GLASS ONION BREAKDOWN! Easter Eggs, Details You Missed & Knives Out Connections!

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery full movie breakdown and analysis by Erik Voss! What visual details did you miss? For 21 FREE meals with HelloFresh plus free shipping, use code ROCKSTARS21 at bit.ly/3HiNYhs!
Glass Onion is Rian Johnson's followup to 2019's Knives Out, and it's filled with visual clues and Easter Eggs! Erik Voss breaks down everything you missed in Glass Onion, including secrets in Miles' paintings and all the clues hidden in plain sight revealing the big twist!
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[@zacharycollins9485]

Leslie Odom Jr., who starred in Glass Onion, also played Aaron Burr in the musical Hamilton - which was hilariously referenced in Knives Out!

[@MessiNotPlayWell]

You missed so many details as usual rockstars

[@DonMachado]

Sondheim co-wrote "The Last of Sheila" with Anthony Hopkins. In fact, Ryan Johnson pulled some plot points from that movie when he developed the story for Knives Out.

[@erinstorm8088]

The way Helen brings it all down in the end is exactly how Miles described disruptors. Start with breaking something small (the glass sculptures) and build up to something that nobody wants broken (the Mona Lisa)

[@jimmyseit934]

Btw the Mona Lisa is the perfect metaphor for Miles.

[@kangadonis]

@@jimmyseit934 can you expand on this? I’m interested

[@rockandfashion7207]

@@kangadonis ^^

[@jimmyseit934]

@@kangadonis This is going to take a long time to explain so I’m going to make a long comment in a short while

[@theoutlook55]

So true. I missed that when I watched yesterday.

[@adariuslee8645]

One thing I noticed on rewatch is that Miles doesn’t burn the napkin until Lionel made a suggestion of what he could of done with the napkin. This is further evident when Miles points at Lionel after he does it.

[@storiesinthedust]

I noticed this on the second watch too!!

[@misssararose97]

Miles never had an original thought the whole movie, even at the end calling them shitheads cause Helen said it first

[@zacharycollins9485]

Leslie Odom Jr., who starred in Glass Onion, also played Aaron Burr in the musical Hamilton - which was hilariously referenced in Knives Out!

[@okary6242]

@@zacharycollins9485 Omg was it the "obedient servant" line? I didn't catch that until you mention it now that's crazyyyyy

[@MorusRubra]

@@okary6242 Imigrants. We get the job done.

[@ammyvas]

I noticed Miles giving his drink to Duke the first round but I swear I thought someone else had put poison because Blanc made an excellent job at reminding us over and over that someone is trying to kill Miles so even if I saw him committing the crime I would still doubt it

[@velocity7018]

I litterally have the same thing as you lol

[@v.v365]

When I first saw that scene I thought Miles was in the middle of picking up the glass when Duke grabbed the glass first, not noticing it was Miles’ but that may have been deliberate scene manipulation

[@EvanPavon212]

same thing happened to me lol

[@adamfonte]

I saw it first watch too and it actually made me mad afterwards because I just wrote it off as a set continuity error haha. Soo many sloppy releases these days that I didnt even think twice. Bravo to Riann Johnson and his attention to detail.

[@bonniebonnie2104]

Same i noticed it at first too but then i just thought he gave it to Duke on accident or something 😅

[@teenygozer]

In his invitation, Miles says "come solve my murder". It was assumed he'd be the murder "victim", but in retrospect, he meant "my" murder, the murder he committed.

[@filsanomar5486]

Genius really

[@rileyolson6008]

Even though he was just being goofy and wanted to have a good weekend and play a game 😂

[@ItsAlexandersChannel]

He didn't mean it, the director did

[@elmegil]

That occurred to me recently after the second watching too....

[@CoolHand032]

Oooo nice!

[@rwgds]

I loved how Mile's and his crew called themselves disruptors but it was a performative type of disruption. Whereas, Helen, the only working-class "regular" person there, was an actual disruptor who was willing to burn down his mansion and the world's most famous painting. You even notice how the others were ok with smashing the artwork (the smaller pieces that didn't mean much to Miles) only to a point. Once things got real they stopped.

[@Fanney47]

Yeah. Totally. Also even when they just arrived at the beach abd Miles was playing the guitar he claimed was the actually guitar McCartney wrote Blackbird on and he like threw it aside you saw Birdie go all like silently "omg, don't just throw it like that."

