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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<title>Rubik's Cubes in Movies</title>
<link href="./styles/screen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="/favicon.ico" rel="icon" />
</head>
<body>
<header>
<h1>Rubik's Cubes in Movies</h1>
<p>
As a devotee of both Rubik's cubes and movies, I like it when a Rubik's
cube appears in a feature movie. To keep a bit track of them, I started
this list. If you have any suggestions, do not hesitate to
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">email them to me</a>
or
<a
href="https://github.com/arjaneising/RubiksCubesInMovies/issues"
rel="me"
>add them as an issue on GitHub</a
>
</p>
</header>
<aside class="spoiler-alert">
<p>
<strong>Note: this page contains spoilers. (Duh.)</strong>
</p>
</aside>
<nav id="toc">
<h2>Table of contents</h2>
<!-- it is not a table, it is a list -->
<ol>
<li>
<a href="#the-amazing-spider-man-2012">The Amazing Spider-Man</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#armageddon-1998">Armageddon</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#being-john-malkovich-1999">Being John Malkovich</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#donnie-darko-2001">Donnie Darko</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#drive-2011">Drive</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#dude-where-is-my-car-2000">Dude, Where's My Car?</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#duplicity-2009">Duplicity</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#enter-the-void-2009">Enter the Void</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#heavnen-2010" lang="da">Hævnen</a>
<small>Danish, "In a Better World"</small>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#hellboy-2004">Hellboy</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#hitch-2005">Hitch</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#interstellar-2014">Interstellar</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#lat-den-ratte-komma-in-2008" lang="sw"
>Låt den rätte komma in</a
>
<small>Swedish, "Let the Right One In"</small>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#let-me-in-2010">Let Me In</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#the-machinist-2004">The Machinist</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#prometheus-2012">Prometheus</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-2018"
>Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse</a
>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#the-pursuit-of-happyness-2006">The Pursuit of Happyness</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#tron-legacy-2010">TRON: Legacy</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#wall-e-2008">WALL·E</a>
</li>
</ol>
</nav>
<article id="the-amazing-spider-man-2012">
<h2>The Amazing Spider-Man</h2>
<p class="metadata">
A 2012 American superhero film directed by Marc Webb, based on the
Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, starring Andrew Garfield in the
title role, and co-starring Emma Stone and Rhys Ifans.
<a
href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0948470/"
title="The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) on IMDb"
>IMDb</a
>
<a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Spider-Man_(2012_film)"
title="The Amazing Spider-Man on Wikipedia"
>Wikipedia</a
>
</p>
<figure>
<img
alt="Uncle Ben standing in the doorway, next to a desk with lying on it: a Rubik's Cube."
src="images/rubiks-cube-the-amazing-spider-man.jpg"
/>
<figcaption>
Uncle Ben standing in the doorway, next to a desk with lying on it: a
Rubik's Cube
<small>Columbia Pictures, 2012</small>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<section class="appearance">
<h3>Appearance</h3>
<figure class="small">
<img
alt="Switched positions of the cube after the scene."
src="images/rubiks-cube-small-the-amazing-spider-man.jpg"
/>
<figcaption>
Switched positions of the cube after the scene.
<small>Columbia Pictures, 2012</small>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>
Uncle Ben <small>(Martin Sheen)</small> and Peter Parker
<small>(Andrew Garfield)</small> have a chat on various things in the
past. Just when Ben walks in, he grabs the cube from the desk in
Peter's room. Peter is a tech freak, so of course he has a Rubik's
Cube in his bedroom.
</p>
<p>
Ben twists the cube on one side, and when the conversation is over, he
puts back the cube on the desk.
</p>
<p>
Just a split second later, Peter's hands are shown while he types in
something on the computer. The cube has changed place (from the one
end of the keyboard to the other), which is a bit weird.
</p>
</section>
</article>
<article id="armageddon-1998">
<h2>Armageddon</h2>
<p class="metadata">
A 1998 disaster/science fiction-action film directed by Michael Bay.
