Breaking down a film to understand underlying concepts and character portrayals and the different interpretations within a film.
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Why is the bride's name bleeped in Kill Bill Vol 1
In the movie Kill Bill Vol.1, whenever someone mentions the bride by her name
Beatrix Kiddo
Her name is censored with a beep. Is this explained somewhere in the movie? Or is it just a signature ...
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Does Bane's voice change in this scene because of plot?
There's a part in The Dark Knight Rises that's stumped me - it sounds like Bane's voice is suddenly and significantly changed (beyond his normal post-production mask-speak). It sticks out to me so ...
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Is John Keating to blame for Neil's suicide?
At the end of the movie John Keating is accused of making Neil come up against his father and outing his own dreams ("Carpe diem!") which ultimately leads to him commiting suicide.
Was Keating really ...
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Which episodes of Twin Peaks mention the concept of 'tulpa'?
I'm pretty sure the concept of a 'tulpa' from Tibetan mysticism appeared in the TV series 'Twin Peaks' and I'm trying to find references and if possible the exact quote.
I think it was Agent Cooper ...
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Is Dogville inspired from Hitchcock's Rear Window?
Watching these 2 movies I found similarities between them. The visual city in Dogville reminds me of Rear Window, where the hero is watching to everything from his window.
Is this a case of an ...
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What is the symbolism of the uncrossable bridge in Melancholia?
In Lars von Trier's Melancholia (2011) there are two scenes of the sisters riding their horses. Both end with Justine's (Kirsten Dunst) horse Abraham refusing to cross a small bridge. In the second ...
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Significance of the Owl in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
There's a scene in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" where Prideaux (Mark Strong) is in the class room teaching, then suddenly an owl pops out of the fireplace. Prideaux quickly dispatches it. Later on, in ...
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Why cutting an 'X' into ammunition?
I have seen this in a lot of movies and noticed it again now in "Taxi Driver". There is a scene where Robert De Niro cuts an 'X' into his pistol rounds with a knife.
I don't know much about weapons, ...
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Did James May, Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson really find out the source of the river Nile in BBC TopGear?
Did they?
In season 19, the African Special, they go on to find the true source of the river Nile theorizing that Lake Victoria isn't the actual source as experts suggest but even farther east ...
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What is the last line spoken in Texas Chainsaw Massacre
In the 2013 new release Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D, the last line in the film is spoken by Heather as she takes the food upstairs from Jed and locks the door. I couldn't make out what she said, and ...
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Interpretation of the ending of Being There
What is the meaning of the final scene of Being There, where Chance walks on the pond's surface?
The film's Wikipedia page says something about a metaphor of Chance being seen as a messiah, but I ...
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Do all of the Hughes brothers' movies have religion references?
I've seen so far: Menace II Society (1993) and The Book of Eli (2010) by Hughes brothers. Both of the movies have strong references to religion. In case of Menace II Society it's Christianity and ...
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Regarding the ending of Oldboy
I have a couple of questions about the ending of the horribly disturbing Oldboy (2003).
Was he so consumed by revenge that he had nothing left after he carried out his purpose? The realisation that ...
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Goodfellas: Did Karen almost die?
Let's go over exactly what happens in this scene again:
Karen brings something to Jimmy and Jimmy asks how Henry's doing. He gives kind of a flippant response to her answer, then looks down and is ...
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What would be the equivalent of the carnivorous island?
Towards the end of the movie Life Of Pi, we are given a new vision of the events depicted in the story.
The writer that interviews the main character explains that the Zebra, Orang-Utan, Hyena, and ...
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What is the significance of the iconic imagery in the ending of Dredd
There are two things that stand out visually at the end of Dredd. When Dredd finally confronts Ma-ma in her apartment there is a display of guns and a jacket on the wall. When Anderson is laying down ...
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How does Quorra “escape”?
At the end of TRON: Legacy Sam Flynn and Quorra escape into the real world.
But I'm wondering how the rematerialization process works on Quorra?
Digital or human?
Sam bleeds, which prompts ...
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Did Rutledge lie about the “Source Code”?
Rutledge (Jeffrey Wright) explains that the Source Code is not actually time travel, but merely a computer "construct" or "simulation", using the last 8 minutes of memory a person has (in this case: ...
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What does the quote from Sgt. Apone in Aliens “Look into my eye” mean?
When the Marines are waking up you get this dialogue between Hudson and Apone:
Hudson: Man, this floor is freezing.
Apone: What do you want me to do, fetch your slippers for you?
Hudson: Gee, ...
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Was the original Starship Troopers meant to be funny?
According to imdb Starship Troopers is an Action adventure sci-fi where "Humans of a fascistic, militaristic future do battle with giant alien bugs in a fight for survival."
I remember going to the ...
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In the movie Inception, why does Cobb's passport not get stamped properly?
In the movie Inception, why does Cobb's passport not get stamped properly at the airport in the final scene i.e, the date was missing.
Was it really intended and is there any implicit reason for that ...
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What happened to the last of the sins in Se7en?
I have watched Se7en and followed Gluttony, Greed, Sloth and Lust. But I couldn't place the events of the other sins: Envy, Wrath and Pride.
Please provide some light on these. I am really ...
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Significance of 1958 and its cultural backdrop as the year for the Alien's landing?
This year seems to have a significant meaning in Super 8, as this is the year the humans made contact with the alien in the experiments. During the flashback sequence in the lab, the file folder ...
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What is the history between Little Bill and English Bob in Unforgiven?
In Unforgiven, it's understandable why Little Bill beat up English Bob--because he wanted to scare off anyone else who would come to collect the reward from the women and also keep aside the Big ...
