Everything Everywhere All At Once: 25 Things You Missed

[@ScreenRant]

How would you rank this movie from 1 to 10?

[@mutatinaabdulbast8711]

2 for their time but the fact its sh**t

[@nightwing8446]

10

[@akshaya-arrorra]

10 out of 10...its the best ever multiverse movie... Because it didn't makes us confused, even for a little bit

[@emerraldx]

a Bo Derek 10

[@AcidFlorist]

11

[@RealCindyAparicio]

And the fact that Evelyn's daughter is named "Joy" so Evelyn can say "I want my joy" because that's actually what the movie is about and Joy being pretty much depressed the entire film and "joy" is the one thing missing in Evelyn's life before she discovers the multiverse.

[@GMista-lg3kh]

She had her joy before, without knowing it :P

[@3squ1l0]

My headcanon says the Daniels wrote the entire movie around this pun

[@antonhilbig795]

and funnily enough the universe where Evelyn never met Waymond obviously had no "Joy" in it.... You know as in they never got happy together

[@ItsDragonsAllTheWayDown]

It's also because Evelyn's father didn't want a girl. When Evelyn came to America and had a daughter, she wanted to name her with a very intentional acceptance.

[@SithMami]

And the way Jobu Tupaki says that she's experienced the Joy and horror of having Evelyn for a mother.

[@DominickRuocco]

Everything Everywhere All at Once is easily my favorite film of 2022. Michelle Yeoh killed this role and I hope she gets a Oscar consideration.

[@GLaSSesNOlenses]

Facts, no cap

[@foy5051]

Although this might be undisputed, the years not yet over

[@puppiedollz]

i think this is definitely winning as best movie in next year's oscar

[@heonirfeliz5908]

2022? This goes directly into my all time top 5 personally

[@pat2rome]

By far my favorite movie of 2022 and one of the best I've ever seen in my life.

[@dmnemaine]

I think the takeaway from this film is that "nothing matters" doesn't have to be a nihilistic point of view. "Nothing matters" can also be a hopeful point of view. Since "nothing matters", be who you and what you want, and accept others for who and what they are.

[@soulscyther666]

Yeah, two ways of coping existential crisis. Pessimistic Nihilism vs. Optimistic Absurdism. End everything along with your suffering or embrace the absurd (enjoy life). The final conversation in BoJack Horseman also told the same theme: BoJack: Life's a bitch and then you die, right? Diane: Sometimes. Sometimes life's a bitch and then you keep living. BoJack: Yeah. Diane: But it's a nice night, huh? BoJack: Yeah. This is nice. I included the last bit after the opposing exchange of ideals because it also meant that life may be shitty and it's how you deal with it, but for now "it is a nice night" meaning cherish the present and there's still hope that maybe tomorrow will be just as nice.

[@Tallie602]

I feel like this movie has so many themes, including the one you mentioned.

[@kathearasmussen4072]

Emptiness is Bliss

[@dmnemaine]

@@kathearasmussen4072 "Nothing matters" isn't "emptiness". It's putting into your life the things that you want there and rejecting the things that you don't.

[@danieldorfsman9093]

That’s the perspective I take on life. And it often confuses people. But I’m happy

[@Blueazul09]

Another difference between the bagel and googly eyes so that one is meant to end life while the other brings life to non-living things.

[@whoareyoutoaccuseme6588]

Nice catch!

[@bunnyhariyani9716]

Just like Ying and yang

[@veronicaaragon8610]

Yooo

[@veronicaaragon8610]

@@bunnyhariyani9716 yoooooo

[@bambangprasetio3369]

YOOOOOO

[@kikicupcake711]

along with the stunning cinematography, acting, and writing, this movie made me feel every emotion so profoundly. from surprise to confusion, joy to sadness, fear to love when waymond says something along the lines of “i would choose to do taxes and laundry with you” it broke me

[@bradleygrover7974]

Literally cried, laughed, did some head tilts with confusion, and was shocked multiple times throughout the film. Hands down the greatest film of the year if not past three years

[@shelbyclarke2641]

I bawled at this moment

[@GregHuffman1987]

LIke I've already said in these comments, to say it's movie of the year is an understatement. I wouldn't be surprised if it's the best movie of the decade.

[@akshaya-arrorra]

This movie never confusing the viewer...it is simple and clear...Thats what makes it different from others... Best multiverse movie till date...

[@c_eggy]

i wouldn't say never... but it definitely uses confusion as an intentional story telling device, rather than being a by-product of bad writing.

