KNIVES OUT (2019) Twist + Ending Explained
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Writer/director Rian Johnson (Looper, The Last Jedi) assembles an all star cast led by Daniel Craig and Chris Evans in a modern spin on the classic murder mystery. Learn all about the many twists and turns of the story, and find out the shocking truth about the death of the Thrombey family patriarch.
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I love how the end, when Ransome chose the prop knife connects back to Harlan saying that Ransome doesn’t know the difference between a prop and a real knife.
Twentyfirst centurytrollers Chekhov’s Gun played perfectly
It's the bit after when he realized it was a fake knife & says "Shit!" that had me laughing. Mainly because at the back of my mind all I could hear was Captain America saying "LANGUAGE!" 😂
Yeah when he said that it made me think he faked his death with a fake knife.
Twentyfirst centurytrollers that was perfect
Oh my god I thought of the exact same thing
The whole donut hole in the donut hole conversation was gold
I laughed when he said something alongs the lines of, "A donut that is not whole!!"
Daniel Craig surprised me with his comedic delivery in this movie.
The ending is very well explained, and it is also hilarious thanks to daniel craig.
LMFAO
i still had no idea what he was talking about. all i can imagine is a donut hole but then he also talks way way too fast about it
can someone explain it?
Who else LOVED THE ABSOLUTE POWER MOVE OF MARTA DRINKING THE COFFEE ON THE BALCONY AT THE END OF THE MOVIE!
Favorite fucking scene lol
*My house. My rules. My coffee.*
Thing is lawyers representing the family would soon descend upon her like vultures, regardless of the convoluted murder not murder thing, since it would be argued that she did not keep a proper professional distance and had undue influence on the decision or exercised an abuse of her position, and before you say she would kick their asses with the massive amount she inherited think again since that money would most likely be kept in some manner of holding until the dust settles, you would also have to convince a judge that she gag's/vomits upon lying (/hearing a lie). her power move right at the end could quite easily be used as evidence against her to cost her the inheritance since it was most likely photographed. (gotta love how the legal system is f#cked right? in general housekeepers and nurses are not allowed to receive anything through inheritance to remove any unprofessional temptations)
Waldo Collins meeeeeee
BatalionHunter didn’t Marta say she got all the families lawyers in the Will, they’d be stuck with local lawyers whilst she has access to all their old ones
Joni and her husband, Harlan’s son, weren’t divorced, he was dead.
She did it
@@arthuredington6171 Do I smell a sequ-
@@eshwar6969 There will be a sequel, but instead of having the whole cast return, it will be centered around Blanc solving another mystery.
@@eshwar6969 Netflix just bought knives out 2 and 3
@@pen5666 wait wahht
Chris Evans FINALLY plays a bad guy. HERE FOR IT
Watch Scott Pilgrim.
A Tr Lmao I had forgotten about Lucas
End of captain America 2.0
Scott Pilgrim will blow your mind
He ate a baby once
"My house”
"My rules”
"My coffee!!”
Hexsmasher The fire breather HIPPITY HOPPITY I TOOK ALL YOUR RESOURCES AND PROPERTY!
The best opening and closing shot ever
@@KittyPieVibes so agreeable lol
Lmao
How to become a millionaire 101
“At some point, you can’t tell a stage prop, from a real knife.”
*Ransom grabs knife off of the rack*
So _THAT’S_ where it was going.
Squeak squeak....Ah shit
Chekov’s knife
My favorite part is (SPOILERS)
When she stood on the overlook after looking at his painting. Making it seem at least thematically she won HIS game by her rules and when she holds HIS cup the phrase My House is what is shown. She had actually earned it, from the ground up ( God this movie is good you should watch it if you haven’t)
Yoshikage Kira r
JOJO?!
**Explodes**
Chris Evans looks like handsome jack in this movie
Claptrap would agree
Rony51234 u wana clap my what
Holy shit no joke I read this while playing borderlands
He would be a great cast for that role if they made a Borderlands movie
I'm about that Vault Hunter life too! Lol Have you guys tried the Maliwan Blackout content yet?
What rich person names their child ransom? That seems like asking for trouble.
Just a Potato it’s his middle name
@@nikolacr That...doesn't make it any better
Hey cousin
@@tater4442 sup fam
I work at a toy store in the elite area and one of the children that frequent is named Ransom.
This is the most predictable yet unpredictable movie I’ve ever watched
Predictably unpredictable.
Viv W, so do most murder mystery movies. The difference is, this one uses those cliches in a new way.
Viv W and it was necessary to say that for???
Homer Simpson thank doesn’t make sense
Almost like a donut right homer?
"Just doing something we don't expect doesn't inherently make it good."
Game of Thrones fans understand this better than anyone lol.
ditto star wars fans.
@@lindinle
Lol yea them too.
@@tidepride86 and i a know star wars fans didnt see this.
Lazy comment #1
@@lindinle remember when a major plot in a star wars movie was that two protagonists illegally parked their fucking space ship on a beach? Cause I wish I didnt
I had a feeling it was Ransom early on in the film. Dogs were the biggest giveaway. The dogs barked that night and Ransom was the only member of the family the dogs didn’t like. When the girl was trying to cover up her muddy footprints and the dogs ran up to her, they didn’t bark.
I at first thought maybe it could have been Ransom but during the film he seemed so genuine about how he hates his family and wants to stick it to them, only for it to be revealed just how cunning he is and he was the true mastermind this whole time. I was mindblown
@@cacartoonstudios Or was it actually Marta? She could easily tell the meds apart during the "Big Reveal" at the end, but somehow couldn't tell on the night of Harlan's death? That's either a plot hole or a twist.