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Have Finch's back problems been explained?
In the present, Finch shows signs of significant spinal trauma. He has a severe limp and his neck and upper back are generally held very rigidly. He'll turn his whole torso, or sometimes even his ...
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Was Rear Window making a statement about 1950s gender roles?
Alfred Hitchcock was a master of mise-en-scène, whereby in film just about every inch of every frame of a film was intentional. Rear Window is one of his greatest and most influential films. ...
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Is Nebula 9 a real (or maybe inspired) show?
In Episode 6 of Season 5 of Castle ('Final Frontier'), there is a murder, wherein the body is placed inside a fake spaceship designed for the 'Nebula 9 Fan Experience'.
I Googled Nebula 9 and all ...
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What was wrong with Buck after his return?
In Band of Brothers, Episode 5 "Crossroads", shortly before the Battalion is called to the Ardennes, there is a scene where the soldiers are sitting a tent watching a movie.
Cpt. Winters enters and ...
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Why was Romeo + Juliet set in modern times?
Why was the Romeo + Juliet (1996) movie set in modern times?
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Interpretation of the ending of Lost In Translation
Bob Harris gets ready to leave Japan and initially bids goodbye to Charlotte near the elevator in the hotel. He sees her again on the way and they share a kiss and he whispers something in her ear ...
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Oblivion movie ending
What is the significance of the artwork (that shows a woman lying in a field reaching/looking across a field of grain toward a farmhouse--the implication, perhaps, is a painting of Julia Harper) Is ...
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What is the meaning behind the silent dream scene in Battle Royale?
Sometime after the Battle Royale started, either Kitano or Noriko (not entirely sure) have a dream. They are both walking casually by a river, eating popsicles, and talking to each other. We do not ...
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Andy Kaufman / “Friday's” Incident: Why did Michael Richards refuse to portray himself?
In the 1999 film "Man on the Moon" starring Jim Carrey as the infamous comic Andy Kaufman, the movie takes great pains to recreate specific points in Kaufman's life. In a somewhat unorthodox fashion, ...
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Why is the breeding aspect important?
In one scene, we are clearly told that the dinosaurs couldn't breed on their own because they are all female. We later find that, in fact, since they used frog dna to create the dinosaurs, they can ...
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Who is the person who passes in front of the narrator on the automated walkway?
In Fight Club, before we see the scene of the Narrator (Ed Norton) meeting Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) for the first time on the airplane, we see another scene - here the narrator is passing on an ...
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What is the purpose or meaning behind the Hot Rod in the Iron Man series?
In several scenes in both Iron Man 1 & 2, we see several references and scenes to Hot Rods throughout both movies.
Whether it be the screen savers on the computers, Tony constantly working on ...
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In “A Late Quartet”, is the Pablo Casals anecdote based on a true story?
In the movie, A Late Quartet, Peter (Walken) relates to his class an anecdote involving him and the cellist, Pablo Casals. Is this adapted from a true story? (Please provide the complete anecdote if ...
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Why is the connection between Hank and Marie and the colour purple?
In Breaking Bad, it is seen in a mass sense that Marie has the entire home decorated in as much purple as possible:
(Best image I could find)
What is the significance with this colour in ...
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Why exactly did Walt leave Grey Matter?
Early on in the series Breaking Bad, it is revealed that Walt and Gretchen had a history together with Elliot in the construction of their company "Grey Matter".
However, one day while on vacation ...
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What game is it Bond can't afford to play?
In The World Is Not Enough there is a scene where Electra King, against Bond's warnings, visits Zukovsky's casino and loses 1 million dollars against him in a simple game of cards (on purpose as we ...
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Who is Mr. Gold in the movie Revolver?
I have loved the movie Revolver and I cannot control my urge of fully understand it. From what I could make out of the movie, it is purely an analogy to chess. The characters of the movie are all ...
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“No Country for Old Men”, why is it called so?
One thing bugged me after watching the highly acclaimed movie "No Country for Old Men" -
Why is it called so? I tried to analyze the plot and the sequences and the climax, but I could not understand ...
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When did Margaret Ford know she was going to kill Mike?
In House of Games, the Lindsay Crouse character (psychiatrist Margaret Ford) seems to be unaware of her being the mark until the red convertible shows up unexpectantly. She then performs a rudimentary ...
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Was the William H. Macy character part of the con?
In the David Mamet movie House of Games, Mike (Joe Mantegna) lures Margaret Ford (Lindsay Crouse) into their circle by proving a small con at the Western Union Office. He explains that the basic idea ...
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Why was Anton Chigurh being arrested at the beginning of the film?
In No Country for Old Men, why was Anton Chigurh being arrested at the beginning of the film?
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Why did the horses calm down after John died in Melancholia?
Why did the horses calm down after John died? What was the director trying to convey?
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Is classic literature a common and intentional inspiration for the Coen Brothers?
It is widely accepted that "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" is a modern retelling of Homer's "Odyssey."
I can see some allusions to the Inferno chapters from Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy" in the ...
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Why does Sofia Vergara have an accent?
Is that Sofia Vergara's original accent or is she doing it for the sake of playing the Colombian character Gloria?
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Angier actually British?
In the Prestige, when the identity of Lord Caldlow is revealed to be Angier, he speaks with a British accent instead of the American accent he's used all film. Which is the real voice?
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Why E.T. moves towards Yoda like kid calling “Home Home”?
In the 1982 classic, E.T., when Elliot and Mike take E.T. out on Halloween, E.T. sees people dressed up in bizzarre costumes, but when a kid dressed up like Yoda walks aside, E.T is seen rushing ...
