Glass Onion Revisited: Yo-Yo Ma’s Cameo and Bach’s Little Fugue in G Minor (Review/Video Essay)
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- Опубликовано: 3 янв 2023
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (titled onscreen as simply Glass Onion) is a 2022 whodunit film written and directed by Rian Johnson, who produced it with Ram Bergman. The sequel to Knives Out (2019), Daniel Craig reprises his role as Benoit Blanc, a master detective taking on a new case. The film features a new ensemble cast consisting of Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista. The title of the film comes from the Beatles song "Glass Onion".
Glass Onion is available for streaming on Netflix.
This video is a review / video essay and contains plot spoilers.
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Also the movie takes place in Greece with “Cassandra,” the prophet who was doomed to have her truth go unheeded and “Helen,” the woman who would bring a figurative Trojan Horse resulting in the destruction of a citadel and the fall of a king.
Helen was the reason the Trojan War happened. She wasn't the one to bring the trojan horse, it was Odysseus's idea.
I think there are undertones to the myth that jumpstarts the Trojan war. Where Athena, Hera and Aphrodite get a random shepherd to decide which is most beautiful(though the Sheppard was prince Paris that was raised away due to prophecy that he’d grow to destroy his home) and all goddesses offered a bribe, Hera offered everlasting riches(being goddess of marriage likely would get him hitched into a great family which was the only way to make connections back then), Athena offered him to be the wisest man in the world while Aphrodite offered him the affection of the most beautiful mortal woman(Helen of sparta) and the moron chose Aphrodite while making marriage and wisdom incarnations curse his fate.
So what I can see is that all that Myles truly had was Andy’s affection while disregarding decent sense or decent connections but even that affection he discarded making an absolute mockery of the three options.
@@lukejackson2354 I don’t know if Myles truly had Andy’s affection and given his choices, he continuously opts for riches not affection.
@@EtruskenRaider I meant that he obtained. Cause it was Andy that included him into a group of people that she saw potential and it was the first time that she was completely wrong(the others had capability but no morals while Myles had nothing but such lack of morals).
According to the Odyssey, Helen actually walked around the horse pretending to be the soldiers' wives. According to the Aeneid, Helen got all the women to point out which tower was the central tower using fires. So, y'know. Pick your poison about which Helen Ms Brand was.
I just realized: the movie is titled after a song, and the music of the movie is hiding the structure of the movie in plain sight, a Glass Onion if you will
One other thing about this movie that I absolutely adore that I dont think people point out:
During Miles' "Distruptor" monologue, one of the malapropisms he uses is "Infraction point". What he probably meant to say was "InFLECtion point", which is the point on a parabola/curve where the direction changes. (Ie the bottom of a pit when you stop going down and start going up again, or the top of a hill and vice versa)
However, the term "infraction" can be used as a synonym for "offense", "misstep" or "crime". Now, looking at the Distruptors, a lot of their careers skyrocketed after meeting Miles, and they had the opportunity to be independent... until they all did something bad, and Miles had to bail them out, thus making them financially dependant on him, and dragging them all down with Miles.
In other words, their *infractions* were, indeed, ALSO the *inflection points* for the arc of their lives/careers.
Meaning that Miles, for once in his life, actually said something meaningful and clever, but it was by complete accident.
I love this fucking movie.
I love seeing similar comments on other videos about this in particular. They were telling us he's an idiot the entire time lmao how dare they actually make a glass onion like wtf
As soon as Yo-Yo Ma came on screen, my whole family was like:
"That's Yo-Yo Ma, what's he doing here?"
"No, that can't be Yo-Yo Ma"
"Yeah, that's Yo-Yo Ma explaining music"
It was like that for the whole scene, we nearly missed what he was saying 😂
Haha! I was irritating my husband by doing the same thing. “That’s Yo Yo Ma!” “Isn’t that Yo Yo Ma?!” He told me to shush so he could listen to the movie. lol
My whole family, my sons, their wives & in-laws, watched *Glass Onion* on Christmas morning (wearing matching pajamas, naturally 😁) and when he came on, I am ashamed to say I wasn't sure of his name at first. I yelled, "OMG, that's ... the CELLO GUY!!!!" To which my oldest son said, *"I am disowning you Right Now for forgetting Yo-Yo Ma's name!"* 🤣😂🤣😂🤣 (It's was hilarious to him because I played cello for 8 years as a child and always mentioned Yo-Yo Ma as my inspiration)
I was so exited to see him that I had to rewind the scene, I was squeeeeeealing through it the first time. 😅
I’ve found my people! Reading this thread warms my heart.