[@rileyolson6008]

It was so bad ass the ending had me SHOOK

[@lithose1764]

You’re forgetting Peg tho…

[@billlittlecoverartist1551]

I also like how in the scene when Benoit is talking to Heather about the trial, she guesses that it's Miles right from the start. Benoit then states, "He wouldn't be that stupid," illuding to his earlier remark about stupid things being his weakness. Brilliant!!

[@EricRodriguez248]

I definitely liked Knives Out better, but seeing all of these little connections definitely makes me want to go back and watch Glass Onion again. I love the idea of the film being shown twice, I noticed a shift the first time but didn't pinpoint what it was or what it meant. Super cool.

[@itsbrimeeks]

I liked it even more the second time I watched it!!

[@joekaput747]

I think it's really hard to compare Knives Out with Glass Onion, since it feels like they're two completely different movies

[@0KiRi021]

@@joekaput747 they are

[@finncole2586]

Knives out was definitely grittier than glass onion

[@annaliseheihn3454]

Agreed! My initial reaction was somewhat lackluster - enjoyable and well done but not quite as good as the first.... but honestly, my love for this movie just grows and grows with all these details and hints! It's the kind of movie that gets better and better the more you watch and notice. So much respect for RJ and the care he puts into his films.

[@jonbiong5587]

Loved this movie. One of the details that I caught was Helen parts her hair in the opposite direction Andi did. Something that her "close friends" should have noticed.

[@lilmario0]

Something everyone seems to miss is that at the end of the movie Helen and the camera work recreated the Mona Lisa scene referenced earlier in the movie. The scene where they explained that Mona Lisa's expression changes based on angle. She did the same pose and it went from her seemingly smiling to straight faces and looking off in the distance. Great touch.

[@invadernav3422]

You can actually see Miles put the gun in the ice bucket when he's pouring the pineapple juice in Duke's drink too!

[@gmoney9992]

You can see Miles grab Duke's gun and put it in the back of his pants when Duke shows him his phone .

[@GohanYuki]

@@gmoney9992 how is duke not watchin his strap sheesh thanks guys

[@ow3nmahp935]

@@GohanYuki maybe Duke was shaken at the oppotunity, and the fact that after all, he's actually gonna have it his way

[@Daniel_G_2003]

You can also see Duke's phone in the pocket of Miles

[@PillowMane]

@@GohanYukiprobably pretty drunk too

[@Terranz25us]

At 11:35 in this video, you can see the moment Miles takes the gun from Duke, his back is turned as he sticks it in his waistband. In the moment right after-- which isn't in this video -- you can see the gun imprinted in the back of his shirt. Also at 11:42 you can straight up see the gun in Mile's right hand as he stashes it in the bar.

[@aliciaspearman2870]

Sure can! I missed all three moments. Good sleuthing.

[@JaniceHarrell]

And when Miles turns away from Peg, you can see Duke's phone in Miles' back pocket even before he goes up to the bar (and also see as he scampers to that bar too).

[@liluziintrovert]

Not to mention, you can see miles running away with the gun, and see him holding it when the lights go out and he runs into the hallway. Also whenever Duke shows him his phone you can see the document announcing Andi’s death

[@kylanwilson2754]

Well done. I didn’t catch those even after my 3rd viewing

[@sanatprasad1594]

I literally went back to this scene after watching the movie for the first time to see all this. Even when he's running around in the dark, you can sometimes hear the gun, sometimes even glimpse it, and his right hand is always placed in a way that it's not visible, but after you know, you can not only see the gun, but even when you can't, his posture suddenly so clearly looks like that of someone holding a gun. Such brilliant detail, filming, blocking, acting, everything

[@scoth2200]

Another clue I noticed that made everything click for me was when Miles said “that felt so real” when Helen was yelling at everybody early in the film.

[@otto0363]

Damn that's a great one

[@lilmario0]

What did it mean?

[@nerrickk9024]

He meant it sounded like how the real Andy would have sounded

[@silverdandylmao]

@@nerrickk9024 i thought it meant like it came from the heart (which it did, from helen's heart)

[@SparkpadArt]

I love how they filmed two versions of Miles putting down his glass. It's such a brief shot and a subtle difference between them, that it perfectly reflects how the characters misremember the way it happened just because of how he said it happened. The guests and the audience are manipulated into believing it, but it only works if you weren't paying attention.

