Questions tagged [plot-explanation]
Seeking to understand a story plot better, or to clear up confusion about certain aspects or plot points. Please also use the specific tag for the movie or TV series, if it exists.
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Do we know for sure that The Hunt had never happened before?
The controversially delayed 2020 movie The Hunt depicts an event where a bunch of rich liberals appear to kidnap a bunch of "deplorables" (with alt-right views expressed on social media) and then hunt ...
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What does Madam Blanc look at?
This question is regarding Suspiria 2018.
At about 2hrs into the film, Suzy is sitting with the rest of the girls at the restaurant, she & Blanc staring at each other. Blanc's gaze slightly ...
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Why aren't the rest of the Kim family said to stink?
In Parasite, Park Dong-ik, the father of the Park family, only makes remarks about a foul smell when Kim Ki-Taek and Geun-Sae are near him.
I believe Geun-Sae smells because he has been living ...
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Why does the bird explode when Princess Fiona sings a high note?
I've never quite understood the scene in Shrek where Princess Fiona explodes a bird with her voice.
Do birds inhale while singing? Did her high note hit the resonant frequency of the bird? Is there ...
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Why doesn't the Green Lantern ring do this?
In the movie Superman: Red Son when the US finds the Green Lantern alien,
From what I understand: When a Green Lantern dies, the green power ring soars to the closest qualified alien.
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When Borden sells his trick's secret, does he actually include how it works?
When Borden is in prison in The Prestige, he receives an offer to sell his secret. Eventually he does so, but to his suprise the purchaser is
who destroys the secret and is surprised about it later.
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What happened to John Deegan's face?
In Part 3 of the Elseworlds Crossover, after Oliver fires an arrow at John Deegan, after Reality is restored we see that Deegan's face has changed since the previous episode where it looks shrivelled ...
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Did Michael Sullivan Sr. really believe he could trade with Capone?
In the movie Road to Perdition, Michael Sullivan Sr. (after this I shall write just Mike to represent him as he was called by that name in the movie and also to remove confusion with his son) asked ...
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Did Adrian know Joe Doucett is going to have sex with Marie?
In the Oldboy (2013) movie, when Joe Doucett was having sex with Marie, they did not
know that Adrian was filming them. Later on the show, Adrian shows the sex
footage to Joe Doucett in order to ...
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What is the significance of Lyle cleaning the fryer in Better Call Saul S5E4?
Close to the end of episode S5E4 of Better Call Saul Lyle, an assistant manager, is closing the restaurant after a shift and saying bye to the workers of Los Pollos Hermanos. One of them mentions that ...
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Why was Burgess not arrested 10 years ago before killing the last victim?
As said, 10 years before the current events in Luther S01E03, Burgess (the killer) has been spotted by the police thanks to an anonymous tip and an undercover cop was sent to him.
It's not explained ...
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What is it that Nick did for Gilead?
In Season 3 Episode 6, we see that the Swiss delegates reject Nick as a Gilead's inside man owing to the fact that 'he cannot be trusted' and according to Serena Joy he 'played an instrumental role in ...
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Did Raymond Reddington lie to Liz about not being her father?
In the TV Series "The Blacklist" starring James Spader as Raymond "Red" Reddington, he tells Elizabeth Keen that he is not her father when she asks him. It was made to appear as that were true, ...
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Who was feeding Zeus the dog while Cecilia was away from the mansion?
In the 2020 movie The Invisible Man, after Adrian is declared dead, Cecilia, over a course of an unknown time period,
visits a lawyer to settle her inheritance
celebrates her freedom with Sydney and ...
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Why does Harry Goldfarb pawn his mother's TV?
I didn't understand the logic of the first scenes of Requiem for a Dream. If Harry needs money, why not force his timid mother into giving it to him? Why drag her TV across a mile and pawn it? Why ...
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What's the meaning of "giving this two blocks"?
In Bombshell (2019), Fox News Anchor Gretchen speaks on TV:
Gretchen: I can't let you go without talking about Donald Trump.