@@ohmightywez same but it was when Hugh Grant appeared
One thing that's notable about the fugue is that it has four voices (four main disruptors: Lionel, Duke, Birdie, and Claire) who take turns in the spotlight (their suspicion behind the murder), but really it's their commonality (Miles Bran) that makes up the entire piece. Maybe I'm overthinking it but that's what I got out of it after reading this video.
Thats probably on purpose knowing these movies, very cool!!
The juxtaposition of Miles’ disruptor speech and Helen’s literal destruction was **chefs kiss** I got the correlation when watching but seeing that they framed out that sequence using exactly what he said was incredible
When she moved onto the piano, I couldn't help but go "ohhhhhh" and clap, all alone in my room. What a ride, dude, just s0 crazy
When I was a child Newspapers used to have sidebars about the birthdays of celebrities, and I've know for decades that Yo- Yo Ma and I share a birthday. As a classical music buff, his interpretations of the classics have become some of my favorites. After getting over my initial surprise at seeing him once they mentioned the fugue I realized why he was there. His interpretations of Bach are among his more well known. He has a particular understanding of Bach that make him the perfect person to explain the piece.
The whole concept of an onion suggests layers upon layers , but a glass onion is the name of a song whose sole purpose was to trick and make fun of people who were looking for hidden meaning that's just not there. In my opinion the layers in this movie are a misdirect. They are just there to make things look more complicated than they really are so you are distracted from how really base the object at the center is. Miles Bron is actually not that special or particularly intelligent so he surrounds himself with people and things whose luster makes it appear that he must be something special himself to have a connection with them. Once you separate him from those layers you find out the truth.
Given that a fugue can be a solvable puzzle... I found it profoundly irritating (on first viewing) that the box didn't ask them to solve a fugue... With the solution simply being "lift the handle"
But then with the reveal at the end, it made perfect sense why so many of the solutions were based on simple recognition, no calculation or intelligence needed. Cleverly done.
Don’t forget the pun, it’s not just Bach’s Little Fugue in G Minor, it’s also the box’s fugue in g minor! This was definitely intentional and not just me watching at 1:00 am and tiredly misinterpreting a homonym.
Omg I love this! And it's played on a little music box (boxception) to boot!
Glass Onion indeed! Yet another layer! 😮
It's not just a pun, it's a DUMB pun, which is appropriate considering Miles.
When she said "Bach's" my brain went "box" too!
2:36 I didn't think about before, but you got Helen, who will not play their little games, and Ma Cody, an outsider who easily sees that it's a bunch of typical puzzles. Both can solve it in under a minute because Miles isn't actually smart and his puzzle guy had to rush the job.
As Blanc says it’s box full of children puzzles, specifically for for rich kids, because it’s not dependent on your puzzle solving abilities but whether you recognize the type of puzzle it is.
As my favorite professor in college always said, "Go Deeper!"
Benoit makes a point of saying he "is not good at dumb things." Helen teaches kindergarten and she mentions that they LOVE playing CLUE, which Benoit thinks is a dumb game. Notice throughout the entire second half, we see that it is HELEN - Not Benoit - who gets all the clues, does the investigating (based on what she does with her FIVE YEAR OLD STUDENTS), and it is Helen who first says to Benoit "What if MILES Did it?" Benoit feels it's too dumb for Miles to do that. Benoit doesn't understand that *because Helen is used to dealing with the minds of young children, she is especially gifted in understanding Miles Bron and the poo heads!*
Ah yes, blanc also play among us which is a clue game... If everyone works together XD
@@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 Often we are too focused on the details to be able to see the obvious picture directly in front of them. Children, I find, suffer far less from this blinding investigation than some of the most experienced and well educated adults.
When Benoit calls out to Helen, I originally thought he said "Heavens!". My ears weren't looking for Helen and so they didn't "hear" it.
I love how you edited Miles’ disruptor explanation over Helen’s disruption spree. So good.