[@Lluminal]

What I wish is for Netflix to give Rian a buttload of money for more of these. Benoit Blanc is a fantastic character and it seems they have lightning in a bottle here. Great callbacks, foreshadowing and very, very funny.

[@Alexagrigorieff]

Netflix, in fact, is giving Rian a buttload of money for more of these.

[@loljk233]

Netflix bought the rights to two sequels for $469 million, so they are definitely making another.

[@Msvalexvalex]

I just wished this movie had stayed in theaters longer. I would have loved to see it on the big screen!

[@Waciglass]

Miles reaction at the burning of the Mona Lisa is just like The Scream by Edvard Munch

[@aaronpeart]

No joke: I knew I saw Miles hand off the glass to Duke but when it replayed as Miles told it I figured I misremembered. Amazing work by the director

[@makeilaha6155]

Same. I was so confused when I saw the retelling because I clearly remembered and even pointed out the Miles handed Duke his glass to my husband but then I doubted myself and thought I wasn't paying as close attention as I thought I was

[@georgethomas4567]

I love how just like with Knives Out this film gets better with rewatches because like you said you start noticing all the things that happen right in front of your face but don't notice the first time because they were distracting you with something else.

[@emronlegend7984]

They were distracting me with the subtitles🗿

[@mengskar]

The one where blanc realize there's a "knife out" when the lights are off is really really clever

[@danebeee1]

13:23 if you look you can actually see the phone in miles pocket. This movie was sooo good I loved going back and rewatching it.

[@jhigaloo]

You can also see that when Miles was running away from Peg, Blanc looks up and sees the phone on Miles

[@Fanney47]

I'm pretty sure I noticed that but I had forgotten that he doesn't have a cell & didn't think about it until later. Lol

[@rileyolson6008]

Omg you’re right

[@Gsibingo]

Even though the killer was somewhat predictable, the journey there was SO FUN! It was a wild ride the whole way through, the characters were so well constructed, the actors were incredible and I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. I really enjoyed watching this one maybe even slightly more than the first one. I remember thinking that I didn't remember the last time I had this much unadulterated fun watching a movie. I can't wait for the third installment.

[@misssararose97]

The best thing about these movies isn’t really the who but the why and how

[@therealalpha6904]

also the acting, cinematography, set designs are all fantastic

[@wwaxwork]

I like a good why or how dunit as well as a who dunit.

[@sweetserenitymedia]

Both of these movies work that way and i love it.

[@christianwise637]

@@misssararose97 In that regard these films feel like feature-length episodes of Columbo, wherein they reveal who did it early on, and the crux of the story is focussed on the eccentric detective figuring it all out

[@samanthapweidman]

I noticed how when Duke is introduced on the Greece dock scene after the gunshots, the cart swerves out of his way just like Miles's baby blue car swerves out of his way on the way back from Andy's house. Johnson doesn't mention that in his notes on a scene video so I'm not sure if it was intentional but I feel like it could have been!

[@TheNidhogg]

100% intentional, was disappointed that it wasn’t caught and instead weak shit like #15 was kept in instead - the movie literally explained that one to the audience lmao

[@oelarnes]

Two points: 1) Helen echoes Miles's recipe for disruption in the climax, starting with a glass sculpture that no one cares about, culminating with the Mona Lisa. 2) The song "Glass Onion" is one of John Lennon's "nonsense" songs meant to poke fun at people trying to find deep meaning in his lyrics, which is another "clue for you all" to the vapidity of Miles Bron.

[@thex3b]

There was another moment, when Helen first reveals the napkin I think Lionel says you kept it? you didnt burn it? which is how Miles gets the idea to burn the napkin.

[@who-ny5oe]

Even burning the napkin wasn't his idea

[@zacharycollins9485]

Leslie Odom Jr., who starred in Glass Onion, also played Aaron Burr in the musical Hamilton - which was hilariously referenced in Knives Out!

[@patriciacastaneda7276]

14:50 you can see that they never got a chance to put a motive and an opportunity beside Miles name because the M and O is aligned to it

[@filipdraber52]

Even better: if the headers for columns two and three stand for Motive and Opportunity, then the header for column one would be Murderer, stood for by Miles.