<a
href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120591/"
title="Armageddon (1998) on IMDb"
>IMDb</a
>
<a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armageddon_%281998_film%29"
title="Armageddon on Wikipedia"
>Wikipedia</a
>
</p>
<figure>
<img
alt="Screencap of Rockhound, holding a solved Rubik's cube in his hands."
src="images/rubiks-cube-armageddon.jpg"
/>
<figcaption>
Rockhound holding a solved Rubik's cube.
<small>Copyright Touchstone Pictures, 1998</small>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<section class="appearance">
<h3>Appearance</h3>
<p>
In an interview, a few main characters are asked to solve a Rubik's
cube. Rockhound
<small>(Steve Buscemi)</small>
solves a Rubik's cube. We only see him solve the final move.
</p>
</section>
<section class="quotes">
<h3>Quotes</h3>
<blockquote>
<p>Piece of cake.</p>
</blockquote>
<cite>
Rockhound
<small>(After solving the Rubik's cube.)</small>
</cite>
</section>
</article>
<article id="being-john-malkovich-1999">
<h2>Being John Malkovich</h2>
<p class="metadata">
A 1999 American comedy-fantasy film written by Charlie Kaufman and
directed by Spike Jonze. It stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine
Keener, and John Malkovich, who plays a fictional version of himself.
<a
href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120601/"
title="Being John Malkovich (1999) on IMDb"
>IMDb</a
>
<a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_John_Malkovich"
title="Being John Malkovich on Wikipedia"
>Wikipedia</a
>
</p>
<figure>
<img
alt="Screencap of Charlie fiddling around with a Rubik's Cube ."
src="images/rubiks-cube-being-john-malkovich.jpg"
/>
<figcaption>
Charlie fiddling around with a Rubik's Cube
<small
>Copyright Gramercy Pictures, Propaganda Films and Single Cell
Pictures, 1999</small
>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<section class="appearance">
<h3>Appearance</h3>
<p>
Charlie
<small>(Charlie Sheen, as himself)</small>
just fiddles around a bit with a Rubik's Cube for a few seconds.
</p>
</section>
<section class="comments">
<h3>Comments</h3>
<p>
A cubers habit is to toy around with Cubes while not solving them.
Charlie throws up the Cube while it spins in the air, and then catches
it.
</p>
</section>
</article>
<article id="donnie-darko-2001">
<h2>Donnie Darko</h2>
<p class="metadata">
A 2001 American psychological thriller film written and directed by
Richard Kelly and starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
<a
href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/"
title="Donnie Darko (2001) on IMDb"
>IMDb</a
>
<a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Darko"
title="Donnie Darko on Wikipedia"
>Wikipedia</a
>
</p>
<figure>
<img
alt="Screencap of Donnie Darko, playing with a Rubik's cube while lying in bed."
src="images/rubiks-cube-donnie-darko.jpg"
/>
<figcaption>
Donnie Darko, playing with a Rubik's cube while lying in bed.
<small>Copyright Flower Films, 2001</small>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<section class="appearance">
<h3>Appearance</h3>
<p>
While Donnie
<small>(Jake Gyllenhaal)</small>
is lying down in bed, thinking, he is playing with a Rubik's cube.
</p>
</section>
<section class="comments">
<h3>Comments</h3>
<p>
The Rubik's cube is a black and white one, quite possibly with M.C.
Escher paintings on each side of the cube, instead of the regular
white-blue-red-green-orange-yellow ones.
</p>
</section>
</article>
<article id="drive-2011">
<h2>Drive</h2>
<p class="metadata">
Drive is a 2011 American action film directed by Danish director Nicolas
Winding Refn, starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, and
Albert Brooks.
<a
href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780504/"
title="Drive (2011) on IMDb"
>IMDb</a
>
<a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive_(2011_film)"
title="Drive on Wikipedia"
>Wikipedia</a
>
</p>
<figure>
<img
alt="Screencap of Drive, the Rubik's cube is lying on a table."
src="images/rubiks-cube-drive.jpg"
/>
<figcaption>
Rubik's cube on a table where Irene is standing next to her son.