[@prickles21]

Unfortunately my GF was confused the whole time and quit halfway through. Some people just can't understand this stuff.

[@pile_of_kyle]

@@prickles21 Have you considered dating someone who has an IQ at least in the double digits?

[@ougintoga7195]

@@pile_of_kyle what about your mom?

[@Yuboiiqdawg]

@@pile_of_kyle have you considered sparing someone’s feelings

[@YourBuddyDidi]

I cried of laughter and I cried of sadness. This movie has literally everything for me! It goes up in my top 5 favourite movies of all times.

[@whydidyoueatsnailpo]

Same for me for sure. What are the other movies in your top five out of curiosity?

[@arthurdamato2668]

The first "weird" thing Evelyn has to do to access one of her alternate selves is to tell Deirdre - sincerely - "I love you." This foreshadows the hotdogfingers universe where Evelyn and Deirdre are in a relationship.

[@MathPatath]

I’m late to the party, the first time she tried it she failed and hoped to an universe where she was discussing her divorce with her husband. In that universeshe learned what it meant to meaningfully say “I love you” therefore she was able to go to the king fu universe.

[@MathPatath]

I think that she fell in love with Deirdre in the hot dog multiverse, because that is maybe the only timeline where she didn’t punch her in the face.

[@airongmc6810]

No that's literally not foreshadowing

[@nikkip683]

First weird thing was switch shoes 👞

[@jjstarrprod]

This movie is to the multiverse genre what Back to the Future was to the time travelling genre of movies. Not necessarily the first, but the definitive one.

[@QuantumElectricians]

That's a great way to put it.

[@KTT94]

Regarding time travel, for me, it's a tie between interstellar, predestination, and tenet.

[@jaredlapierre1304]

@@KTT94 interstellar is definitely better than back to the future. Old but no exactly gold

[@iceman5117]

It's not a multiverse movie though. Even in the movie there isn't any multiverse

[@RobMedellin]

@@iceman5117 huh?

[@emagin8r]

I never knew rocks could act. I couldn’t believe I was laughing and crying during that scene.

[@RedQueenCreative_Roxie]

That scene was deep.

[@Nausikah420]

Also when she says "042 is missing"... I think thats a refence to the answer to life, the universe and everything bring missing. so cool.

[@MartijnPennings]

Damn, how did I miss that!?

[@jamespuleo3269]

The laundry bag was order #42, so an automatic reference to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," a SciFi comedy where 42 is "the ultimate answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything." (Spoiler alert!! The problem was, they failed to adequately define what, exactly, WAS the question~~~) Also, the version of Evelyn who spins a sign for a pizza joint is a visual rhyme for Arthur Fleck spinning an advertising sign in "The Joker."

[@IceMetalPunk]

The directors said Hitchhiker's Guide was a major inspiration, and I mean... Improbability Drive. Enough said 😂

[@jiawei0917]

It was everywhere in “into the spiderverse as well”

[@ericbosken3114]

@@IceMetalPunk I was silently shouting "Improbability Drive" when Alpha Waymond explained how jumping between universes worked

[@MauricioRPP1]

Improbability Drive at its finest. This was probably the breakthrough technology from the AlphaVerse.

[@oliversomething]

The question, to life, the universe, and everything, was quite exactly explained: _What is six times nine?_ And if you don't understand why the answer to that is simply _42_ then you haven't grasped just how absurd this reality is.

[@shantheman9922]

I took the googly eye on her head to be a nod to her having her big revelation, and basically "opening her third eye" or "achieving enlightenment".

[@wilfredhather2677]

In some forms of Buddhism, enlightenment is thought of as the three thousand realms in one thought moment aka everything everywhere all at once

Yes me too

[@OldDemonTooth]

That was literally the point.

[@rottensquid]

In that sense, it was a yin yang alternative to the bagel.

[@emilyzahra]

And the stairs representing Ascension. Each time she healed a timeline, she upgraded.

[@Shihab_aldeen]

are we skipping that in the movie the main character named "Evelyn Wong" which i think it also meant to be "everything wrong" because how she is like in her universe !

[@sanachanto]

Dang this is the first I've seen of this interpretation. Love it!

[@alanberent4428]

Don't forget Waymond. Because Everyone Loves Waymond. 😂

[@meggyomega]

@@alanberent4428 hahaha that's what i thought too

[@KazzKobb]

It's "Wang", not "Wong" lol

[@amberd7439]

Wang is pronounced Wong.