If this screenplay isn’t at least nominated for an Oscar then something is wrong
It probably won't due to corruption but they're all getting their flowers regardless. I'm sure at least one person from the crew has seen all these videos gushing over it and if not cried then was at least moved
You're the first YT content creator to pick up on the Yo Yo Ma cameo *and* the fugue symbolism! So glad that you brought it up!
Though tbf I think I did watch another content creator who talked about how Miles' whole persona was symbolic of the hollowness of status symbols, and how status symbols are just themselves markers of social capital (and how a knowledge of people like Yo Yo Ma and of classical music is one usual marker of social capital).
I have also been watching all the commentaries I can get my hands on haha. I think that youtuber is Pillar of Garbage for anyone who's interested. The title of the video is "Glass Onion's Start Tells You The End".
@Brook B thanks for sharing that it was Pillar of Garbage, I couldn't remember!
I am a music theorist and I was gonna do an analysis on this because I was interested in what Yo Yo Ma said, but I am glad you are doing it so I can waste my time doing other things. Thank you for doing this analysis. I am taking a film in music course right now and I would love to really ponder your ideas more. I will most likely be referencing you in my class discussions. I never noticed how the fugue played into the movie. This sounds like a paper I would hear at a conference. I cannot express how much I am smiling right now I just love this soooo much
I recognized Yo-Yo Ma. I've known of him and loved him since my brother bought his contemporary jazz album Hush, he and Bobbie McFerrin came out with in 1992. His comment in the movie felt more of a hint of the plot than a hint of the puzzle box and it was.
10:02-11:26
OMG the foreshadowing & subtlety was fucking brilliant. Thank you for pointing that out.
Miles: [explains a step-by-step manual of how to disrupt]
Helen: [does exactly that]
Miles: [surprised Pikachu face]
@@LadyJeneviathat’s a bombastic thief for you. Takes & Regurgitates No actual understanding of what has been done or said out of his own mouth
Thanks for pointing out all these intricacies! This script is so dense. When he only started working on Glass Onion after Knives Out he couldn't have spent that much time on it. I'm in awe of this writing.
I loved his cameo, the thrill of "HOLY SHIT YO-YO MA???!" while watching the movie was incredible
My Yo-Yo Ma story: I attended a concert with Yo-Yo Ma. The conductor of the orchestra became ill just hours before the concert. They flew in a replacement from Toronto, but he would make it in time to start the concert. So Ma came out and performed solo for over 30 minutes. It was amazing.
You rock! You do such a wonderful job! 👏👏👏
Rian Johnson's movies take two hours to watch but 20 hours of RUclips to explore, learn, wonder and appreciate!
It’s very satisfying how this film and its predecessor reward viewers so much after multiple viewings. Oftentimes, mystery stories feel that they just need to tell a twisty tale and leave a few breadcrumbs to pick up on the hints. With these movies though, the abundant details and themes are what make repeat viewings so fun. It can be hard to convince viewers to rewatch a whodunit when they know who dun it. I love all the details you’ve noticed that I hadn’t, though tbh you’re waaaaayyyy ahead of me on viewings 😅 I’ve “only” watched it five times
I'm not in as much of a hurry to do more rewatches because I have other things I would like to make videos on but it definitely lends itself well to future rewatches because there are always small details to notice. I didn't notice everything since there were certain things that are out of my areas of reference (such as some commenters who were explaining something about the chess set-up in the box - I know the basic rules of chess but I don't have any of those set-ups memorised). 😆
Funny, I heard of the fugue myself - even before Glass Onion's release. I was surprised when Yo Yo Ma revealed it, let alone see Yo Yo Ma at all in the film!
Here's one more thing you'll notice by the way, if you look at the structure: the fugue is generally minor, but there are bits where the major key slips by, in the middle of the fugue. In the end, the fugue ends in a major key - almost in a victorious or relieving tone. I believe that those major and minor keys might represent things in the movie with the movie's grim and mysterious nature represented by the overall minor key and Helen's persistence in decoding that mystery and the victory she accomplished represented the major bits woven in and concluding the piece.
this is exactly the kind of stuff that makes these movies so rewatchable
I have no idea who that music guy is but yeah, that's really cool and clever to hide the structure of the movie within the music and just explain it outright at the start of the movie. Non-musical people like me would never have gotten that, thanks! Great video!