[@5555charlie]

Something I noticed that wasn't highlighted, Lionel gives Miles the idea to burn the original napkin. When the original napkin is first revealed, Lionel says "you still kept the envelope? You didn't burn it or anything?"

[@zacharycollins9485]

Leslie Odom Jr., who starred in Glass Onion, also played Aaron Burr in the musical Hamilton - which was hilariously referenced in Knives Out!

[@ciaranheaney2620]

Another detail, @5:04 you can see Miles holding the gun before running away from Helen.

[@w..r.i.z.z]

Oh yeahh good eye I doubt anyone saw that while they were watching for the first time tho

[@TyyyJr]

I also noticed how during Miles “disruptor” speech, he says “The Andi I knew believed it” and “That was so real” which makes sense when you realize he knows that’s not Andi

[@theharbinger2573]

I love both movies. They are very different films. What amazes me most is how fun they are to re-watch. I have probably watched Knives Out (or parts of it), 4 or 5 times. I just finished my 3rd watch of Glass onion on New Years - I enjoyed it even more than the first time. Very strange for a movie that hinges on a twist. For instance, I have only watched The 6th Sense once - once you know the secret that movie isn't really enjoyable any more. The Knives Out movies manage to be enjoyable time after time

[@paullasky6865]

Nah

[@paulvansommeren]

6th sense is amazing on a rewatch

[@uzetaab]

@@paulvansommeren Fight Club is also amazing on rewatch. Many things make much more sense when you know why we don't talk about Fight Club.

[@paulvansommeren]

@@uzetaab yeah for sure. There's a video essay on how to do plot twist on KZbin that explains this very well

[@TheRalouch]

You should watch Mr robot

even though the killer was in plain sight I think the way leading up to the reveal was more enjoyable than the first movie

[@robertpfeiff]

I had to rewatch the scene where Miles hands the glass to Duke. Didn't notice it at first.

@@robertpfeiff it's a well written detail to be honest

[@onepeak7032]

What first movie?

[@andychen8664]

@@onepeak7032 knives out

[@Saddy_Longlegs]

@@onepeak7032 @Andy Chen 2019 film starring Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas and Chris Evans

[@Nobody-xb4zu]

11:34 You can also notice Miles finesse Duke's gun, tuck it, and then stow it in the bar.

[@ablair24]

good catch!

[@Booooornana]

I loved watching glass onion. Even though I did not watch the first knives out, I loved the mystery and thrill of this movie

[@attatito6489]

you should watch knives out if u like glass onion thoo....great movie too

[@RandomJtv]

Definitely watch Knives Out. It’s a great film. Better than Glass Onion in my opinion.

[@attatito6489]

@@RandomJtv Yeahh I agree

[@rayawira]

This movie was GREAT. but the first one was even better

[@rileyolson6008]

You HAVE to watch the first

[@Wismic]

It's crazy how much thought went into the movie just for SO many small details that require people like this to figure it out and tell everyone else so we can appreciate it all fully. It's like the movie never ends irl!

[@louisberry4403]

Really good film and love the small details in both films and Janelle deserves a Oscar Nomination. Can't wait for Knives Out 3.

[@arturogonzalez3527]

This is a deep cut but in the glass breaking scene, Whiskey pushes off a glass rendition of the maltese falcon. From the 1941 film noir movie The Maltese Falcon.

[@silverdays2909]

Oh shit I had no idea that is awesome Never saw the movie but read the book

[@bigf00tk]

Yes! Had to do a double take when I saw it.

[@AndaraBledin]

I'd be willing to wager that every glass sculpture is a reference of some sort.

[@arturogonzalez3527]

@@AndaraBledin time to watch that scene 100 times lol

[@yeuxdal]

As I’ve commented elsewhere, there are huge parallels to one of the first detective stories ever written, Poe’s The Purloined Letter, which features a document swap, stupidity, and a letter hidden in plain sight.

[@mishram4446]

I also noticed that Helen at the end when waiting for police is seating like Mona Lisa ! Great Movie !!

[@lucascheiring3292]

Hahaha yeah, Blanc was comfortable with the throat injection because of the "cigars". It is also reported that he and Philip were the best "roommates" since Achilles and Patroclus.

[@mayimism]

I was looking for this comment 💀

[@paulcarter319]

Yep, he's just taking a little shot in the mouth...

