Smile 2led moviegoers all over the world, and even the film’s main character, to question whether vomit has DNA in it. The sequel begins days after the ending of the firstSmilefilm and sees Joel (Kyle Gallner) pass theSmile Curseonto Lewis (Lukas Gage) before being run over by a truck and killed. Lewis then passes the Curse onto Skye (Naomi Scott), the main character of the movie and a world-famous pop star. In addition to Scott, thecast ofSmile 2includes Dylan Gelula, Rosemary DeWitt, and Peter Jacobson.
Smile 2significantly raises the stakes of the first film, as it follows Skye dealing with hallucinations caused by the Smile Entity as she is preparing to begin a tour. After days of trying to get rid of the Smile Curse, Skye eventually takes her own life on stage in front of thousands of fans at theend ofSmile 2. However, before that tragic event takes place,Skye has a horrifying encounter with Lewis during which she throws up.
Yes, Vomit Does Contain DNA
After Joel passes the Smile Curse to Lewis at the beginning ofSmile 2, it is revealed that Lewis is Skye’s drug dealer. Because she was in a car accident a year before the events ofSmile 2, Skye is still in a lot of pain and reaches out to Lewis to get some extra painkillers. The whole time Skye is at Lewis' apartment, he is acting extremely weird. Unbeknownst to Skye,the Smile Entity is playing tricks on Lewis, which leads him to smash his head with a weight right in front of her.
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Skye then throws up right after seeing Lewis die. Since vomit does contain DNA,Skye has every reason to be worried about the remnants of her vomit inSmile 2. While vomit may not contain an ideal sample of DNA at all times, the detectives who investigate Lewis' apartment will without a doubt be able to identify the vomit as Skye’s, which would make her a suspect in his murder.
Skye Should Be A Prime Suspect In Lewis' Murder
Because Skye doesn’t want to be connected to Lewis' death in any way, it would have been smart for her to clean up her vomitbefore she left the apartment. However, in a panic, she flees the scene without erasing any trace of herself. Additionally, Skye also chooses not to alert the authorities ofLewis' death inSmile 2. This would make Skye look even more guilty when the police discover Lewis' body. Being connected to a drug dealer’s death could easily ruin Skye’s reputation and career, so she searches for whether DNA can be found in vomit.
Morris (Peter Jacobson) reaches out to Skye and eventually explains that he realized the Smile Entity was now likely attached to her since she was the last person Lewis texted before his death.
Someone does eventually connect Skye to the death of Lewis, but not through the vomit. ThroughoutSmile 2, Morris (Peter Jacobson) reaches out to Skye and eventually explains that he realized the Smile Entity was now likely attached to her since she was the last person Lewis texted before his death. The premise ofSmile 2is far more concerned with the Smile Entity and its effect on Skye, rather than her wanting to hide her relationship with Lewis before his death, or who Lewis even is as a character. It mostly serves as another way to bolster the atmosphere of fear throughout the movie.
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The Police Never Contact Skye In Smile 2
Even though Skye is worried about having left her vomit behind at the crime scene, she is never contacted by the authorities inSmile 2. When Morris quite easily connects Skye to Lewis' death, it is odd that the police never reach out to her within the movie’s runtime. It also would have been very easy to find Skye, since she was performing at a heavily advertised concert just days after Lewis' death. Therefore, it is confusing that the police do not show up at the concert or during another scene.
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Perhaps the police just did not track her down quickly enough before her death inSmile 2,butSkye’s vomit seems like an unresolved plot point. There is a lot of emphasis placed on the vomit near the beginning of the film, but once Skye’s hallucinations become worse, the focus of the movie completely shifts to her being tormented by the Smile Entity. Therefore, other than being a method to transfer the Smile Curse from Lewis to Skye, the circumstances of Lewis' death were ultimately not very important inSmile 2.
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Smile 2 is the sequel to the 2022 psychological horror film by director Parker Finn that centers on a therapist who witnesses a patient’s suicide, leading to a series of terrifying supernatural events. The sequel will see the return of Finn as director, with Paramount continuing distribution.
