The overwhelmingly positive feedback for Glass Onion singled out the heavy-hitting ensemble, but particularly heaped praise upon Janelle Monáe as Cassandra “Andi” Brand, a mysterious character whose presence is crucial to the film's plot.
However, the real mystery was not why Andi joined the others on Miles' private island but what was Andi's real identity to begin with. As Glass Onion progressed, it was revealed that Helen, Andi's twin sister, was impersonating Andi to uncover the mystery of her twin's death and find her sister's killer.
In Glass Onion, Monáe portrays Cassandra “Andi” Bland, a genius tech businesswoman who was ousted from her company Alpha, which she co-created with her former colleague Miles Braun (Edward Norton).
In a film featuring a (in some cases literal) murderer's row of movie-star performances, the “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” character that has received the most ink since its Netflix premiere on December 23 is Derol, the Corona-toting slacker who briefly appears in only a handful of scenes — but steals every one ...
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Who does Andi represent in Glass Onion?
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery was released on Netflix last month, earning strong reviews from critics and audiences alike for its clever writing, which includes the reveal that Monáe's character, Andi, is actually Andi's twin sister, Helen.
Meanwhile, Glass Onion tells a story that feels incredibly basic in comparison. The main problem with this film is that although it's a mystery film, it doesn't give you the tools to solve the mystery.
Filmmaker Rian Johnson has addressed similarities between his Glass Onion character Miles Bron and Elon Musk, stating that any resemblance between the imaginary tech billionaire and his real-life counterpart is purely unintentional.
More so, with all the precious assets, including the Klear crystal fuel, on the island, one has to wonder why Miles didn't use security cameras to track these folks, especially Helen. He knows she's an impostor, yet he doesn't even follow her himself, which would have led to him spotting her colluding with Blanc.
characters. Speaking to Krista Smith in a new episode of the Skip Intro podcast, the actor describes her own shock at the film's big twist, which reveals her dual identity, playing twin sisters Andi and Helen Brand.
Smashing the glass was not only cathartic for Helen, someone who had to pretend to be her sister and deal with a group of self-absorbed narcissists, but also as a way to ruin the man who had torn apart her sister's life. Miles' island was an extension of his ego, destroying it was destroying a part of him.
“Here's an interesting thing,” Johnson told Decider over Zoom. “So if you look at [Lyonne's] cameo on Glass Onion she's in the Charlie Cale makeup and look in her trailer in between setups on Poker Face. So it's Natasha, [and] in the world of Glass Onion, Poker Face is a show that his friend Natasha is shooting.”
The Murder Mystery Twist (Why Miles Decided To Kill At His Party) While Miles planned a murder mystery party for fun, and Benoit Blanc believed his friends had a motive to kill him, it was Miles who ended up being the killer in the Glass Onion ending explained.
“You ready to go home?” he asks, and she smiles — or does she? “That felt like the perfect summation of the whole thing,” Johnson says. Like the Mona Lisa's smile, Glass Onion is in a fugue state of its own, a musical puzzle that reveals a new dimension at every angle.
I assumed he sent her the box because he always did even though she had previously declined and it would've been suspicious if he hadn't this time. So in order to keep up the ruse of not knowing she was/would be murdered he sent her one. It's a cover.
While there, Whiskey sneaks away with Miles seemingly having an affair with him. Duke sees. It's later revealed that Duke had Whiskey seduce Miles to let Duke join Alpha News. She tells Helen she agrees to do things Duke asks for her Politics Career.
In addition to Christie novels, he took inspiration from "tropical getaway murder mysteries" like the film adaptation of Christie's Evil Under the Sun and especially The Last of Sheila, saying: "It's structured around a group of friends, or frenemies, who all have a power dynamic with one of their successful friends.
Miles is based off a number of tech billionaires, but most prominently Elon Musk. It just so happens that "Miles Bron" is an anagram for “Elon is Mr. B” and "I Elon, Mr. BS".
“Sondheim has a massive connection to the murder-mystery genre,” Johnson told Entertainment Weekly, noting how the lyricist and composer loved puzzles and mysteries and co-wrote, with Psycho star Anthony Perkins, the film The Last of Sheila, which both Knives Out and Glass Onion are somewhat indebted to in terms of ...
As the flashback catches up to real time, Benoit tells Helen to pretend to be dead as he figures out who shot her. The group gathers once again, and Benoit reveals it was Miles who killed Duke after Duke connected the dots that Miles killed Andi, and it was Miles who shot Helen.
