Part of the dramatic structure of a movie, under Freytag's analysis of drama could include the falling action and resolution acts.
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Are there different endings to Cloverfield?
In particular, I'm talking about the scene at the very end, where the camera is on the happy couple in the ferris wheel. The first time I watched it, my friend pointed out the faint streak that ...
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Ending of Half Light
At the end of Half Light (2006), Angus commits suicide by jumping from the top of the lighthouse. Is he the ghost Angus McCulloch, or the real person who pretended to be the ghost? I got a bit ...
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Ending of Chrysalis
At the end of Chrysalis (2007), it turns out that the real daughter of Professor Brügen, Manon Brügen, lies on the bed in a coma at her mother's clinic. So who is the healthy girl? Is she another ...
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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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Which story is true at end of the movie “Life of Pi”?
At the end of the movie Life of Pi, Pi tells us two stories. One with the tiger (unrealistic) and one without the tiger (realistic).
I believe that he was metaphorically referring himself as the ...
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Ending of Silent Hill
I have recently watched Silent Hill again, but I couldn't really understand it's ending. Rose and Sharon seem to be forever trapped within the foggy dimension, but neither of them seems to be really ...
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Explanation for the ending of Super 8
Can someone explain the ending of Super 8 to me by helping out with the following queries?
What caused all the metal to be attracted towards the water tower?
Why in the world did the military leave ...
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What is the ending of Source Code? [duplicate]
What are they trying to say..
*Does the source code change the past or is it creating a new world??
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In the movie Panic Room how did the police know to come back?
In the movie Panic Room, how did the police know to come back? The police arrive at the house the first time as a result of Stephen Altman calling them. Meg Altman convinces them that there is ...
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In the end of Total Recall (2012), what does this number stand for?
What does the number "21" on this Rekall ad stand for?
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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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Ending of The Thing (2011)
At the end of The Thing (2011), Lars and his friend pursue a possibly infected dog which runs away from the facility. They chase the dog on a helicopter and Lars tries to shoot the dog from some ...
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Butterfly effect: what was the original ending and why was it changed?
The movie
The Butterfly effect has multiple and very different endings. Specifically there appears to be two factors on the main character's decision:
Save his girlfriend's life
Save his ...
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Ending of The Child's Eye (2010)
In The Child's Eye (2010), the girl throws the book she was reading out of the van's window. What is that book? Why does she do that? After doing this, they have an accident. Can anyone explain what ...
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Maybe this is it [closed]
In the movie The Grey, at the begging of the movie you witness John Ottaway kill a wolf with a gun and he comes up to it breathing slowly then it finally dies. At the ending scene when he fights the ...
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Why does Jeanie help Ferris out at the end of Ferris Bueller's Day off?
One thing I have never understood about one of my favorite movies, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off": why does Jeanie decide to help Ferris out at the end of the movie and save him from being busted by Mr. ...
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What detail should I be looking for in Leonard in Memento to determine the plot?
I have watched Christopher Nolan's Memento more than once and I still can't get the real thing that happened. Yes I get that the movie is shown backwards, but it really confuses me.
I understand that ...
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What happened at the end of Prometheus Movie?
I watched Prometheus Movie last night. Though I found a good concept here, I still have some questions about it.
There were some scenes that picture holographic images. I don't get from where they ...
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Alternate conclusions of The Usual Suspects
I've heard Stephen Baldwin talk about The Usual Suspects fellowships who meet and try to pin the Keyser Soze identity on characters other then Verbal. I know that Verbal is the true Keyser Soze, but ...
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Why they showed Sanjana as the ultimate choice over all 12 girls?
In the movie What's Your Raashee?, why Sanjana ultimately got married to Yogesh. The whole movie is full of social messages like Child-marriage, dowry, woman exposure etc. Then why did they chose ...
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What is the point of the ending scene in In The Mood For Love?
First of all, the movie was incredibly difficult for me to follow. Contrary to the way Wong Kar wai directed 2046, which was just as confusing in places but always backed up by narration, In The Mood ...
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Final Scene in Planet of the Apes (2001)
I'm confused by the final scene in the Planet of the Apes film (2001 not the recent Rise film).
Leo lands on Earth in his own time to find it run by the Apes. How does this happen?
I'm assuming ...
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Ending of Source Code
By the end of Source Code (2011), we learn that the flashbacks were reality in an alternate timeline/universe.
On the other hand, Captain Stevens manages to save the train in both alternate ...
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At which dream level did Inception end?
In the ending of Inception, there is some doubt that Cobb is in real world. But if he is not in real world then at which level of dream he is?
Starting at the presumed starting 'real world' as the ...
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What happens with Chuck and Sarah?
I just saw the final episode of Chuck and I'm quite touched by the end. I assume it all ends well since Alex and Morgan are moving in together, Elli and Devon are moving to Chicago and it seems like ...
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What does Bob say to Charlotte at the end of “Lost in Translation”?
During the climax of the 2003 movie, Lost in Translation, the central characters, Bob & Charlotte share an emotional moment. During that time, Bob seems to have said something into Charlotte's ...