@@Heroshand I guess that's the debate. If her instincts and knowledge were so strong that she instinctively gave him the right meds, why would the labels matter at that time or later. Also, how did Hugh have the time to kidnap and overdose Fran? If he gave her enough to overdose her, she would have been dead long before marta got there. If he didn't, she would have lived. There is a serious time gap issue there. Still a fun movie, but it has some plot holes.
@@TangoNevada hugh always got a time to do or think what he has to do . We are more focus on main scene of the story that we forgot that a villain like him is scheming and executing his plans. I mean he is not always a focus of the story and camera ,we always busy watching on marta. The only mystery is how he do it so fast and clever. If we dont have someone sharp like mr blanc everything will remain mystery and not a single truth will come out. The only flaw of this movie is that why the F would you hire someone with experience and expertise as a detective to solve your own crime.
@@TangoNevada only in a medical field would know how someone react to morphine some people are less fragile than they look. I guess he thinks he gave enough dose to kill her but unfortunately for fran's body struggle trying to survive unfortunately she didnt.
When he kept bringing up the donut hole it literally killed me😂 Daniel Craig was awesome in this movie
literally?
Are you okay?
I’m sorry you died from that donut hole segment 😞
im sorry for your loss, literally .
It’s literally supposed to be funny and quirky explanation. He can laugh it was written specifically for that lol
I've heard they are considering having Craig's character have more adventures in future films, which I'm totally on board with.
I hope so.
That would be awesome!
That would be great!
Part 2 and 3 are already confirmed 😊 they will be launched on Netflix and filming started in June 2021
@@chrish.n.christ-podcast Did this ever actually happen?
I'm pretty sure that she choose to not help the family because at the end when she sips the "My house, My rules, My coffee" mug she is covering the rules and coffee ones with her fingers only showing "My house" so i think that was intentional and that she isn't going to let them live there.
king corson cult no duh.
Lmao no shit, sherlock
None of them lived there to begin with
Coworker: did you watch Knives Out?
Me having watched foundflix: Yeeeeeeesss?
correct thing to say is "no i dont watch trash."
@@lindinle What, Knives Out or Foundflix
@@DrussNBubba the flim made by an inept jackass.
You watched the exclusive foundflix cut
@@lindinle *Inept bowling ball with a micropenis and hatred for competent men.
😉👍
The amazing thing about this movie is it did story telling without words a lot. The cup that was Harlan’s and then Marta’s. The prop knife. The missing Molotov jar, the characters sitting in front of the knife ring at select angles. The dogs and their reaction to each character, the blank letter. They were all telling stories without words. And that’s my favourite thing about movies. Man I want to be half as good of a director as this guy one day.
And to work with this talented cast? I’m swooning.
Every point was really good with only a handful of slow spots that are honestly needed to allow the viewer to catch up on what’s happened. You can figure out the real killer pretty quickly, at least I did just from his proper intro, but it’s not until the ending that all the pieces come together. I’m a huge sucker for the detective telling a whole story and revealing the killer too.
i would remember the last jedi and reconsider wanting to be anything like this guy at all. also because he's a self hating white guilt soy boy
It was amazing film with great acting, decoration, characters and humors.
But sadly it was strongly predictable about who is the bad guy unlike famous Hercule Poirot stories.
Putting that aside, Rian Johnson still did a great job with Knives Out. Can't you give him credit for that?
@@jazzycat8917 lol good one. Yup because I think a movie is shit (because it is) has to do with red pill or what ever. Brain dead liberal identitarian.
@@jazzycat8917 then what are you
I honestly thought that at the end it was gonna be Marta and she was screwing with us the whole time.
Ya, that would be a real twist.
They gave us enough hints that it was Marta. As Daniel Craig is talking about the "donut" analogy, you can clearly see Marta's car having a donut tire. Also when Craig says that it's someone who needs the money because they're desperate, they show Marta's face clearly foreshadowing but they never reveal it. Also, we never understand how Marta got that blood spot on her shoes when she never got in touch with Harlan when he had slit his throat. There's more but those were the obvious clues. I think Daniel Craig's character was in on it.
Omar Chaudhry I agree with you. It was Marta who murdered Harlan. But she murdered him because it was his will. She also had a love relationship with Chris Evans’ character, this is why the Craig’s line ends with “...find your love”. The camera shows Evans face as Craig says this line. Harlan, Martha and Evans made the mysterious trilogy of the movie.
@@pgilhiga I did feel like they were in on it. Cause they won't be able to prove that ransom did anything wrong. And why was ransom smiling at Marta before he entered the cop car.
@@iamsobeautifulomg you got it all!
I literally cried when it was revealed that she did give him the right medicine and he died for nothing.😭😭😭😭
I did! :(
Same what the hell man 😭
if it makes you feel any
better harlan mightve done it to protect marta from the slayer rule, still pretty sad tho 😭
@@k3_1k0w7 Harlan could have wrote a suicide note saying he injected himself or walk down the stairs to tell people he caused the overdose himself then Marta would avoid the Slayer Rule. Harlan also somehow allegedly overlooked he didn't have any of the symptoms from the overdose Marta said he would have after 5minutes. Maybe Harlan was always secretly suicidal and wanted to be an attention whore in his suicide? According to Marta, Harlan did call himself stupid, so maybe Harlan was an idiot? Maybe Marta is just a bad nurse for also overlooking Harlan not having any of the overdose symptoms? Or maybe Marta cut his throat and lied about her alibi and her puking condition?
He didn't die for nothing. He needed to be sure she was worthy enough to inherit his estate before his family. She didn't just get it for nothing either. Her suffering was needed for the ultimate conclusion.
So umm... wondering how the conversation with the doctor played out..
“Our deepest condolences, but there was nothing we could do and Fran passed away in her sleep ”
*“THAT’S GREAT NEWS DOCTOR!”*
I always thought that too. I would've been so confused if I were the one making that call and that was the response I got, like🧐
My theory is that the hospital was in on the string
No the nice police person? Inspector? Flashed his phone to Ransom, which meant I think that he was the one who made the call to her and she put his number as the hospital I think😅not sure
3:43 “Geez Bill, what happened to you? Pennywise f***** you up good.”