He's a world-famous cellist.
"That music guy" hahahaha how endearing. He would be so tickled by that description
This is seriously amazing.
This detail actually makes Glass Onion top the first movie.
I am very happy!
I shouted at the screen when I first saw Yo Yo Ma in the film. My friends were so confused.
8:35 I hope that was written as "or Miles-stones in the story" in the script
Like Knives Out, I have already watched Glass Onion an unreasonable amount of times and I find new things to enjoy it in every viewing.
I love how you edited Miles' disruption speech with Helen's victory at the end. Spot on.
I honestly didn't realize that Helen was sitting with the same poise, posture, and expression as the Mona Lisa at the end. I, uncultured swine that I am, thought she was mimicking Disaster Girl.
OMG I never noticed the fugue appearing more than once throughout the film 🤯 good call noticing that!
can't believe this got posted while I was watching all the rest of your rian johnson whodunit essays o.o
When I watched the film, I looked at him and went, "Is that... Yo-Yo Ma??" I think I then jumped into IMDB to verify. I adore him and so glad to see this video 🥰
What amazing insight into this already amazing movie. I caught that it was Yo-yo Ma but I never equated the story to the structure of a fugue.
Thank you for this, your prior videos, and especially your great 4 part series on Knives Out … I can’t wait to see what you do next. ツ
I would like to thank you for making this video. I remember recognizing the fugue in the beginning, but I am ashamed to admit I missed so much of its use in my initial watching, as well as the cameo from Yo Yo Ma. I knew he had to be famous, but I just didn't put it together. Your analysis of the Bach's fugue and how it is used in the story is really good and enjoyable to watch.
The fact that your rushed video was so impressive I subscribed is honestly such a flex girl get it
Wow! Thank you for talking about this! Also yes no one is talking about the Yo to ma cameo!
I was one of the people who got your original review recommend but I've been dive bombing into your channel and you're genuinely one of the best creators! Love your stuff and hope the algorithms treat you well in the future to introduce more people to your work!
I remember, very clearly, "meeting" Yo-Yo Ma via Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - just amazing
This truly is an amazing movie with all its layers (ha!). It's incredible how much detail was added to these scenes and how thought out they are. I love media that keeps on giving even if you decide to dig deeper. Thank you for making this video!
His cameo made me completely lose it. A few years ago I had tickets to see him live, but then suddenly a pandemic happened and the show was cancelled. The show was supposed to be two months after this movie took place.
I really only thought one level down with the Fugue bit that we're going to see the story, and then see the story a second time layered on top of itself. (I.E. when we see the plot up to Helen's shooting the first time to when we see it the second time with new information.) You really caught a lot of extra little bits there.
Of course, all those layers also dialogues with the glass onion metaphore... The Glass Onion is pretty, full of layers, but its center is a pretty simple and straight-forward message
I like that when benoit talks about clue he says "running around every room" and it being dumb and then Helen runs around every room which ends up being redundant because it's in the glass onion in plain sight.
I personally think the overall premise of Glass Onion is more interesting than the one from Knives Out, but I still love the first one more because I like the characters in the first one way better (also nobody can beat Jamie Lee Curtis, it's just a fact). They feel more fleshed out and more like they could be actual people, while I think the characters in Glass Onion seem more like caricatures (except Helen and Benoit of course).
Well in the character's defence they are meant to be dipshits
Ultimately, the comparison is unfair. They're both incredible movies on their own. But it's impossible not to compare them, too. And I think you're right: they *are* caricatures. And that's possibly the point. They're cardboard cutouts of real people who haven't really earned what they have.
Excellent video and especially enjoyed your edit of the speech and finale
Thank you kindly! 😊
Great video LadyJenevia. I noticed the structure like a fuge of the script, but didn't catch all the details or Yo-Yo Ma cameo. Thank you for bringing a new appreciation for this film.
This is probably the 8th or so video of yours I’ve seen, and I’m increasingly enjoying your takes. I’ll definitely keep watching and looking forward to all your upcoming videos.
Thanks for that background. I admit I was totally ignorant of the Yo-Yo Ma reference first time watching it. Great video. So much context added. (There's been a lot of good videos of the nuances of Glass Onion. Great film.)
