Seeking to understand a movie-plot better or to clear confusion about certain aspects.
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How does Batman know to rescue Selina Kyle outside the home of John Daggett?
In The Dark Knight Rises, Selina Kyle enters the home of John Daggett to confront his henchman for a copy of software she had been promised that would erase her name and criminal record from every ...
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Based on true story?
Recently I saw film Fire in the Sky. At the beginning it was written:
Based On a True Story
Does it mean that Travis Walton was really abducted by aliens?
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How does Clarice know “Jack Gordon” was actually the real Buffalo Bill?
In The Silence of the Lambs, Mr. Crawford told Agent Starling the subject's name is Jamie Gumb, also known as John Grant and traced out the place of the subject. But she went to Jack Gordon's house. ...
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What is the past history between Gandalf and Bilbo?
At the beginning of The Hobbit, when Gandalf and Bilbo meet the first time, Bilbo says he doesn't remember his past meeting with Gandalf and only remembers him for his fireworks, but Gandalf talks ...
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How did Rose make Jack immortal?
In the finale of the first season of the revamped Dr. Who, we see Rose absorb the Time Vortex of the TARDIS and uses this power to not only evaporate the Daleks, but revive Jack.
Due to this process, ...
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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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On “Mad Men”, why did Don Draper steal the identity of his fellow soldier?
In the first season of Mad Men, it is revealed that Don Draper was born Richard Whitman, but stole the identity "Don Draper" from a fellow soldier who died in Korea. The other soldier's body was not ...
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Were the 5 men indicted for murder?
I recently saw, 30+ years after my first viewing, the 1968 Truffaut classic La mariée était en noir, starring Jeanne Moreau as the avenging bride Julie Kohler. There's something in the plot that I ...
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Why did Paul return from the darkness?
During the beginning of the movie, Paul ends up disappearing into the darkness like most everyone else. However, Luke ends up finding him, pretty beat up, in a bus stop lit by solar powered lights. ...
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How did The Doctor revert his aging?
In the third season finale of the revamped Dr. Who, The Doctor gets aged about 900 years into a small little creature of a Time Lord.
However, Martha is able to help him counteract this process by ...
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Why did they start killing people?
In the movie The Wild Hunt, after a series of incidents occur with the girl that the shaman likes, they end up kidnapping her and make her wear the skull mask. After she puts on the skull mask she ...
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When did Peter/Will go to Greenhaven?
In the movie, "Dream House", it's revealed that:
Will Atenton is actually Peter Ward. And that he had been in the Greenhaven Psycological Hospital for a long time and then discharged.
When was ...
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Why doesn't Aman's wife comes back the last time?
In the movie Survive Style 5+, Aman's wife comes back as a ghost every time he kills her. But when she is killed the second time by the hit man, she doesn't come back. What is the difference?
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The Usual Suspects - Truth in Verbal Kint's Story
Verbal Kint(aka Keyser Soze?!) narrates 'the story' of what happened after their police lineup, few weeks back, that ultimately leads up to the finale at the ship. How far is the story told by Kint to ...
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How come Ivan exists in the Machinist?
Maria and Nicholas existed in Trevor's daily delusion because of his guilt about the past hit and run.
But how come Ivan exists in his imagination?
Are there any clues in movie that can prove ...
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How did Conrad come back to life after the gunshot in “The Game”?
In The Game, At the end of the movie Conrad was shot by his own brother Nicholas Van Orton. But Conrad came back to life at the very end of the movie.
How does it possible? Because, Nicholas Van ...
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What exactly was Cook's plan and from whom did he get the money?
In the movie Drive, how did Cook plan to double cross the driver? And why didn't the pawn shop owner admit anything was stolen? And how did driver come to know from the news clip that he was setup?
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Reference for 'headlight eyes' in Cars 2?
While watching Cars 2 (again) with my son yesterday, I was struck by the scene in which Mater meets a 'headlight seller' in the Parisian marketplace.
In the scene, he approaches a car which appears ...
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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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In “Prometheus” why bring anyone but David-type androids?
In the movie "Prometheus" the android David flawlessly executes a seemingly endless range of tasks:
learns to read and speak an alien language
shoots a basketball with precision
keeps the spaceship ...
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When did the Inception start?
Many have wondered about this and this may be the silliest question asked regarding the movie INCEPTION but here it is....
When did the Inception start?
Or
Could it be that the whole movie was a ...
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In Fight Club is Marla Singer a second figment of Jack's imagination?
After reading this article on the existence of Marla Singer, I am fairly convinced she represents his guilt and remorse. It seems entirely plausible Marla Singer materializes to remind Jack he is ...
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Did Bryan have two seperate hotel rooms?
I am somewhat confused as to what happens in the hotel. The bad guys go to the girl's room, but don't find her. They then go to her dad's room, but didn't find her in there but see the open window. ...
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Does Two-Face Die at the end in the Dark Knight movie?
Does the Two-Face die in the final scene of the Dark Knight? If he does, then how does he become one of the long lasting rival of Batman?
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How could Eisenheim achieve those reflections on the scene in that era?