<small>Bold Films, 2011</small>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<section class="appearance">
<h3>Appearance</h3>
<p>The cube is just lying on a table while the protagonists talk.</p>
</section>
</article>
<article id="dude-where-is-my-car-2000">
<h2>Dude, Where's My Car?</h2>
<p class="metadata">
A 2000 comedy film directed by Danny Leiner.
<a
href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242423/"
title="Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) on IMDb"
>IMDb</a
>
<a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dude_where_is_my_car"
title="Dude, Where's My Car on Wikipedia"
>Wikipedia</a
>
</p>
<figure>
<img
alt="Screencap of Chester, who found a Rubik's cube in the pocket of his blue jogging suit. He is looking numb at it in a cloathing sture."
src="images/rubiks-cube-dude-where-is-my-car-1.jpg"
/>
<figcaption>
Chester just found the cube.
<small>Copyright Alcon Entertainment, 2000</small>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<section class="appearance">
<h3>Appearance</h3>
<p>
Two groups of aliens and a group of space-wannabe-nerds are searching
for a
<em>Continuum Transfunctioner</em>
For some reason they think Jesse
<small>(Ashton Kutcher)</small>
and Chester
<small>(Seann William Scott)</small>
have this device that can destroy the planet. The Rubik's cube appears
in the movie after a while, and turns out to be the
<em>Continuum Transfunctioner</em>
at the end of the movie.
</p>
</section>
<section class="comments">
<h3>Comments</h3>
<ul>
<li>
On the images you can see that white is next to yellow on their
cube. Usually, white is apposite yellow on the cube.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section class="quotes">
<h3>Quotes</h3>
<blockquote>
<p>Cool!</p>
</blockquote>
<cite>
Chester
<small>(After finding the Rubik's cube in his pocket.)</small>
</cite>
<blockquote>
<p>Dude, you're never gonna figure that thing out.</p>
</blockquote>
<cite>
Jesse
<small>(When Chester is trying to solve the cube.)</small>
</cite>
</section>
<section class="transcript">
<figure>
<img
alt="Composition of four screencaps where the Rubik's cube transforms in a Continuum Transfunctioner. On all the four pictures Chester and Jesse look numb at the Rubik's cube. The Rubik's cube itself spins sides and the mini cubes inside it kind-of blow up. The end result is a sphere-shaped bomb with LEDs on it to indicate that it is a bomb."
src="images/rubiks-cube-dude-where-is-my-car-2.jpg"
/>
<figcaption>
Composition of four screencaps where the Rubik's cube transforms in
a Continuum Transfunctioner.
<small>Copyright Alcon Entertainment, 2000</small>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<h3>Transcript</h3>
<aside>
<p>
For no reason Chester instantly holds a Rubik's cube when pizzas get
delivered at a place where they're stuck with aliens. The cube is
almost solved, Chester only has to turn one side.
</p>
</aside>
<dl>
<dt class="p">Chester</dt>
<dd>Look dude, I almost got it!</dd>
<dt class="s">Jesse</dt>
<dd>
Dude, you're really starting to urge me with your Rubik's cube!
</dd>
</dl>
<aside>
<p>
After Chester turned the side, the Rubik's cube transforms into the
<em>Continuum Transfunctioner</em>
(See also the figure.)
</p>
</aside>
</section>
</article>
<article id="duplicity-2009">
<h2>Duplicity</h2>
<p class="metadata">
A 2009 romantic comedy spy-thriller film directed by Tony Gilroy.
<a
href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1135487/"
title="Duplicity (2009) on IMDb"
>IMDb</a
>
<a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duplicity_(film)"
title="Duplicity (film) on Wikipedia"
>Wikipedia</a
>
</p>
<figure>
<img
alt="Screencap of Ray's hand, holding a Rubik's cube keychain."
src="images/rubiks-cube-duplicity.jpg"
/>
<figcaption>
Ray with the Rubik's cube keychain.