YES! I'll be excited for every Glass Onion video you're going to make! You inspired me to make my first Glass Onion video & I hope you never stop geeking out about GO
DAYUM YOU LAYERING MILES' SPEECH OVER HELEN'S TRIUMPH IS SO GOOD .... BRAVA, LADY, YOU CROSSED THE LINE! 🤌🏾✨️
I'm a cellist and got to play for Yo-Yo Ma in a masterclass back in 1999. He is not only the greatest cellist to ever live, he is arguably the greatest musician in history. Even brass and woodwind players agree.
I was listening to the movie when he explained what a fugue is and thought "that's a kind of corny definition of a fugue, but also very insightful and very accurate." Due to Hollywood sound mixing it didn't really sound like him in real life (the only way I've ever talked to him, multiple times). But due to the way he speaks, kind of like how Yoda has his own form of dialect and insight, I thought to myself "that sounds like Yo-Yo Ma!" So I rewound the video to see who described what a fugue is and was astonished to see it was in fact Yo-Yo Ma! He is arguably the most eclectic musician to ever live, but I never thought he would expand into Hollywood movies, cameo or not. BTW, he is a very kind and approachable person. He even let me play on his multi-million dollar cello for about 15 minutes and it practically plays itself! Letting a 23 year old aspiring cellist play his personal cello that is better than a Stratavarious and made around the same time c.1740, shows how cool of a guy he is!
How cool! Thanks for sharing! 🥳
Your videos have opened my eyes to more information about the Glass Onion I missed
wait that clip of Kate Huston using a lamp as a shazam is funny
YOU SHOULD WATCH THE MOVIE 😂
There's more where that came from 😂 seriously she has some absolutely golden lines in this.
I never would have realised the cameo was yo-yo ma if you hadn’t pointed it out in your first GO video. He’s a good actor too!
Congratulations on the success of the Glass Onion analysis video. Has that gotten more people to view your fabulous series on Knives Out?
Yes! 😊
I was pleasantly surprised to see him. I wasn't sure who he was at first, but then I was like " It couldn't be anyone else really."
Bravo! This was so well thought out!
Architecture student here, When you and Benoit Blanc said buttress those feelings 8:00. Both of them are siting under a flying buttress which is a arch structure that hold up heavy stone walls, mainly used in Middle Ages church’s to have there tall hight. The church in the Middle Ages and even today have a lot of power in all areas.
I love, Love, LOVE this analysis!!!!!! Thank you so much, LadyJenevia. I am so glad I found your channel!
An incredible analysis. The two aspects of the film you've mentioned really went over my head!
I subbed to your channel after the first Glass Onion review, I've watched a few of your videos now, and I've not been disappointed. Keep up the good work!
You just fixed all the “icks” I had about the film! Thank you for explaining and giving more depth.
I want to thank Mr. Hegel, my 10th grade English teacher who taught us about the Cobbler in Julius Caesar and the Porter in MacBeth. Shakespeare would put these small characters that would show up, say a couple lines, and then disappear for the rest of the play, but their role was to provide a summary of the story. It was great seeing Yo Yo Ma fill the same role within Glass Onion.
So happy for you! You deserve all the views :)
I shamefully did not recognize Yo-Yo Ma, however I absolutely picked up on the fugue throughout, and its relation to the story. Thank you for another wonderful breakdown of this lesser noticed aspect!
Yes, finally Yo Yo Ma. I too watched several and yet no one did go into it. Thank you.
Your intelligent analysis is a joy!
Thank you for giving all these details! I really wanted to learn more about it! I love this film. I appreciate it even more with all these details.
So glad more people are discovering your channel! Much deserved xx
This is awesome. You nailed it yet again!
I guess that's why the baseline of the 'fugue' or the story is already at the start, since we are introduced to the fact that we are solving MILES' murder shown by his invitation. his action of murder. then they continuously show to us the plain sight that miles was the murder as the main 'fugue' idea is developed as the story progresses and returns back to the main musical idea that the murder was miles. cool.
You’re content is so good. I love this
Delighted your video did so well. Your material deserves it.
What was that quote from George Lucas? Something along the lines of, "A great story doesn't mirror, it rhymes," or something like that? Yeah, this is what these Knives Out films do best in their own separate worlds. I love them for that.
This is reminding me of the musical analysis of my favorite RUclipsr, Howard Ho. (I hope you don't mind me comparing you to him, but he's really good at blowing my brain with musical insights that I didn't have the musical aptitude to understand.)
