Rian Johnson explains why one Glass Onion scene was pivotal for the Knives Out sequel, with its placement subverting expectations early on.
Rian Johnson explains why one scene from Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery was so pivotal. Following Benoit Blanc's investigation of tech billionaire Miles Bron and his group of friends, the Knives Out sequel features a number of memorable twists. Early on, it seemed as though Miles' guests would be participating in a weekend-long murder mystery game, and whoever solved the crime would win.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY The scene in which Blanc revealed the details of Miles' game was one of Glass Onion's first twists and introduced the idea that someone on the island might actually get killed. Johnson now discusses that moment with THR and explains why it was important to the story. The writer/director notes how it can subvert expectations to include something like that so early in the film.
"I thought, ‘How fun would it be to do the denouement scene, the Blanc-wrapping-the-whole-thing-up scene, somewhere in the first act, to basically clear off the table the expectation that the mystery they’re all there for is going to be the mystery?’ This is the scene that announces [what] you think you’re settling in for is not what the movie is actually going to be.
Andi and Miles worked together before she was terminated and found herself in court, where the disrupters lied to protect her ex-business partner. Andi was later killed, and her twin, Helen, went to Blanc for assistance and hired him to look into the murder. She informed him that while Andi's death looked like a suicide, there were sleeping pills in her system, suggesting foul play.
Andi's murderer was revealed to be Miles, who was also responsible for shooting Helen and killing Duke Cody . It might have been more apparent in retrospect, but that is what makes the scripts for both Glass Onion and the first Knives Out movie so much fun. With another sequel on the way, it will be interesting to see what Benoit Blanc's next investigation entails and how Johnson builds the story.
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