Everything Everywhere All At Once: Bagels & Googly Eyes Meaning Explained
Everything Everywhere All at Once's emphasis on bagels and googly eyes suits the movie's brand of absurdist comedy, but both objects have much deeper meanings than they seem. Directed by The Daniels, also known for their strange comedy Swiss Army Man, Everything Everywhere certainly lives up to its name with its multiverse premise and maximalist tone. Despite this, the movie certainly struck a chord with audiences, as Everything Everywhere is now the highest-grossing movie distributed by indie-powerhouse A24, surpassing Hereditary's worldwide haul of $80.2M.
While Everything Everywhere's success indicates that moviegoers still desire to see original stories beyond superhero flicks, it's also a testament to the film's quality. The originality of its plot cannot be denied, nor can its ability to balance reference-filled comedy with tender family drama. This family drama is arguably the main reason why so many audience members gravitated towards the film, as when boiled down to its essence, Everything Everywhere purveys a straightforward message underneath the prevailing insanity of its plot.
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That dichotomy between absurdity and meaning is best illustrated by Everything Everywhere's two key symbols: googly eyes and an everything bagel. The two symbols visually oppose one another, with the villain Jobu Tupaki's bagel being black with a white center, while the googly eyes are white with a black center. Concurrently, the symbols' meanings are antithetical. Yet when considered side by side, the googly eyes and bagels resemble the Chinese philosophy of yin and yang, which promotes the importance of balance and how oppositional forces within nature — and
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