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Ending of Pan's Labytinth
...drops of Ofelia's blood spill onto the altar that is supposed to lead
her into the underworld. Ofelia is reunited with the king and queen of the underworld.
The Queen of underworld seems to ...
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Ending dialog in “The Bridge on the River Kwai”
In the war movie, The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), at the end Major Warden has a brief dialog with the women porters.
The women back away from him as he exclaims:
I had to do it. They might ...
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Some apocalypse where every human turns into a dumb person
Once I watched a movie, not sure but probably in past 7 years, it was on national TV, so certainly it was not a new movie at that time. There were 2 brothers. One of them was super intelligent. He saw ...
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Why is the ending of Forrest Gump different from the novel?
I have read the book Forrest Gump and also watched the Forrest Gump movie version. In the movie version at the end of movie,
Jenny told to Gump that she was suffering from HIV/AIDS virus then she ...
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In Panic Room what would have happened to the character played by Forest Whitaker?
In the 2002 film Panic Room, directed by David Fincher, Forest Whitaker plays a burglar named Burnham that shows signs of being a good man. In the thrilling climax of the movie he is seen all set to ...
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Why did Dignam wear gloves and hospital moccasins in 'The Departed' while killing Sullivan?
In the final scene of The Departed when Sullivan (played by Matt Damon)returns to his apartment he finds Dignam (Mark Wahlberg) waiting wearing gloves and hospital moccasins and pointing a gun at him. ...
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Ending of Into The Wild
IN the 2007's movie Into The Wild
Chris abandons society and starts living in a forest.
In the end when he is dying his last words are
"Happiness is only real when shared"
So was it a mistake to ...
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What does the missing symbol on Quaid's arm in Total Recall (2012) symbolize?
Near the end of the film Total Recall (2012), does the missing symbol on Quaid's arm symbolize that it is all a dream/fake memory? And if so, why does he just accept it?
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Ending of “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans” (2009)?
I just watched "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans" and I was wondering about the ending.
Immediately after Nicholas Cage's character snorts a line from the bag of uncut heroin and sits next to ...
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Unjustified Ending of The Proposition
The ending of 2005 Australian movie The Proposition left me unsatisfied.
Arthur Burns takes revenge from Captain Stanley for the death of his brother
but doesn't do anything to Eden Fletcher who was ...
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Why doesn't the bomb cause radiation poisoning to Gotham City?
The ending to me makes no sense.
Batman put his plane on auto pilot that was carrying the bomb away from the city, but they should be affected for many years to come just like Hiroshima.
How come ...
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Was the success of Rupert Pupkin real in King of Comedy?
In the final scene of Martin Scorsese's 'King of Comedy' a news report suggests that Rupert Pupkin (played by Robert De Niro), after coming out of prison, becomes a sensation and releases his much ...
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Ending of Donnie Darko
I never understood the movie Donnie Darko. In order not to keep the question vague, what happens in the end ?
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What happened at the end of The Grey?
I am confused, what happened at the end of The Grey (2011)? Did Ottway die or did he manage to survive?
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Is there an alternative cut of The Truman Show
When I saw The Truman Show at the cinema, it was edited more heavily to make it look like a documentary about how the show was made, by whom and the actors in it, etc.
Some things were mentioned ...
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Understanding the end of YellowBrickRoad
The critics gave this movie some pretty bad ratings, but I have to say I enjoyed it quite a bit. However, the end bothers me to no end -- I just don't understand it.
Is it that the main character was ...
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Why is the ending to the film adaptation of “Hannibal” completely different from the novel?
At the end of the movie, Hannibal escapes and leaves Clarice behind. However, the book ends with Hannibal drugging Clarice and the two of them running off together. Why was the ending changed for the ...
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Outcome of relationship at the end of 'Blue Valentine'
At the end of the movie 'Blue Valentine',
or does it mean anything else as you think?
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Whats the last song the team members sing in Expendables 2?
Just back from seeing the Expendables and was wondering what was the last song the Expendables team sing at the end?
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What happened to the helium 3 tanks of america in movie Iron-Sky?
At the end all nations were fighting with each other. America was fighting to save its helium 3 tanks on moon. Were they saved or destroyed?
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Was 'The Driver' leaving the town at the end of Drive (2011)?
I saw Drive (2011) a little while ago. It was the second time I watched this movie. I am a little bit confused about the ending.
Did the driver leave the town or went to meet Irene at the end?
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What goes down in final scene of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”?
The awesome relationship movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ends with a scene in which the two main characters are tempted to get back together but are not sure. The woman points out that ...
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Ending of The Innkeepers
In The Innkeepers (2011), Leanne Rease-Jones tried to warn Claire, and she seemed to know something crucial, but she never told the truth about what was going on. I am confused about the ending of ...
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What does the scene during the ending of The Shining represent?
In the ending of The Shining,
The camera slowly zooms into a photo and closes into a person who resembles Jack Nicholson (or is it him?).
What does this scene depict? How does it relate to the ...