[@edwingoh8109]

I love how Joy in introduced staring into a washing machine that was rotating like the bagel

[@kietro8319]

14:28 Scrapped the ADHD theme? It’s ALL OVER the movie, woven throughout, from start to finish. It ticks every box in the DSM 5 criteria. Even the very last line of the film addresses Evelyn’s inattentiveness (and eventual acceptance of it), when, instead of once again stubbornly claiming she heard Deirdre, Evelyn simply says - with a smile - “Sorry, what did you say?”

[@PikaChan77v2]

Yes idk why people are saying it was scrapped when it's clearly all over the movie lol

[@kietro8319]

@@PikaChan77v2 yep, and the name of the movie is maybe the most adhd thing ever

[@LucyintheSkyWDs]

Literally, it was like watching my brain unfold in movie format

[@caggles]

They originally planned to explicitly give Evelyn an ADHD diagnosis, which they scrapped in favour of making the ADHD themes more metaphorical rather than literal.

[@theStarker]

@@caggles Yep, they didn't want to mess it up. Also, women are often left undiagnosed so it makes total sense not to name it ADHD in the film.

[@kalyanamitra2048]

I think the bagel symbolises nothingness and hopelessness, but the googly eye symbolises the Third Eye as understood in Hinduism. The protagonist also wears the googly eye in the position of the third eye. In Hindu cosmology, Creation is Lila - Divine Play. That quality of playfulness is what gives life it's spontaneity and meaning (remember to jump dimensions you have to do something unexpected - spontaneous).

[@nyanceh]

This is such a beautiful observation. Thank you for sharing

[@Kram1032]

Based on how I read the corresponding interviews, the ADHD portion was a bit different than how you state it here. - I'd have to reread them to be sure, but this is how I remember the story: - The Daniels planned the story - Eventually they thought "what if she got undiagnosed ADHD" - they had concerns about that being insensitive - but then, as they did more research to see whether it could work Daniel Kwan realized he has ADHD which hadn't been diagnosed yet - they never said they dropped that idea. It's simply not explicitly mentioned at any point. But as somebody with ADHD - c'mon, she TOTALLY has ADHD. So extremely ADHD that she gets distracted away from her current reality into jumping around in the multiverse. It works so well. I don't think any person with ADHD would be likely to say this comparison is insensitive. I mean it's over the top, but, like, so is the entire movie!

[@emperorchopchop7726]

So much love put into this movie and every ounce of it shines through to the audience. There are so many ways this movie could have failed and it's a testament to how much it meant to eveyone involved that it all holds together so coherantly.

[@raeraebadfingers]

I enjoyed when Waymond says "Your clothes never wear as well the next day and your hair never falls in quite the same way " part, I couldn't help but finish singing the chorus to the song by Nine Days. Even better when they played the chorus shortly thereafter.

[@rannierunsfast]

Don't watch this movie if you're a nihilist with mommy issues. It destroyed me lol

[@Jcoopa]

Lmao, I loved this.

[@Angelsdawn]

LOL right? Hits like a truck.

[@Liv-or5ci]

Same, I started crying way before I think everyone else did lol

[@kikicupcake711]

yup

[@stellyfins]

HAHAA same

[@Frankiigii]

Dude I have ADHD and the whole time I was identifying with Evelyn so much! I still think it did an excellent job at portraying at least some of our experiences. When Waymond is trying to excuse Evelyn to the IRS she has this visible reaction of hurt and vulnerability that really touched me. It's hard to hear the flaws your most sensitive to confirmed by others. Oh man, I could go on, but his element along with the mother/daughter relationship just takes this movie to another level.

[@nellyed]

Same! I could feel the ADHD experiences throughout the whole movie. That's one of many reasons the film hit me so hard.

[@Trixtah]

Same! I think it's fantastic that it is one of the "inspirations" for the film, for want of a better term. I felt it all very much - all the multiverse hopping where literally everything is going on all at once and then the moments when she snaps back to "reality" while appearing to have totally checked out to the other people around her.

[@ronrendon]

Hands down the best movie I’ve seen in the last? Ten to 15 years! Can’t wait to watch it again!!

[@deandredeleon657]

I agree

[@Njsoliv]

It reminded me of Wild Tales (Relatos Salvajes), the Argentinian movie that won the Oscars in 2015. I don’t remember a film being so good and so crazy at the same time as both movies did.

[@lluewhyn]

@@Njsoliv Last movie I saw like this was Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but that's been nearly 20 years.

[@DaxPegels]

Hot dog hands down?

