Blink twice’s 7 biggest hints to the movie’s twist

Spoilers ahead for Blink Twice.

Good before Blink twice‘s big reveal, the psychological thriller hints at his three, Allowing eagle-eyed and perceptive viewers to clock the clever moments of foreshadowing the movie. Assisted by Zoë Kravitz, Blink twice is the filmmaker’s directorial debut, and Kravitz, who had another title for Blink twiceStarted working on the screenplay way back in 2017 with her High Fidelity Co-author ET Feigenbaum. The film opens with cocktail waitresses Frida (Naomi Aki) and Jess (Elijah Shawkat) ditching their work uniforms for dresses and heels in order to crash billionaire tech mogul Slater King’s (Channing Tatum) gala.

After a close run-in with Slater, Frida and Jess spend the evening mingling with his entourage. The opening scenes of the movie reveal that Slater was “Cancelled“For inappropriate behavior. Although Blink twice Never delving into what Slater has done, it spends an awful lot of time suggesting that Slater has reformed his ways thanks to copious amounts of therapy—and, of course, the island paradise he recently purchased. Eventually, Frida and Jess join the other members of Blink twices cast of characters on Slater’s private island, where things take a truly harrowing turn Blink twiceIt’s the end.

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Blink twice’s opening shot is a lizard

The reptile reveals that Frida was previously in Slater’s Island

In his opening, Blink twice Teases a major part of his twist: Frida was previously on Slater’s island. Kravitz chooses to open the film with a close-up of a mocking eye; The creature, which is undoubtedly native to a tropical island, stares at something off-screen. without knowing it, Viewers are shown a glimpse into Frida’s memory as she goes about her eveningAlthough it is meant to seem like part of her nightly social media scroll. As the scene continues, Frida flicks through her own Instagram feed, which is full of her nail artistry.

Of course, the lizard is not just a flash of inspiration. The aspiring nail artist and ever-exhausted cocktail waitress is briefly recalling a moment from her time on Slater’s Island. It is eventually revealed that Frida attended Slater’s haunted getaway the year before. While she was running through the island’s forest to escape Slater’s abuse, Frida slipped and fell on a rock. This incident is what gave Frida the noticeable scar on her head and, while she is lying on the forest floor, Frida stares into the blinking eyes of the lizard from the opening of the movie.

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Frida & Jess’ host says Frida has met Slater before

Blink twice suggests that Frida got too cozy with Slater while working

When a distraught Frida arrives at work a few minutes late, her boss shows up to reprimand her for her tardiness. As it turns out, the evening’s gig is Slater King’s annual gala – and Frida’s boss has another bone to pick. the year before, Frida allegedly acted a bit unprofessional and ended up spending time with Slater. Blink twice’s protagonist claims that Slater only complimented her nails, but Frida’s boss insists that she needs to be more “Invisible“At this year’s gala. Later, when it is revealed that Frida went to Slater’s Island before, it is clear that her boss is not exaggerating.

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Slater snaps off Frida’s heel

This moment of apparent kindness actually foreshadows Slater King’s violent nature

At the gala, Frida surprises Jess with two dresses and two pairs of heels. The best friends ditch their cocktail waitress garb in favor of the party dress and sneak into the gala. While pretending to be Slater’s guest, Frida struggles to walk in her heels. Even if Jess lets her in on a secret to striding more successfully in the shoes, Frida breaks a heel. In the process, she knocks over glassware, falls to the ground and cuts her finger. In an attempt to seem charming, Slater appears to help Frida.

With deadly precision, the tech mogul snaps off her other heel so that the shoes are both flat. Slater reveals that he has seen the trick in movies and has always wanted to try it. While Frida is swept up by Slater’s seemingly charming routine, the moment actually teases the character’s extremely violent nature – a nature that simmers just beneath the surface. later, Slater kills a snake that has bitten Jess with equal brutality and, horrifyingly, snaps Jess’s throat. After the poison sinks in and restores her memories of Slater and the men’s abuse.

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Slater’s therapist blinks twice

Kyle MacLachlan’s character Slyly confirms Slater’s dark intentions

At the gala, Frida has a run-in with Slater’s therapist, Rich (Kyle MacLachlan). Slater’s nervous body language isn’t the only thing that lends itself to the scene’s clear-cut foreshadowing. While Rich waxes poetic about Slater’s progress in therapy, Frieda asks if she’s actually in any trouble, suggesting that Slater’s therapist would know all of his deep, dark secrets. play along Rich drops his glasses and blinks twice. Slater interrupts the moment, but Frida takes it all as a big joke – completely unaware of the dangerous situation she is about to enter.

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Blink twice focuses hard on the island’s red flowers

Slater regularly brings the movie’s perfume-making flowers to Frida

When Frida, Jess and Slater’s entourage arrive at the island, Kravitz hammers that the island’s red flowers are a key detail. Not only does the color red make a prominent appearance – the red gift bags, the red raspberries floating in the flutes of endless champagne – but the flowers themselves are everywhere. Slater shows Frida her room and, when she emerges from the bathroom, her clothes are laid out on the bed next to a flower. at feast, Slater is sure to present Frida with flowers again and again.

Although Frida initially interprets the flowers as romantic gifts, it becomes clear that the flowers serve a much more sinister purpose. The perfume that Frida discovers in her private bathroom is made from these flowers. As it turns out, The perfume – and the smell of the flowers in general – is the key to making the women forget About the way Slater and the other men abuse and assault them nightly. Even some of the island’s food is infused with the memory-wiping flowers. It is also revealed that the perfume is what was handed out in Stacey’s (Geena Davis) gift bags.

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The household repeats the phrase “red rabbit” to Frida

Blink twice’s housekeeper tries to save Frida several times

While on the island, Frida notices that the workers all have the same snake tattoo. Slater claims that the snakes have infested the island, and that the workers are set up to kill anyone who slithers onto the property. One worker in particular, the appropriately named Badass Maid (María Elena Olivares), plays a key role in showing Frida what’s really going on. When Frida first meets the maid, the woman repeats the phrase “red rabbit” Over and over. She also leaves a bucket and some cleaning supplies in Frida’s room.

Of all the clues, Blink twiceRed Rabbit’s clue is the most glaring, but it doesn’t make sense until Frida drinks the snake poison that Badass Maid offers her halfway through the film. As it turns out, the snake venom counteracts the memory-erasing effect of the flowers, allowing Frida to recall the horrific sexual abuse she and the other women faced night after night. After tripping over the bucket, Frida discovers Polaroids taken the year before. back, Frida had longer hair and red rabbits painted on her nails. From the beginning, Badass Maid is trying to unlock Frida’s memories.

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Slater King’s artwork contains hints about Blink Twice’s plot twist

The art features men hunting rabbits and women who look like snakes

Interestingly enough, Slater King himself connects to many of Blink twices biggest hints. Not only is the tech mogul fixating on the idea that “Forgetting is a gift” – a nod to the gift bags of memory-erasing perfume – but he immediately questions Frida about how she got the scar on her head. Slater’s house is also covered in artwork that is quite revealing. One painting shows a snake-like woman , writhes on the ground, while another depicts people chasing yellow rabbits. The art foreshadows the need for women to drink the poison as well as the predatory nature of Slater’s entourage..

Blink twice is playing in theaters worldwide.