In The Illusionist (2006), how could Eisenheim achieve those reflections (visions) on the scene? Even in one of the scenes, there was a (ghost) boy walking through the audience. Given that the film ...
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Is this incident realistic in Vacancy?
In Vacancy (2007), David Fox is stabbed at night (supposedly after midnight), and at the end of the film (in daytime), it turns out he's still alive. Is it possible in real life that a person is ...
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What is the significance of “Tannis Root”?
After Rosemary was impregnatated by "Satan," many of the occult leaders that knew about this were obsessed with providing her "Tannis Root." What was the significance behind this "Tannis Root?"
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Why does Gus walk away from his car?
In Breaking Bad S04E12 End Times, at the end Gus walks towards his car at the hospital parking with his two bodyguards, with Walt watching from an adjacent rooftop. As Gus is approaching the car he ...
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What kind of apparatus is Bane's mask?
During the course of the film, it is explained that Bane has to wear his mask in order to keep his pain level down to a bare minimum.
During the final fight, we see Batman start to disable this ...
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What was wrong with Betty's hands?
Early in the first season of Mad Men, Don Draper's wife Betty seems to be suffering from some kind of affliction that makes her hands go numb.
She eventually sees a psychiatrist and the whole thing ...
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How did FBI know that Amanda Young was an accomplice of Jigsaw?
How did FBI know that Amanda Young was an accomplice of Jigsaw at the point of Saw 4? I mean at this instance the people who knows the reality of Amanda Young are dead or in traps.
So who informed ...
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What is the theme of Cash Back?
Today I watched Cashback. But I am in doubt whether I understood its theme properly or not. At the end, it is a love story. But somethings I could not connect to the plot. Like his power to pause time ...
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Why has the Moonraker Shuttle Carrier Aircraft crashed in the Yukon?
In the James Bond movie Moonraker (1979), the earliest plot development is the theft of a Moonraker shuttle from the back of a 747 SCA, which, according to Bond (approx. 9m 36s into the film), ...
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Why does Hutter alone survive the vampire bite?
In the German silent film Nosferatu (1922), the vampire Count Orlok bites the guy Hutter.
But then how come he alone survives while all the other people who have been bitten by that vampire die?
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Why did Neo have powers in the real world?
In the Matrix, why did Neo have magic powers in the real world? For example,
(1) Those scenes where he blows up those robots purportedly with his mind.
(2) That one where he has no eyes but can ...
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Was Patrice hired for murder or suicide?
In Skyfall, the contract killer Patrice travels to Shanghai where he forces entry into a skyscraper and shoots a man in an adjacent building with his sniper rifle, when he is attacked and inadvertedly ...
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What is meaning of movie title “The Naked Gun”?
What is the meaning of the title "The Naked Gun" in the series of detective-spoof movies starring Leslie Nielsen? Is it a joke based on an existing detective movie with a similar name? Or perhaps a ...
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What was the purpose of 'Pursuit of Happyness'
I heard that there was a history behind the movie 'Pursuit of Happyness', as this was the dream project of Will Smith.
I loved that movie and want to know the story. Can anyone help me find it?
PS: ...
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What’s with the “dead” characters at the end?
Near the end of V for Vendetta, while the building is exploding, you see people pulling off their masks to watch it explode. During this scene you see some characters that have been previously said ...
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In “A Late Quartet”, when did they decide to play together again?
In the movie, A Late Quartet, after the group completely falls apart (and a brief interlude where Peter tells Juliette that the quartet must be kept together), we are suddenly shown the final concert. ...
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Why did Borden lead Angier to Tesla?
In the movie The Prestige, why did Borden lead Angier to Tesla? Didn't he know that it would make him more successful? And did the other half not know about the plan, which is why he went to inspect ...
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Which pact is being referred to?
As the title asks, what is the Pact referred to in the 2012 Movie "The Pact"
I've watched the movie but I don't recall any reference to a pact? Is it that the sisters agree not to talk about what ...
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Do Frodo and Bilbo live forever at the end of the Lord of the Rings trilogy?
Elrond mentions that going to The Undying Land which is west of Middle Earth allows Elves to be immortal.
Does this apply to other creatures such as Hobbits?
I know Frodo and Bilbo Baggins go there ...
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Why is the big year record not accurate?
At the end of The Big Year (2011), Kenny Bostick does a big year and finishes with 755 bird species. After watching the film, I checked Wikipedia for Big year and reached the following information:
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Why was Terry killed?
In Roman Polanski's classic Rosemary's Baby, Terry Gionoffrio throws herself from a window. Is it ever explained why she killed herself?
Was she under some kind of spell or is it just a plot ...
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Why stay in Los Angeles?
I always thought it was shocking at the end of American History X that Derek didn't leave Los Angeles and possibly take his family with him. I was under the impression that, after he got out of ...
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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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What is the extinction event?
What is the extinction event that happened in the movie "The Road"?
Did an asteroid hit or a super-volcano eruption? Does anybody know for sure what the director intended it to be?
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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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Why was Tyra so worried about college in season 1?
Throughout the first season of "Friday Night Lights," it is assumed that most of the main teenage characters (Jason Street, Tim Riggins, Lyla Garrity, Tyra Collette) are seniors. Specifically Tyra, ...