[@EvenTheDogAgrees]

@@lluewhyn Well, there was The Fall from 2006, which was also very good. And 2015's The Lobster. 2016's Swiss Army Man. 2011's Another Earth. 2017's Dave Made a Maze. I could probably go on, but you get the idea: good stuff is constantly being made. Not necessarily with the same budget as EEAAO, but good, thought provoking movies, are constantly being made and released. They just tend to fly under the radar.

[@dreaming_skye]

Something a lot of people are missing is that the bagel symbol the cultists put on themselves is usually incomplete, this is called an enso. It is a buddhist symbol which represents the duality of everything and nothing. The universe and the void. Very intentional IMO.

[@danieldorfsman9093]

Who knew that everything and the void would taste so good with cream cheese and a slice of lox

[@Sethclement96]

I haven’t seen anyone mention this yet but when Waymond is eating a bagel he chases it down with half and half. I thought that was clever because Evelyn is half there and half somewhere else and so is Waymond at that moment.

[@DarthZ01]

i love that one of the directors wrote himself into the movie just to be ball gagged and spanked by michelle yeoh.

[@oliversomething]

I mean, let's be honest here, _you would if you could._

[@sayjaibao01188]

Both directors are in the movie. One is an IRS agent.

[@monicarenee7949]

@@sayjaibao01188 but only one was ball gagged and spanked by Michelle Yeoh

[@tagair211]

I really loved this movie. It resonated at a personal level for me, this feeling of wanting to be another, different, better version of myself, and the feeling of being "stuck" in my present life. Great video, there's so many I didn't catch

[@cat73walk]

This point doesn't seem to get mentioned very often, but Evelyn's Chinese name, Xiu Lian, is the same as the one Michelle Yeoh played in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.

[@c_eggy]

my friends and i turned to each other and laughed so hard when we all recognized the Smash sound effect. We're all very competitive with each other and have heard that sound often

[@ScreenRant]

An absolutely classic sound effect for a classic game series!

[@BBBlueMango]

2 things that I’ve noticed that I’ve been dying for someone else to chime in about…. The urn Alpha Waymond is holding! As he is dying he is holding an urn and it is also featured when Evelyn’s mind breaks (the urn is screaming)…. I believe this is the remains of Alpha Evelyn who died and he cherishes so dearly. Take a look and see what you think. Also a few time there is a cut scene of Evelyn and Joy in the RV. It is first featured when Evelyn first jumps in the elevator with Waymond. It is a powerful cut because I personally believe this is the moment that Joy told her mother that she was gay. No words are spoken and Evelyn looks so defeated just staring out while Joy is just hoping her mom will love her… it is shown a few times, but I have the screen shots too. What do you think?

[@arih_rih]

i also really enjoyed the screaming urn Evelyn when her mind shatters. didn’t notice till the second watch but now i love it! and i like your interpretation of the Evelyn+Joy RV cut scene. makes a lot of sense

[@arcticgoddess]

Ahhhh, that makes sense now. It keeps coming up as an intensely painful moment for Joy but we arent sure why. I think you are 100% right!

[@OoSam1300oO]

Cool fact: in the italian version of the movie the racoon is voiced by Christian Iansante, who is also the official italian voice of Bradley Cooper. So in italian Marvel's Rocket and Everything everywhere all at once's racoon have the same voice

[@BOBXFILES2374a]

Like Dirk Gently says, "Everything is connected! Best case ever!"

[@Dustrick]

This became my top favorite movie, once I saw an interview with Michelle where she teared up over how excited she was to get the roll, I went and saw it that night, now I tell everyone about the movie!

[@BelowAverageGaming13]

I pre-ordered the Blu-Ray so I can force all my friends who aren't ready to go to movies yet to see it. LOVED the movie.

[@MartijnPennings]

One detail I loved was that hotdog-Deirdre was wearing an ankle brace similar to the wrist brace she wears in the "normal" universe. You can best see it when she's playing piano with her feet. I do wonder if it's possible to play that piano piece with your toes though.... Even in the hotdog universe, can your toes reach all those keys?

[@breannalarsen8871]

I wondered why everything else was the same... If we had not dog fingers that couldn't be used, everything would look different, too. For example, pianos would be foot level and the keys would be different. You can't just have a humans with hotdog fingers and have it not effect how human civilization developed.

[@MartijnPennings]

@@breannalarsen8871 that's an excellent point

[@galfisk]

I wish that "spaghetti baby noodle boy" wasn't deleted, because the absurdity of that one takes away from some of the absurdity of the hotdog fingers universe, and it also more directly raises the question of, do all the universes exist independently, or do they arise because someone imagines them?

