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Did you notice the homage to Akira (1988)? **spoiler**


Toward the end of the film Emerald drifts the electric bike sideways to a stop at Jupiter's Claim while looking toward the camera. The shot looks exactly like the shot at 06:16 from the 1988 anime Akira. Since there have been reports of Jordan Peele being a contender for directing a live-action Akira film, this can't be a coincidence. Did anyone else notice this?

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It's possibly the single most memorable moment of Akira, at least concerning the motorbikes.

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Agreed. It's so iconic and that's why it stood out when I saw it in Nope, even though it's been years since I last watched Akira.

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