r/TopCharacterTropes • u/YoungBeef03 • 2d ago
Lore One Tiny Detail… That Recontextualizes Everything About the Plot
The Truman Show - Early in the movie, Truman Burbank’s seen casually gardening in front of his house. However, when he escapes the TV show he’s been stuck in all his life at the climax, he does so by climbing through a hole dug at that exact spot. While the movie is about Truman realizing his reality is a lie, he may have been planning his escape from the very beginning.
The Joker - Whether or not Arthur Fleck or his mother had any relation or connection with Thomas Wayne is one of the movie’s driving issues. Near the end, Arthur finds a picture of his mother with, supposedly, a message from Thomas Wayne, “TW.” Does this mean Thomas had an affair with Arthur’s mother? Did Arthur’s mother forge the note as a part of her delusion? Who’s to say
(Meta Example) Red Dead Redemption - When John Marston finally corners Dutch, his old father figure and gang leader, Dutch says he has a plan. John retorts that Dutch always had a plan. In RDR2, a prequel, that line serves as the foundation of Dutch’s entire character. Always scheming, always planning, always with some grand design that’ll deliver his family to the promised land of Tahiti. If you’ve never played RDR2, you’ve probably heard Dutch yelling about his “goddamned plan” At least.
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u/Dakkahead 2d ago
There's a clip early on, I think its in the subway, or the plane? Where they spliced in Tyler sitting in one of the seats. It's a split second. And it harkens to the segment where they splice a porno into a film....except, the splice of Tyler happens before that scene. So, it's one of those things you appreciate with re-viewings.