I know this is debated often, but I do not believe Childs is the thing because he is still wearing his earring in the same ear. The thing cannot copy metal.
McReady is the thing.
Earlier in the movie, the team decides to prepare their own food and eat out of cans because this would spread the thing. McReady shares his opened drink with Childs, then chuckles when he drinks it because McReady knows he just won.
But why are flamethrowers seemingly standard issue on a small Antarctic base?
I get that being an American base that everyone has guns (sigh) but the flamethrowers makes me wonder what they were expecting out there.
With this year dominated by the release of #Barbie and #Oppenheimer, consider the year 1982, when sci-fi fans were treated to Blade Runner, The Thing, Tron, Star Trek: Wrath of Khan and ET.
Blade Runner and The Thing were released on the SAME DAY and flopped, only later rising to classic status.
Have you noticed in the 1982 #film#TheThing by #JohnCarpenter that in one scene, Windows freezes and Mac burns? Meanwhile the penguins are quietly running around outside without any trouble.
Let's stay with great remakes a while longer. Of this one, too, I really enjoyed the original. But that remake, oh boy … Carpenter at his absolute best.
Really cool Fango piece on the differences between The Thing film and the book it was based on. Some wild differences, and some good history on the movie. This was a great read.