<small>Copyright Laura Bickford Productions</small>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<section class="appearance">
<h3>Appearance</h3>
<p>
The Rubik's cube appears in one scene, where Ray
<small>(Clive Owen)</small>
holds a Rubik's cube keychain in his hand to allow Claire
<small>(Julia Robberts)</small>
to recognise him. Later in the scene Claire has a similar cube in her
handbag. The keychain is also seen in the trailer.
</p>
</section>
</article>
<article id="enter-the-void-2009">
<h2>Enter the Void</h2>
<p class="metadata">
A 2009 psychedelic melodrama written and directed by Gaspar Noé.
<a
href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1191111/"
title="Enter the Void (2009) on IMDb"
>IMDb</a
>
<a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enter_the_Void"
title="Enter the Void on Wikipedia"
>Wikipedia</a
>
</p>
<figure>
<img
alt="A Rubik's cube laying on a gramaphone record player"
src="images/rubiks-cube-enter-the-void.jpg"
/>
<figcaption>
A Rubik's cube laying on a gramaphone record player.
<small>Copyright Fidélité Films, 2009</small>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<section class="appearance">
<h3>Appearance</h3>
<p>
A Rubik's cube can be seen shortly when protagonist Oscar
<small>(Nathaniel Brown)</small>
grabs a book. The cube lays on a gramaphone record player. The cube is
also seen in the trailer.
</p>
</section>
</article>
<article id="heavnen-2010">
<hgroup>
<h2 lang="da">Hævnen</h2>
<h3>Danish, "In a Better World"</h3>
</hgroup>
<p class="metadata">
A 2010 Danish drama film directed by Susanne Bier and written by Anders
Thomas Jensen.
<a
href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1340107/"
title="Hævnen (2010) on IMDb"
>IMDb</a
>
<a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_a_Better_World"
title="In a Better World on Wikipedia"
>Wikipedia</a
>
</p>
<figure>
<img
alt="Elias playing with a Rubik's cube in a classroom"
src="images/rubiks-cube-heavnen.jpg"
/>
<figcaption>
Elias playing with a Rubik's cube in a classroom.
<small>Copyright Danmarks Radio, 2010</small>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<section class="appearance">
<h3>Appearance</h3>
<p>
In a classroom we see Elias
<small>(Markus Rygaard)</small>
playing with a Rubik's cube. It is shown shortly, and we don't know if
Elias was able to solve the cube.
</p>
</section>
</article>
<article id="hellboy-2004">
<h2>Hellboy</h2>
<p class="metadata">
A 2004 supernatural action-thriller film directed by Guillermo del Toro.
<a
href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167190/"
title="Hellboy (2004) on IMDb"
>IMDb</a
>
<a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellboy_(film)"
title="Hellboy (film) on Wikipedia"
>Wikipedia</a
>
</p>
<figure>
<img
alt="Abe Sapien is floating in an aquarium upside down holding a Rubik's Cube only solved for two sides. A girl named Liz Sherman is sitting in front of the aquarium."
src="images/rubiks-cube-hellboy.jpg"
/>
<figcaption>
Abe Sapien complaining about his inability to solve the Rubik's Cube.
<small>Copyright Revolution Studios, 2004</small>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<section class="appearance">
<h3>Appearance</h3>
<p>
A merman-like creature called Abe Sapien
<small>(Doug Jones)</small>
is recovering in his aquarium and tries to solve a Rubik's Cube. He
talks with Liz Sherman
<small>(Selma Blair)</small>
and complains about his inability to solve the Rubik's Cube.
</p>
</section>
<section class="comments">
<h3>Comments</h3>
<ul>
<li>
Frankly, Abe is not able to solve the Rubik's cube. Earlier in the
movie he is introduced as an intelligent creature with psychometric
abilities.
