Exclusive: We Know Where the Cloverfield Monster Came From!

Posted by Kevin Carr (kevin@filmschoolrejects.com) on January 18, 2008

After seeing Cloverfield today, audiences around the country are still asking what the hell is the deal with the monster? Where the hell did it come from.

Well, Film School Rejects Brian Gibson and Chris Ilcisko got the inside track on the monster’s origins from the director Matt Reeves himself. If you watch the movie closely, you can see a hint of where the monster comes from.

No, not in the attack footage. Not in the news footage. In the footage from April that was accidentally erased by Hud.

This original footage doesn’t just include the budding relationship between Rob and Beth. It also has the “first” appearance of the monster.

***WARNING: HUGE F*CKING SPOILER AHEAD***

Didn’t catch it? Well, go see the movie again, and watch carefully in the Coney Island footage at the very end. You might just see something suspicious drop into the water.

Watch the skies, my friends. Watch the skies.

————————Editor’s Note————————————-

Brian C. Gibson here,

During my conversation with director Matt Reeves, he indicated to look at something in the water and that there would be a splash. We thought it would make sense, maybe something came down from space and hit. Matt Reeves did indicate this this monster is a baby, a pissed off and confused baby that is looking for mommy. When viewing the scene again, it actually looks just like the monster splashes the water, and not splashes down into it. Its just a little baby monster playing in the harbor at that point, and somehow over the one month’s time evolves into the Cloverfield monster to capsize a boat and destroy the city.

I hear all of you asking about a sequel…Want to know what the director said? Wait for my next post here shortly and I will tell you exactly what he said…

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kellygreer1

I also think there are some clues I missed in the first three minutes. I need to go see it again! It was awesome. I was surprised I actually caught the splash in the water at the end.

dbshark94

When you say watch yjr coney Island footage at the end, do you mean at the end of the movie?
...When Beth says she's had good day?

Tony

Ya...It was very small and difficult to see. I believe I was the only one in the theatre that saw it. A lot of us talked about the movie in the hall and noone saw it. It leads you to believe that is where the creature comes from but at the same time doesn't verify anything. It may have been one of the most important visuals in the movie. If you didn't see it and liked the movie, go see it again and look for it. You could also rent or buy it when it comes out. It is near the white boat in the background when the camera looks out through the window. All in all I thought the movie made you think about life and had a good message within an inovative and unique monster movie.

reverend_shaneX

This doesn't make sense. JJ Abrams said that it's been down there for thousands of years. And it would make all the time people spent trying to figure out what targruato/slusho/TIDOwave a waste if it just dropped out of the sky. Jamie and Teddy didnt matter. Chuai's destruction didn't matter. Its all just wasted. It would be the same old "Alien tears up earth" BS. If that turns out to be the case, I would never spend money (or veiwership) on anything having to do with Abrams or Reeves, just ou of principle.

reverend_shaneX

Just to add to my post.... I have heard a few people bitching about the fact that there was no backstory but I'm ok with that. They told us that up front. Thats why we've been spending all this time looking up random crap on the internet or checking 1-18-08.com daily.

zooropa

Ok, What was whispered at the VERY VERY end of the credits?

radiablo

you hear a muffled voice saying: It's Still Alive played in reverse though

ty

I seen the splash. On the right side of the screen next to the white boat. I guess it is possible that it could fly out of the water and come back. So maybe it flew away in april fucked some other planet up and then came back in May. I loved the fact that you were never told it's origins. Hud was my favorite character and my favorite scene is when they are dropping the bombs on it.

noshelterhere

Viewers, meet reverend_shaneX, internet toughguy. Let's all hope he keeps his promise folks!

Jebasaur

I can't really stand movies if they don't explain a little bit about where it is from. Whoever had said that it would be gay if they said it was just an alien, I agree. Hud did say that maybe it was just living in the water, and I would believe that could be true. My only problem with that is...we don't know if it is true. And tell me ty, how would it "fly"? I don't recall seeing wings on it at all.

Another quick note, it has been a day now since its release...and not one REAL picture of it has been put up. Now...is this because sites won't allow it? Or people just don't care to?

Exclusive: We Know Where the Cloverfield Monster Came From!

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