For dealing with a murder clown from beyond outer space turning into a selfish neo Nazis.... He turned out pretty good considering... Unless kids got some bodies somewhere 🤔
I got too much of a chuckle out of that. 😆
akjsjstdshb I wheezed 😂💀
James Weidner TIME TO FLOAT
@Tyl Jet One of the characters calls him "a literal nazi". I don't know who. They were all yelling and it was hard to tell.
I love the play on when Marta stood on the Balcony with Harlen's Mug that said "My House, My Rules My Coffee" after they expect her to give up the house
Maybe if she had have smiled before she drank from the cup
Anyone here were just waiting for the moment when Benoit gets into Marta's car and take a drink from the "vomit mug"?
Juan Carlos Cavero Gamarra Are you sure Benoit did that?
@@kevinlane1219 No, i meant that when Benoit enters Marta's car he grabs the "vomit mug" and i thought he was going to "drink it"
I don’t think Blanc is the kind of guy who’d steal other people’s drinks when they’re not looking
Yea I thought he might start coughing or have to take a pill and would grab the vomit cup. It was just such perfect timing that you think could this really be happening right now..
I'm so glad that did not happen
Chris Evans in a cable knit sweater. That’s it.
I got the feeling that by letting everyone leave while standing over them at the end, that she had decided not to help them in anyway. At least that’s what I took from it.
Yup, bcause "that's what Harlan wanted" as conflicted as she was about the whole ordeal, she obviously wanted to respect his final wishes in the end
I would say Meg is the exception since she promised to help with her college tuition.
@@ktienne1977 honestly she would back stabbed her since she hunged Marta up.
Meg’s course isn’t important it’s a degree relating to social justice which isn’t gonna her her a good career or help her in the long run, she was clearly only doing it so she could manipulate minorities, she acts all nice to Marta and corrects people when they’re being insensitive but when Marta could possibly end up being richer and better than she is her reaction is “Y’know I think my family needs that money more than you”
@@mrcritical6751 Yup. Her degree is not only financially useless, but it's not even in something low-paid but helpful like social work that she could use to help disadvantaged people. So what's the point of letting her finish it? Plus she ratted out Marta's mom in order to get the money.
*is still not used to seeing Chris Evans without his captain america outfit On*
Okay boomer
Still not used used to seeing him without his human torch outfit
@@Ghostreaperxx okay boomer boomer
@Candace Juan ok zoomer
@@Ghostreaperxx that's not a thing oldhead
“quite rich” he didnt realise 100k was missing in his bank 4 years in a row and they mentioned 60m at the will
Sounds quite rich to me.
I believe you may have hit upon the idea of Comedic Understatement.
People with a more "Dry" humor tend to use comedic understatement more than hyperbole.
Chill Bro.
He probably got the 60 mil from book sales
60m in cash and assets at the time of death is what they said. Plus the book company which could have made millions every year. Therefore its possible not to notice if he has 60m just laying around plus whatever book company makes
One of the things I think was so interesting was that the trailers definitely seemed to be pointing towards a basic murder mystery, but then then you got to watch the death around the 30 minute mark and your just like...
“Wait what?”
So is Martha from Columbia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay or is she Brazilian?
The family do not know coz they didn't actually care that much about her. That's what being implied there
r/woosh
Colombia*
She's cuban
not from portuguese-speaking brazil if her family is speaking spanish amongst themselves, which I believe they are. otherwise, anyone's guess, and yes, it was a great running gag.
My favourite bit of visual storytelling in this movie is Ransom's white cable-knit sweater. Made of wool. Dude's a wolf in sheep's clothing. Knives Out is very straightforward but the amount of tiny details dispersed throughout makes it worth coming back to it again and again. Genius shit.
And it was frayed at the collar and cuff. Costuming did due diligence for the director's intent.
This was literally the plot of my 8th grade dinner theater except for the murder part. The rich guy turned out to be alive and in a cheesy ending left his entire will to the school
Yeah i bet it was.
Wonder who wrote that.
#SpoilerAlert
Ugh that not what happened in the moive at all?
Ezra Shark I mean, I only gave the parts that were different. Those were the only things that were different between the play and the movie
The husband of Toni Collette is Dead, not just separated
He didn't say "separated" actually
MrRin213 he says she’s not part of the family anymore because they’re not together. I don’t know how else you would describe “separated” in that context. You don’t stop being part of a family when your spouse dies
You obviously missed the fact that Joni's husband died.
And that Joni’s Husband is the middle son of Harlan
I missed that as well, thanks. Somewhat expains her disposition.
Yeah, Joni is the widow of Neil, who died 15 years before the film
I think a large part of the plot/social commentary that wasn't mentioned in this video is that Marta's mother is undocumented. This is the reason Harlan refuses to allow her to call the ambulance, as even if was an accidental death she would still be looked into (tho the family would more likely go after her with lawyers as purposeful, especially when the will would be read). And this is ultimately what the family tries to hold over her head to regain their money. So it's not only out of love that Harlan does this for Marta, but for her and her family's safety.
Honestly, I love the fact that most of the film wasn't a mystery, instead drawing tension from what you don't know, drawing it from what you DO know.
Not all the family members are conservatives. Some are very liberal as well. There’s a scene where the family is even arguing politics
Which just reminds you how you should never talk politics with family lol
safe space I think you misunderstood the movie.
The film doesn’t portray as all white people as bad.
safe space How is he anti white? Give me legit proof he is. Did you even see Knives Out? Or are you still angry about a movie about space wizards with laser swords?