Megyn speaks to Fox News CEO Roger:
Megyn: Gretchen's giving this ...
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How did Michael know that Roth was behind the assassination attempt at his home, not Frank Pentangeli?
In The Godfather Part II, how did Michael know that Roth was behind the assassination attempt at his home, and not Frank Pentangeli?
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Why was Dr.Ian Sussman initially asked to shut down his research?
In the film Contagion, Dr. Ian Sussman played by Elliott Gould is asked by Dr. Ally Hextall (Jennifer Ehle) to stop his research, which he later defies and ends up developing the virus in a special ...
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Why didn't EDITH recognise Mysterio and inform Peter?
In Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Peter transfers E.D.I.T.H. to Quentin Beck.
But why didn’t E.D.I.T.H. recognise Quentin, who was a former employee under Tony Stark?
So why didn’t E.D.I.T.H. ...
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Did Cobb plan the first burglary?
In the movie Following, Cobb takes Bill to a house where the woman walks in on them. I was wondering if that was Cobb's plan or it was just out of luck. I thought it was planned but the fact that Bill ...
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Is the Invisible Man present in these scenes?
In The Invisible Man (2020), the audience is not always aware if Adrian is present or not in the scene, for obvious reasons. However, we learn later that:
So I assume Adrian was in most scenes, ...
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Was sheriff Baskin corrupt and/or responsible for the murder of Jessup Dolly, Ree's father?
Near the end of Winter's Bone, it is revealed that Jessup Dolly (Ree's father) was murdered because he was trying to collaborate with the sheriff and turn in other meth cookers to escape a long prison ...
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Why did Kayla hide this photo on the desk?
In Bombshell (2019), Kayla saw a photo of Jess Cara on Cara's desk and
decided to hide it:
Kayla: Are you crazy?
Jess Cara: What?
Kayla: That's my friend from college.
Jess Cara: I'...
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What does "The Revenant" mean?
In Bombshell (2019), after several women accused Roger for sexual harassment, Geraldo spoke to an author Neil Cavuto:
Geraldo: Look, I've known him for 40 years, and he's about as flirty
as the ...
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Why did hearing impaired girl keep carrying a broken hearing aid?
In "A Quiet Place" we see family hunted by monsters attracted by faintest sound. One member of the family is hearing impaired. Father keeps trying to create a working hearing aid, but is obviously ...
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In the movie Se7en, SLOTH thoughts
The SLOTH victim, exactly why was he to be tortured to death "this" way?
Are we supposed to know what happened to his left hand, and what exactly are those tubes in his right arm?
Are we to surmise ...
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How come Bill decided to use hammer for "protection"?
The whole plot of Following depends on Bill deciding to take a hammer as his weapon. How did Cobb make sure he will do that?
Why on earth would Bill take that hammer to Blonde's house afterwards and ...
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How does courier flaps mistakenly ships Jerry to Birdperson on S2E10
As the Rick and Morty episode S2E10 starts the courier flaps brings Rick a wedding invitation from Birdperson and for some reason mistakenly ships Jerry to the sender.
This is how it goes:
Rick: ...
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How did the earing get in Bill's shoebox?
At the end of Following the police says that they found one of the earrings in Bill's shoebox. But he never put it there. If Cobb put it there, why didn't he simply give it to him to take it home in ...
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Why doesn't Cecilia think the police will be suspicious?
At the end of The Invisible Man (2020),
The movie implies she'll get away with it because there is supposedly incontrovertible evidence that he did it to himself.
But by this point, don't the ...
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How were the police manipulated in The Invisible Man?
In The Invisible Man (2020), Cecilia is getting notified that Adrian committed suicide.
Later we find out that Adrian is alive, although he was considered dead.
How did he manipulate the police?
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Why does the Australian Navy use Revolutions XX00?
Does Revolutions XX00 mean the RPM of the propeller shaft?
Why do the crew talk about propeller shaft RPM? What are they communicating?
In The Last Ship that features the USN, I never heard this ...
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What did Vic take from Dutch's drawer?
