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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Why doesn't the family have a consistent view of where Marta is from?
During the witness statements from the various family members in Rian Johnson's Knives Out, a enjoyable, modern, Agatha Christie style murder mystery, a private detective and the police quiz the ...
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Loyalty in Blade Runner 2049
In Blade Runner 2049, none of the characters really have any meaningful "human" connections between each other, which begs the question:
Is there any evidence of genuine loyalty between the ...
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Is this a script mistake in Ant-Man and the Wasp movie?
In a scene, we see Scott's ex-wife (Maggie), her husband (Jim), and Scott's daughter (Cassey) are watching the TV and a report about a giant creature (Goliath/Scott's huge form) in the city is showing;...
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Is Officer K ever betrayed?
I was reading articles about the movie and they claim that K was drawn into the world of deception and betrayal. I've watched Blade Runner 2049 several times now, but I'm struggling to find any scenes ...
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Why does Luther warn Ken Baranby in S03E01?
In episode 1 of season 3, why does Luther not want to arrest Ken. Would it not be more beneficial so that he can work on the other murder case?
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Why didn't media channels blur rape victim's face?
In Indian media channels, they used to blur rape victim's face.
But in this Indian movie, Evaru (2019), they showed victim's face. Why so?
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Ray having head trauma explanation in Fractured? [closed]
In the Netflix movie Fractured, after Ray accidentally kills his wife and finds his daughter killed, he creates his own reality where his wife and daughter are alive.
Does Ray hit his head so bad ...
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How were Miller or Mann able to send information from their planet but Romilly couldn't send observations on the black hole?
When Cooper, Brand, and Doyle go to Miller's planet in Interstellar, Romilly stays behind to study the black hole.
After their arrival, Romilly says that he tried to send information to Prof. Brand ...
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How did John Wick get stabbed with a champagne glass in chapter one?
As the title implies, I'm confused as to how John Wick got stabbed in the Red Circle bar. Beforehand it shows him suiting up - the area he is stabbed is seemingly covered.
I know bulletproof vests ...
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Origin of Aliens in 'A Quiet Place'?
There is no explanation given as to where the aliens originated from. Are they a result of meteor strike that I could see it on a piece of newspaper on his board?
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When exactly did Vinay Varma's and Sameera's phones get swapped in Vikram Vasudevan's narration?
In Evaru (2019), Vikram Vasudevan denies Sameera's words and reveals that Sameera tossed Vinay Varma. Thereafter, Sameera and Ashok use ropes to get down to the location where Vinay Varma fell. ...
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Why didn't Greg House just amputate his leg?
There's an episode where Dr. House says that he should have amputated his leg. So why doesn't he?
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Why didn't they just shoot Rose the Hat?
I have never read the Doctor Sleep book and only saw the movie last night, but from my understanding, the Knots (quasi-vampires) are prone to bodily harms just like normal humans. This is further ...
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What is Senator Votto's actual relation to Nina, and motivation for having her rescued by Joe?
In You Were Never Really Here, State Senator Albert Votto hires Joe to rescue Nina, who he says is his daughter, from a pedophile ring. He mentions that he has heard Joe is brutal and that he wants ...
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How did Agent C realize who the traitor was?
In Men in Black: International, after Chris Hemsworth retrieves the weapon, he talks with Agent C at the after-party.
Agent C: I don't know how you do it, but you just keep on doing it.
Agent ...
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Why did Kido accede to working for the Yakuza in SF?
Why did Kido accede to working for the Yakuza in SF in The Man in the High Castle?
Did he lack enough net worth to pay his son's debts? S4 exhibits him living in a typical high-rise apartment.
Even ...
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Confused with the ending of The Man In High Castle
I finished watching 4th season of The Man in High Castle but can't understand the ending. In the end following happens:
Who are all those people?
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Why didn't Peter continue to receive money after he made the first withdrawal?
In the movie Office Space, the main character and his colleagues modify a bank mainframe to skim money off transactions into an account they own. After things going south (transactions coming in a lot ...
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Why did Chief Inspector Kido deliberately do this?
Why did Chief Inspector Kido deliberately amputate his left hand?
He did so after he acceded to work for the Yakuza in The Man in the High Castle S4E10?
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How did Chief Inspector Kido suspect that Captain Iijima killed Trade Minister Tagomi?
Rich Ting portrays the IJA Captain in The Man in the High Castle. How did Chief Inspector Kido suspect that he killed Trade Minister Tagomi?
I'm assuming that before he secretly recorded their ...
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Why didn't Chief Inspector Kido return to Japan?
In S4 of The Man in the High Castle, Chief Inspector Takeshi Kido doesn't leave with his son and Japanese colleagues like the 3-star Admiral, and remains in SF. Why?
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Why didn’t Toby get laid off?
In S6E14 of The Office (US),
If all of Corporate is gone shouldn’t Toby also be gone (and consequently Holly) as he is technically part of Corporate and not part of the branch staff?
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How did the new Mike know where the bodies are buried?
In the 7th episode of Living with yourself, new Mike takes new Dan to the woods, and shows him the place where the original Dan (and others) are buried.
The clones only have memories up to the ...
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Why does Brill go outside the van to be observed by the FBI?
Towards the finale of Enemy of the State:
Brill: You're either incredibly smart or incredibly stupid.
Robert Clayton Dean: We'll see in a minute. Watch out for the FBI.
[winks to Brill]
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Is the creature in "The Thing" a single creature?
I have just finished the 1982 film "The Thing" and it left me feeling very confused.