@safe space This movie is more anti Rich douchbag money whores than anti white though
"A walking incarnation of the ok boomer meme" lmao
wait when was this part?
@@glitterymoony1479 @ 3:15
@@FARMBOYSVHS thank you!
Whats the meaning of the ok boomer meme?
L.A. Smith
When someone has a boomer mentality and you can’t really argue with them so you say “ok boomer”
I’ve seen close to none of the movies found flix explains, I love his storytelling. I always get so excited when a new video is posted!
lunas raquel literally me😂
I get to get the tea of horror movies without being scared!🤷🏾♀️
Me too! I love movies but lately I just don't have enough time or energy to find and watch any, so this channel is perfect for me
Haha same here
Honestly then you’re missing out because sometimes he glosses over details that change the whole dynamic of the movies.
For me, I actually get more excited to watch the films. It makes me wonder how he got the themes/analysis that he is sharing with us, and how it builds up during the film.
In the beginning I thought Harlan staged everything the way he perfectly knew what to do and he literally said the antidote medicine wouldnt be in there how the heck did he know that? Did he suspect ransom did this did he know? He automatically was so calm and said she needs to think about her mom cuz he had in the will only she didn't know obviously but he knew of the Slayer rule and hence killed himself anyone notice this?
Bruhhhh the way he explained the medicine not being there I was like hmmmmm. He must know something, right before that he said "I don't fear death" as well
Maybe he told Ransom everything that night at the party knowing full well Ransom would try to kill him...
@@greeneyesgirl467 No, because he was planning another book to write, which is why he was writing down the method of murder.
So.... We're not gonna talk about Linda finding that letter her father left? Okay.
I think the black eye was the best!!
What did the letter say!?
I couldn't see clearly, I came here looking for answers.
It was the letter telling her about her husband’s affair
@@cookierap4273 and what did the rose colored letters she saw at the funeral said?
@@literaIIyshy The letters she was looking at were previous times Harlan Thrombey had played games with her (writing with invisible ink), as she mentioned the game playing in her interview. Which set up how she knew the letter addressed to her wasn't actually blank.
I thought it was going to be a whole game by the father and he was going to be alive but atlast I was wrong
I suspected that too. Even thinking the old lady was him in disguise. I did know Ransom was involved because of the dogs though.
@@stonelionstudio , yeah I thought for sure his elderly mother knew her son was alive and playing a game
THANK GOD IT WASN'T. Although it was my initial thought.
When he said that ransom pulled out a knife that was a fake prop knife I was like "Oh... he he faked committing suicide?"
Me too!
The real mystery about this movie is that we still don't know where Marta is from.
The IMDB trivia suggests she's American, because she said only her mother is illegal
Uruguay
it says early in the movie that she is from paraguay and later on ransom’s father says that she is from uruguay
I'm pretty sure someone also says Ecuador too xD
And someone says Brazilian
Thanksgiving dinner:
My family: *Knives Out*
It's funny how the knives' circle could stand for the bagel symbol : each one of the suspects are in the center of it
And Benoit finally stands in the center of it.
This movie’s twists had twists
after watching gone girl and the girl on the train i've been having a hard time trusting a main character lol i actually suspected marta to be an unreliable narrator. thought she was the killer and the things we've seen in her flashbacks are all a lie
Chris Evan's character was more unreliable 😐
I thought of that too
The greatest trick the devil ever played was convincing the world he didn't exist.
Exactly 1 hour ago i just watched this movie.
I have to wait till this weekend to see this film a second time 😫
I just saw it but may have dosed off here and there so needed some explanations.
@@AllenFreemanMediaGuru which parts did u miss
Jarrod Edson I was not clear on where she gave him his medication and thought she had killed him by mistake. So was confused when that medical record popped up that she had to get rid of.
I know it wasn't a huge plot point, but I am sad you didnt mention the outcome of Jamie Lee Curtis's storyline. I meant first of all she was certainly the least awful in the family, she truly loved her father not just for his money, because she made her own. She was the most independent out of everyone and she truly didn't need his money to survive, I think she just wanted the house, her childhood home. I think she came to terms with everything by the end, especially after finding the note her father left her about her husband cheating on her. The note her husband thought was blank, not knowing of the little game she and her dad played.
The part where Ransom failed to stab Marta was an excellent call back to Harmon's comment of Ransom not knowing a proper knife to a real one.
The blood on Martha's shoe made zero sense, she was 10-15 feet away from Harlan when he slit his own throat.
@Roy G Biv bro calm down
Yeah it was a bit lame
Im a little hesitant to comment with this bc I usually dont find myself in this position, but I just got out of Knives Out last night and I?? took away v different things vis a vis the socioeconomic and political aspects of the movie.
The whole scene with them talking politics was added in to show that theyre not all Conservatives. Rian was pretty clear in adding the different political views into the film to either throw people off and pick a side early subconsciously but also establish that these are people whom those politics will never effect. The way I took it, Rian is less talking about the actual politics, but the fact that this family, regardless of political views, are all extremely priviledged and thats ultimately what theyre going to protect. Thats why the ones who were nicest to Marta were the ones shown really twisting in that blade when the will thing happened.
The same thing with Ransom, Rian wanted us to trust that Ransom wouldnt have a motive in it because hes saying the things the general audience is saying. "Fuck this Family". Ultimately his betrayal is the most poignant example of this because we dont know his political views, hed always been out to protect his own, and thats why Marta, a poor nurse from an undocumented family is a foil to them. They have everything and flaunt it and dont want to lose that control over what they think is. theirs.
And hey listen, its still a valid point that "rich people suck" is not a new take, but I think ignoring the fact that Rian is gaming the largest majority of people who are gonna see his stuff, aka us white people shouldnt be just boiled down to conservatives vs everyone else.
i personally found the whole movie compelling and the while the twist itself maybe wasnt the REVELATION OF THE CENTURY i was still interested in how everything was going to tie together. ive watched and read so many murder mysteries, this felt new and made me feel like I was experiencing the genre again for the first time.