[@oscarpena00op]

There was a line of dialogue between Blanc and Helen. While having dinner Blanc says (I’m paraphrasing) “Miles wouldn’t do it. He’s not that stupid to kill his business partner after such a public trial” and well…. He turned out to be that stupid

[@QuatMan]

THANK YOU for having fun with the film and not being triggered by it or taking the "I figured the whole thing out in the first 10 minutes" approach! Both movies are excellent and fun, and I hope we get more!

[@A_Random_Ghost]

How exactly will someone be triggered by it?

[@QuatMan]

@@A_Random_Ghost Lolol....i will leave you to read comments on some of the reviews...

[@kohlawrence2298]

Blanc's The Imposter avatar color is white and he's one of the imposter in the game...is similar to Helen's white suit during the night. This is also foreshadowing and hinting us that that's an imposter Andi.

[@kohlawrence2298]

This movie presents the story that fits the theme... everything is on the plain slight...we just didn't see it in the first place...

[@arcrisgonzaga7324]

probably one of my favorite movies this year

[@Arsen940]

I felt like this movie was more lighthearted than Knives Out, anyone else feel that way?

[@wrdcreative492]

It was It was waaay more campy The first one was rather serious

[@sarahy1680]

Different stakes -- in the first movie, we were invested in and worried about Marta, the main character. Benoit is the main character of the second and while we're invested in him, we're not *worried* about him.

[@MarcosParreira525]

Yes. And I actually got a little disappointed when I watched Glass Onion. But, thinking about it now, it's a great movie, just way more soft.

[@pm6127]

First one has a somber autumn theme... This one was refreshing summer

[@jumpman0562]

You gotta take into account that there wasn’t a death until i think more than halfway into the movie so they had a lot more time to be lighthearted

[@SmellyBones]

The Phillip Glass name drop is so sharp you don't even feel it.

[@DavidHLee]

Miles' expression at the end when the Mona Lisa was burning is also similar to the Scream painting by Edvard Munch depicting extreme anxiety and fear of what's to come.

[@123haninhk]

I’m so happy that my guess is correct. It’s not about the elaborate whodunnit, but more about how the characters behave and their psychology. I really like this movie. I hope they really making a franchise about it.

[@elija_hernandez457]

Any connection to be made between Miles’s face as the Mona Lisa burns, and the painting the scream?

[@oslothegaot4084]

Holy shit

[@karuzelastudio7858]

No

[@zacharycollins9485]

Miles' face looks just like Edvard Münch's famous painting The Scream. Totally.

[@tink6225]

nice to accompany that with brandi's face resembling the mona lisa

[@calebsuttles6267]

Also in the last shot Helen sits on the beach in the same pose as the Mona Lisa

[@Amy-yq4lk]

When the invitation asked for dietary restrictions, I initially assumed it was a courtesy for the staff or something, but Miles himself being the one preparing food and drinks makes it hysterical. He's inviting people he's known and sees fairly regularly for over a decade (I hesitate to use the term "friends"), but he needs to double-check that even though one of them will die if they get too close to a piña colada.

[@colderratic5681]

Being able to see this in theatres within that very brief stint it was released (only a week - wtf Netflix?) was an amazing experience, very much looking forward to what shenanigans and subversions Rian Johnson can conjure for the next installment.

[@_curiousTina_]

Didn't know it came out in theaters 😲

[@colderratic5681]

@@_curiousTina_ It did in my part of the world at the end of November, not sure how widespread the theatre campaign was though. At least now it’s available for everyone to watch 😁(yesterday was my third viewing!)

[@Luminousreign]

It was a limited release of about 700-800 theaters. No idea if Netflix cant do a full release or if they dont want to in order to drive subscriptions, but it was a bizarre plan. They caused the franchise they overpayed for to be a flop.

[@Buffy8Fan]

Production companies make the decisions as to how long their movies stay in theaters (and they could change their minds if it is making money. Example: Titanic wasn't meant to be in theaters as long as it did). Netflix is a distribution company and doesn't make those decisions. It went the same way for The Defenders series. Disney made the decision to cancel them and move them to Disney plus. Netflix had no control over it. T-Street was the production company for this.

[@CoNiCuZn]

They signed the highest paying deal that any actor has ever received with Daniel Craig for the Knives Out series deal. You bet your sweet ass they rushed this to their failing bloated platform to drive up subscribers. It was nice it was in theaters at all.

