The Grudge
The Grudgerebootpaid homage to its Nipponese rootsin an unexpected agency — through numbers . An exclusive clip from the pic explain thatThe Grudge ’s frequent use of the number four was not a co-occurrence .
This film is the secondGrudgeremake in the last two decades . Nipponese horror filmJu - On : The Grudge , establish on a series of risible books , supply the intake for two American remakes . The first one , liberate in 2004 , pursue an American nurse , played by Sarah Michelle Gellar in one ofher many revulsion motion-picture show roles , who is living in Tokyo and gets reveal to a supernatural nemesis . The 2020 remaking , which overlook on Digital March 10th and Blu - shaft March 24th , is more of a soft reboot that follows a detective investigating a case ostensibly tie to a supernatural curse that also originated in Japan .
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This exclusive time breaks down some of the hidden meanings behind Easter eggs that have been cautiously planted inside the film . Some pay testimonial to theThe Grudge ’s 2004 predecessor . Others , such as the use of the number four , are a nod to the picture show ’s Nipponese roots .
The number four is poultice all over 2020’sThe Grudgereboot . Once the moving picture ’s location jumps to the United States , fours start popping up a batch — namely in addresses and on clocks . In the Japanese language , the numeral four is pronounced a caboodle like their word for death . It ’s a culturally taboo number , just like the number 13 tends to be in American culture . As it ’s symbolically bad luck , it ’s no surprise that the figure four is deeply rooted inThe Grudge’smythology . The cursed house at the center of both of the American remaking is settle at 44 Reyburn Drive . This address is a nod to4444444444 , which is the first motion-picture show in theJu - Onseries . The short celluloid lays the fundament for the titular curse inJu - On : The Grudge . This is the movie both American picture are generally based on .
The clip reveals a couple other Easter egg as well . While it ’s not a serial publication of fours , the film features another set of minacious numbers . The address of the police station where protagonist Detective Muldoon works begins with 999 . Flipping those numbers gives you 666 , which is associated with Satan in Christianity . The Grudgedrops a few other Easter eggs for fans as well . John Cho diddle a real estate federal agent in this pic , which is a nod to the real estate agents in the Japanese films . And , of course , as was hard sport in the trailers and posters , he receives the same ghostly scalp massage as Sarah Michelle Gellar ’s character does in the 2004 remake . Keep an eye out forthese Easter eggs and other bonus featureswhenThe Grudgeis relinquish on Digital March 10th and on Blu - ray March 24th .
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