How many "Things" were there in the film? As far as I understand it the filmmakers tried to explain it as a virus ...
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What was the deal with the news stories about rats in "Joker"?
In the first hour of the film Joker (2019) there are several references to an infestation of rats in the city. It's mentioned on news broadcasts several times, even being dubbed "super rats" at one ...
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Who authorized the presence of a documentary crew in the Scranton offices of Dunder Mifflin?
In-universe, who authorized and signed the contract for the document crew to come film the Scranton branch of Dunder-Mifflin, Inc.? Did Corporate authorize it? Or was this one of Michael's blunders ...
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How can Flash turn around return from the blackhole?
In the season 6 episode of The Flash TV series, we see that Flash enters a black hole and returns back. since it is scify I can understand him going inside and speed force aura protecting him, but how ...
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Why does Wonka speak French and German?
In "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory", why does Wonka speak French when he's introducing his guests to the Boat and why does he speak German when he's opening the Inventing Room Door?
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Capricorn One, what happened to the protagonists?
In the movie Capricorn One, we see that both the astronauts Willis and Walker are captured by NASA officials.
I wonder, is there an in-universe explanation to what happened to them thereafter?
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Spider-Man romancing with MJ
IIRC, in the Spider-Man: Homecoming movie, the relationship between MJ and Peter Parker is nonexistent, with the last exchange between them being:
MJ: What are you hiding, Peter? I'm just kidding. ...
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How did Grape juice from My Hero Academia manage to pass the UA entrance exam?
In My Hero Academia, Grape Juice is by far the weakest student in the class and his quirk also doesn't do any damage. In spite of this he's a part of the hero course in UA.
Does any one have any idea ...
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Why did they time travel here?
In Terminator: Dark Fate both Grace and the Terminator travel back in time but their destinations were
dozens of feet above ground causing both to fall.
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Why don't the bullies ever get in trouble for throwing slushies at Glee Club Members?
In the TV Show Glee, why don't any of the bullies ever get in trouble for throwing slushies at members of the Glee Club?
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What does Darth Vader think Obi-Wan's referring to when Obi says "If you strike me down..."
When Obi-Wan and Darth Vader are dueling, Obi-Wan says "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" --
What does Vader think Obi-Wan is referring to? Vader ...
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Did Tony lie about his father's death?
At the beginning of Scarface, Tony claims his father has died- yet he says the same about his mother and we later learn that was a falsehood when he visits her home.
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Why was Raine's bomb easier to disarm than Omar's and Donowitz's?
During the end of Inglourious Basterds, why is it not possible to remove the bombs from Omar and Donowitz without exploding them, when they easily disarm/remove Raine's?
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Why did Randall say that Arthur/Joker tried to buy a gun from him?
In the new Joker movie there are a lot of things that are explained (or can be explained as mental illness) but why Randal did say that Arthur tried to buy a gun from him?
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How did the information from the black hole do this? [duplicate]
I've just seen Interstellar and I have two questions:
How did the information from the black hole save humanity?
What was that information about? I would rather not hear that "it's about the answer" ...
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How did the model 101 know when and where Legion terminators were going to appear?
Legion and Skynet are two separate AIs, so while I understand that the 101 that killed John Connor no longer had to obey it's mission after Skynet was erased from future existence, I don't see how one ...
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Why did Kido want the extradiction order?
On Season 2 episode 5 (Duck and Cover) Kido attempts to use Onoda's approval to extradite Juliana from the Nazi states, but Smith denies it.
Did he really believe he was going to be able to bring ...
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What offer did Devaraj give to Saaho?
In Saaho (2019), Roy says to Devaraj, who has been using Saaho to steal vault from
Devaraj and Prince towers:
Roy: You gave Saaho an offer But Saaho gave me a bigger offer than
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Why does Grace crash after the fight scenes?
In Terminator: Dark Fate, we see a couple episodes of Grace "crashing", i.e. her metabolism consuming so much to supply muscles with energy and strength that there's no glucose storage left, runs low ...
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How was Rorschach's journal translated into white supremacy?
In Watchmen (TV series), we get to know that the Seventh Kavalry is inspired by Rorschach's journal and became an extreme racists group. But how come? What part of the journal made this transition in ...
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Why was District 9 alien ship stuck for so long?
The alien ship appears to be stranded and inoperable for the 20 years it hangs over Johannesburg. Early on we are shown that a small vessel had detached from the ship and disappeared.
Approaching the ...
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Did the poor family get paid?
In Bong Joon-ho's Parasite (2019), the Kim family (the poor family) were employed by the Park family (the rich family) in the Parks' mansion. At the end of the movie, it was revealed that the mother ...
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Question about man with rapidly graying hair in Constantine
In the beginning of the film, when Constantine was exorcising the girl in the run down aparment block, as the men assisted him carrying a large mirror over the bed to expel the demon out, Constantine ...
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How can Jack Harding also control the Mayor?
In the 1995 Action Film "3 Ninjas Knuckle up", the Main Villain owns the Town which means that he controls the Police but I don't quite understand how he can also control the Mayor? Doesn't a Mayor ...
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Why is Prince Pondicherry absent from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"?
Is there any reason why Prince Pondicherry (a character from Roald Dahl's novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory") is absent from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"?
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Who were the murder victims in "All Light Will End"?
This question is based on a major spoiler of the film, you've been warned.
In the movie All Light Will End (2018) there are several scenes that indicate there are several murders occurring in a small ...
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