10+ Movie Details That Only A Real Detective Could Spot

Jessica Wilson

Have you ever watched over and over a movie until its DVD was scratched beyond repair? If you did, you must be a movie buff. Despite being a loyal fan, you easily miss little secrets that filmmakers left. Cinema history is littered with minor details tucked away in every shot. Some details act as hints to reveal future plots, some explain unintelligible things that happened in movies.
It is understandable that even the most devoted cinema fans can’t stand the power of hidden movie details. Let’s take your patience, add hours and hours of rewatching, and mix in some much-needed luck, you can spot an Easter egg.
Here are 11 times producers added secret details to their films.

#1 Miss Congeniality’s talent show dress

Source: © Miss Congeniality / Castle Rock Entertainment and co-producers

Many viewers were impressed by the colorful dress worn by the main character of Miss Congeniality. It was so hilarious. Some wondered where she found the dress to wear. Because of having too little time, the dress from the girl who was giving out the leaflets at the entrance was reused.

#2 The bookshelf of president Orlean in Don’t Look Up

Source: © Don't Look Up / Bluegrass Films and co-producers

In the movie, a book written by Meryl Streep’s character can be seen. But there are a large number of these books are in her own office. Viewers think it was a way to convey her arrogance by way of narcissistic behavior.

#3 The characters’ clothes in Encanto

Source: © Encanto / Walt Disney Animation Studios and co-producers

Each costume we see in the movie defines the power of the characters. For example, Luise – the strongest character, wears a dress featured with the pattern of dumbbell. Dolores’ dress has sound wave designs while Pepa has weather because the weather in the city depends on her mood.

#4 Black Widow’s emblem in Peter Parker’s drawings

Source: © Spider-Man / Columbia Pictures and co-producers© The Avengers / Marvel Studios and co-producers

Many viewers might not notice that the red hourglass was the Black Widow’s emblem. It was one of the options that Peter Parker rejected.
There is a theory as to why Spider-Man’s costume is red. The superhero chose this color because it is associated with his favorite girl’s hair.

#5 Forrest Gump’s laces

Source: © Forrest Gump / Paramount Pictures and co-producers

Some viewers wondered why in the scene where Forrest Gump is sitting at a bus stop, his laces are totally white despite his dirty sneakers. According to fans, the character is trying his best to preserve the gift that his woman gave him.

#6 Margot’s suit and earrings in The Menu

Source: © The Menu / Searchlight Pictures and co-producers

From the beginning of the movie, Margot's suit reveals her fate. The leather jacket and black rugged boots express her strong, but her lilac silk dress conveys a sense of vulnerability.
Moreover, her pin-shaped earrings give us a hint that she will be the only character who manages to escape from the island.

#7 The shoe in Inside Out

Source: © Inside Out / Pixar Animation Studios and co-producers© WALL·E / Pixar Animation Studios and co-producers

Over the years, Pixar Studios left hundreds of Easter eggs in their animated movie. Inside Out is a case in point. In the movie, there is a boot which is similar to the one that the little robot uses to grow a plant.

#8 Nick Fury and Jules Winnfield are one person

Source: © Pulp Fiction / Miramax and co-producers© The Avengers / Marvel Studios and co-producers

It is believed that Nick Fury from the Marvel universe and Jules Winnfield from Pulp Fiction are the same guy. It is because the words Jules says at the end of Tarantino’s film are written on Nick’s tombstone.

#9 The newspaper in The Polar Express

Source: © The Polar Express / Castle Rock Entertainment and co-producers© Back to the Future / Universal Pictures and co-producers

At the beginning of the movie, we can see a newspaper with words: “Lone Pine Mall”. It was the name of the mall in the 1985 movie “Back to the Future”.
Some viewers explained that The Polar Express is set in 1956, on Christmas, and Back to the Future takes place in 1955, so it is understandable that the characters of both movies visit the same mall.

#10 Nike logo on a knight’s armor

Source: © A Knight's Tale / Columbia Pictures and co-producers

In “A Knight’s Tale”, we see a world-famous brand – Nike. In fact, the filmmakers were allowed to use the logo by the founder of Nike.

#11 Eyebrows of Pandora’s inhabitants

Source: © Avatar / Twentieth Century Fox and co-producers

Take a closer look, you may spot the differences between the real creatures of Pandora and those with avatars. While avatars have 5 fingers, Na’vi have only 4. Moreover, real Na’vi don’t have eyebrows. They look like eyebrows but have no hair.

Source: © Avatar: The Way of Water / 20th Century Studios and co-producers