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* DirectorDisplacement: No, Creator/JJAbrams '''did NOT''' direct ''Cloverfield''. That goes to Creator/MattReeves. Unfortunately since Abrams' brand is associated [[Series/PersonOfInterest with]] [[Series/{{Lost}} a]] [[Series/{{Fringe}} whole]] [[Series/{{Alias}} slew]] [[Film/StarTrek2009 of]] [[Film/{{Super 8}} friggin']] [[Film/TheForceAwakens projects]], Reeves is rarely given his credit for directing the film.
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* DirectorDisplacement: No, Creator/JJAbrams '''did NOT''' direct ''Cloverfield''. That goes to Creator/MattReeves. Unfortunately since Abrams' brand is so well-known and associated [[Series/PersonOfInterest with]] [[Series/{{Lost}} a]] [[Series/{{Fringe}} whole]] [[Series/{{Alias}} slew]] [[Film/StarTrek2009 of]] [[Film/{{Super 8}} friggin']] [[Film/TheForceAwakens projects]], with similar projects that Reeves is rarely given his credit for directing the film.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Hud is meant to be the bumbling but ultimately well-meaning best friend of our hero Jason, as well as the comedic center of the film. Trouble is Hud is a selfish nitwit and, frankly, kind of a dick. This is best shown during the scene in the subway tunnel where Hud rather bizarrely keeps recanting a story about a SerialKiller that set homeless people on fire. At the same time that a monster is violently destroying New York City just above ground, which has left our heroes traumatized and stressed beyond belief. Then when his friends understandably don't want to hear any more, he continues on like it's all a big joke.
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* BetterOnDVD: Even if the shaky-cam style of the film didn't make some theater-goers queasy, the fact that on DVD you can pause or rewind at will greatly enhances the idea that you're viewing a tape found in the wreckage that's been kept in some government archive.
* DirectorDisplacement: No, Creator/JJAbrams '''did NOT''' direct ''Cloverfield''. That goes to Creator/MattReeves. Unfortunately since Abrams is associated [[Series/PersonOfInterest with]] [[Series/{{Lost}} a]] [[Series/{{Fringe}} whole]] [[Series/{{Alias}} slew]] [[Film/StarTrek2009 of]] [[Film/{{Super 8}} friggin']] [[Film/TheForceAwakens projects]], Reeves is constantly not mentioned for directing the film.
* DirectorDisplacement: No, Creator/JJAbrams '''did NOT''' direct ''Cloverfield''. That goes to Creator/MattReeves. Unfortunately since Abrams is associated [[Series/PersonOfInterest with]] [[Series/{{Lost}} a]] [[Series/{{Fringe}} whole]] [[Series/{{Alias}} slew]] [[Film/StarTrek2009 of]] [[Film/{{Super 8}} friggin']] [[Film/TheForceAwakens projects]], Reeves is constantly not mentioned for directing the film.
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* BetterOnDVD: Even if the shaky-cam style of the film didn't make some theater-goers queasy, the fact that on a DVD that you can pause or rewind at will greatly enhances the idea that you're viewing a tape found in the wreckage that's been kept in some government archive.
* DirectorDisplacement: No, Creator/JJAbrams '''did NOT''' direct ''Cloverfield''. That goes to Creator/MattReeves. Unfortunately sinceAbrams Abrams' brand is associated [[Series/PersonOfInterest with]] [[Series/{{Lost}} a]] [[Series/{{Fringe}} whole]] [[Series/{{Alias}} slew]] [[Film/StarTrek2009 of]] [[Film/{{Super 8}} friggin']] [[Film/TheForceAwakens projects]], Reeves is constantly not mentioned rarely given his credit for directing the film.
* DirectorDisplacement: No, Creator/JJAbrams '''did NOT''' direct ''Cloverfield''. That goes to Creator/MattReeves. Unfortunately since
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** Some of Rob and Beth's interactions.
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** Some of Rob and Beth's interactions.interactions, particularly the {{Happy Flashback}}s spliced into the footage.