[@roicwiggill2660]

I'm so glad you broke down this amazing murder mystery movie.

[@MatiasBenavides]

I loved this movie! Also I want to see Benoit and his partner more. Being with someone THAT observant should not be easy and I think it deserves at least a short.

[@McKaySavage]

also, having Hugh Grant and Daniel Craig playing off one another would be cinema gold and just so much fun! I so hope we get to see that

[@xTheUnderscorex]

The "inbreathiate" line works so well because it could be unimportant that it isn't a real word. It's a reasonable assumption at the time that Miles knew he was making the word up as an affectation of a form of expressiveness, it's only when you hit the inflection point from expecting to see a genius and become skeptical that you realize how much less he was than what he seemed to be.

[@gilgamishna]

Correction for Missable Detail #26. That is not the Danny Elfman Batman theme, even though the first three notes and the resolution from G (the flat 6th of B minor) to F# (the 5th of the chord) in the melody is the same, which is a surprisingly common melodic resolution in a lot of film scores because it creates great tension. In actuality, this is a reused theme from Nathan Johnson's own score to Knives Out. It is also used elsewhere in the movie, including when Blanc is talking to Miles Bron for the first time in the Onion. So it's calling back to the previous movie's score specifically to associate it with Benoit Blanc. I love the idea of tying Batman thematically to Blanc, but sadly it doesn't hold up to scrutiny. Aside from that, fantastic video!

[@VideoShogun]

I love that he steals Lionel's idea of burning the envelope by burning the napkin seconds later as well

[@zacharycollins9485]

Leslie Odom Jr., who starred in Glass Onion, also played Aaron Burr in the musical Hamilton - which was hilariously referenced in Knives Out!

[@HGPrime]

I must be watching too many Overly Sarcastic Production videos because I thought it was interesting that Andi, whose real name is Casssandra was telling the truth and yet never believed.

[@rjt135]

One that made me chuckle was that Jared Leto's hard kombucha brand was "Red Planet" referencing 30 Seconds to Mars.

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

aha that's brilliant. I must tell my kid - we both really enjoyed watching this together 😀

[@itsjago]

Also with the envelope reveal by Andi, Lionel says something like "after all that, you kept the envelope? You didn't think to burn it or anything?" followed by Miles taking his lighter and burning the napkin...which further proves his lack of original ideas and how dumb he is to actually not have thought about that until this very moment like Benoit's lights-out idea lol.

[@zacharycollins9485]

Leslie Odom Jr., who starred in Glass Onion, also played Aaron Burr in the musical Hamilton - which was hilariously referenced in Knives Out!

[@luckyystrikerr]

Haven’t seen it talked about a lot but my favorite detail is in Andi and Miles’ names: Andi Brand is the brains of Alpha and functions with finesse, while Miles Bron is the brute-forcing brawn

[@rubykgarrett]

i genuinely think these movies make me hyper aware of background details in movies now bc i noticed a lot of these first watch

[@marcisthyname5189]

one thing i noticed about these two films is that the killer kinda seems obvious like in knives out i knew that chris evans character was the killer and in this one you can kinda tell that he is the edward norton is the killer but what i like is seeing how it was done and what was in the behind scenes that we as the viewers missed. I kinda just like seeing everything coming together

[@lisajenkins4416]

I love how everything really was in plain sight. Excellent movie

[@rebus2851]

Watching this clip made me realise how much tiny details are hidden and than reading comments finding even more secrets just "blows" my mind

[@scod28]

A fun thing about this movie is that a bunch of the little puzzles from the beginning come back in clever ways throughout - you mentioned the Fibonacci sequence, but also the star chart and then Whiskey's Taurus necklace coming back around

[@dogberry99]

I enjoyed this movie. It felt weaker than Knives Out at first, in part because I think the mystery element is a little weaker. However, the more I think about Glass Onion (and the more I watch excellent analysis videos like this), I'm realizing just how well structured and well told it all is. The mystery itself may not blow my mind, but the storytelling and the way its all presented sure does! Thank you for helping me understand this movie's true value.

[@ObsessiveGeek]

Disagree, there’s plenty of mystery to be had throughout this movie, Miles being the killer simply isn’t one of them.