Admittedly, I havent watched the entirety of this video, mostly because of the fact that I enjoyed it quite a bit and Ive learned, ironically since TLJ lmao, to generally not engage too much of myself into Film Discourse. But I digress, i like your channel a lot and hope that this comment is at least semiproductive.
I very much agree with what you said, when I watched it I just thought the story was based around priviledged family members with people on both side of the political spectrum, their political views arn't the point, there are assholes on on the left and right and that was captured in this fictional family. As for the 'Rich people suck' thing, I kinda feel that is somewhat inevitable for most classic 'who dunnit?' stories (even if this film shifts gears storywise, it still has elements of a 'who dunnit') These stories tend to be set in cool mansions with atmospheric fireplaces, hallways, secret passages and all that stuff.....and well.....rich people are realistically more likely to have something like that (compared to poorer people anyways) and because these stories set themselves up so that any (or at least many) of the characters could had done the crime, the audience needs to believe they are capable of doing so......so many of them are going to be either deeply flawed or complete assholes ('And then there were none' by Agatha Christie is a good example of this) Obviously not all 'Who dunnit' stories are like that, but I tend to find more often than not the requirements of the genre will push towards a 'Rich people suck' tone to some degree
@@Toungecat same here, the family has different political views. The only commonality is their sugar patriarch. Except for his mother who was a brilliant mum of unknown age 😂
I agree, though I think some people may be downplaying one important part in your post.
It's not that "there are bad people on both sides," but that the family is so wealthy that they are removed from even their own political orientations. They're just taking positions for the hell of it, putting on ideologies as dress up. At the end of the day, their wealth insulates them from having to care.
it seemed sort of balanced, but at the same time rian johnson himself has said this was anti conservative
list of articles totally claiming this to be anti white and anti conservative ( they are excited a movie is anti white)
www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/politics/rian-johnsons-new-movie-knives-out-takes-aim-at-conservatives/85291513/
@@Fleato just because a film criticizes the way rich white people treat people lesser than them doesn't make it anti-white. people need to see the difference between criticism and being "anti-whatever"
I thought this movie was Clue 2 knives out Boogaloo.
It bothers me that no reviewer I've seen talking about this movie has given Don Johnson any love. It's almost like Miami Vice wasn't the biggest thing to ever air on television at one point.
Sometimes Skill is a Curse for actors... after Miami Vice being the juggernaut it was, and then getting 6 seasons out of Nash Bridges a decade later, that he didn't become a Film 'Leading man' surprises many to say nothing of the ability to disappear into supporting roles like he did here...
*Here is the story telling why Martha is real killer..!*
First off, this was an extremely well researched movie, with oodles of reference to the genre. This genre is ALL about the little details. Every bit of dialog is intentional, every bit of scenery is intentional. I can't believe the details that conflict with the apparent resolution of Ransom as the bad guy are sloppy overlooks... they are in fact explicitly reinforced in several scenes throughout the movie.
I've been rewatching and dissecting scene by scene this morning and comparing screenshots of each version of events. Marta is absolutely the villain, a criminal mastermind and master manipulator. Ransom's reaction at the end of the movie is purely his realization of what she actually is and what she has done... and that he was completely played by her. He is being facetious in admitting to the housekeeper and arson in a rage... it was ALL Marta. This is maybe the most brilliant meta twist in a whodunnit movie ever. All the clues are there if you look.
There are many subtle supports for this interpretation of the movie's "true" narrative as others have pointed out... Marta spending half the movie ruining and controlling discovery of evidence for Blanc, Blanc's and Marta's dialog, the metaphor of Go and who was best at staying several moves ahead, etc. But to me the crowning giveaway bit of evidence is the difference between Joni coming upstairs to check on Harlan and Marta's constructed story. As others have also pointed out, Marta absolutely lies to Harlan in her version of events about having a glass of champagne as an excuse to not play Go. She says this to him 2 times. Yet in no version of anyone else's story is she seen drinking anything other than water. There is a pointed scene with the housekeeper where she explicitly refuses to drink. Both of these are Marta's "memory" so she lied to Harlan and did NOT puke... suggesting she can choose when to do so. (In fact I don't think she ever has an alcoholic drink at any point in the movie, but not sure.)
But how about visual proof? Joni's version of events: Joni comes up, pointedly looks down at the Go board spilled on the ground, there is nothing else on the floor.
00-29-36 - Joni memory - Go board, NO medical bag or meds in sight
Also she sees Marta preparing medicine in the background.
00-29-28 - Joni Memory - Marta actively preparing medicine, Go board had already knocked over
Contrast this with Marta's version of events, which she guided Blanc to "discover" (and which the movie implies she conjured up during the flip of Blanc's coin... much like a fully developed plot would "pop" into Harlan's head... "that was the easy part").
00-37-44 - Marta memory - dumps all contents of the bag on the floor where the Go board is
00-38-51 - Marta memory - all contents of the bag on the floor where the Go board is, AFTER kathunk (trip)
Here are the problems:
According to Marta, she had already injected Harlan, dumped the contents of the bag all over where the Go board was. This is clearly shown and reinforced after Harlan supposedly trips her. At no point do either of them clean up this mess.
According to Marta, she was standing motionless in the background as Joni came to the door.
Joni saw only the Go board on the ground... no bag, no gloves, no bottles, nothing spilled besides the game pieces. Moreover, Joni saw Marta preparing the medicine on the desk in the background. This would suggest Marta hadn't injected Harlan yet and would not yet have discovered the presumable mixup of meds!
