I love when movies acknowledge each other, whether it be an easter egg or it's a commonality that ties a movie universe together. One of my most favorite things that a movie can do is make references to other movies.
Marvel is tying all of their movies together for the Avengers movie that will be hitting silver screens across the world in only a couple of years. Marvel has been doing this by making reference to other superheroes in its recent films. Iron Man made a brief cameo in The Incredible Hulk a couple of years ago and Captain America’s shield made a brief appearance in Iron Man 2. The one commonality that is tying all of these films together, of course, is the presence of SHIELD, which is the organization that puts together the Avengers. At the end of Iron Man 2, they were uncovering Thor's hammer. Thor is Marvel's 2011 summer tentpole.
Pixar is another studio famous for easter eggs. I love easter eggs. It creates replay value since it is fun finding them. In every Pixar movie, the creators throw in a million little things to honor one thing or another. A113 makes an appearance as a nod to the classroom that many of the animators took a class in. The Pizza Port delivery truck makes an appearance in every film. John Ratzenberger also voices a character in every one of the Pixar films, such as Hamm in Toy Story, or John in WallE. Pixar also hints at new characters that appear in upcoming films. In Ratatouille, a shadow of Dug from Up can be seen. In Up, a Lotso doll, from this weekend's Toy Story 3, can be seen in a little girls room as Karl's house flies by. It's so exciting to find these references!
I don't know why, but easter eggs like some of the ones mentioned make watching a movie so much more exciting! What do you think? Do you like looking for easter eggs, or is it too much of a bother?
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