[@rileyolson6008]

the ending was the icing on the cake for me

[@dogberry99]

@@ObsessiveGeek Actually, that's an interesting angle that I had not considered. I think I still feel like the the mysteries relied a bit too much on overused tropes (though the storytelling execution of them, overused or not, is elite tier). However, maybe I'm also being too harsh. I'll have to think about it... Either way though, this movie was phenomenal

[@clemmiecornwall32]

When andy/Helen goes into Darryl's room there's a picture of fish behind him, some of these fish are red herrings ,,,

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

Nicely spotted. I love Derol. Every rich fool needs a pointless sidekick/housepest 😀

[@jamesdominguez7685]

Okay, the upside-down Rothko is now officially my favourite detail in the entire film. Thanks for that. :)

[@Qwicksilver]

Interesting extra detail: Lionel gives Miles the idea to burn the napkin right before he does it. You can actually see Edward Norton react as if he realizes he should burn the napkin when he gets a chance.

[@iaincoughlan7222]

You missed the link between miles monologue and how Helen used his points about breaking the one thing that people say you shouldn’t to ruin him

[@sheldonadams2847]

The visual of an object hiding something behind it fits with the whole "layers of an onion" idiom throughput the movie. Theres a constant theme of peeling back a layer in this movie, much like a murder mystery

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

I loved the little nod to Tom Cruise's character in "Magnolia", too - another film about the opening and revelation of layers and things not necessarily being what you first think they are 🙂

[@Ganymedia9]

I was so disappointed when I started the film and Benoit seemed like a caricature of himself from the first movie...only to learn he was intentionally hamming it up to throw people off. Dammit Rian, you got me again (and made a very excellent movie).

[@redgyrados2000]

One thing I noticed: when Duke and the others tell Helen about their visit to Andi's house, Duke says "I almost got pancaked"- the exact same wording as earlier in the movie when he said "remember when you almost pancaked me", hinting that he's referring to the same incident both times

[@idanlewenhoff2295]

i love it that at 5:04 you can see he is holding dukes gun!

[@Purveyorofawesome]

I’m down for more of these! There are so many fun ways to have Blanc be a detective in a story without always needing him to be the center of the story.

[@JackDuncanmusic]

#19 is upside down because it resembles Amnesiac's album cover (Radiohead). Also a track on that album is called "Knives Out"

[@ensamkvinna]

Correct, that is the reason for it being upside down. The title of the first movie is confirmed to be named after the song. He is a huge Radiohead fan.

[@samhunter7619]

This movie was so good. When my family said we were watching it I was skeptical, but I loved it

[@remylewis8721]

I absolutely loved that miles was the very obvious killer right from the beginning and yet the way the movie structured everything in it, even after the flashback, is to give miles a pass because a genius billionaire couldn’t possibly be that stupid and then it turns out he truly is a profound dumbass. Makes a pretty interesting statement about our assumptions of billionaires (cough *elon musk, mark Zuckerberg* cough) and I was absolutely here for it.

[@SAMTYLER1974]

Benoit’s rather fetching blue striped shirt and neckerchief combo is a reference to Roddy MacDowall in the 1982 adaptation of Evil Under The Sun. Well, it is in my head and I highly doubt it’s completely coincidental!

[@thevoicelesswonder2529]

i still have yet to see anyone make the connection between duke’s entrance and his big secret of andy’s house. when duke rides in on his bike, he narrowly misses a car. just like when he almost gets pancaked by Miles on his way to andy’s house.

[@ScottBoydUX]

Good catch!

[@isabellafortune1705]

literally everything in this movie is so well thought out it’s crazy. every little detail is adding to another and i could pick it apart so easily and well and it would be so fun

[@Lombzi]

I find it so cool that this movie tells us everything we need to know to solve the case the first time before they layered over it again. Wow

[@declanpower4859]

Another one- the guitar that Miles says was used by Paul McCartney is a right handed one whereas Paul is a lefty

[@timothypirk9083]

Great catch! At first I thought 'well, he could just have restrung it', but the pick guard would then have been above the hole!

[@lisajenkins4416]

The only thing that got me was with all of that glass breaking, no one got cut. Plus, they were all wearing sandals.