[@mattcurr9931]

the first staircase scene with Deidre's flying knee is a direct homage to the Matrix dojo fight. And the greenscreen zoom call Evelyn is from the divorce paper truck re-shoot, they had finished filming and needed that shot, but it was literally day 1 of covid lockdown, Michelle was in Paris so they hired a crew there and the Daniels directed it over a zoom call.

[@Starinthesky826]

There's also a moment in the atrium, with the pinky fight, where a riff on the main Matrix melody is played briefly.

[@Teezythadon]

The bullet stopping scene...I mean. And plenty of Kill Bill and Scott Pilgrim in here too

[@PneumaNoose]

Also, if you didn’t pause to read all the Craigslist ads Jobu put on the bagel, you’re missing out. That’s the first thing I pause/played over and over for this film. Also, I didn’t recognize Waymond as Data until he was giving the “be kind” speech. The inflection of his voice in that scene is so exact to his character Data as a child that my memory exploded in that moment. This movie had me pacing, laughing, crying, full of joy and despair… this is the best movie of modern filmmaking I’ve ever seen.

[@christophervaca7116]

When raccooncoonie showed up I screamed

[@WigantX]

Raccooncoonie, Oh my! What an excellent pay off!

[@tuxedojunction9422]

One thing I caught on second viewing that I missed the first time was Gong Gong at breakfast blowing his nose, then using the snotty tissue to wipe around the edge of the bowl and wipe down his chopsticks before he started eating. I was watching Evelyn in the scene the first time I watched, but James Hong had me cracking up with that the second time around.

[@WigantX]

Yeahh!! I saw that the first time tho, and I was like ughhh and hahahaha simultaneously. This movie has the power to bring a mix of emotions together

[@vincevvn]

I saw that the first time and was like wtf lol

[@Yggdrasil42]

Well Evelyn paid him back for that with her jump pad in the gun scene.

[@MlleLyla]

The absurd actions needed to cross the timelines made me think about the Infinite Improbability Drive from the Hitchiking Guide to the Galaxy + the laundry order number 42 at the beginning, which is the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and everything

[@nerissarowan8119]

Yes, I picked that up. There are potential influences from so many different movies and stories.

[@PaulJohnson-zv3hl]

I guess Douglas Adam’s and this film are both pointing out the philosophy of absurdism.

[@CourtTV.]

free to find truth blog talks about the freemasonic meaning of 42 and zach free ebook.I doubt his gematria effect site talks aboutit.

[@galfisk]

Thanks for mentioning that. The infinite improbability drive did pop into my mind when watching the movie, but then I completely forgot that it happened. Now I'll remember.

[@dinocub1]

I've watched this movie 4 times now (so far) and LOVE that I keep finding stuff I've missed in previous viewings. Such an awesome film that will be loved for generations to come. A movie we had no idea how much we needed it. And yes, they totally "out did" Marvel with explaining a multiverse.

[@018FLP]

IMO, Everything Everywhere All At Once is the best movie ever made. It have tons of action, a spice of philosophy, it's creative AF, silly, hearthwarming (i cried way too much when Waymond said about his way of fighting) and although it references a lot of different things, it became it's own thing, because it's a movie that don't hold itself on it's uniqueness. And now i wanna tatto a rock with googly eyes.

[@CheesyDale]

I love how they change the screen ratio for different univeses

[@chinacut]

I love how the film creatively references lots of famous films, including 2001 A Space Odyssey, Shinning, Chungking express, and The Grandmaster, etc; also how it challenges existing genres, breaks the fourth wall, adopts avant-garde costume design!

[@TheArtist808]

In addition to adhd, it depicts depression and generational trauma in very clever ways

[@sammeyphammey349]

For some reason I loved it every time Evelyn butchers jobaki’s name

[@rottensquid]

You mean Juju Chewbacca?

[@SayderCascading]

I definitely noticed a lot of these, especially the _In The Mood for Love_ references and _Paprika_ parallels, but I completely missed some too! I love when movies make tasteful references to other films to pay homage to the originals.

[@syrono]

The best part? Every scene of that movie is a masterpiece

[@LegendoftheGalacticHero]

I have ADHD (recently diagnosed after decades) and immediately felt that ADHD point of view and experience. Maybe it is not universal but I think it’s not uncommon either. I felt seen for the first time.

[@rottensquid]

Same.

