PYF Subtle Movie Moments: Homeopathic dinosaur piss

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Taliaquin: Dec 13, 2009; Turtle flu

Dan Didio posted:

According to the people behind it, it's a satellite piece that broke off and crashed into the water, which woke the monster.

It's a pretty strangely over-complicated bit of information which really, really isn't important at all.

It would have been better if they'd ever actually finished the backstory, which was mostly done in the ARG. But since that was abandoned, it is pretty useless.

Super 8 has a really great moment for Cloverfield fans. If you take a good look at the alien, its body is very similar to the Cloverfield monster's. That seems to imply that the two creatures diverged from a common ancestor. One creature would become a semi-aquatic giant beast that never developed a need for higher cognitive functions; like any other animal, it just eats and behaves on instinct. The alien, however, evolved similarly to humans, eventually becoming a high-functioning creature with advanced cognitive and technological capabilities. Why one is on Earth and the other is in space isn't clear, but it definitely seems intentional that the Super 8 alien looks so much like Clovey.

EDIT: Apparently, J.J. Abrams is against that interpretation, but his comments seem to really overlook how structurally similar the creatures's bodies are. The Super 8 alien has a very similar cranial shape, including what looks like it could have once been the air sacs that are prominently on Clovey's head; Clovey, meanwhile, has vestigial limbs where the alien's abdominal limbs are developed.

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Taliaquin: Dec 13, 2009; Turtle flu

WeWereSchizo posted:

That sounds more like uncreative monster design than a subtle tie-in.

I want to believe.

# ¿ Jun 16, 2012 14:05

Taliaquin: Dec 13, 2009; Turtle flu

Cubone posted:

Ha. I get it.

I noticed that, but stupidly just chalked it up to Tony's awesome taste in music that runs through every film. He (in diagetic sound) plays Suicidal Tendencies in the first, and then Queen and Daft Punk in the second. I was grinning like an idiot when he crashed the Cap/Loki fight and the first thing he did was hijack the p.a. system just so he could enter to Shoot to Thrill.

For me, the best thing about those little touches is that they emphasize the idea that Tony is what any normal guy would be if he were able to become a superhero. "Wait a minute, gotta put on my fightin' song."

# ¿ Jun 17, 2012 13:20

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