Kinolab: Tags: symbolism

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.

Already Thinking About You, Petite Maman

Nelly (Joséphine Sanz) sleeps over at Marion's (Gabrielle Sanz) place the night before she leaves.

Amelia Discovers Cockroaches, The Babadook

Amelia (Essie Davis) notices something strange coming from the kitchen. After she enters the kitchen, a cockroach lands on her shoulder. She brushes it off and notices more cockroaches crawling from under the fridge. She moves the fridge to her right and peels back the wallpaper and uncovers a hole and cockroaches start crawling out of it. Puzzled and worried, she gasps and jumps back. There is silence before her son, Samuel (Noah Wiseman), walks casually towards the kitchen but stops abruptly when Amelia commands him not to enter. The scene abruptly cuts to Amelia frantically mopping the floor.

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.

Bedtime, Petite Maman

Marion (Nina Meurisse) and Nelly (Joséphine Sanz) get ready for bed in Marion's childhood bedroom.

Bloody Crucifix, The Exorcist

Regan stabs herself with a crucifix and terrorizes her mother.

Changing Body, Turning Red

Mei (Rosalie Chiang) has a nightmare and wakes up physically different.

Closing Sequence, Farewell My Concubine

Dieyi (Leslie Cheung) and Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi) perform one last time together, including the piece from Dreaming of the World Outside the Nunnery that Dieyi always used to get wrong.

Closing Sequence, I Saw the TV Glow

In 2026, Owen (Justice Smith) has a break down during a birthday party at the Fun Center.

Closing Sequence, Candyman

Trevor summons Helen.

Closing Sequence, A Nightmare on Elm Street

Everything is back to normal..or so it seems?

Clouds Video, Yi Yi

Yang Yang (Jonathan Chang) and his friends try to prank his crush, but they fail. Yang Yang runs into his audiovisual lecture to watch a video on clouds.

Consort Yu Usurped, Farewell My Concubine

Dieyi (Leslie Cheung) discovers that his apprentice Xiao Si (Lei Han) is replacing his role as Concubine Yu in the opera, a fact that Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi) has also hidden from him.

Damien's Dream, The Exorcist

Damien dreams about his mother and foresees her death.

Danny and Tony , The Shining

While Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and Jack (Jack Nicholson) talk on the phone, Danny (Danny Lloyd) talks to "Tony" in the mirror.

Deckard and Roy, Blade Runner

Deckard must face the leader of the replicants he has hunted down.

Egg Splitting (Prologue), The Substance

A scientist injects an egg with the substance and it produces another yolk.

Encountering the Babadook, The Babadook

Amelia (Essie Davis) and Samuel (Noah Wiseman) face the Babadook in a thrilling confrontation that makes it retreat.

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.

First Switch, The Substance

Elisabeth (Demi Moore) and Sue (Margaret Qualley) switch back for the first time.

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.

Jack's Birth, The Tree of Life

Mrs. O'Brien (Jessica Chastain) gives birth to Jack (Sean Penn).

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.

Looking at Melancholia, Melancholia

Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) follows Justine (Kirsten Dunst) as she looks out at the planet Melancholia at night.

Malenkov Prepares, The Death of Stalin

Malenkov prepares to take over as General Secretary of the USSR.

Mister Yuan and Consort Yu, Farewell My Concubine

Douzi (Leslie Cheung) and Shitou (Zhang Fengyi), now famous opera stars known as Dieyi and Xiaolou respectively, prepare to perform Farewell, My Concubine in front of Yuan Shiqing (Ge You), a high ranking official.

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.

One's Most Intimate Friend, Farewell My Concubine

Yuan (Ge You) gifts Dieyi (Leslie Cheung) Zhang's old sword as a symbol of the relationship he wants to form with Dieyi. Later, Dieyi gives the sword to Xialou (Zhang Fengyi).

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.

Ricky's Death, Boyz n the Hood

Ricky (Morris Chestnut) dies in a drive-by shooting. Tre (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and Doughboy (Ice Cube) bring his body home to Brenda (Tyra Ferrell) and Shanice (Alysia Rogers).

Rules of the Game, Life Is Beautiful

Guido explains the rules of the game to Giosuè.

Saving Dieyi, Farewell My Concubine

Juxian (Gong Li) and Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi) ask Yuan (Ge You) for help in freeing Dieyi (Leslie Cheung) from the charges of treason put against him.

Sergeant Al Powell shoots Karl Vreski., Die Hard

The terrorist Karl Vreski (Alexander Godunov) emerges from Nakatomi Plaza and aims his gun at John McClane (Bruce Willis). John tackles Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) to the ground before Karl is shot multiple times by Al (Reginald VelJohnson) and killed.

Stalin's Funeral, The Death of Stalin

People from all over the USSR come for Stalin's funeral.

Struggle Session, Farewell My Concubine

Dieyi (Leslie Cheung) and Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi) prepare to take part in a Struggle Session with other members of the opera troupe. During the session, Xiaolou accuses both Dieyi and Juxian (Gong Li) of past crimes.

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 Pink Opaque, I Saw the TV Glow

In 1996, Owen (Ian Foreman) goes over to Maddy's (Brigette Lundy-Paine) to watch The Pink Opaque for the first time.

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.

Film Language Tag: symbolism