In The Shield, season 1, ep 1, detective Dutch comes back to his desk, opens his drawer and notices something has been taken. Dutch immediately questions Vic why did he take his Ding Dong(s)?
What ...
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How is this movie so close to current epidemic due to COVID-19? [closed]
I recently watched a movie Contagion (2011) starring some very high rated actors like Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon, Lawrence Fishburne, Jude Law etc.
It seems to have precisely predicted ...
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How did this character survive in Knives Out?
We see Ransom stabbing Marta in the chest, but there was some weird noise, and apparently the kill didn’t work. What did happen? Did the knife retract? I have no clue.
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Why did Bradford give Chen a ring?
In the last scene of The Rookie S02E12, Officer Bradford gives a white ring to Officer Chen. Why does he do this? Has the ring come up before??
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Why didn't V defend himself as soon as Peter Creedy and henchmen started shooting V?
V has Olympic-level reflexes, enhanced strength, speed and dexterity as well as expanded mental capacity, and relies on his wits and his planning to get in and out of any confrontations.
Doubtless he ...
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How did Watson realize the gipsy woman had been coached by Sherlock?
In Sherlock Holmes (2009), Holmes bribes a gypsy woman to mock Watson's marriage. During the conversation, she mentions 'lace doilies', and Watson realizes that this has been set up by Holmes.
Watson:...
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How are Madam Vice President and Philly Falzone's agendas related in Prison Break?
I'm in S01E10 of Prison Break, so far I see that Madam Vice President does not want Lincoln Burrows to be exonerated. Philly Falzone wants Fibonacci because he got to know about the dealings of the ...
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Knives out laundry scene logic
One scene of Knives Out is totally out of otherwise magnificent plot with concise logic. What happened in the laundry at 1209 Columbus Rd before 10AM?
As the movie says after using a huge overdose of ...
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Why do they use pseudonyms in Reservoir Dogs?
In Reservoir Dogs, each of the crooks are given a colour based pseudonym, but aside from enabling a funny argument when the names are being handed out, I don't really see the point.
The idea given is ...
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How were Danny & Abra getting their shine to live?
In Doctor Sleep (2019), some people depend on the shine, and they kill
people for that. But how were Danny & Abra getting their shine to live?
I never saw Danny & Abra killing people to ...
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What does the '3' mean?
In the Zombieland franchise, whenever it's Tallahassee who picks out the gang's ride, he spray-paints the number 3 on its front doors. This dates all the way back to the Caddy SUV he was driving when ...
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Why was the driver very keen on knowing Jessica's location in Parasite?
Why was Mr. Park's first driver very keen on knowing Jessica's location by wanting to drop her at her home?
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Why is the court scene interrupted by the discussion between King, Frank and the Investigator when it makes the chronology harder to understand?
In The Irishman (2019), In the court, the Prosecutor questions a man:
PROSECUTOR: Did you make this statement to the grand jury? I'll read it for you. "Brennan came to me and said words to ...
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What's up with all the jellyfish?
Several times within the first couple episodes of Ad Vitam there are jellyfish. At the beginning of the first episode someone was dressed up as a huge jellyfish, and then later on Christa's parents ...
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Psychological abuse in Parasite? [closed]
I am doing a project to identify the types of abuses in the movie Parasite. I have chosen Psychological abuse, which means manipulating the victim's mind for something. Would the Kim family pretend ...
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Exactly what kind of illness/disorder was Arthur suffering from?
In Joker (2019), we know that Arthur suffered from mental trauma in his childhood which affected his personality throughout his life. One of the consequences that we see is his unusual laughter; ...
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How could the sorority sisters not catch Bluto?
In National Lampoon's Animal House, when Bluto uses a ladder to peep on a sorority, his face is right in front of the window, yet the women give no visible reaction, as if either they don't see him or ...
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Did Arthur kill his imaginary girlfriend - the one that lived in his apartment?
In Joker (2019), just after Arthur came to know about his childhood reality where he was abused and brain traumatised which led to his present day condition. That's also the reason he has such an ...