</li>
<li>
Abe states that it took him
<q>three decades</q>
to solve two sides. The movie was released in 2004. If we suppose
the movie does not take place in the future, that means he already
had the cube in 1974. 1974 was the year the Rubik's cube was
invented by Ernő Rubik. However, the Rubik's cube was released six
years later in 1980 by Ideal Toys.
</li>
<li>
Almost all scenes in the sequel,
<cite>Hellboy II: The Golden Army</cite>
were shot in Hungary. Hungary is the homeland of the Rubik's cube.
Ernő Rubik was born and lived in Budapest, the capital city of
Hungary.
<cite>Hellboy</cite>
itself was shot in the Czech Republic.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section class="quotes">
<h3>Quote</h3>
<blockquote>
<p>
Listen, I'm not much of a problem solver. Three decades… and I've
only completed two sides.
</p>
</blockquote>
<cite>Abe Sapien</cite>
</section>
</article>
<article id="hitch-2005">
<h2>Hitch</h2>
<p class="metadata">
A 2005 romantic comedy film directed by Andy Tennant and starring Will
Smith.
<a
href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386588/"
title="Hitch (2005) on IMDb"
>IMDb</a
>
<a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitch_(film)"
title="Hitch (film) on Wikipedia"
>Wikipedia</a
>
</p>
<figure>
<img
alt="Eva Mendez holding a portophone while there is a Rubik's cub on her desk."
src="images/rubiks-cube-hitch.jpg"
/>
<figcaption>
Eva Mendez holding a portophone while there is a Rubik's cub on her
desk.
<small>Copyright Columbia Pictures Corporation, 2005</small>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<section class="appearance">
<p>
While Sara Melas
<small>(Eva Mendes)</small>
is at her work, there is a Rubik's Cube lying on her desk. Multiple
shots cover the appearance, from multiple angles.
</p>
</section>
</article>
<article id="interstellar-2014">
<h2>Interstellar</h2>
<p class="metadata">
A 2014 epic science fiction film directed, co-written and co-produced by
Christopher Nolan. It stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica
Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, Matt Damon, and Michael Caine.
<a
href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816692/"
title="Interstellar (2014) on IMDb"
>IMDb</a
>
<a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstellar_(film)"
title="Interstellar (film) on Wikipedia"
>Wikipedia</a
>
</p>
<figure>
<img
alt="A curved Rubik's cube on Murph her bedside table"
src="images/rubiks-cube-interstellar.jpg"
/>
<figcaption>
A curved Rubik's cube on Murph her bedside table.
<small
>Copyright Legendary Pictures, Syncopy, Lynda Obst Productions, 2014
</small>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<section class="appearance">
<h3>Appearance</h3>
<p>
When Cooper
<small>(Matthew McConaughey)</small>
talks to his ten-year-old daughter Murph
<small>(Mackenzie Foy)</small> a curved Rubik's cube can bee seen on
her bedside table.
</p>
<figure>
<img
alt="A curved Rubik's cube on Murph her bedside table"
src="images/rubiks-cube-interstellar-2.jpg"
/>
<figcaption>
<small
>Copyright Legendary Pictures, Syncopy, Lynda Obst Productions,
2014
</small>
</figcaption>
</figure>
</section>
</article>
<article id="lat-den-ratte-komma-in-2008">
<hgroup>
<h2 lang="sw">Låt den rätte komma in</h2>
<h3>Swedish, "Let the Right One In"</h3>
</hgroup>
<p class="metadata">
A 2008 romantic horror film directed by Tomas Alfredson.
<a
href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139797/"
title="Låt den rätte komma in (2008) on IMDb"
>IMDb</a
>
<a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_the_Right_One_In_(film)"
title="Let the Right One In (film) on Wikipedia"
>Wikipedia</a
>
</p>
<figure>
<img
alt="Screencap of Eli who is trying to solve the Rubik's cube. The shot is made of only the hands and the Rubik's cube."
src="images/rubiks-cube-lat-den-ratte-komma-in.jpg"
/>
<figcaption>
Eli is trying to solve the Rubik's cube.
