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14 Ingenious Uses Of Foreshadowing in Action & Adventure

By:: Cracked Writers; JhallComics

February 10, 2022

14 Ingenious Uses Of Foreshadowing in Action & Adventure

What is it about foreshadowing that enthralls audiences? We're not immune either--we love a bit of foreshadowing, prefiguration, easter egg laying or just a plain old HINT. It shows that the creator of the work has intentionally crafted his world from beginning to end, that nothing has been left to chance. In a reality that can sometimes feel overwhelming and chaotic, well, there's something both comforting and impressive about a creator that is planning every last detail.

We did a deep dive to find more than a dozen ingenious cases of foreshadowing in action and adventure in movies and television.

Little Finger had a bad case of “Meta Mouth,” spoiling three important deaths before they happened. He must have read the books.

From the weird ‘chicken eating the rock scene’ in Moana foreshadowing the battle with the character voiced by Dwayne ‘the Rock' Johnson to the ‘Thriller’ tee shirt that young adelaide wears in the beginning of ‘Us’…well let's just say we found some very surprising examples we definitely missed on first watch.

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THE WALKING DEAD CRACKED.COM The gang follows signs promising sanctuary to anyone who can reach the community of Terminus. Upon arrival our heroes are greeted by a woman who offers to feed the weary travelers. In a twist, we learn that Terminus is run by cannibals. 5 episodes prior, while she was exploring a house, Michonne looks at a painting depicting a woman who looks exactly like the one who offers them food, except she's covered in blood. — More: 6 Brilliant Clues Hidden In The Background Of TV Shows

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AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON CRACKED.COM Ultron tells Wanda and Pietro that everyone creates the thing they dread, and that children are designed to supplant their parents. Ultron's goal is to create a new physical form and put his consciousness into his child, which ultimately turns into the Vision. After his defeat at the hands of the Avengers, it's Vision that deals the final blow to Ultron. — Source: Ranker

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GAME OF THRONES CRACKED.COM After Lord Arryn expresses his fears about leaving his fortress, Littlefinger reminds him of the many ways he could die in his own home. People die at their dinner tables, they die in their beds, they die squatting over their chamber pots. Joffrey died at his wedding feast, Shae died in bed, and Tywin died sitting on the privy. — More: 6 Brilliant Clues Hidden In The Background Of TV Shows

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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER CRACKED.COM Buffy's little sister, Dawn, joined the show in season 5 as if she had always been there - in reality, she was a key, and false memories were implanted in everyone in Buffy's life. Even before her sudden appearance, Faith and Buffy mention that little sis is coming soon during a dream sequence, in the room that would eventually become Dawn's. — Source: Screenrant

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BATMAN RETURNS CRACKED.COM Right before Selina Kyle is thrown from a window to her death, and subsequently nibbled back to life by a group of alley cats, she discovers Max Shrek's plan to build a power plant that would steal Gotham's electricity. In this scene, a dramatic lighting change casts a shadow from her glasses onto her face that resemble a cat-eye face mask. — Source: Reddit

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THOR: RAGNAROK CRACKED.COM When Hela returns to Asgard in Thor: Ragnarok, she destroys a mural depicting the false history of her father and family. Later, Thor sees the debris scattered on the ground, and stops at a piece with his face. A crack that runs through his right eye hints at what Hela will do to him during their fight. — Source: Buzzfeed

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CAPTAIN MARVEL THE RIGHT STUFF Home the future began. RIGHT GRAGKED.COM While perusing the aisles of the store she just partially destroyed, Carol picks up a copy of The Right Stuff, which chronicles test pilots who ventured into space. Later in the movie, we learn that Carol was an Air Force test pilot who also wound up going to space. — More: 5 Hit Movies With Clever Foreshadowing

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MOANA CRACKED.COM Moana's accidental animal companion, a chicken that's dumb even by chicken standards, has a weird habit of trying to eat things it cannot possibly consume. A villager says they were curious about the chicken eating the rock, foreshadowing the chicken later trying to eat Maui - a character voiced by Dwayne The Rock Johnson. — Source: Reddit

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US CRACKED.COM In the opening, we see that young Adelaide is wearing a Thriller T-shirt. At the end of the film, Adelaide is revealed to secretly be one of the Tethered, and Michael Jackson is revealed to be some kind of monster in the final frame of the Thriller music video. — More: 5 Hit Movies With Clever Foreshadowing

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ANT-MAN CRACKED.COM Businessman Darren Cross doesn't get into the Yellowjacket getup until the last act of the film, but there are hints of his villainous intentions earlier. Some are not-so-subtle, like zapping a rival into a wad of gum, but others are not as obvious; the tie that Cross wears bears a hexagonal pattern, like the one later seen on the Yellowjacket suit. — Source: Ant-Man

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I AM LEGEND .. FOOD ULLETIN NFECTED - DOGS CAN HO 2 1-000 COME OUT OF THE OF AT DUSK. MANCHE - - - STAY IN THE LIGHT - - questions, Call: 1 800-14-SAFEII CRACKED.COM In the film, it's not just humans that are susceptible to the vampiric infection, dogs are also shown to be affected. Neville passes a newspaper clipping from the early stages of the pandemic, warning about infected dogs that come out at dusk. Later in the film, he is attacked by dogs in the same manner. — Source: Gamespot

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STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE CRACKED.COM Luke's Aunt Beru tells her husband, Uncle Owen, that Luke is not a farmer and has too much of his father in him, to which Owen responds, That's what I'm afraid of. The reveal of Darth Vader being Luke's father wouldn't come until the sequel, so this bit of foreshadowing wouldn't be paid off for some years. — Source: ScreenCrush

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X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE CRACKED.COM One of the many failings of the first and last X-Men Origins movie was to reduce beloved anti-hero Deadpool into a mute that bears nearly zero resemblance to the comic character. The surprise turn shouldn't have been a total shock if you listened to Stryker, who tells Wade Wilson he'd be the perfect soldier if he didn't have such a mouth. — Source: Nerdist

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STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS CRACKED.COM When Bala-Tik, leader of the Guavian Death Gang, boards the Millennium Falcon and confronts Han Solo, the first thing he says is, Han Solo! You're a dead man! Не was right, but death wouldn't come from the Guavians (who were eaten by the rathtars aboard the Falcon), but from Han's son, Ben, later in the film. — Source: Star Wars Wiki

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