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15 Movies And TV Shows That Sneaked In Foreshadowing

By:: Cracked Writers; JhallComics

February 12, 2022

15 Movies And TV Shows That Sneaked In Foreshadowing

What is it about foreshadowing that just tickles the brain? Perhaps it is the instinct all of our minds have to seek order and connection wherever we can. Like the Protagonist of a Beautiful Mind, we simply cannot help but connect the dots that undergird reality.

The fact is, we can't resist a bit of good foreshadowing in literature, television or film. The idea that the seeds of future events are being planted right before the eyes of the astute fan is not only exciting, it also illustrates the craft and care of the creatore.

We wanted to explore more than fourteen movies and tv shows that snuck in brilliant bits of fhoreshadowing.

We should have figured something messed up was going on with the crime-less, squeaky clean, 1980s pastiche town based on the name “San Junipero.” Also, based on it happening on Black Mirror.

So what are you waiting for? Another clue? Scroll on down from amazing examples o fforeshadowing!

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THE PRESTIGE GRAGKED.COM Alfred shows Sarah's son the disappearing bird trick when they first meet. The boy cries when the bird is crushed, and when Alfred reveals the bird is alive, the boy asks Where's his brother? Not only did the boy figure out the trick, he also foreshadowed that Alfred has a secret brother with whom he performs the disappearing man trick, and Angier kills the first clone and another one reappears at the end of his trick. — More: 23 Movies And Shows With Sneaky Foreshadowing

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TRUE DETECTIVE way AN ACADEMY D NOTICE RKING CRACKED COM The titular detectives are on the hunt for the mysterious Yellow King, who runs an occult-inspired murder club. Two conspiring characters, the reverend Billy Lee Tuttle and meth cook Reggie Ledoux, were hinted at by their proximity to the color yellow. The King himself was even more obviously foreshadowed when his first appearance included a sign, blocked in a way so we can only read NOTICE KING. — More: 6 Brilliant Clues Hidden In The Background Of TV Shows

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BLACK MIRROR CRACKED.COM The name of the town San Junipero should have clued audiences in to the reveal that the town is in a simulation. The events that happen in the town seem to take place in the 1980s, but Junipero Serra was canonized in 2015, meaning there could be no Saint Junipero before then. — More: 23 Movies And Shows With Sneaky Foreshadowing

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THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS CRACKED.COM At the start of the film, Clarice is training at the FBI Academy when a trainer points a gun at her head, telling her she forgot to check behind her when she entered the room. At the climax, Buffalo Bill sneaks up behind her in the dark, with a gun to her head. — More: 23 Movies And Shows With Sneaky Foreshadowing

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BREAKING BAD CRACKED.COM In a flashback, we see a younger Hector Salamanca teach his adolescent nephews to cherish one another by way of waterboarding. The wooden chair Hector sits in has a unique design, incorporating large wheel shapes, complete with spokes. Hector of course ends his life confined to a wheelchair. — More: 23 Movies And Shows With Sneaky Foreshadowing

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AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN SARAH PAULSON Sarcama Pida la que cande em GRACKED.COM EX The figurehead of the coven, called The Supreme, featured in the show, must pass on their title when they get cancer. After a season of chaos, the remaining witches undergo the test of the Seven Wonders that will determine the next Supreme, which turns out to be the headmistress' daughter, Cordelia, played by Sarah Paulson. Paulson's credits in the opening title appear with Santa Muerte, also known as the Lady of the Seven Powers. — More: 6 Brilliant Clues Hidden In The Background Of TV Shows

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THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION GRACKED COM Andy tells Red he wants to go to the idyllic beaches of Zihuatanejo, Mexico, after getting out of prison, to which Red responds, These are just shitty pipe dreams. To make this dream a reality, Andy tunnels out of Shawshank, emerging past the prison walls through a literal, shitty pipe. — More: 23 Movies And Shows With Sneaky Foreshadowing

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THE WIRE CRACKED.COM D'Angelo uses chess to teach Bodie and Wallace about the hierarchy of the drug world, likening them to pawns. In Season 4, Bodie has realized that despite some promotions, he's always just going to be a pawn in a rigged game. A few episodes later, he's attacked by two enemy enforcers. They approach him in a straight line, like rooks, while he stands his ground and fires at them diagonally. But it's all just a distraction for a third attacker to use a sneaky L-shaped move to get behind Bodie and kill him. — More: 4 Bits Of Buried Symbolism In Movies

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ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND CRACKED.COM Clementine's hair represents the stages of her relationship with Joel; Spring green when they meet, Summer red at the height of their love affair, Autumn orange due to lack of maintenance, and finally Winter blue, symbolizing the cold death of their relationship. — More: 4 Bits Of Buried Symbolism In Movies

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FIGHT CLUB CRACKED.COM 40752 When the Narrator and Tyler walk down the street hitting parked cars, the car alarms only go off when the Narrator hits them. Showing that Tyler isn't affecting the outside world hints at the reveal that he is a figment of the Narrator's imagination. — More: 23 Movies And Shows With Sneaky Foreshadowing

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SHERLOCK CRACKED.COM In the episode The Sign of Three, at the wedding of John and Mary, the song December 1963 (Oh What a Night) plays while everyone is on the dancefloor. The camera cuts to Mary after the lyric You know, I didn't even know her name, which alludes to the fact that Mary isn't using her real name. That is revealed in the following episode. — More: 23 Movies And Shows With Sneaky Foreshadowing

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LOST SSIAN Lindo's CHOCOLATE FULL RICHT But Pour E I D HUMD IN CRISP BCANDY APOLLO DE D4 D5 CRACKED.COM The final season finds the castaways discovering that they've been brought to the island as candidates to take over from the mysterious Jacob as the place's immortal protectors. Eventually, Jacob anoints Jack as his successor. When we first meet Jacob in a flashback, he's handing over an Apollo bar to Jack. By the end, Jack hands the island over to Hurley, who decides to share the responsibility with Ben Linus. Back in Season 4 when Hurley gets his mitts on — More: 6 Movie Details You Never Noticed That Reveal The Whole Plot

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THE WITCH CRACKED.COM In the movie, the family exiles themselves from society for religious reasons, and then their devil-related paranoia slowly turns them against each other. Early on, we see that their crops aren't looking so great; historians may have noticed that the crops are besieged by ergot, a hallucinogenic fungus which may have been behind the hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials. — More: 6 Movie Details You Never Noticed That Reveal The Whole Plot

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IT FOLLOWS CRACKED.COM The driving force of the movie is a shapeshifting demon that is sexually transmitted, but instead of being analogous to STDs it may have instead been about parenthood. When the shapeshifting monster appears the final time, it's in the form of the main character's dad, who's conspicuously absent throughout the movie. — More: 6 Movie Details You Never Noticed That Reveal The Whole Plot

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LA LA LAND CRACKED COM The costume changes in La La Land are hugely significant. Specifically, the colors of the wardrobe forecast the emotional core of the scene. For instance, blue is creative success, the color associated with Mia landing auditions. Yellow represents change; it's the color of Mia's dress when she first falls for Seb, and John Legend is wearing a mustard-colored turtleneck when he offers Seb a job in his band. — More: 6 Movie Details You Never Noticed That Reveal The Whole Plot

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