Heading into Weapons , the importance of 2:17 am in the story was evident. This was the time that 17 children woke up and ran out of their houses with their arms stretched out and vanished into the night. That left a lot of questions about why 2:17 am was specifically chosen.

It's common for movies to include deeper meanings behind various decisions, so there was some level of expectation that Weapons would do the same with this time. The movie plainly explains why the children left their houses at 2:17 am, as this is the time that Aunt Gladys conducts her spell to put them under her control.

There is no direct hint in the movie that 2:17 am was chosen for a specific reason, and writer/director Zach Cregger has gone back and forth on whether there's a deeper meaning in play h

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