[@winst2000]

Andy Le, Michelle Yeoh, and Stephanie Hsu (probably) filmed EEAO before MCU's Shang-Chi, where they all appeared in. EEAO was released 6 months after Shang-Chi.

[@TDRNevareth]

At 07:28, there was also a reference to a Brazilian Singer called Carmen Miranda when Jobu Tupaki turns one of the officers clothes into the Brazilian iconic figure with fruits on his head 🤩

[@dieselboy.7637]

Carmem Miranda is not Brazilian, she is Portuguese

[@dieselboy.7637]

She lived in Brazil but born in Portugal

[@Bubba_1776]

My Movie of the decade to be honest.

[@davidalvarez7262]

Is it really that good? I haven't seen it. It looks weird to me.

[@Bubba_1776]

@@davidalvarez7262 yes. It’s also a very weird movie.

[@Treasonandplot]

Agreed.

[@lower_than_furries9727]

@@davidalvarez7262 part of its charm is its weirdness. 😉

[@GervJean]

And fun fact: Deidre's character is based off an actual IRS staff named Kathleen Malone who worked with Stock images back in 2005 wearing the EXACT same outfit Deidra wore the whole movie.

[@RimonBowl]

The song that evelyn sings during the opera fight scene is a real Cantonese song, it's called 好久没到这方来 (It's been a long time). And the person who sings it has a youtube channel "SURRIJA • Luieland" (There's no full cover though 😔)

[@Yggdrasil42]

That's too bad. It's beautiful.

[@egg_bun_]

This movie is the most accurate movie I've ever seen for ADHD so I don't understand why the movie would apparently be seen as insensitive 😅

[@manolo5042]

Why people keep comparing the multiverse to adhd??

[@crenfick7750]

@@manolo5042 A big part of ADHD is "lateral thinking." Basically constantly switching between thoughts and finding it difficult to keep focus on one thought at a time. One giveaway for Eveline having ADHD is that she keeps starting new projects to reinvent herself but not finishing or committing to them. This is sort of like constantly switching between different "worlds" and self-identities and not always being in control of it.

[@manolo5042]

@@crenfick7750 i see, very interesting

[@stars8924]

@@crenfick7750 ADHD is not real. It’s just to make ppl feel special. SMH

[@crenfick7750]

@@stars8924 ..."he typed, feeling very special as he hit enter."

[@KxNOxUTA]

Would you look at that? Undiagnosed ADHD is everywhere for me right now. No wonder it was this relatable. I've had a childhood diagnosis that wasn't pursued and now I'm waiting for my. evaluation appointment in January. And somehow it's very comforting whenever the topic comes up. And it's mentioned how different the experiences can be!

[@zanziven]

In all my 31 years of life, I never truly had a favorite movie. Even when I’d pick a movie to name as my favorite, it never really felt like it deep down. But then I saw this movie and I knew even before it was over that for the first time in my life I had the most immediate answer. It’s wild. It feels like it specifically catered to my sense of humor and my ADHD mind. 😭

[@oliversomething]

About two-thirds into the movie, I told the person I was watching it with, "I think this is my new favorite movie." And once it was over, I had no doubt.

[@everardoleon5322]

Dude I'm 32 and I said almost the exact same thing to my fam and girlfriend. Favorite movie of all time hands down and not even followed closely by any other. For me it wasn't just another flick. It was an honest to God experience and gave me faith that there are still amazing movies to be watched and made.

[@Tallie602]

I’m 34 and I always said titanic because come on. It’s excellent but I truly never changed it for that reason. Once I saw EEAAO, I was truly speechless and I still cry just thinking about it even though I saw it a few months ago lol. Truly a favorite of mine

[@MrTeff999]

There was this one particular movie I saw when I was in my teens that I thought was the funniest movie ever made. I laughed so hard I slid off my theater seat onto the floor. A few decades later I invited a lady that [I had recently begun] dating to my house to watch that movie. I thought we'd have a great laugh together. Talk about a flop. It was embarrassing. I could see her thinking, "you actually think this is funny?" That was the last date we ever had. So remember this story because twenty years from now your sensibilities might have changed.

[@MakitaVEVO]

Same here!

[@somethingtojenga]

I didn't miss that the business suit version of Waymond was 'quiet and unwavering like a fox' because I have never heard a fox described like that ever.

[@webguy943]

Surprised no one mentioning the small easter egg when Waymond says “very funny” its an indiana jones reference.

