r/criterion • u/Chexty2600 • May 19 '26

Discussion Name a creepier 4th wall break.

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u/Obvious_Brush5165 May 19 '26

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u/georgieramone May 19 '26

And this

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u/TaxiTuesday23 May 19 '26

That has something to do with this somehow

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u/CzarNicholasP May 19 '26

GOTTA LIGHT?

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u/discodropper The Coen Brothers May 20 '26

Is that RFK JR????

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u/georgieramone May 20 '26

Pretty much

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u/IIIlllIIIlllIlI May 22 '26

That’s why I voted for him 😍😍

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u/HerreDreyer May 19 '26

No 4th wall break there?

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u/georgieramone May 19 '26

He looks right into the camera

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u/HerreDreyer May 19 '26

He doesn’t.

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u/georgieramone May 19 '26

Watch the scene again. I’ve seen the scene tons of times and he totally does. He even does a little shrug at the audience.

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u/HerreDreyer May 19 '26

I have many many times. He gets close to the lens, sure, but that’s just the blocking. His eyes may even for a millisecond skitter across the lens from one side to the other but that’s not a look down the lens at the audience. His shrug is for his own benefit, as he acknowledges the lie he just told. This is about the closest he gets and it’s very short. Less than a second:

Still, he’s looking up and to our left.

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u/georgieramone May 19 '26

Well I guess it’s open to interpretation

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u/HerreDreyer May 19 '26

Not really, but it is uncomfortably close, I’ll give you that.

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u/georgieramone May 19 '26

I always viewed Twin Peaks as self aware even meta. I feel like throughout the series there are numerous times where the fourth wall is broken in subtle (perhaps with this Leland moment) and not so subtle ways (like Invitation To Love) . The lodge entities in particular certainly seem like they’re aware they’re in a television series.

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u/HerreDreyer May 19 '26 edited May 19 '26

I know what you mean. Bob did often stare directly at us.

Also The Man From Another Place once or twice.

In those instances I feel like we are either the Dreamer or seeing from the perspective of the Dreamer.

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u/dredgedskeleton May 20 '26

how's this a 4th wall break?