** The scene after Marlena's death, where one of the soldiers takes pity on the group. He points them in the direction of Beth's place, warning them about Hammerdown and when the last chopper leaves as they go. It contrasts with the borderline-brutal professionalism shown to the group by the other soldiers, and is a subtle example of TheApocalypseBringsOutTheBestInPeople.
** The scene after Marlena's death, where one of the soldiers takes pity on the group. He points them in the direction of Beth's place, warning them about Hammerdown and when the last chopper leaves as they go. It contrasts with the borderline-brutal professionalism shown to the group by the other soldiers, and is a subtle example of TheApocalypseBringsOutTheBestInPeople.
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** An alternate ending suggests that [[spoiler: Beth and possibly Rob too survived the Hammerdown bombing]]; showing that it is plausible.
** [[spoiler: Jason]] seemingly dies when Clover's tail smashes through Brooklyn Bridge. The other characters assume he died, due to being far away from him at the time, but [[NeverFoundTheBody body is never found]].
** [[spoiler: Jason]] seemingly dies when Clover's tail smashes through Brooklyn Bridge. The other characters assume he died, due to being far away from him at the time, but [[NeverFoundTheBody body is never found]].
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** An alternate ending suggests that [[spoiler: Beth and possibly Rob too survived the Hammerdown bombing]]; bombing]], showing that it is plausible.
** [[spoiler: Jason]] seemingly dies when Clover's tail smashes through Brooklyn Bridge. The other characters assume he died, due to being far away from him at the time, but [[NeverFoundTheBody his body is neverfound]].seen]].
** [[spoiler: Jason]] seemingly dies when Clover's tail smashes through Brooklyn Bridge. The other characters assume he died, due to being far away from him at the time, but [[NeverFoundTheBody his body is never
* LesYay: Lily and Marlena are quite touchy with each other at times.
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** Out of all the things you could have chosen to be on the TV in the electronics store, you chose ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''.
** Hud's line "It's time to leave the electronics store" has incited a few chuckles from fans.
** The shot where [[spoiler:Marlena explodes]]. Most of the film's CGI ranges from "pretty good" to "really great".
** Hud's line "It's time to leave the electronics store" has incited a few chuckles from fans.
** The shot where [[spoiler:Marlena explodes]]. Most of the film's CGI ranges from "pretty good" to "really great".
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** The electronics store scene racks up its far share of these moments:
*** Out of all the thingsyou they could have chosen to be playing on the TV in the electronics store, you [=TVs=], they chose ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''.
**''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' for several of them.
*** Hud's line "It's time to leave the electronics store" has incited a few chuckles from fans.
*** As they're moving to leave, Hud turns the camera on some looters, who are just standing idly as if waiting for direction.
** The shot where [[spoiler:Marlena explodes]]. Most of the film's CGI ranges from "pretty good" to "reallygreat".great", and then there's a shameless ShadowDiscretionShot in the middle of it.
*** Out of all the things
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*** Hud's line "It's time to leave the electronics store" has incited a few chuckles from fans.
*** As they're moving to leave, Hud turns the camera on some looters, who are just standing idly as if waiting for direction.
** The shot where [[spoiler:Marlena explodes]]. Most of the film's CGI ranges from "pretty good" to "really
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** A character says the phrase "[[MemeticMutation I don't feel so good]]" [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar before immediately dying in unpleasant fashion.]]
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It was precisely as mainstream for people to know who Superman was in 2008 as it is in 2022. That was the entire point of the joke. You thinking it makes the joke even better with time (it doesn't) makes it the opposite of an unintentional period piece
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film looks modern enough but the fact that it's being filmed on a camcorder that still uses tape places it to the late 2000s before most home cameras would use SD cards instead. The characters use the 2000s flip phones, and only use them for calling, with no mention of the internet at all; they have to crowd around a TV to get information on the news about what's happening, and use a subway map to get to Beth's house. Superficially, there are also several swooping fringe haircuts on the boys at Rob's party, instantly placing the setting to the late 2000s. Hud's surprise that Marlena knows who Superman is was already meant to show him as an idiot, but at the time the most mainstream Superman related media was the series ''{{Series/Smallville}}''. With the saturation of superhero movies in the 2010s, notably ''Film/ManOfSteel'' and ''Film/BatmanVsSuperman'', being familiar with such media would be less of a nerd stigma and more mainstream.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film looks modern enough but the fact that it's being filmed on a camcorder that still uses tape places it to the late 2000s before most home cameras would use SD cards instead. The characters use the 2000s flip phones, and only use them for calling, with no mention of the internet at all; they have to crowd around a TV to get information on the news about what's happening, and use a subway map to get to Beth's house. Superficially, there are also several swooping fringe haircuts on the boys at Rob's party, instantly placing the setting to the late 2000s. Hud's surprise that Marlena knows who Superman is was already meant to show him as an idiot, but at the time the most mainstream Superman related media was the series ''{{Series/Smallville}}''. With the saturation of superhero movies in the 2010s, notably ''Film/ManOfSteel'' and ''Film/BatmanVsSuperman'', being familiar with such media would be less of a nerd stigma and more mainstream.
