The Marvel Cinematic Universe is not only known for superhero adventures and special effects, but also for so-called Easter Eggs: hidden references and small details that you only discover if you look very closely. These little secrets often only reveal themselves after repeated viewing – and make the viewing experience even better.
Usually, Marvel Easter Eggs refer to other MCU movies and characters, but sometimes they refer to other movie worlds as well. This is what happens in the “Captain America” sequel “The Return Of The First Avenger” – here there is an Easter egg that should please not only MCU connoisseurs, but especially cinematographers.
After Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) fakes his death, we see a close-up of his tombstone for nearly three seconds. If you hit pause after 124 minutes and 32 seconds, you can decipher the inscription under Nick’s name: “The path oft the righteous man… Ezekiel 25:17” is written under Nick’s name.
Of course, movie fans know right away: the saying is the first line of the famous monologue from “pulp fiction“, which professional killer Jules Winnfield keeps when he is about to commit a murder. Like Nick Fury, Winnfield is also played by Samuel L. Jackson. The Easter Egg just before the end of the film is therefore a small tribute to an actor whose roles have a cult following far beyond the MCU. And of course also to Quentin Tarantino: it is not only through the repeated cast of Jackson in films such as “Jackie Brown” or “The Hateful Eight” that the films of the cult director somehow form their own universe.