The timelines and scenes don't match in a MAJOR way! Joni has no reason to lie about this at the time she informed the detectives of what she saw, and it's a very simple and quick scene. Marta has every reason to.
I submit to the reader that if you watch the movie carefully, Marta's "memories" are framed much more as constructs than actual memories, in comparison to all the other characters. I also note that in Rian Johnson interviews, he is careful to never acknowledge who the actual killer is, and he talks a lot about exploring how biases distort and lead us to narratives. I submit also that the "woke" interpretation of this movie as just a parable on immigration and class culture in America is actually the highest level bias that is preventing everyone from seeing Marta is the actual culprit of the murder mystery. Granted, the Thrombeys are all entitled assholes, but she harnesses that bias to get away with the actual crime. Nothing sums this up better than the closing scene where they all realize the truth, looking up at her, drinking from Harlan's cup.
sooo what exactly have you been smoking ...to state this movie has two standout performances and completely overlook Ana de Armas.. who is in almost every scene and does most of the heavy lifting in this movie....
Have I heard of this movie? No. Do I want to watch this movie? No. Am I still going to watch this? Yes
You won't regret it its hilarious
I actually enjoyed this a lot
My cat is high You haven’t heard of this movie? What, do you live in the woods?
Go watch it ...it hilarious
@@HurricaneDDragon I love this movie
Joanie’s husband DIED. You’re misleading by saying they aren’t together they aren’t divorced or separated
haha yeah i thought that too...also when he said "so its simply about the money and convenience for her" ummm why wouldn't you stay close with your dead husbands and daughters family lol
Claire B likeni have an aunt like this too, my uncle died and she has two kids with him and they’re al still part of our family
@@claireb5262 i think it just depends on the family. Clearly the family in this movie was pretty terrible. So I'm sure she's sticking around for the money not b/c she likes them or they like her. But in an everyday real life family I'm sure people do actually want to keep in touch with people they consider still family.
@@claireb5262 As in her daughters have aunts, uncles, cousins, grandma, grandpa etc on the father's side, who they don't see?
Why wouldn't you remain close to the family & involve them in your children's lives? It seems awfully selfish not to.
Well the family is awfully selfish and so is she, all she wanted was to leech off of the family and get all the money she wanted
What breaks movies like these is, is that the "twist" is given to the most predictable actors.
I mean, the biggest actors there are Daniel Craig and Chris Evans. You already know there's a twist since it's a murder mystery movie... so you kind of expect the twist to involve either Daniel or Chris.
It's also the reason why movies with unlimited and VERY LIMITED budgets are amazing (yes, no in-between), it's because you don't really know who gets to stay or who goes.
I mean, imagine a movie with Samuel Jackson and a bunch of small actors, you already fucking know who dies last.
However, if everyone is a small actor, you really don't know the order of who dies, or who's the traitor etc. Same thing goes with movies with unlimited budgets, they can afford to have a "cameo" of some sort, where famous actor shows up once, and instantly gets deleted.
Umm, have you ever seen Deep Blue Sea?
I would co-sign if not for Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon and Don Johnson
I thought Toni Collette and Jamie Lee Curtis were the most famous???
yes, daniel and chris are the well known actors as of now, but jamie lee curtis, don johnson and toni collette have been acting in different things for ages as well. they seem to have good, well-known actors from different times. for example, my dad remembers when don johnson was super famous, and jaden martell and katherine langford are rising stars from "it" and "13 reasons why." and even ana de armas is known for her role in "bladerunner," plus she's going to be a bond girl in the next james bond movie.
?????? Oke....
Just came out of the movie theater and I recommend this for ANY fan of mystery, murder or drama.
Or comedy
I love the fact that Benoit knew she had something to do with the murder from the beginning (he saw that she had Harlan’s blood on her shoes when they first met) and kept her around because she was the one person he trusted. Like he said to her, “You have a kind heart”.
Also, Benoit suspecting Ransom from the beginning because “the dogs are the best judge of character”. They barked at Ransom despite knowing him, but never at anyone else, including the cops. The movie had enough details to get an idea of suspicion, but not enough for you to figure it out until the end. I hope they make a series. One of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen
I completely disagree. The subversion and twist is what set this movie apart from other mysteries. Otherwise it would've been a carbon copy of Clue.
@Roy G Biv yup youre obv very much relaxed lol
@Roy G Biv wasn't he referring to the star wars films? because that one was crap
I’m a simple man.
I see FoundFlix upload a video.
I like it even before I watch it.
Yea, you are a simple man.
Ok boomer
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I expected Marta to turn around at some point reveling the whole plan to frame Ransom, etc to collect everything!
The best trick the devil ever played was convincing the world he didn't exist...
It's the bit after when he realized it was a fake knife & says "Shit!" that had me laughing. Mainly because at the back of my mind all I could hear was Captain America saying "LANGUAGE!" 😂
Spoiler Alert:
Can someone please explain how the blood drop got on Marta's shoe? Marta was at the door (the other side of the room) when the victim/Harlan slit his throat. The blood spot is clearly a drop not a transfer (ex. a smudge or smear.) So, how did the blood get on Marta's shoe in the first place? She was too far from the victim for the blood to splatter on her shoe from across the room and Marta closed the door right away when she saw Harlan slit his throat.
I think she got it when she went back in the room after he died, and put his robe on.
She wasn't it actually dropped on the shoe
I knew Chris Evans was the villain. A cute guy with muscles and blonde hair and blue eyes and is known as a hero can't be trusted..
PS not all blonde hair blue eyed people are evil.
Yet they're draemy af
How about Nazi?
I'm a cute guy with muscles and blonde hair 😲
@@Cuzjudd doubt
Chris Evans was actually super good in this movie!!! I was worried I’d be distracted bc he’s such a famous actor but he fit into the role very well and really became the character. Same goes for every actor and actress in the movie, I was sooo into it and honestly forgot just how many famous people were in it
I thought this was a thrilling, twisting tale that kept me guessing. Daniel Craig’s Southern accent bothered me a bit though, it didn’t feel very authentic.
he really did sound like Foghorn Leghorn.