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* SpiritualAdaptation:: JJ Abrams has admitted that ''Cloverfield'' was his attempt at an American version of ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXc7hpMgofQ This video]] by Up The Depths describes the film as an Americanized version of [[Film/Godzilla1954 the original 1954 movie]] for its portrayal of the monster and weaving a political metaphor into the story (nuclear weapons in ''Gozilla'', terrorism in ''Cloverfield'').
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* SpiritualAdaptation:: SpiritualAdaptation: JJ Abrams has admitted that ''Cloverfield'' was his attempt at an American version of ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXc7hpMgofQ This video]] by Up The Depths describes the film as an Americanized version of [[Film/Godzilla1954 the original 1954 movie]] for its portrayal of the monster and weaving a political metaphor into the story (nuclear weapons in ''Gozilla'', terrorism in ''Cloverfield'').
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** Look up Cloverfield on deviantArt, and see how many pictures people draw of chibi/baby Clovie.
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** Look up Cloverfield on deviantArt, ''Website/DeviantArt'', and see how many pictures people draw of chibi/baby Clovie.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Prior to the release of the film, the monster was speculated to be none other than Franchise/{{Godzilla}} himself. Eight years later, ''Film/ShinGodzilla'' would run with ''Cloverfield''[='=]s premise and filming style.
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* HilariousInHindsight: HesJustHiding:
** An alternate ending suggests that [[spoiler: Beth and possibly Rob too survived the Hammerdown bombing]]; showing that it is plausible.
** [[spoiler: Jason]] seemingly dies when Clover's tail smashes through Brooklyn Bridge. The other characters assume he died, due to being far away from him at the time, but [[NeverFoundTheBody body is never found]].
* HilariousInHindsight:
** Prior to the release of the film, the monster was speculated to be none other than Franchise/{{Godzilla}} himself. Eight years later, ''Film/ShinGodzilla'' would run with ''Cloverfield''[='=]s premise and filming style.
** An alternate ending suggests that [[spoiler: Beth and possibly Rob too survived the Hammerdown bombing]]; showing that it is plausible.
** [[spoiler: Jason]] seemingly dies when Clover's tail smashes through Brooklyn Bridge. The other characters assume he died, due to being far away from him at the time, but [[NeverFoundTheBody body is never found]].
* HilariousInHindsight:
** Prior to the release of the film, the monster was speculated to be none other than Franchise/{{Godzilla}} himself. Eight years later, ''Film/ShinGodzilla'' would run with ''Cloverfield''[='=]s premise and filming style.
* RetroactiveRecognition:
** TJ Miller made his film debut as Hud and, despite spending most of it behind the camera, his voice will be recognisable to any ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' fan.
** Lizzy Caplan was known for ''Film/MeanGirls'', but she'd appear in other notable projects such as ''Series/TrueBlood'', ''Series/MastersOfSex'' and ''Film/NowYouSeeMe2''. ''Mean Girls'' itself would become even more of a CultClassic in TheNewTens.
** TJ Miller made his film debut as Hud and, despite spending most of it behind the camera, his voice will be recognisable to any ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' fan.
** Lizzy Caplan was known for ''Film/MeanGirls'', but she'd appear in other notable projects such as ''Series/TrueBlood'', ''Series/MastersOfSex'' and ''Film/NowYouSeeMe2''. ''Mean Girls'' itself would become even more of a CultClassic in TheNewTens.
