Another theory goes that the toaster and his friends are really lost souls aiming to win back God’s grace with their intense suffering (involving a horrifying trip to the junkyard that Pixar purloined for Toy Story 3). The 1987 animated classic can simply be read as the story of abandoned household appliances trying to find their way back to their master. Who Framed Roger Rabbit: portrait of racial segregation No one has quite worked out what the munchkins are supposed to be. The fraudulent Wizard is a proxy for their profiteering eastern banker nemeses, while Dorothy is the American public, blindly following a false path to wealth and riches (Emerald City) and the Tin Man embodying impoverished industrial workers. The Yellow Brick Road represents the gold standard monetary system, which poor midwestern farmers (represented by the Scarecrow) blamed for turn-of-the-20th century deflation that kept the cost of their loans high. MGM’s children’s classic may have hit cinemas in 1939, but some analyses put its roots in an even earlier era. The Wizard of Oz: parable for 1890s America By the end of the film it has been firmly established, with the discovery that sisterly love trumps traditional romance every time, that orange is not the only fruit. We know it's a fantasy world, but we're really not sure what a cowboy hat and sunglasses-wearing surfer dude is doing in this scene.As proponents of the Twitter hashtag #GiveElsaagirlfriend have noted, the princess of Arendelle spends most of the Disney fantasy desperately trying to keep a secret she fears will make her a pariah, before finally accepting her true identity in an icy whirl of fearless abandon and kick-ass showtunes. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black PearlĪ lot of people claim that Jack Sparrow wore an Adidas scarf, but the jury's still out! However, did you ever really check out his gang? South Park's Eric Cartman made a cameo appearance in Futurama! His head is seen in one of the cannisters. This refers to Daniel 2:03: ’'I have had a dream that troubles me and I want to know what it means.’ 12.
Next time you watch the Matrix trilogy, check out the license plates! Most of them contain biblical references, including 'DA203' on Trinity’s and Morpheus’s cars. A subtle reference to the origins of this DC Comics' supervillain? 11. It's all in the detail! Look closely and you'll see that Bane’s scars look just like the mark of the League of Shadows. Tron is a Disney movie, which may explain why Mickey Mouse's head forms the backdrop in this scene! 10. Star Trekĭirectors love R2-D2 so much, they'll do anything to cast him in one of their films! Here he is taking on a small role in Star Trek! 9.
Here you can see that the pronunciation of Han's full name is remarkably similar to Star War's Hans Solo! 8.
He returns to the desert much later in the series and guess what? His pants are still there - just look at the lower left hand corner of the screen! Breaking BadĪt the beginning of the series, Walt removes his pants when he and Jesse prepare their first batch of meth in the desert.
You've seen this movie a zillion times, but we bet you never spotted Rajah's 'Mickey Mouse' ears in the scene where he breaks Jafar's spell! 6. Stanley Kubrick clearly wanted to promote another one of his movies and placed the number '2001’, as in '2001: A Space Odyssey', on a shelf in the record store. Maybe the second rule of Fight Club is that you only drink this famous brand? 4. The SimpsonsĮver noticed that God and Jesus always have 5 fingers, whilst the other characters only have 4? 3. One small carving shows R2-D2 and C-3PO from Star Wars, the movie that shot Harrison Ford to fame! 2. When Indiana Jones finds the pharaoh's tomb, you'll see him in a room covered with hieroglyphs. And if you're really observant, you'll have picked up on subtle messages, where the directors have included almost impossible-to-spot references to other movies, a lead actor's previous role, books, brands or phenomena.įor example, did you know that R2-D2 appears in Raiders of the Lost Ark or that a lot of the characters in Fight Club love a morning Starbucks? Just browse through these photos and see how many you noticed the first time around! 1. Costumes, set designs, props - all are decided in advance. Movies involve the art of illusion and nothing is left to chance.