Thank you for making this video. I'll admit I didn't know YoYo Ma or what a Fugue was. Your video helped me understand this concept and it's relevance within the movie. I could tell there was some sort of set up and pay off somewhere but your video gave me the context needed to understand it.
*_finally_*_ someone that acknowledges and APPRECIATES ㅜ.ㅜ instead of twisting themselves into faux contrarianism through complaints about details the dismissed or simply did not catch_ mind you _while demanding information_
*BRAVA*
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I'm here all week thx everyone
I love all these meta videos on this movie. Especially this one. There's so much there I would have missed that creates just such a perfect story.
Thanks for the awesome content!
I definitely did not know anything about Yo-Yo Ma or Bach's Little Fugue until this video, mainly because I'm not in the know with any of this. I appreciate Rian Johnson so much more now, definitely my favorite director from this fact alone.
Thank you for pointing this out, I never noticed
awesome video. im not musically inclined so totally missed that. thanks for the explanation! the more i look into this movie the more i appreciate!
This was an excellent video. Subscribed. Really good, interesting.
One of my favorite moments in this movie is when Miles puts the gun onto the drink table (the first time the audience sees that scene). The gun in his hand is so visible, in full view, but I don't think I've seen or heard anyone else notice it.
Love this analysis, very thorough, informative, and in-depth! New subscriber :) Keep at it
they have an emotional honesty i can't put my finger on-
Great video!!! I was so excited to see YO YO MA!!
9:04 I straight up thought that Helen was actually killed, won't lie, that whole time up until it's revealed that she's okay and they faked it.
just subscribed! ive been loving this glass onion/knives out video essays. it gives me more insight about the movie and it makes me appreciate the movie even more upon rewatch. pls do more!
i definitely missed yo yo ma bc i'm not familiar with him and i'm also not very good with music stuff so i also didnt notice the fugue thing. Very interesting!
10:02 G.E.N.I.U.S!!!! Love a movie where you discover new things to appreciate with every watch.
This is a cool layer (pun intended) to this movie that I totally missed. Awesome video essay!
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I think everyone has seen the hidden detail about the painting being hung upside down in the background of the room. But my other favourite detail is that the Mona Lisa isn't painted on a canvas. Now, I know that this is probably because getting a poster of the painting is easier to get a hold of then a replica that's actually on wood (plus, burning paper looks visually better then burning wood) but I think it can also be seen as another example of "Miles Bron is an idiot", that he can't tell the difference between the real thing and a replica and getting conned out of millions. What so you think?
Personally I believe that the film does show the Mona Lisa on wood, its just that the paint layer melts and burns quicker than the wood it's painted onto. I might wrong though since it's not easy to see in the movie. Interesting theory though definitely
@@Sheepnobi I actually hadn't considered that and it's entirely pheasable. I personally love the image of Lovre higher up going "We're not giving him that, just send him a poster, he won't know"
@@JulianGreenbank I mean, if it's not the real Mona lisa, then arguably the end of the film doesn't work / make sense. His reputation doesn't get destroyed, Helen doesn't win. I hope it's the real Mona Lisa and I think it canonically is supposed to be real.
@@andrewdunn8778 Oh, this is just a personal headcanon between me and some fans. I am completely fine with it being the actual Mona Lisa. The argument I heard is that, even if it's not real, Miles' house is still blown up by a product he endorsed, so his reputation is still in tatters.
Like I said, I'm fine either way
I liked the old show “hope and faith” from the 2000s and they reference Yo-Yo Ma in that (the dumb older teenage sister mistakenly calls him “Yo Mama”) . I knew he was an incredible musician from context but no other info, and I only assumed he was a real person, it’s nice to, more than 12 years later, finally discover who this person is. Thank you for this. Very heartwarming.
One thing I find kinda interesting is that by virtue of the movie being so full of tiny details that had to be intentional and actually so mean something any problems or flaws the movie actually has can easily be chalked up to red herrings... He managed to make a movie in such a way that it's just hard to identify gaffs even if you see them. I probably wouldn't even have thought of this if he hadn't made The Last Jedi with that disappearing knife trick in the throne room fight. Like... The dude is definitely fallible but this movie was brilliant.