“What’s in the box?!”
Honestly, its aged so well it could have come out last year.
But with time, some of our memories may be playing tricks on us.
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The most iconic scene of the movie has some fans scratching their heads on a rewatch.Spoilers ahead!
Whats in the Box?
Se7enhas a serial killer setting up his victims to match each of the seven deadly sins.
Each kill is tailored to the sin.
Each scene is more gruesome than the next.
They succeed, or at least they think they do.
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They manage to arrest the killer, John Doe, played by Kevin Spacey.
(Wow, Kevin Spacey playing a bad guy?
Who would have thought?)
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This is where the movies most iconic scene occurs, one thats been commonly quoted for decades now.
As the cops and the killer wait in the field, a deliver van arrives with a box.
Morgan Freeman goes to open it and is immediately upset.
He tells Brad Pitt to toss his gun, to not look in the box.
Stop listening to John Doe.
I think we can all agree that Brad Pitts performance, screaming Whats in the box?!
Of course, John Doe has to tell him.
Its his wifes head.
And shed been pregnant.
Se7ensMandela Effect: Did you see whats in the box?
Did anyone else see Gwyneth Paltrows head in the box?
I recall watching it in the theater and seeing Gwyneth Paltrows face for half a second.
Or did you see it too?
I wanted that two hours of misery at the theater erased from my memory afterward.
I try never to think of 7, but her head was in the box.
I saw the right side of her face in the box.
That is what I remember.
I remember her eyes were closed and I would have nightmares that she opened them.
These people arent alone.
When I saw this discussion, I realized I remembered the same thing.
I thought we got a quick shot of whats inside the box.
It was just a brief moment of Gwyneth Paltrows head.
So I decided to go back and check.
Yep, were wrong.
We never see inside the box.
And neither does Brad Pitt.
He opens it and reacts.
Thats when John Doe explains whats inside.
After much yelling of Whats in the box?!
Brad Pitt shoots John Doe.
He never actually peers inside either.
There are two very good reason why we all believe we saw the contents.
Second, Gwyneth Paltrows face does flash on the screen, but only for a frame or two.
Right before he fires the shot, we see her picture.
No blood or gore, just a happy wife talking to her especially handsome husband.
Is this a glitch in the Matrix?
Proof of the Mandela Effect, a collision of an alternate universe?