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* SignatureScene: No shot is more indicative of ''Cloverfield'' than the Statue of Liberty's decapitated head being chucked into the streets of Manhattan.
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** No shot is more indicative of ''Cloverfield'' than the Statue of Liberty's decapitated head being chucked into the streets of Manhattan.
** No shot is more indicative of ''Cloverfield'' than the Statue of Liberty's decapitated head being chucked into the streets of Manhattan.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film looks modern enough but the fact that it's being filmed on a camcorder that still uses tape places it to the late 2000s before most home cameras would use SD cards instead. The characters use the 2000s flip phones, and only use them for calling, with no mention of the internet at all; they have to crowd around a TV to get information on the news about what's happening, and use a subway map to get to Beth's house. Superficially, there are also several swooping fringe haircuts on the boys at Rob's party, instantly placing the setting to the late 2000s. Hud's surprise that Marlena knows who Superman is was already meant to show him as an idiot, but at the time the most mainstream Superman related media was the series ''{{Series/Smallville}}''. With the saturation of superhero movies in the 2010s, notably ''Film/ManOfSteel'' and ''Film/BatmanVsSuperman'', being familiar with such media would be less of a nerd stigma and more mainstream.
* VocalMinority: While the movie developed a sizable hatedom on the internet for the JitterCam, it was actually critically acclaimed and extremely profitable.
* VocalMinority: While the movie developed a sizable hatedom on the internet for the JitterCam, it was actually critically acclaimed and extremely profitable.
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* WhatAnIdiot: The military helicopter pilot evacuating Rob, Hud, and Beth takes off.\\
'''You'd Expect''': For the pilot to get away from the monster as fast as possible using the most direct route.\\
'''Instead''': He chooses to circle around the monster to watch it get bombarded with missiles. This puts them in range for when the monster lashes out and causes them to crash.
'''You'd Expect''': For the pilot to get away from the monster as fast as possible using the most direct route.\\
'''Instead''': He chooses to circle around the monster to watch it get bombarded with missiles. This puts them in range for when the monster lashes out and causes them to crash.
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* FanNickname: The monster has been given many nicknames, including Clovie, Clover, MGP, and [[TooDumbToLive Darwin]].
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* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: Hud and Marlena sharing a moment together after escaping the subway tunnel when she's bitten by a parasite. Sadly it doesn't last.
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** Hud and Marlena sharing a moment together after escaping the subway tunnel when she's bitten by a parasite.Sadly Sadly, it doesn't last.
** Hud and Marlena sharing a moment together after escaping the subway tunnel when she's bitten by a parasite.
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*WhatAnIdiot: The military helicopter pilot evacuating Rob, Hud, and Beth takes off.\\
'''You'd Expect''': For the pilot to get away from the monster as fast as possible using the most direct route.\\
'''Instead''': He chooses to circle around the monster to watch it get bombarded with missiles. This puts them in range for when the monster lashes out and causes them to crash.
'''You'd Expect''': For the pilot to get away from the monster as fast as possible using the most direct route.\\
'''Instead''': He chooses to circle around the monster to watch it get bombarded with missiles. This puts them in range for when the monster lashes out and causes them to crash.
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* RewatchBonus: If you rewatch the movie with the knowledge that the monster is a NonMaliciousMonster (not to mention all the other stuff from the ARG and WordOfGod) than the movie will make a ''lot'' more sense for you.
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* RewatchBonus: If you rewatch the movie with the knowledge that the monster is a NonMaliciousMonster (not to mention all the other stuff from the ARG and WordOfGod) than then the movie will make a ''lot'' more sense for you.
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* SpiritualAdaptation:: JJ Abrams has admitted that ''Cloverfield'' was his attempt at an American version of ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXc7hpMgofQ This video]] by Up The Depths describes the film as an Americanized version of [[Film/Godzilla1954 the original 1954 movie]] for its portrayal of the monster and weaving a political metaphor into the story (nuclear weapons in ''Gozilla'', terrorism in ''Cloverfield'').
