The Morning Watch: ‘Joker’ Trailer Easter Eggs, Scientists Review Natural Disaster Movies & More
The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.
In this edition, explore over four dozen Easter eggs, hidden details and comic references you might have missed in the latestJokertrailer. Plus, see what real scientists have to say about the accuracy and realism of natural disaster movies likeInto the Storm, San Andreas, and more, and find out some details you might not know about the oddball superhero comedyMystery Menfrom 1999.
First up,ScreenCrushcombed over the final trailer forJoker, and they came up with nearly 50 Easter eggs, hidden details and comic book references that you may not have spotted. For example, you’ll find some hidden imagery in the background hinting at the film’s themes about Arthur Fleck’s character being outcast by a society who has grown too cynical and touchy. And it’s details like that which make us a little leery about the wrong message being taken away about this movie.
Next, environmental scientists Morgan Page, Michael Angove and Peter Gleick sat down forVanity Fairto review the scientific validity of scenes fromSan Andreas, 2012, The Day After Tomorrow, Volcano, Twister, Geostorm, The Core, Interstellar, Sharknado, The Perfect Storm, Pompeii, Noah, The Impossible, The Happening, Into the Stormand evenHard Rain.
Finally,Mystery Mencame out in 1999 in the middle of the big superhero craze that swept the late 90s and early 2000s. Unfortunately, it went mostly unnoticed despite having a cast that includes Ben Stiller, William H. Macy, Janeane Garafolo, Hank Azaria, Paul Reubens, Kel Mitchell, and more. So here’s a look back at the movie that gave us all Smashmouth’s “All-Star” music video.
