The Adam Project's Lightsaber Joke Is Even Better Than You Realize
Warning: Mild spoilers for The Adam Project.
The Adam Project's lightsaber joke is even better than viewers may first realize. The movie has a recurring joke about some technology in Future Adam's possession, which he repeatedly claims is not a lightsaber despite Young Adam's insistence. Yet, when he uses the weapon, it turns out that Young Adam isn't actually that far off.
The Adam Project follows the character Adam Reed (Ryan Reynolds) and his efforts to unravel the mystery behind his missing wife by traveling back through time. While in 2022, he comes face-to-face with his 12-year-old self. Young Adam (Walker Scobell) is fascinated by the advanced technology created in the future, especially the lightsaber-like staff that his older self uses to propel himself through the air, create shockwaves that push back his opponents, and disintegrate enemies who come into direct contact with its glowing ends. Young Adam finds the hilt and is convinced it's a lightsaber, which Future Adam repeatedly denies. But when Future Adam finally pulls it out and it's revealed to indeed look very similar to a Jedi weapon, Young Adam deadpans, "That's a lightsaber, dude." The line is made even better when viewers consider one of Reynolds' other movie projects.
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The Adam Project's lightsaber joke is fun in itself, but also creates an interesting running gag within Ryan Reynolds' filmography. One of the best references in Free Guy, another recent movie starring Reynolds, was the moment when his character, Guy, an NPC in a video game, gets a lightsaber. Near the end of the movie, Guy masters his video game world's tricks enough to be able to summon special items from popular franchises like the MCU and
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