10 Movies With Ridiculously Subtle Foreshadowing That Nobody Noticed

8. Bloody Christmas Is A Microcosm Of The Plot - L.A. Confidential

Kim Basinger won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her femme fatale turn in L.A. Confidential, despite her being a rather muted presence throughout the film. Clearly the Academy had a thing for busty blondes that year. Of course, her ultimate lack of involvement was clearly signposted along with the fate of every major character in Bloody Christmas; she's not involved. Based on a true event (unlike the rest of the film), Bloody Christmas pits a gang of drunk, vengeful policemen against a group of already victimised prisoners and is a destructive as you might have expected.

Kicking the whole plot into motion, it also doubles up as a showcase of where each of the principal characters will end up. Russell Crowe€™'s Bud White jumps right in fists blazing, Guy Pearce€™'s Exley tries to calm the whole thing quietly while Kevin Spacey€™'s Vincennes tries to keep out completely but is unwittingly in dragged in, ending up with a blood splatter on his shirt where he€™'ll eventually be shot. As well as setting up the characters, elements like Vincennes€™' gunshot wound firmly put this in the world of foreshadowing.