GLASS ONION BREAKDOWN! Easter Eggs, Details You Missed & Knives Out Connections!

Glass Onion is Rian Johnson's followup to 2019's Knives Out, and it's filled with visual clues and Easter Eggs! Erik Voss breaks down everything you missed in Glass Onion, including secrets in Miles' paintings and all the clues hidden in plain sight revealing the big twist!

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Written by: Erik Voss
Producer: Zach Huddleston
Producer: Brandon Barrick
Post Production Supervisor: Riley Auskelis
Staff Editors: Drew Coombs, Joshua Steven Hurd
Editors: Aaron Carrion, Alexa Graham, Cody Kenner, Devin Cleary, Kelly Joule, Lee Wilson, Matt Tabor, Nick Bell, Patrick Healy, Songvit Kiatpiriya
Camera Operator: Dashiell Hamingson

[erinstorm]

The way Helen brings it all down in the end is exactly how Miles described disruptors. Start with breaking something small (the glass sculptures) and build up to something that nobody wants broken (the Mona Lisa)

[adariuslee]

One thing I noticed on rewatch is that Miles doesn’t burn the napkin until Lionel made a suggestion of what he could of done with the napkin. This is further evident when Miles points at Lionel after he does it.

[ammyvas]

I noticed Miles giving his drink to Duke the first round but I swear I thought someone else had put poison because Blanc made an excellent job at reminding us over and over that someone is trying to kill Miles so even if I saw him committing the crime I would still doubt it

[billlittlecoverartist]

I also like how in the scene when Benoit is talking to Heather about the trial, she guesses that it's Miles right from the start. Benoit then states, "He wouldn't be that stupid, " illuding to his earlier remark about stupid things being his weakness. Brilliant!!

[rwgds]

I loved how Mile's and his crew called themselves disruptors but it was a performative type of disruption. Whereas, Helen, the only working-class "regular" person there, was an actual disruptor who was willing to burn down his mansion and the world's most famous painting. You even notice how the others were ok with smashing the artwork (the smaller pieces that didn't mean much to Miles) only to a point. Once things got real they stopped.

[teenygozer]

In his invitation, Miles says "come solve my murder". It was assumed he'd be the murder "victim", but in retrospect, he meant "my" murder, the murder he committed.

[lilmario]

Something everyone seems to miss is that at the end of the movie Helen and the camera work recreated the Mona Lisa scene referenced earlier in the movie. The scene where they explained that Mona Lisa's expression changes based on angle. She did the same pose and it went from her seemingly smiling to straight faces and looking off in the distance. Great touch.

[EricRodriguez]

I definitely liked Knives Out better, but seeing all of these little connections definitely makes me want to go back and watch Glass Onion again. I love the idea of the film being shown twice, I noticed a shift the first time but didn't pinpoint what it was or what it meant. Super cool.

[Waciglass]

Miles reaction at the burning of the Mona Lisa is just like The Scream by Edvard Munch

[SparkpadArt]

I love how they filmed two versions of Miles putting down his glass. It's such a brief shot and a subtle difference between them, that it perfectly reflects how the characters misremember the way it happened just because of how he said it happened. The guests and the audience are manipulated into believing it, but it only works if you weren't paying attention.

[jonbiong]

Loved this movie. One of the details that I caught was Helen parts her hair in the opposite direction Andi did. Something that her "close friends" should have noticed.

[Terranzus]

At 11:35 in this video, you can see the moment Miles takes the gun from Duke, his back is turned as he sticks it in his waistband. In the moment right after-- which isn't in this video -- you can see the gun imprinted in the back of his shirt. Also at 11:42 you can straight up see the gun in Mile's right hand as he stashes it in the bar.

[invadernav]

You can actually see Miles put the gun in the ice bucket when he's pouring the pineapple juice in Duke's drink too!

[Lluminal]

What I wish is for Netflix to give Rian a buttload of money for more of these. Benoit Blanc is a fantastic character and it seems they have lightning in a bottle here.
Great callbacks, foreshadowing and very, very funny.

[georgethomas]

I love how just like with Knives Out this film gets better with rewatches because like you said you start noticing all the things that happen right in front of your face but don't notice the first time because they were distracting you with something else.

[scoth]

Another clue I noticed that made everything click for me was when Miles said “that felt so real” when Helen was yelling at everybody early in the film.

[mengskar]

The one where blanc realize there's a "knife out" when the lights are off is really really clever

[aaronpeart]

No joke: I knew I saw Miles hand off the glass to Duke but when it replayed as Miles told it I figured I misremembered. Amazing work by the director

[mims-yc]

Even though the killer was somewhat predictable, the journey there was SO FUN! It was a wild ride the whole way through, the characters were so well constructed, the actors were incredible and I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. I really enjoyed watching this one maybe even slightly more than the first one. I remember thinking that I didn't remember the last time I had this much unadulterated fun watching a movie. I can't wait for the third installment.

[oelarnes]

Two points: 1) Helen echoes Miles's recipe for disruption in the climax, starting with a glass sculpture that no one cares about, culminating with the Mona Lisa. 2) The song "Glass Onion" is one of John Lennon's "nonsense" songs meant to poke fun at people trying to find deep meaning in his lyrics, which is another "clue for you all" to the vapidity of Miles Bron.