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[@elheber]

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.

[@marklouis1890]

That's a great point

[@barisbal7782]

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

[@LANDBACKbyANYmeans]

Another clue to the real killer.

[@craigmcfly]

because that's the kind of guy he is. Offensive but not defensive.

[@dedo7326]

Miles did tell them to forward dietary restrictions that should have been on the list

[@LANDBACKbyANYmeans]

@@craigmcfly I think it is because he like the others; are shit heads.

[@LANDBACKbyANYmeans]

@@dedo7326 I missed that part.

[@Crunchles]

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.

[@ZukoHalliwell]

I love Clue, but I can understand why Blanc hates it. Despite being marketed as a mystery game, it doesn't require any mystery solving skills. It's just process of elimination.

[@zbennalley]

Also the fact he couldn't solve it because he's bad at dumb things and the crime was one of the dumbest things he's seen.

[@ceramicholiness]

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

[@andrewdunn8778]

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.

[@catherinehubbard1167]

“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.

[@itsgib8191]

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.

[@theadamabrams]

Some of them do, or at least help, although Peg and Duke's mom figure out more than the Disruptors do. 1. stereogram - Duke's mom 2. chess - Claire 3. ttt Morse code - Peg 4. compass - Duke's mom / Lionel 5. music - Yo-Yo Ma / Lionel 6. Fibonacci - Duke's mom 7. abacus - ??? 8. stars - Peg 9. silver - Birdie / Duke, maybe.

[@kvm6]

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.

[@theadamabrams]

The glass is hard to catch because of Birdie spinning, but the phone is clear as day in Miles' back pocket for several minutes *if* you ever look. Love it.

[@DoctorSciencetime]

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

[@jaijais]

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!!

[@ZukoHalliwell]

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.

[@cartoonishidealism582]

*Marta:* Like, I know the Thrombeys were horrible to me. But… a part of me still feels like I should help them, right? *Helen:* Personally I would have set them on fire

[@ZukoHalliwell]

@@cartoonishidealism582 Sounds about right. Although, I'm sure the conversation would start with them offering each other condolences for their respective losses of Harlan and Andi.

[@cartoonishidealism582]

@@ZukoHalliwell Yeah. They’d get along pretty well.

[@legendswarble2845]

Personally, I hope that when they make the final one of these they bring back all the "Watsons" who solved the cases with Blanc to create a final crime solving squad. They could like have the final villain go after Blanc and all the people he's helped team up to save him

[@ZukoHalliwell]

@@legendswarble2845 I don't know about them all coming back to help Blanc, but I do love the idea of all the "Watsons" being friends with each other.

[@theprideling]

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.

[@yxcvbnm6048]

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."

[@lk_c7214]

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! 😊

[@ReadingOne]

Why didn't I even think about that?! I love Greek mythology, and that never occurred to me!

[@capyclara]

also HELEN of troy obviously played a huge role in the war itself (while cassandra/andi could only predict it), and cassandra of troy was the twin sister of HELENUS which adds even more to the whole greek myth names thing. rian was crazy for this

[@JodiesSideEye]

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.

[@andrewdunn8778]

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

[@jennv2948]

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

[@vananderson2895]

I thought it was the telenovella her mom was watching in the living room later on.

[@rain6957]

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

[@bidishah]

In the picture where he's holding up the fake paper napkin, he's supposed to be Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos fame.

[@saaamuel]

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

[@agenttheater5]

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......

[@ZukoHalliwell]

Or, maybe Miles was stupid enough to play a left handed guitar with his right hand.

[@agenttheater5]

@@ZukoHalliwell either way turns out we were being told he was an idiot since the movie started

[@elbruces]

@@ZukoHalliwell Playing a guitar with the strings reversed like that wouldn't be easy.

[@ZukoHalliwell]

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.

[@TheMengoMango]

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.

[@V_4_Versace]

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 ❤

[@bidishah]

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

[@blockedblock5203]

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.

[@Dipolar_Diamond_Eriker]

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

[@tracydale154]

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.

[@agenttheater5]

And even though I think it's unfair to blame Helen for the Trojan war - from what I've read of it it seems more like a case a lot of people wanting a war to happen and her running off with Paris giving them the perfect excuse to wage war - she's still being like Helen of Troy here because her arrival on the scene and her presence on the island is what got everything started.