[@joanhall9381]

The lines that go together for me are -- Martial arts trainer: "Even this cookie can be Kung Fu." CEO Waymond: "This is how I fight."

[@danieldorfsman9093]

“This is how I fight” is a very relatable line for me. I’ve often heard people tell me that I’m too nice. But it’s worked out for me and I believe in kindness. I believe it’s the reason I’ve experienced so much kindness in my life. I see so many people walking around with anger and negativity. It must be an uncomfortable way to live

[@Arch3r666]

The Bagel and Googley eyes are also a resemblance to Yin-Yang. One has everything but a hole inside, Googley eyes is nothing but something inside. On the side note, the cookie is both elements combined.

[@amandasutton3717]

I also think there's some importance with the symbolism of the pig. Off of Waymond's fanny pack, there's a little San-Rio style stuffed pig, and one of the first instances Evelyn sees Jobu, she's in her Elvis suit walking a pig. The symbolism of the pig or boar in Chinese mythology is that they represent wealth and good luck, but also being realistic and pragmatic/practical.

[@jlukosky]

The circular mirror showing the laughing family at the beginning of the movie changes to a window that leads to another verse where our current Evelyn is.

[@jencook203]

In fact by never naming adhd, it becomes even more of a powerful story of someone living with undiagnosed and untreated adhd.

[@danieldorfsman9093]

My favorite freeze frame is a reference to my favorite show twin peaks. Evelyn is dressed as Laura Palmer doing the meanwhile pose. Being a huge twin peaks nerd I was thrilled to see that. Also twin peaks deals with the multiverse, particularly in the 3rd season

[@Van-Leo]

wow, i was actually expecting for the movie to take the adhd rout in some way, i dont remember where exactly in the movie i thought that, but i felt it. im working on getting a diagnosis myself and struggling with a lot of the symptoms, but knowing that this movie has adhd in its dna is really cool to hear!

[@madelenhrubesova5762]

Another bagel reference - in the elevator scene, the umbrella has little bagels and donuts on it

[@Kyrolysis]

9:30 I think the almond cookie is a reference to Kung Fu Panda. It the key item that enlightened Shifu to change his training style get through the Po.

[@RedQueenCreative_Roxie]

Chinese almond cookies SO DELICIOUS

[@gabeitchm]

This is the ONLY movie I've spent money on. I know I could've watched it online for free, but I wanted to support this masterpiece.

[@korganrocks3995]

Lucky you; I once spent money on Star Wars Episode 1...

[@charlesshafer3072]

This movie is incredibly thoughtful and thought provoking and weird and twisty and fantastical in every way that great sci-fi should be. Michelle Yeoh crushes it, like everything else she does.

[@mikeshashimi1405]

The Story of a Girl easter egg was my favourite

[@bikespj22]

I haven't heard that song in almost 2 decades and I was still like... wait I know those words. 😂 Shows how much of an ear bug that song was

[@adamcarter271]

God, I love this movie. Easily one of my fave films.

[@your-neighbor]

This movie is the weirdest movie I've ever got to watch in my entire LIFE! Like how the hell will someone even come up with this? it started and almost ended like a normal movie but the in between is just hours of MADNESS!

[@Khoiussy]

Apparently during the multiverse montage, Evelyn’s face is also painted on a literal easter egg!

[@Catherineb1212]

Love all these easter eggs! The movie is so incredible. A total roller coaster ride. I laughed and cried so much. Love the movie 🪨 👀😍

[@ScreenRant]

This movie really had everything, tears were flowing from both laughter and emotions!

[@MartijnPennings]

I can't believe they didn't show the frame where Evelyn is LITERALLY an egg!! She's literally an easter egg!

[@marco5164]

The umbrella in the elevator also had doughnuts!

[@AncientEsper]

Another thing to note is that our universe is theorized to shape like a bagel (donut being more commonly used)

[@destructoidreaper3]

I think another bagel reference that was missed is the office where Alpha Gong Gong pulls a gun has a black trophy with a hole in it.

[@toritori5835]

I like the Wolverine stance and the fact that Ke Huy Quan helped direct the fight scenes in the X-men movie.

[@kmaya1024]

AH but nooo! you missed 9:09 the best matrix reference of how Evelyn scoots around the IRS office when Bagel Deirdre is coming after her! It's identical to how Neo crawls between cubicles while on the phone with Morpheus!

