Spider-Man: Far From Home - 26 Easter Eggs & References Explained
18. The Black Dahlia
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Zendaya's MJ is a big fan of history, or more specifically its darker aspects. She lists off all sorts of interesting and somewhat disturbing details of Europe's past during the trip, and Peter's plan to reveal his feelings to her revolves around a particularly grim event - the Black Dahlia murder
Michelle's favourite flower is the Dahlia because of its association with the death of Elizabeth Short. A little grim, sure, but hey - there are definitely worse interests to have.
The Black Dahlia murder occurred in the city of Los Angeles in 1947. Short was given the nickname by the press in light of The Blue Dahlia, a noir film that had released a year prior.
No suspects were ever convicted for Short's death, but its grizzly nature has ensured it's been immortalised in pop culture ever since.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
