History Film / TheInvisibleMan2020

->'''Cecilia:''' He has figured out a way to be invisible.\\
'''Tom:''' The only thing more brilliant than inventing something that makes you invisible, is coming up with the perfect way to torture you, even in death. Adrian’s true genius was how he got in people’s heads.

* MythologyGag: There are a few nods to the more well-known appearances of the Invisible Man in media, including a scene where [[spoiler:it appears that a figure is standing over Cecilia and Sydney's bed in a hat, scarf and trench coat (it turns out to be one of Sydney's fashion dummies)]], and later, a patient is shown in the mental hospital covered head-to-toe in bandages.

** Cecilia makes her escape from the home by using Adrian’s passwords for the home security system, as being lovers the likelihood of that is plausible. Adrian later uses Cecilia's e-mail account to send hurtful messages to Emily, likely because of the same thing.

** In the 1933 film's sequel ''Film/TheInvisibleManReturns'', Griffin's brother is named Frank. Here, he is named Tom (a reference to the character Thomas Marvel[[spoiler:, Griffin's assistant,]] from the original novel.

** The phone call from Cecelia's doctor after she fainted during the job interview. After she tells Cecelia about the diazepam the doctor can still be heard talking for a bit before the audio fades. The doctor sounds like there was something else she wanted to talk to Cecelia about but she blocked out everything she said after the diazepam. [[spoiler:They likely discovered her pregnancy.]]

** In the opening scene when Cecilia is making her escape, she goes to Adrian's lab to disable the security system. [[spoiler:In the background, there's a series of black suits and when she look in a seemingly empty room, she hears an ominous insect-like clicking.]]

* {{Gaslighting}}: A central theme of the film is to show how horrific this behaviour can be, especially since it can and does occur in abusive relationships without any SciFi invisibility suits required. Characteristic of an abusive lover, Adrian manipulates tiny, inconsequential things in Cecilia's life after becoming invisible to slowly make herself and those around her (as well as, to an extent, [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou the viewer]]) doubt themselves until Cecilia is all but driven insane. [[spoiler:All of this to drive Cecilia back into his arms.]] Although in a variation on the standard definition, he seems more interested in making her look crazy to everyone ''else'' than in convincing ''her'' she's crazy. There's even some fun wordplay involved; while he's invisible, Adrian manipulates Cecilia with gas (by heating a pan of bacon on the stove until it bursts into flames) and light (by turning the lights on and off).

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Cecilia finally, truly frees herself from Adrian's control and gets her revenge for all he's done to her and the people she loves -- but Emily is still dead and no one other than Cecilia and James will ever know what really happened; plus James silently realizes that he's an accessory to murder and lawless vigilantism, and their friendship is likely damaged. Cecilia's also hardened from the utter ''hell'' she's been put through, including having been forced to resort to killing both Tom and Adrian.]]

* RapeLeadsToInsanity: The domestic abuse Cecilia experienced while living with Adrian undoubtedly changed her. At first, it merely amounts to a simple PTSD, with Cecilia becoming reluctant to go outside and being startled by the slightest hint of someone approaching her. When the Invisible Man starts appearing, however, [[FromBadToWorse it gets worse]]. [[spoiler:At the end of the film, when it becomes clear that Adrian will not face justice despite all he had done to her and his continual refusal to admit that he stalked her, she finally [[TheDogBitesBack snaps]] and decides to murder him while making it look like he committed suicide.]]

* MissingTrailerScene: A prominent clip from the trailer shows Cecilia showering when a handprint suddenly appears on the glass door. She does take a shower, but the handprint does not appear in the film.

* CombatPragmatist: Cecilia. Knowing an invisible man to be near, she uses paint and powder as a way to locate him. In the climax, she waits for a day with easy rain to enact her plan so that the water will outline the suit if they go out in the open (either because she succesfully escaped or he is running away), and she starts the confrontation by stabbing him to partially disable the suit. [[spoiler:And once she gets her hands on a gun she just shoots several rounds in his chest.]]

** When Cecilia is making her escape, she goes to Adrian's lab to disable the security system. [[spoiler:In the background, there's a series of black suits and when she look in a seemingly empty room, she hears an ominous insect-like clicking.]]

* {{Determinator:}} Cecilia might not look like one, but definitely counts. She starts the movie by getting out of an abusive relationship, which is a feat in itself. Then during the course she pushes through all the gaslighting and impossible odds to fight back against her abusive ex, get her life back and clear her name.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:It's kept vague exactly who was responsible for the whole ordeal. Tom got the DramaticUnmasking as the stalker and Adrian was found chained up in a basement, but Cecilia is certain this was AllAccordingToPlan for Adrian who set Tom up for the fall. As such, Tom may have just been a pawn for Adrian, and Adrian is killed by Cecilia using the second suit to make it appear to be suicide.]]

** In [[Film/TheInvisibleMan1930 the original]], the invisible man was called Jack. Now he has been renamed [[Film/RosemarysBaby Adrian.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Not pictured: [[CaptainObvious The Invisible Man]].]]

* InNameOnly: It's officially an adaptation of H.G. Wells's [[Literature/TheInvisibleMan novel]], but has nothing to do with it aside from the idea of a man turning himself invisible. Still a well-regarded film, unlike most other examples of this.

** When she escapes in the middle of the night at the start of the film, Cecilia retrieves a duffel bag she’s hidden in a vent in the wardrobe closet. Since Adrian never found it, she uses it again later to [[spoiler:store the second suit she found in his lab]].

** The same shot also obviates any possible tension over whether there's a literal invisible man, or just a clever plan to gaslight Cecilia into believing in one.

* TheBabyTrap: RareMaleExample: [[spoiler:Cecilia knew Adrian wanted a baby and secretly look birth control to prevent this, because she knew she could never leave him if they had a child. However, Adrian secretly swapped out her birth control for something else, and tries to use their unborn child as leverage against her.]]

* EvilIsPetty: Adrian's sheer sadistic pettiness is breathtaking. For all the power his invisible suit could give him, he only uses it to relentlessly torment Cecilia. Some of his early behaviour, such as removing Cecilia's papers from her briefcase before a job interview, exemplifies the MundaneUtility such power can have.