[@mrbeanbean125]

With the Icarus painting having the red dot exactly where Helen was shot, could it also be a reference to where the red envelope is inside the frame in Miles's office? The red is in the same spot

[@scandalfrb4154]

The credits also flip over the pictures of the actors like they do in the credits for Clue (which Benoit mentions hating)

[@tormartinab]

A cool little detail I found on my first viewing was that around the time Helen starts destroying everything, you can see Miles holding the lighter in his right arm, and a glass of wine in his left arm, mirroring the painting behind him of Kanye. Kanye holds slightly different things, but you get the idea.

[@johnwilson1762]

So good! of course it was obvious that miles was behind it all, thats the whole point of the glass onion analogy. hiding in plain sight, all you have to do is look. love it!

[@JoeJoeJoe25]

I honestly believe that the upside-down painting was to paying an homage to the Radiohead cover album of Amnesiac, where the songs of Knives Out were

[@snowy_everest6880]

My favourite part is that during the lights out scene where Miles is approaching Andi. IF you pay attention to his right hand, just as he scurries off, you can see the gun.

[@DomiiSaysWhat]

You missed the part where it was recognizable as to when Miles took Duke's gun during that whole thing. It was during their hug and Birdie coming in between them that you can see him put something behind his back (where you'll usually hide a gun in) and then later throw it on the bar before making his deadly pineapple whiskey.

[@kobetabulinar4351]

Another small detail that I noticed was that Lionel asked why miles didn’t burn the original napkin. And then he ended up burning it. Further showing that none of his ideas are his

[@zacharycollins9485]

Leslie Odom Jr., who starred in Glass Onion, also played Aaron Burr in the musical Hamilton - which was hilariously referenced in Knives Out!

[@liferealgood]

You mean a sweatshop isn’t someplace where they make 😢 sweatpants?!

[@bigge242]

I loved the movie and your analysis of the film! Great job guys

[@nitsanvine]

12:23 Also, you can totally see the phone in his pocket Rian really put everything on the table to us to see

[@asdfag557]

11:43 miles stashing dukes gun , so visible 13:22 PHONE clearly visible in back pocket while running lmao

[@elisabethiniguez4748]

Something I haven’t seen pointed out yet, although I’m sure other have seen it, is the scene right after the lights turn out and everyone is running around the compound. We don’t know yet where the gun is, but when we get that shot of Helen hiding behind a wall and Miles backing down the hallway we see the gun in his hand when he turns to run away.

[@SPORT2932]

Excellent review. I learned so much. I've noticed over the years of watching Daniel Craig films that he obviously has casting input since actors show up in multiple films of his. Toni Collette was in Hotel Splendide and Knives Out. Helen McCrory was in Hotel Splendide and Skyfall. David Batista was in Spectre and Glass Onion. Ben Whishaw was in The Trench, Endless Love and the Bond movies as Q. Ana de Armas was in Knives Out and No Time to Die. Christopher Plumber was in Girl with the Dragon Tatto and Knives Out. Any others? I always try to guess who might be cast based on Craig's film history

[@pawacoteng]

Not to be debbie downer, but there are only so many A-listers in Hollywood, that the 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon happens frequently not due to any behind the scenes machinery but for the more mundane reason is that only an elite few get to appear in top tier movies.

[@SPORT2932]

@@pawacoteng Other than Daniel and Ana, I don't consider any of the actors to be A listers.

[@pawacoteng]

@@SPORT2932 Okay, maybe A-lister was the wrong term. A-listers plus top supporting/character actors.

[@benandrews6546]

They probably are all actors in the same talent agency and were packaged together. Or they used the same casting director. or both.

[@ScottBoydUX]

@@benandrews6546 This is true. Same casting director, same talent agency - and sometimes I do get the sense that certain actors love working together so they recommend each other or sign on to roles knowing they've worked with an actor in the past.

[@JoBloxJ27]

I got to see this movie in theaters during its one week release. I highly recommend if the same thing happens for Knives Out 3, that everyone see it in theaters. What a fun experience, especially when the big twist with Andi happens!

[@cohandora]

4:50 the way Duke almost crashed with the car there is just like how he almost crashed with Miles near Andi's house

[@spartanhockey1380]

I loved this movie and couldn't stop watching even though it was 3 in the morning.

[@zacharycollins9485]

Same! I only got 2 hours of sleep before work this morning because the movie was so damn good I had to keep watching it. Lol

[@AcademyNS]

Ooh, got one! Wasn't the titular diamond in The Pink Panther ALSO a pear cut?