Louisa Coote When I first saw him I knew it was Daniel Craig because of the face, then he spoke and I asked myself “did I say the wrong person”. He made me question if it was really him throughout the film
@@sherryscooter242 I died laughing when Chris Evans roasted him for it. He said "CSI KFC"😂
I think that was the whole point, the accent was supposed to be satirical
I also have a HUGE problem with a detective who has just stopped and arrested a murder suspect from fleeing the scene of a crime related to said murder, allowing one of those suspects to 1) drive the very same vehicle she drove the other suspect in 2) “make a stop” on the way to the police station and 3) LEAVE HIS SIGHT WHILE HE LISTENS TO MUSIC WITH HEADPHONES! Unless he is in on the scam or something, this behavior is utterly irresponsible and inexcusable for a professional. If she WAS guilty-which at this point she at least believed she was and the real toxicology report WAS at the meeting with Fran, she would have been able to destroy it and return to the car without even a HINT of suspicion from the detective. He would have aided the murder due to pure neglect and naivety! It’s a ridiculous scene! I would rather have had her come up with some clever way to evade one of his partners than have had the LEAD DETECTIVE behave so sloppily. OR if you’re going to agree to stop, FOLLOW YOUR MURDER SUSPECT! Just lazy writing.
I love how all the characters are exaggerated like in the board game.
thats not really what the movie said though. the movie said does jab at conservatives, but also jabs at liberals who are selfish. The film is saying that kindness is the answer, generosity will come through
Mistake- Jody, GOOP like owner is a widow, her husband was Harlan’s son.
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Here are my favorite things from the movie:
The running gag of Harlan's mother not knowing or being aware of what's going on.
The coffee mug: MY HOUSE, MY RULES, MY COFFEE.
Blanc's donut theory.
when ransom leaped on top of Marta to try to kill her was kinda..weirdly hot to be completely honest
Yeah
yes i was hoping that.....something was going to happen there.
idk he was covered in vomit kinda a mood killer :D
Cameron L 😂😂
Cameron L Only if I can vomit on u
Watched this movie this afternoon though it was kinda long I definitely enjoyed it especially CSI KFC
Finger lickin good
Detective Bond
This movie was just so good and intresting; I always love a good old who dunnit but the twists and concepts of this movie made it so unique and entertaining to watch!
If the grandfather is an expert on murders (being a successful murder myster author and all), he would have known about toxicology tests which means his suicide to save her would have been for nothing. *From his point of view, not knowing about Ransom's plan or that the girl knew the weight differences. He simply thought he was "piosoned" unintentionally. Unless suicide after murder attempt is not unlawful?
Hmmm... What about all of the talk about Marta being the only person who can beat Harlan at Go? Unlike Ransom? What about her holding the "My House" cup at the end. I got the impression she had much more to do with what happened than we're left to believe.
I think I maybe am just looking too "under the skin" but some of the visual ques and ending make me think it was all dominoes set up by Marta. Like when she played that game with Harlan she was always one step ahead of him, and it shows how she's better than Ransom too, almost two steps ahead of him. She wins out in the end the money and company, the fame. She's the only character that couldn't lie, which I guess could be a subversion. And at the scene were she cries on the stairs she sobs momentarily before more or less stopping, and she has a cold calculating look on her face. Then at the end scene, the knives on the wire wheel form a donut, but it's not Ransom that's at its centre. It's Marta.... 🤔
Also she was the only sole person who knew everyone's secrets, all the angles. And I may be wrong but when Benoit talked about the rainbow mumbo jumbo and how it was a book, she replied "I haven't read that one". So she's a frequent reader? Maybe a frequent reader of murder mysteries? Maybe Benoit's reliance on a dog's sense of character is misplaced. Give a dog a bone and it'll love you no matter how black your heart is... Just a theory 🤔
I think you are right.
ransom couldnt kill fran. morphine need only10minute. but after9:30 ransom didnt have a time to meet fran. if fran was killed by martha, that copy report could be fake also.
You: *wears paranorman shirt*
Me: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHH
Alright here’s my theory. Marta was actually the mastermind behind all of the acts in this movie, she is the only one that really interacts with Harlan. In the flashbacks we see that she would be the one that influences Harlan’s decisions towards family members. She has already been displayed to be much smarter than believed, by beating the grandpa in GO every time so she clearly has strong thinking skills. She also mentions in the beginning that she wins because she isn’t playing to beat him but to build a beautiful pattern, to play things in her own way which is turning the game around and to have them in her own terms. The other person who could beat harlan was ransom however it was stated that Marta has won more times than ransom has which indicates Marta is smarter. Marta knew the differences between the vials and applies the correct medication because she didn’t want any traces back to her for the murder so she convinces Harlan to kill himself so she has no association with his death other than being witness to it. The reason the grandma refers to Marta as Ransom is because they both were playing the game to kill Harlan. Marta planned for ransom to legit give cause for EVERY family member to kill him but nothing points to her. At the end she looks at ransom as he is put away and they both glare at eachother because he knows that he lost her game. She stands at the top holding the mug to symbolise that she is above all, she was the true central point of the “doughnut hole” and that she now owns it all. So in short she masterminded the plan to trick Harlan into pissing off the whole family and give them cause to kill him, then put her in his will and have ransom the only other person shown to have a high IQ to take the bait and commit the murder. At the very beginning it’s when the show is being watched by the sister, she claims that she’s so close to seeing the end and is reluctant to stop watching however ends up stopping watching the show claiming she already knows who the killer is. So she claims to know who the killer is but doesn’t know how it will end, similar to the spot with Marta. The detective claims to know who the killer was with his big speech and such however MAYBE he wasn’t entirely correct. Notice how this show really lives to emphasise 2. 2 mins left of the show, 2 dogs, 2 main suspects (Marta ransom), 2 cops, 2 doughnut holes. The detective was so eager to end the investigation that he simply missed the 2 and in this case was the other “killer”.
