#also take a shot every time i use the word 'escape' lol wtf synonyms who? don't know them hsdkjhfdsj

[littleoddwriter]

one thing (of many) I really love about Trap is that every time Cooper escapes in the third act, you can see him do it before he actually does it.

when he escapes through the tunnel he built under his house into his neighbour's garden, we see him prepare to do that by cleaning out the closet, and then we hear his voice pretending to be SWAT to drive Lady Raven away from there, letting us know that he managed to escape the house this way before the police/FBI know.

when he escapes the limousine, we know he plans on using the Lady Raven merch to disguise himself because we see him look at the clothes, putting them in focus, and how he considers it. and then we also see him slip away into the crowd on the sidelines, so he can walk away when it's safe, as he pretends to be one of many people with a phone, filming the limousine and Lady Raven.

and when he stops to put Riley's bike upright on the lawn, at the very end, we see his arm move around the tyre in a way that indicates he's pulling something out of it, and we are later shown that the tyre is missing one of those wires that he uses to unlock the handcuffs.

every time he plans an escape and starts to prepare/execute it, we see him do it. thus, allowing the viewer to piece it together before it's revealed. of course, the same thing happens throughout the movie in general whenever Cooper tries to find a way to leave the concert venue without being detected; but since his escapes in that third act are actually more surprising/unexpected to some viewers, I wanted to highlight the way they're shown to be planned out and happening. and I appreciate those details so much because it fills gaps and makes sure that none of the escapes come out of the blue or are completely unexplainable. it's also just fun to notice all of that when re-watching the movie!