[@vashsunglasses]

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

[@LemonDove]

Wish there were more of us! Not only do I not want to mess around with COVID, flu, or RSV, but I also don’t want to be responsible for passing something along to anyone immunocompromised. I hate how many people I see in stores maskless and coughing w/o even covering their mouths

[@craigmcfly]

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

[@tommiller4895]

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 KZbin for multiple videos on the 2 Mona Lisa Paintings.

[@billcunningham1121]

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?

[@GuardianOwl]

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.

[@RectPropagation]

To be fair, that wasn't instinct. He was just doing whtat Lionel said he should do. He even points at Lionel right after he does it because that's who brought up burning the napkin.

[@danah7486]

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.

[@Lia-uf1ir]

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

[@moneylover318]

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

[@mikarosen]

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

[@conordoeseverything]

liked for elon slander

[@MonAhgasInsomniAroELF]

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 ☺

[@James.Stark.Ben.Edition]

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

[@theadamabrams]

I think Miles is meant to be a conglomeration of several billionaires. (The movie was written before all the Twitter drama, btw.) In the scene with Andi refusing to sign off on Klear, Miles is dressed like Steve Jobs. The photo of him with the napkin is styled just like one of Elizabeth Holmes. But "billionaire idiot pretending to be a genius" does indeed scream Elon Musk :-)

[@byroniasmaximus924]

Thank God the Mystery Genre is back!

[@m3rrys0ngstr3ss]

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.

[@RectPropagation]

It would have been the cherry on the cake for there to have been a mid credit scene that showed they all got sick. Like, they all just trusted that the mystery spray would protect them, but why? No one ever said what that stuff was. And we know that Miles is willing to lie about having the proper protections in place. Also, Birdie's been throwing huge, unmasked indoor parties. But I also like Derol just being some dude, it's funnier.

[@WTDProductions]

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

[@Lia-uf1ir]

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.

[@o.b.7217]

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

[@susanrobertson984]

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

[@ItzDangani]

Loved ur reaction and your review!

[@Lia-uf1ir]

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.

[@lichidlc4418]

everything said at 5:45 was straight facts !!

[@justthej]

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

[@ISavant]

I'm sorry Elmo is great, he shouldn't be disrespected by having his name co-opted by dipshit Musk.

[@elbruces]

Elmo?

[@ISavant]

@@elbruces elon musk

[@elbruces]

@@ISavant spelling

[@Lia-uf1ir]

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

[@chanhw]

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.

[@LizardBrainMinerals]

Derol is Trooper Wagner

[@radioactivetopbun2478]

Loved the reaction!

[@chanhw]

Great analysis!

[@icyboi13]

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

[@marklouis1890]

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

[@stellacollector]

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

[@PhoenixFit2024]

Hey, found your channel finally and subscribed. 👌👌

[@valeriecarbajal9522]

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

[@po5283]

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.

[@jennv2948]

Yes, Identity and Clue! VERY different vibes, but both great movies!

[@ZukoHalliwell]

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._ 😅

[@PatrickPrejusa]

great reaction

[@KeitieKalopsia]

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.

[@michaelleyroy9701]

Surprised you can react to this so early

[@ly.yl16]

Best movie this year

[@ypngus]

i got the same Mic .

[@unicyclist97]

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

[@maxcross5454]

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).

[@mmg1800]

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

[@lol-ot4pn]

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.

[@pillowvibes]

I’d argue that feminists are more proud of their breasts than anyone, a lot more than people who need male validation for their own sexuality. we definitely don’t reject boobs idk where u got that from lmao we just don’t want people staring and drooling over them like a nursing infant because it’s creepy and dehumanizing. same goes for women who stare at mens crotches in sweatpants.

[@lol-ot4pn]

@@pillowvibes “creepy and dehumanizing”. There it is. No one is staring or drooling. I did continue that you reject it at something that makes a woman attractive. Attraction needs another person other than yourself. How attractive you are is essentially validated by others.

[@elbruces]

It's not complicated, it's making fun of "manosphere" influencers who say things exactly like he said. It wasn't making fun of modern feminism, it was making fun of people who denigrate it, such as yourself.

[@lol-ot4pn]

@@elbruces Eh, its making fun of feminism.😃 The “manosphere” and modern feminism are like the opposite sides of the same idiotic coin.

[@AKeyearea8]

OMG this movie sucked so bad