She didn’t know about the changed will. She says she had no idea about the will and didn’t throw up.
@@ATP980 or perhaps we didn't see her throw up? The same way she was able to cover up lies to Blanc by throwing up away from his attentions, she may have told more lies than we were led to believe
If I’m not mistaken, because the family was purposefully left out they can contest the will in court as them having been forgotten. A method that is a lot more spiteful is to give each of them $1. Showing that they were not forgotten at all.
Joni's husband died, they weren't separated.
The whole family had differing political views from both polarized sides.
Marta didn't "feel" a difference but subconsciously picked up the right medicine because one of the liquids was more opaque than the other, the detective states this.
In the ending one could infer that the sipping of the cup saying my house...my rules meant she wasn't going to do anything for the family.
Good the family are all vultures and need to live in the real world
Nah he says she felt the difference in weight and viscosity not that it was opque
@@fish_in_distress no, I believe he said the tint is different, meaning the clarity of the liquid.
Weight and viscosity would not make sense
@@amanilee7708 I just saw the movie today and it does in fact make sense, the whole reason it was a twist is that it was only a difference a skilled nurse would be able to detect, something as simple as one being cloudy would be pretty damn obvious.
My man FoundFlix saving me in the hour of need with another video. What a guy!
And 2 hours from going out to see a movie!
This was such a good film
If Jamie Lee Curtis isn’t in a thriller or horror movie, it’s not a thriller/horror movie.
I’m writing an essay on this movie as my final for a Popular Culture and Literature class and I plan on talking about how traditional detective literature had conservative views and the plot was moved by male characters. This movie actually changed the game for this type of writing and I’m quite excited for what comes next. (I know that this movie triggered some right wings but y’know that’s expected.)
Don't let those easily offended right wing snowflakes stop you.
Watch Gosford Park
I would love to read it! There's so much in this movie, especially combined with how it comments on immigration policy (just think of the Hamilton reference)
You missed the film was pointing liberal-minded white people can patronising and act with false benevolence can be more violent and outwardly hateful.
Wow...really would like to read about your essay!
A double twist but....
How about a triple twist:all of the family are involved for framing him because what they wanted is to ransome get jail time by hiring a detective to solve the case that was stage by the family
I think that at the end of the film Marta doesn’t help the rest of the family as she holds up a mug that says “my house my rules”. Could just be a visual cue that she doesn’t without actually saying it
I wouldn’t help them either they’re all selfish and greedy jackasses who need to learn how it is to live in a world without a silver spoon shoved so hard in their mouth it’s touching the uvula
"twist explained"
Which one?
Ransoms whole thing with changing the medication
Shit.... the accidental stress that poor nurse got to go through. Imagine, being built ridden for a crime you didn't know you didn't commit??
*I love that sentence!* _"... being guilt ridden for a crime you didn't know you didn't commit"!_ That's so much fun!
Been there.
the point is, she made a fatal mistake for not checking the bottles. She got lucky.
Ransom plan : GASLIGHT!
we need a knives out 2, where Marta gets murdered by one of the family members in an attempt to rid her of the money and inheritance and gain it for him or herself, and blanc should come back to solve it
Revolutionary...
The camera, cast, plot, twist, literally EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT. 100/10
No mention of actual goddess Ana De Armas when talking about the cast *cries*
LikeUhVillain she truly carried the whole movie
"My house
My rules.."
So nope. Marta ain't gonna give a shit about the family.
The sjw degree was the funniest line of the movie.
Said by an actor that is an actual sjw. Lmao
And Jacob's little smile to it without ever moving his eyes from his phone
@@urlastchance1 for real tho lol
@@urlastchance1 or just wants to come off like one, but I'm sure he's a close personal friend of yours...lmao.
Is it just me, or did Harlan come up with Marta’s alibi in like a minute 30 seconds, when he (supposedly) had like 3 minutes to live? Damn dude, talk about thinking on the fly
Meme Machine i have a theory that he planned the whole thing the minute he changed his will one week prior to his death. Isn’t it strange that he just changed his will? Maybe it was bc of the injury he just felt like he wasn’t going to last for much longer and wanted to control how he was going to go.
Isn’t it also strange that he only tells Ransom about his will? And that whole speech about knowing his grandson so well...makes me think he intentionally told Ransom and only Ransom, knowing that he would storm off and plan something sinister against him and Marta. Harlan had at least one week to brainstorm all the possible moves and countermoves (like a game of Go if you will) in anticipation. He knows Ransom will pick knives and throw them, and he’s hoping Ransom chooses the ones that will lose the “game” since he can’t tell the difference between real knives and props. While he also says that Marta and Ransom are able to beat him at Go, I find it strange that it is Harlan who is best at anticipating everyone else’s moves. So I say, he lets people beat him at Go, a board game with no real stakes. But in actual life where there are real stakes, Harlan always wins :)
This post is getting a little long so I’ll stop but anyone who’s interested should definitely look more into the game of Go. The way Go is used as a metaphor is similar to how mahjong was used in Crazy Rich Asians, just not as obvious I guess.
The only thing I have a problem with is that Marta was there with Harlan up until 6 minutes, she must’ve been there when he only had 5 minutes, but yet he didn’t even show any symptoms.
Thanks for getting this video out so quickly, the cast alone was enough to get me excited for this. It’s a shame it’s caught the “subversion of expectations for subversion’s sake” bug from GoT.
Bowman Wright - It wasn’t for subversion’s sake.