The Evil Xs

You may of noticed, of course, that there is some bit of circling around this frequently used mark, but it is important not to get confused about the number.  It's the placement of that mark that should stand out.  Here's one you might have missed:

If you know anything about film editing with ACTUAL film, that is, cutting and splicing frames together in a series, you'll know that this is one way to keep track of the millions of frames and their correct order.  In theaters long ago, switching reels during the middle of a film was the job of that guy in the window behind everyone's seats.  They'd have to mark the corners of the frames, sometimes circles, sometimes x's, to signal when the end of the reel was coming up.  This is a frame from the opening credits.  As the background whizzes by, this appears as fast as a flash, but instead of a little corner, it fills the screen.  Your eyes will see it though most likely its nothing to remember.  

How is any of this relevant?  It's not.  But it is a BIG chalky X I wanted to talk about.  In fact it may be misleading in the end.  There is actually something very striking about this X, but it's not the one in Sex Bob-Ombs. 

The funny thing about eyes and ears is they can work together in so many different ways, but if they don't harmonize, a lot can be missed.  People generally use their eyes first before any other sense, that's why consciously we discard so much visually.  Eyes need more than light to effect the brain in much more moving sorts of ways.  Like the "tale" of a tree falling in the woods, only the other way around. When things are appropriately in sync will your ears tell your brain that what you just saw was coming from what you heard.  

Take the twins for instance.  They never say a damn word! ...and now they're dead.  The twins take the Sex Bob-Ombs on with their hair and pop-synth.  Pretty evil.  As big and loud as the electromagnetism that's bringing down the house, they try to "scorch" the band.  Oh but the comeback is epic.  Scott proves his heart is bigger than emo!

As silly as it seems, this ninja-move-X is right in the middle of an audio-visual masterpiece.   You will know the tree has fallen to the "earth" then.

Now, I know what you're thinking... but if I told you there were 7 Xs hidden through this movie that tell you what to do and that was your way to find everything you need to know about this film, I'd at least be fooling you in a good way.  Luckily Edgar Wright has already done a good enough job at that already.  His confusing placement of symbols and mood will throw off even the most perceptive. 

3 unmistakably direct incursions of bold Xs positioned to line up with the album is more-so the truth.  And these 3 unmistakably obvious placements of Xs will drive you prematurely insane if you're up for it.

If you're a "night" person like me, playing into the wee hours of the morning is a little more like prime time.  There are less distractions anyway.