Remmick only continues to stand out in increasingly eerie ways in the tense build-up toSinners ending.

We must instead turn to other explanations.

For one thing, he seems to have fewer weaknesses.

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A clear example is the scene in whichHailee SteinfeldsSinnerscharacter, Mary, is first turned.

No other vampire is suggested to share this ability.

Finally, theres something curiously devilish about Remmicks primary motivation.

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It would be uninteresting, however, if all vampire characters were precisely the same.

If he were, then it seems almost certain hed never get close enough to turn anyone.

As such, they seem to have a slight degree of control over when their eyes glow.

Remmick (Jack O’Connell) has a sinister smile in Sinners

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Typically, this coincides with when theyre letting down their cover and ready to feed.

In Remmicks particular case, his eyes often glow right before he feeds or right afterward.

In this way, his red eyes work as a reminder of the new blood coursing through his body.

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The movie draws from a lot more thanPuss in Boots.

Remmicks eyes are merely one facet of that.

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Michael B Jordan’s character looks at his watch while standing by a car in Sinners

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Michael B Jordan stands ready to fight in front of a group in Sinners

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