10 Lesser Known Film Fan Theories That Might Actually Be True

3. There Are Two Monsters - Cloverfield

The Theory: There are in fact two monsters in Cloverfield, a mother and her baby. Why It Might Be True:Redditor Nardwuarr first floated the theory, noting that during the Brooklyn Bridge scene, the monster's tail is roughly three-times longer than the width of the bridge, making it over 200 feet in length. However, the official action figure's tail is nowhere near that length, suggesting that the monster who attacks the bridge is another second monster, perhaps the mother awakening and trying to find her baby. This is somewhat corroborated by the audience barely getting a clear look at the monster(s), which looks somewhat different in terms of size and colour on several appearances. But Why It Probably Isn't: The military never mention two entities (though this could easily be misconstrued in the chaos of the situation), and director Matt Reeves himself has stated that the reason the monster's look changes is simply due to the way it's shot, with lighting and camera angles creating the effect.