[@Tallie602]

You know it’s an incredible movie when no one asks for a sequel. It’s that good 🥵

[@matrixinterface]

This isn't an Easter egg or anything but I think my favorite single line in the movie is when Evelyn says "But she's my daughter!" and Alpha Gong Gong replies "And she's my granddaughter, how do you think I feel?" James Hong absolutely positively nails that line. In that one moment we get to see the emotional impact that this is having on him but also the incredible level of control and self-sacrifice is character is experiencing. It's a great line and scene and James is able to communicate so much in those few seconds because he's James Hong ❤❤❤

[@stefansommer3579]

I can't believe everybody missed my favortie quote of the movie, "it's everything, everywhere, all at onceing time" and then they everything everywhere all at onced.

[@KyleSF2007]

5:10, as a Taiwanese myself, that is how I punctuated the title - and I think it’s perfectly blending the double meaning of the title and the craziness. And I am NOT joking…. ^_^ 6:15 According to Michelle Yeoh, Evelyn was actually ‘Michelle’ when the daniels sent her the original script.

[@shayneweyker]

Naming the protagonist Michelle would be a pretty big reference to John Malkovitch playing a version of himself in Being John Malkovitch. I'm glad they didn't do it because it would be distracting from the story.

[@JoBloxJ27]

I definitely saw my ADHD self in this. I was undiagnosed until last year. I had a feeling I had it since I was a kid. This movie was literally everything everywhere all at once for me. Love this film.

[@shahilh]

ADHD is genetic. You were born with it

[@DuranFlims]

It’s my second time watching the rerelease in theaters and i was left with so many emotions ,everyone that worked on this movie is so talented I can wait to see more of what they got .left me with hope for things to get better

[@alfrzd3140]

The movie is really living up to its title, amazing

[@HelgaCavoli]

One of the best movies I've ever seen! Ever. As a reviewer mentioned: it makes any other multiverse movie sorry for its existence.

[@daveski7]

Everyone saying its the home run bat sound, but its actually used for loads of "Big Hit" moves in Smash games, like Jigglypuff rest, and Luigis reversed Up B. We all know it was an Hbox reference. She popped off on the guy.

[@SirPage13]

What a legend.

[@ryanschmidt8468]

The neckbeard guy at the beginning of the movie also has ticket number 42, which is the answer to everything in the universe.

[@GabrielMPaixao]

My favorite Evelyn in the multiverse frame is the "Alpha Evelyn is an ash urn"

[@dancedj2k2]

Everyone keeps missing that part. " This movie does multi-verse better than Marvel...". Which is the most crazy statements to make, once you find out who produced this movie....The people who created Marvel's Multi-verse, the Russo Brothers.

[@Yggdrasil42]

Which goes to show that studio interference is often a bad thing. A24 gets it.

[@marcellobalestieri]

26 there is a very big reference to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". The engine of the spaceship in that books work with highly improbable events like they do here for moving through different univers or acquiring skills

[@mikrom]

Honestly, it's one of the best movies I've ever seen. I am more and more sick of new Hollywood movies that are soo average and not original at all. Unfortunately EEAAO is also very hard to recommend to someone who is not a movie freak. But for us, who see many references and have that smile and tear of happiness whole movie, it's a pleasure!

[@jequirity1]

I'm not big into movies. To the point where even though I love sci fi (...books), I've never seen the matrix. I still loved this movie. I'd say feel free to recommend this movie to people who aren't big movie fans, because there's still a lot to love about this movie even disregarding the references.

[@lnrael]

Oh that paprika reference! Dang, I didn't even catch that, and I love Satoshi Kon!

[@DkZeria]

nice finds! this movie was done so well 👏👏

[@floraposteschild4184]

I noticed the ADHD but thought they were going for "typical middle aged woman pulled in many directions." Interesting. Another overall influence was Buckaroo Bonzai in the tone of some of the scenes, especially the Alphaverse van. A couple from a Chinese couples' YT reaction: the family name is spelled Wang but pronounced "Wong", but Deirdre keeps saying "Mrs. WAAAHNHG" in that grating voice of hers--not to be irritating, but it's typical of the insensitivity some people have. The song Waymond sings while sweeping up glass is now sung at Spring festivals, but was originally sung to celebrate the end of the Japanese invasion.

[@rahulbunkar7264]

Another thing that the googly eye on Evelyn's forehead symbolise is the concept of third eye I think, that once a person achieves true Nirvana, it opens their third eye, and they can see EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

[@idrisnewton4552]

"Weird Women, F*cks around and saves the universe" is the bet title ever!!!

[@limenalspace]

The laundry bag has 42 on it. Thats the answer to the meaning of life lol.