People Believe They’ve Noticed Art References In Popular Movies, Share 30 Side-By-Side Pics On Twitter
You get some popcorn and press "play." As the film is rolling, you suddenly realize that particular shot… you’ve seen it somewhere before. Call it déjà vu or a glitch in the matrix, but what if sometimes, it’s actually true?
This Twitter thread initiated by @THECOCODIARY compiled some of the most interesting examples of artistic references spotted in movies—from cult films that bear a striking resemblance to the surreal paintings of Rene Magritte, to Lars von Trier’s scene from Melancholia looking as if was taken from the iconic painting by John Everett Millais, Ophelia.
The thread has since gone viral with 133.9k likes and 36.8k retweets, and Bored Panda reached out to its author Coco, who said it started with a post she saw last year about The Lighthouse and its art references. “I started doing research to see if other movies had references too. And I found a lot, a lot of movies and references. I didn’t want to keep this little discovery for myself, so I created this thread.”
Read the full interview below, and don’t forget to upvote your favorite references shared in the thread.
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This appears so regularly, in The End of Violence e.g. And Simpsons have it at least once.
*SPOILER ALERT* ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ I find this one especially interesting. I never noticed this before, but I think the image of a skull is foreshadowing of Alma's death.
Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange is one of the most memorable villains in movie history.
Most of these scenes are influenced by art. This one is a flat out recreation.
Ingres was a lovely back fetishist. Having seen several in person, he wouldn't be excited by that skinny boney one, to be sure.
And in this case it was not only intentional it was meant as an ironic echo, considering the Japanese are about to invade...
I thought the first pic was of he who shall not be named (Voldemort)
Some of these were an amazing insight into filmmaking. Others, that's just how people look when they stare at the sea?
Agree it was like “ah this movie has water in it, referencing this painting that also has water in it...wow the subtle nod to the artist-“
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Agree it was like “ah this movie has water in it, referencing this painting that also has water in it...wow the subtle nod to the artist-“
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