Film Language Tag: symbolism
A space transformed through spiritual or other abstract means related to the narrative.
A Beautiful Friendship, Casablanca
Rick and Renault stop Strasser.
Adelaide Confronts Red, Us
Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong'o) confronts Red (Lupita Nyong'o) who has captured her son, Jason Wilson (Evan Alex). As Adelaide creeps up behind Red, weapon in hand, Red begins a monologue about her life as a tethered. The monologue is overlayed with images of Adelaide and Red as young girls. The twist that Adelaide was originally a tethered is revealed.
Anna's Awakening, L'Avventura
Anna watches as Giulia flirts with young nude portrait artist Goffredo
Art Critic Finley Stephens Summons the Candyman, Candyman
While being interviewed by art critic Finley Stephens (Rebecca Spence), Anthony (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) eggs her into summoning the Candyman. As he investigates her whereabouts after she leaves for the bathroom, Anthony sees a reflection of the Candyman in the mirror. However, he notices odd parallels between him and the Candyman. It seems as though they are linked and the Candyman is his counterpart. The clip ends as Anthony, now amalgamated into the character of the Candyman, brutally kills Stephens as shown through the windows of his apartment building.
Bloody Crucifix, The Exorcist
Regan stabs herself with a crucifix and terrorizes her mother.
Closing Sequence, A Nightmare on Elm Street
Everything is back to normal..or so it seems?
Closing Sequence, Candyman
Trevor summons Helen.
Damien's Dream, The Exorcist
Damien dreams about his mother and foresees her death.
Deckard and Roy, Blade Runner
Deckard must face the leader of the replicants he has hunted down.
Fausto Gets a Beating, I Vitelloni
Fausto (Franco Fabrizi) finds his wife Sandra (Leonora Ruffo) and newborn at his father's house. As he enters his childhood home, he is found at the mercy of his father, bringing out the child within him.
Final Battle, Perfect Blue
Mima is confronted by her roommate Rumi, who has adopted Mima's pop idol persona and seeks to kill and replace her.
Free France, Casablanca
A French resistance fighter carrying visas and papers is chased and shot.
I Got Five on It, Us
Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong'o), Gabe Wilson (Winston Duke), Jason Wilson (Evan Alex), and Zora Wilson (Shahadi Wright Joseph) begin to sing along to the car radio playing "I got 5 on it". The mother tells her son to "get in rhythm", but she proceeds to snap her fingers off beat.
La Marseillaise, Casablanca
Laszlo rallies everyone to sing La Marseillaise louder than the German officers' singing.
Little League Coach Abuses Neil, Mysterious Skin
Recollecting a past trauma, Neil (Joseph Gordon-Levitt voicing, played by Chase Ellison in childhood flashback) recalls a time when, after a game, his little league coach (Bill Sage) flatters, plays with, and finally sexually abuses him.
Malenkov Prepares, The Death of Stalin
Malenkov prepares to take over as General Secretary of the USSR.
Music for Dora, Life Is Beautiful
Guido uses the gramophone at the party to play some music for Dora.
Nazis In Casablanca, Casablanca
The nazi generals arrive in Casablanca.
Pigeons, Mustard Fields, and New Connections, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Raj (Shah Rukh Khan), and Chaudhry Baldev Singh (Amrish Puri) have a conversation about what being an Indian means in the context of being an NRI (Non-Resident Indian) in a mustard field in Punjab, India. Baldev and Raj feed pigeons as they speak to each other. Raj uses the metaphor of pigeons to symbolize the NRIs and how they are still Indian at heart.
Rules of the Game, Life Is Beautiful
Guido explains the rules of the game to Giosuè.
Stalin's Funeral, The Death of Stalin
People from all over the USSR come for Stalin's funeral.
The Alien and Jupiter's Claim, Nope
Jupe (Steven Yeun) hosts a live show at Jupiter's Claim and plans to use a horse to lure the UFO so that the audience can see it. The UFO instead sucks up the entire show, including Jupe. It is revealed that the UFO is, in fact, not a spaceship, but an alien creature that eats living beings.
The Bully in the Cage, Dogman
Marcello tricks his bully, Simone, by putting him in a cage. When Simone realizes that he tricked him, he becomes out of control like a dog.
The Candyman Faces off With Police, Candyman
As Anthony's (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) girlfriend Bri (Teyonah Parris) attempts to fight the Candyman, she realizes the two are linked. If the Candyman is harmed, so is Chris. She cradles his body on the floor. When the police arrive at the scene, they ask no questions and shoot Anthony dead while arresting his girlfriend. Trapped in the police car, the girlfriend summons the Candyman so that she can escape and be freed.
The Crucifixion, Carrie
Carrie kills her mother.
The Power of Christ Compels You, The Exorcist
Father Merrin and Damien perform an exorcism on Regan.
The Wilson Family Encounters Their Doppelgangers, Us
Adelaide (Lupita Nyong'o) and Jason Wilson (Evan Alex) are in a room with their clones. Adelaide’s clone forces Jason Wilson and his clone to play while the clone gives her life story. Simultaneously Umbrae (Shahadi Wright) and Gabe Wilson (Winston Duke) fight their respective clones, finding crafty ways to outmatch their opponents. Eventually the family finds each other and leaves, surviving the encounter.
Ugarte Is Arrested, Casablanca
The police arrive at Rick's and arrest Ugarte.
What Mrs. R Would Have Wanted, Pinky
Pinky (Jeanne Crain) finally realizes where she belongs due to the help of Mrs. R.
You're Nothing, A Nightmare on Elm Street
Nancy finally finds a way to defeat Freddy Krueger.