<small>Copyright EFTI, 2008</small>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<section class="appearance">
<h3>Appearance</h3>
<p>There are three scenes where the Rubik's Cube appears.</p>
<ol>
<li>
The first is when a girl named Eli
<small>(Lina Leandersson)</small>
looks at Oskar
<small>(Kåre Hedebrant)</small>
trying to solve the cube. She asks about it, and Oskar lends her the
cube. In the scene is visible that Oskar is only able to solve one
side of the cube.
</li>
<li>
In a scene without spoken words, Oskar finds the cube on the spot
where he met Eli earlier. The cube is solved.
</li>
<li>
In a later scene, Oskar asks Eli how she solved the cube. She states
that she
<q>just twisted it</q>
and starts explaining how she solved the cube, before the scene
ends.
</li>
</ol>
</section>
<section class="comments">
<h3>Comments</h3>
<ul>
<li>
The explained method is a corners-first method. This is usually not
a method beginners practice.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section class="transcript">
<h3>Transcript</h3>
<dl>
<dt class="s">Eli</dt>
<dd>What's that?</dd>
<dt class="p">Oskar</dt>
<dd>This? It's a Rubik's Cube.</dd>
<dt class="s">Eli</dt>
<dd>Is it some kind of puzzle?</dd>
<dt class="p">Oskar</dt>
<dd>Yeah… Want to try? You can give it back tomorrow.</dd>
<dt class="s">Eli</dt>
<dd>I might not be here tomorrow.</dd>
<dt class="p">Oskar</dt>
<dd>
The day after, then. But that's it.
<small>Oskar hands over the cube to Eli.</small>
</dd>
<dt class="s">Eli</dt>
<dd>How do you do it?</dd>
<dt class="p">Oskar</dt>
<dd>You want each side to be a solid color. Like this…</dd>
</dl>
<figure class="small">
<img
alt="Screencap of Oskar with a solved Rubik's cube in his hand. There is a certain amount of snow on top of the cube, since it is winter."
src="images/rubiks-cube-small-lat-den-ratte-komma-in.jpg"
/>
<figcaption>
Oskar finds the Rubik's cube.
<small>Copyright EFTI, 2008</small>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<aside>
<p>
The scene ends. In a later scene Oskar finds the solved cube. In an
even later scene this happens:
</p>
</aside>
<dl>
<dt class="p">Oskar</dt>
<dd>How did you do it?</dd>
<dt class="s">Eli</dt>
<dd>I just twisted it.</dd>
</dl>
<aside>
<p>(…)</p>
</aside>
<dl>
<dt class="p">Oskar</dt>
<dd>Then you don't get any birthday presents, do you?</dd>
<dt class="s">Eli</dt>
<dd>No.</dd>
<dt class="p">Oskar</dt>
<dd>You can have this if you want.</dd>
<dt class="s">Eli</dt>
<dd>It's yours.</dd>
<dt class="p">Oskar</dt>
<dd>I don't get how you did this…</dd>
<dt class="s">Eli</dt>
<dd>Want me to show you?</dd>
<dt class="p">Oskar</dt>
<dd>Here. Go ahead.</dd>
<dt class="s">Eli</dt>
<dd>
Start with the corners. Then this part. And you put… Like this… No,
like this. Then this…
</dd>
</dl>
<aside>
<p>The camera moves away, and the scene ends.</p>
</aside>
</section>
</article>
<article id="let-me-in-2010">
<h2>Let me In</h2>
<p class="metadata">
A 2010 American horror-romance film directed by Matt Reeves. It is a
remake of the Swedish
<a href="#lat-den-ratte-komma-in-2008" lang="sw"
>Låt den rätte komma in</a
>
<a
href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1228987/"
title="Let Me In (2010) on IMDb"
>IMDb</a
>
<a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_Me_In_%28film%29"
title="Let Me In (film) on Wikipedia"
>Wikipedia</a
>
</p>
<figure>
<img
alt="Owen holding a Rubik's cube"
src="images/rubiks-cube-let-me-in.jpg"
/>
<figcaption>
Owen holding a Rubik's cube.
