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Vince
12-16-2005, 06:14 PM
I re-watched this movie a day or two ago, and I noticed a cool little thing that I had not noticed in my first ump-teen times watching it. I tried digging up the old threads to see if anyone else had mentioned it, but could only find a small thread and the discussion of the writer/audience covenant.

This is sort of a spoiler, so don't read on if you haven't watched the movie and want to. I think we're well past the point of spoiling things for this movie though, so I'm not going to go to great lengths to hide it. Just stop reading right now.

Near the end of the movie, when Leonard finishes telling the story of Sammy Jankis over the phone, there is a clip of 'Sammy' sitting in a mental institution. At the very end, a doctor walks in front of him, and the clip ends about a half a second after the doctor passes Sammy. However, when the doctor passes, for that brief instant it is Leonard sitting in the chair, not Sammy.

I thought it was pretty cool, and didn't know anyone I could possibly explain this to who would care, so I thought I'd post it here.
Pumpy Tudors
12-16-2005, 06:16 PM
How many times had you seen the movie before you noticed this? I caught it the first time. :D
Vince
12-16-2005, 06:19 PM
Jerk :)



Probably about 5. http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/images/smilies/redface.gif
Easy Mac
12-16-2005, 06:24 PM
Did you know Brad Pitt and Edward Norton were the same character in Fight Club?
gottimd
12-16-2005, 06:26 PM
WHAT?!?!?! In the Crying Game, she's got a dong??!?!?!?
st.cronin
12-16-2005, 06:29 PM
You'll never guess who Darth Vader really is.
Vince
12-16-2005, 06:32 PM
My world is crashing about my ears.
gottimd
12-16-2005, 06:33 PM
I finally figured out who Keyser Soze was after countless years of watching the same film over and over again.
panerd
12-16-2005, 06:35 PM
You know what? I just watched "Planet of the Apes" for the 10th time. I just noticed the Statue of Liberty at the end! They were on Earth!
KWhit
12-16-2005, 06:50 PM
And did you know what Soylent Green was?!?!??!!?!?!?!!
gottimd
12-16-2005, 06:51 PM
Rosebud?
cthomer5000
12-16-2005, 06:52 PM
You guys won't believe the twist ending of The Sixth Sense.
Vince
12-16-2005, 06:59 PM
Sheesh. This escalated quickly.

You guys do realize that I knew that Leonard/Sammy are the same person, just that the clip happens BEFORE it is spelled out to you?

Just curious...please continue to rake me across the coals, I definitely deserve it :)
Pumpy Tudors
12-16-2005, 07:00 PM
hay guys mr. green is a plant not a fruit
Karlifornia
12-16-2005, 08:27 PM
If you watch the movie Rudy, in the scene where Rudy is sitting on the bench during the last game, another player walks past him and the clip ends about a split second later. However, during that split-second you will notice that It's Ron Powlus on the bench.
cartman
12-16-2005, 08:33 PM
Did you know Brad Pitt and Edward Norton were the same character in Fight Club?

The first time I saw Fight Club, I thought that Brad Pitt and the chick were the same person.
Draft Dodger
12-16-2005, 08:40 PM
Sheesh. This escalated quickly.

You guys do realize that I knew that Leonard/Sammy are the same person, just that the clip happens BEFORE it is spelled out to you?

Just curious...please continue to rake me across the coals, I definitely deserve it :)

that's ok. I don't think I made the Leonard/Sammy connection. so I am dumber than all of you.
Easy Mac
12-16-2005, 08:45 PM
Bambi's Mother Dies!!!
IMetTrentGreen
12-16-2005, 09:01 PM
the redwings are going to fire scotty bowman
cartman
12-16-2005, 09:04 PM
Bambi's Mother Dies!!!

Bambi is a dude!!!
MikeVic
12-16-2005, 09:32 PM
Bambi is a dude!!!

What?!?! All that wasted kleenex!!!
Maple Leafs
12-16-2005, 09:52 PM
I often think that little film tricks like this (and the several similar clues in Fight Club) are probably much cooler in the theater, when it's probably a genuine "wtf, did I just see that" moment. At home, on DVD, you just rewind and go "yeah, ok, I guess that gives that away".
Ragone
12-17-2005, 03:48 AM
In Titanic.. the boat sinks
Poli
12-17-2005, 03:56 AM
In all honesty, I've wondered about the split second Sammy/Leonard bit. Does it mean Leonard made Sammy up or does it mean Leonard was trying to envision being Sammy? The flashback started when Lenny told Leonard that Sammy was made up.

Lenny was a bastard and I wouldn't put it past him to make something up. He wasn't above putting Leonard on throughout the movie, so I find it hard to believe Lenny is telling the truth here.
Raiders Army
12-17-2005, 05:39 AM
The rabbits, Lenny. The rabbits.