In a post on a Reddit post dedicated to “Skinamarink,” u/123ilovemitski wrote that the Legos seen on the floor of Kevin and Kaylee’s house are not in fact from 1995, when the film is supposedly set.
“Second shot, and you’re looking at lego set 60249, which came out in 2020 — and this movie is supposed to be set in ’95,” they remarked. “We also see numerous parts that weren’t around in the 90s like the rectangular support girder 64448, modified 1×2 plate with bar handle 60478, 16×4 wedge 45301, and of course the new orange brick separator. totally ruined the immersion.”
While u/123ilovemitski admits further down the thread that they’re kidding and the misplaced Legos did not in fact ruin the movie for them, other users were quick to suggest another explanation: that the year means nothing because the house and the children themselves have been displaced in reality by the entity controlling them (there’s a reveal near the end of the film that supports this theory as well).
“I think either the house or the children were moving through time and space,” wrote u/740kaby. “The trailer said 1973, and the movie is ‘set’ in 1995. Take notice of how the cuts in the beginning are significantly different than in the third act. The dissolves change quite a bit, as well.”
For the record, director Kyle Edward Ball has said that a lot of the toys are from his own childhood, although he borrowed the Legos from a friend who had a collection of them (via Filmmaker). Whether the little plastic bricks are a deliberate part of the film’s temporal and spatial disorientation, or a simple continuity mistake, you probably have to be a real Lego nerd to notice the difference. Our guess? “Skinamarink” will have you too terrified out of your wits to even care.
“Skinamarink” is out now in theaters and premieres February 2 on Shudder.
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