<small>Copyright EFTI, 2010</small>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<section class="transcript">
<h3>Transcript</h3>
<dl>
<dt class="p">Abby</dt>
<dd>What is that?</dd>
<dt class="s">Owen</dt>
<dd>…this? It's a Rubik's cube. You don't know Rubik's cube?</dd>
<dt class="p">Abby</dt>
<dd>Is it a puzzle?</dd>
<dt class="s">Owen</dt>
<dd>Yeah… Wanna try? You can give it back tomorrow.</dd>
<dt class="p">Abby</dt>
<dd>…how do you do it?</dd>
<dt class="s">Owen</dt>
<dd>You gotta make each side all one color. Like that.</dd>
</dl>
<aside>
<p>In a later scene, we see Owen find a solved Rubik's cube.</p>
</aside>
<dl>
<dt class="s">Owen</dt>
<dd>How did you do it?</dd>
<dt class="p">Abby</dt>
<dd>I just… twisted it.</dd>
</dl>
<aside>
<p>
Later this scene, it becomes clear that Abby doesn't know when her
birthday is, and Owen gives Abby the Rubik's cube as a present.
</p>
</aside>
<dl>
<dt class="s">Owen</dt>
<dd>Well, you can have this if you want.</dd>
<dt class="p">Abby</dt>
<dd>That's okay. It's yours.</dd>
<dt class="s">Owen</dt>
<dd>I really don't get how you did this…</dd>
<dt class="p">Abby</dt>
<dd>…want me to show you?</dd>
<dt class="s">Owen</dt>
<dd>Yeah!</dd>
</dl>
</section>
</article>
<article id="the-machinist-2004">
<h2>The Machinist</h2>
<p class="metadata">
The Machinist is an English-language Spanish-made psychological thriller
film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Scott Kosar.
<a
href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361862/"
title="The Machinist (2004) on IMDb"
>IMDb</a
>
<a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Machinist"
title="The Machinist on Wikipedia"
>Wikipedia</a
>
</p>
<figure>
<img
alt="Screencap of a Rubik's cube in a drawer"
src="images/rubiks-cube-the-machinist.jpg"
/>
<figcaption>
Trevor looking for something in a drawer.
<small>Copyright Filmax Group, 2004</small>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<section class="appearance">
<p>
When Trevor
<small>(Christian Bale)</small>
is looking for something in a drawer, a Rubik's cube can be seen.
</p>
</section>
</article>
<article id="prometheus-2012">
<h2>Prometheus</h2>
<p class="metadata">
A 2012 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, and written by Jon
Spaihts and Damon Lindelof. The film stars Noomi Rapace, Michael
Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, and Charlize
Theron.
<a
href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1446714/"
title="Prometheus (2012) on IMDb"
>IMDb</a
>
<a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_(film)"
title="Prometheus on Wikipedia"
>Wikipedia</a
>
</p>
<figure>
<img
alt="Screencap of a Rubik's Cube like visualizer used in Prometheus"
src="images/rubiks-cube-prometheus.jpg"
/>
<figcaption>
Rubik's Cube like visualizer.
<small
>Copyright Scott Free Productions, Brandywine Productions and Dune
Entertainment, 2012</small
>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<section class="appearance">
<h3>Appearance</h3>
<figure class="wide">
<img
alt="Screencap of Charlie sitting and playing with a cube"
src="images/rubiks-cube-small-prometheus-1.jpg"
/>
<img
alt="Screencap of Charlie showing the cube"
src="images/rubiks-cube-small-prometheus-2.jpg"
/>
<figcaption>
Charlie sitting and playing with a cube
<small
>Copyright Scott Free Productions, Brandywine Productions and Dune
Entertainment, 2012</small
>
</figcaption>
</figure>