Moments later, an air raid strike buries the couple (and the camera) in rubble from the bridge - presumably killing the Cloverfield monster. However, following the film credits, director Matt Reeves included a brief, 5-second, piece of garbled audio that hints at a different outcome. Watch the Icarus I hidden faces in context - HERE.īackstory: In the final moments of Cloverfield, Rob and Beth seek refuge from the creature under Central Park's Greyshot Arch. Searle encounters the full group photo (from which each flash is taken) later on in the film. Boyle has not discussed the hidden frames officially but the flashes definitely work as a subliminal way of setting audience members on edge - without outright revealing the fate of the Icarus I crew. The juxtaposition is especially creepy - since the pictures are from a happy Hawaiian-themed party that took place before the unfortunate events leading to the floundering of Icarus I. At each instance, roughly 49 minutes into the film, director Danny Boyle spliced in hidden frames of (now deceased) Icarus I crew members. When Capa (Cillian Murphy), Searle (Cliff Curtis), Harvey (Troy Garity), and Mace (Chris Evans) board the Icarus I, their flashlights periodically shine directly into the camera (and out at the audience). Hidden Message: Deceased Icarus 1 Crew Membersīackstory: While on their mission to the Sun, the Icarus II crew receives a distress signal from the long-missing Icarus I and decides to rendezvous with the ship. Watch the DA203 license plate in context (you'll have to look fast) - HERE. Of course, license plates aren't the only references to religious texts in the Matrix series, given that, among others, Nebuchadnezzar (the name of Morpheus' ship) was also a Babylonian King - and the speaker chronicled in the aforementioned Daniel 2:03 text. At the beginning of Reloaded, Agent Smith's license plate reads "IS5416," which corresponds to Isaiah 54:16: " Behold, I have created the smith, who blows the fire of coals, and produces a weapon for its purpose. I have also created the ravager to destroy." Similarly, during the highway chase sequence, Trinity's Cadillac plate reads "DA203," which corresponds to Daniel 2:03: " He said to them, 'I have had a dream that troubles me and I want to know what it means.'" However, in the Matrix trilogy, many of the vehicle plates are shorthand references to religious scriptures. īackstory: Typically in movies license plates are designed to blend into the scenery without a second thought. Watch the hidden frames in context - HERE. For the Fight Club movie, director David Fincher utilized a similar approach but, in addition to one standalone penis picture, he also included four brief flashes of Durden in scenes (prior to the character's official introduction).Īccording to Fincher, the purpose of the subliminal frames was to show that " our hero is creating Tyler Durden in his own mind, so at this point he exists only on the periphery of the narrator's consciousness." In addition to the Durden flashes, Fincher also foreshadowed the story's twist with a subtle label on a pay phone the Narrator uses after his apartment is destroyed - which reads "No Incoming Calls Allowed." Moments later, Tyler Durden calls the pay phone. Hidden Message: Tyler Durden frames (and a penis).īackstory: Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) reveals that while working as a film projectionist, he would intentionally splice images of male genitalia into the reels - which were nearly imperceptible to moviegoers.
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