.
Death on the Nile was originally a book by Agatha Christie and not specifically made as a movie. So that may be why it isn't as strong. But I do believe that these Knives Out movies are a tribute to Agatha Christie.
There are better versions of Death on the Nile. The most recent one was weak. There is a lot of Agatha Christie in this film, especially And Then There Were None.
Ahhh I was thinking how you guess these riddles but realised you watch a lot of these murder mystery movies 😂🙌 I love the outfits in this movie too 🔥🔥 Hope you had an amazing Christmas & NY🎄❤️
Monica, I just want to say that I trust u with MY LIFE. if there's ever gonna be a zombie apocalypse, I'd want to be on your team. anyways, happy new year!!
Welcome back ,Monica your videos always bring me joy and of course your outfits are soo beautiful especially love this one your hair style look great on you
Miles Bron embodied Elon Musty really well. Miles' idiocy and indiscretion fit with how ElonRat would make decision and take other's ideas then call em his.
The "Dong" gets me more than I want to admit. I try to hold it in but have to answer back with my own "Dong" and also, if I were on the island, I would find ways to use it in a sentence as often as possible. "Meet me back here when the Dong Dongs" "It takes three dongs to circle the island" Etc.
I had to save this movie to watch it with my dad (we watched the first one together) and it was SO WORTH IT!!! It was just as cathartic as the first one!
I love these movies! I don’t see the twists coming but looking back they make sense! It isn’t unexpected for the sake of being unexpected. Which makes the rewatch even BETTER!
Since you have loved both Knives Out and Glass Onion you should definitely check out one of Rian Johnson's Brick from 2005. It's a Noir murder mystery in a high school setting. Truly great film.
PSA: If you plan on doing a Whodunnit party, dont bring Monica cause she'll figure it out in 10 sec🤣🤣🤣 P.S I love that you mentioned False Memory but I also got Selective Attention/Audio Illusions from both movies, so imo both these movies deserved to be shown in Psychology classes.
At 22:14 we can see Duke's phone on Miles' back pocket, and in every other shot in the movie where we see Edward Norton's booty lol. It was literally there the entire time 😂
Yeah and they made sure to constantly go back to Miles not having a phone and that he uses a fax machine instead! Both important points for different reasons.
A point of fact Glass Onion is also a Beatles song that they wrote as a means to give a middle finger to the people who overanalyzed their songs for the meaning as if it was some complex and or intellectual pandering the glass Onion song basically stands for the fact that usually the simplest and general interpretation is the right one This is brilliant because Miles Bron likes the Glass onion because he thinks it stands for something intellectually inspiring when it’s just a see through bit of glass where you see the meaning right away the simplest interpretation is the usually the true one
So, if you’re into murder mysteries, and have a PC capable of handling the low requirements, you should look into playing Danganronpa. Its a 3 game series, each one with a different cast of 15/16/16 students who are trapped in a setting (school/island/school), and told the only way they can leave is if they kill another classmate and get away with it. After a murder occurs, there is a period of time given the player to do an investigation into the murder, and when the player collects all the clues, an announcement will tell everyone to proceed to the class trial. At the class trial, you present evidence and poke holes in peoples arguments to try and ascertain who the killer is. At the end of the class trial, the remaining students will vote on who the killer is. If they vote correctly, the killer, and only the killer, gets executed. However, if they vote incorrectly, not only does the killer get to leave, but everyone besides the killer gets executed. Definitely something to keep in mind as far as murder mystery content goes.
The movie is amazing, close to the previous but also quite different. I can see whatever Rian Johnson is figuring out right now, for the next one, and the n versions he'll write and direct. The movie is really outstanding for all! Yeah, the first one was a masterpiece because it opened that door, but this one is really close to it too. I need more from him, he's a genius and knows how to delivery well, besides, he's really nice too, he's done some Vanity Fair's special break downs and he really seems friendly and kind, but also knows what he wants from each sequence. Love your video too, greetings from Colombia ;)
The only guns that don’t function after being exposed to water are black powder guns, in most guns the gun powder is encased in the in the shell with the bullet which is water tight I apologize if I used some incorrect terms or whatever, I’m not an expert by any means but I do at least know how the basic concept of firearms work
I loved the review, I was looking for a video like this! Especially liked the comment that it's her responsibility to educate herself. :) Edit: if you like murder mysteries, but haven't seen the hercule poirot movies starring David Suchet, definitely watch them, at least some of them. I'm assuming you haven't since you didn't know how the new death on the nile movies goes, but got to guess it right 😅
With the gun thing, that used to be the case with very old firearms, but modern sealed cartridges and even early cartridges can survive being in water for at least some amount of time and still fire consistently. Some firearms have trouble working when wet, but that just means they're unreliable by modern standards. A lot of guns are popular because of how dirty they are. AKs are as popular as they are because they're cheap and you can literally dunk them in mud and they'll still work.
