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Why Obi-Wan says: “If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine”?
When Obi-Wan fights Darth Vader in the New Hope, he says:
You can't win, Vader. If you strike me down, I shall become more
powerful than you can possibly imagine.
What does he mean by that? Is ...
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What's the meaning behind the phrase “The blood stays on the blade”?
At the beginning of the movie Gangs of New York, Priest Vallon tells his son not to wipe the blood of the blade after he's cut himself shaving, saying "The blood stays on the blade". I've watched the ...
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Meaning of the biblical quote at the end of Raging Bull?
The movie Raging Bull closes with a Biblical quote from the Gospel of John. What is the meaning of the quote, and how does it relate to the plot of the film?
"So, for the second time, [the ...
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Opening Quote from movie Apocalypto
Before starting of the movie "Apocalypto" it shows the quote:
A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within. - Will Durant
How is it related to the ...
