Seeking to understand a movie-plot better or to clear confusion about certain aspects.
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Why was Anton Chigurh being arrested at the beginning of the film?
In No Country for Old Men, why was Anton Chigurh being arrested at the beginning of the film?
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Was Inspector Uhl actually crazy?
In the end of Illusionist,
Are those flashbacks really what happened or is he getting crazy because of the confusing nature of the plot?
And if those flashbacks are not true, then does that mean ...
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The credibility of the Envy killing in Se7en
I find Se7en an amazingly good movie, but among its weaknesses is the Envy killing. I found the justification for it very unconvincing, as if forced into the story, just so we can have the (iconic) ...
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Alien Director's cut - What does Ash drink in the movie?
I was watching the Alien director's cut and noticed that Ash the science officer, who is revealed to be an android later in the movie, in one of the scenes is shown to be drinking what appears to be ...
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How did Sara know what a Looper was?
In Looper (2012), Joe starts explaining time travel to Sara, and she says "You're a looper?" How did she know what a Looper was? What was her previous tie to the criminal world?
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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 service do the boys provide at the out houses?
This may be a cultural thing more than movie explanation but since the movie is about the experiences of a slum dog kid growing up I think it fits.
What were they supposed to be doing that would ...
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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'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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What is the significance of the appearance of the wolf?
Near the end of Fantastic Mr. Fox, and just after the film's climax, Mr. Fox, Ash, Kristofferson and Kylie encounter a wolf. Like the scene, the wolf seemingly came randomly and out of nowhere (with ...
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What does David pick up off the floor early in Prometheus?
Early in the movie Prometheus, while most of the crew is still in cryosleep, David makes the rounds of the ship.
While walking from one room to another, David seems surprised to see something on the ...
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What is the reason for the blood between Henry and Clair in The Time Travler's Wife?
There is a scene after the miscarriage where Henry and his wife are sleeping on thier bed and they see blood on the bed.
What does it mean? Is this a second miscarriage or did I miss something?
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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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Why doesn't the reflection match the man?
In Source Code (2011), At the beginning of the movie, Capt. Stevens looks in the train bathroom mirror and sees Sean Fentress, a teacher, who's identity he has been assigned within the Source Code. ...
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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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The planned assassination of Don Corleone - The Godfather
In The Godfather, Sollozzo and the Tattaglia's attempt to assassinate Don Corleone. He is shot several times in the back but survives.
An hour before the assassination Sollozzo picks up Tom Hagen. He ...
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In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, why do the students want his attention?
Early on in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indy is seen leaving his class at Barnett College to go to his office. When he gets there, his outer office is filled with student's clamoring for Dr. ...
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Why haven't the Lannisters previously made a bid for power?
They are massively rich and have powerful connections, etc.
Why is it they have not stolen Robert's throne previously?
NB: I have not read the books and have only seen the TV series.
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Why was it called Third Earth?
On the cartoon Thundercats they arrive on Third Earth from planet Thundera. It seems like it's an apocolyptic Earth and shares some myths (such as King Arthur) and according to the Thundercats wiki ...
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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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Captain Miller thought process in Private Ryan School Teacher scene
As Captain Miller says to "gear up" after releasing the hostage, one of the sub-ordinates refuses. What I am trying to understand is what the movie was trying to portray in that minute or so when ...
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Regarding the immortality of the gods in Immortals (2011)?
In the film Immortals, Zeus and the other Gods descend from Mount Olympus to battle the Titans. Seeing that the following facts should be known about the Gods
Zeus: God of the Sky, Thunder and ...
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What legends or stories is the movie based on?
I heard from someone Chinese that she was surprised that anyone in the US was interested in Hero (the 2002 film) at all, since it relied so heavily on Chinese stories... stories that Chinese people ...
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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 were some emotional displays tolerated in Equilibrium?
When Brandt captures Preston he shouts to witnesses about how the cleric has been caught etc which seems to be a clear case of pride.
Also, I seem to remember when Preston is being interviewed and is ...
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What is the meaning of the Donnie Darko like Rabbit figure in Sexy Beast
In the excellent film Sexy Beast we see a figure dressed in a rabbit outfit similar to the one from Donnie Darko and I wanted to know the significance of this. It appears many times during the film in ...
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How did Bane get out of the pit/prison in The Dark Knight Rises?
In The Dark Knight Rises, till the end of the movie the audience would be think like, the kid get out from the pit was Bane. But, in the climatic scene the movie revealed that the kid wasn't Bane, it ...
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Why is a casino token used as payment in Skyfall?
In Skyfall movie Bond fights an assassin and captures a casino token in the assassin's stuff which he later cashes out. Clearly the token is used as payment for the assassination. Note that ...
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Where does the tunnel in the Wall come from?
I just finished the first season of "Game of Thrones", where one of the main themes is 'The Wall', a huge ice wall that devides the realm (Westeros) from the dangerous and winterly North.
From what I ...
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How does Bane know that Batman is Bruce Wayne?
In The Dark Knight Rises, when the Catwoman Selina brings the Batman to Bane's place, she trapped him Bane's place, after a shot while Bane will come and call the Batman by his real name i.e Bruce ...
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Are seasons of 24 standalone stories or related in some way?
I just got season five of 24 from my local library. I't might be a long wait before I can get the other seasons, although I want to see them all eventually.
Will it ruin the storyline if I start ...
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Is Raul Silva's prosthesis a computer?
Risk seems null when Raul Silva is isolated in a glass cage:
But Silva nevertheless manages to break into the MI6 computer system at that moment. How?
His prosthesis hides a tongue-controlled ...
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How does Ariadne know that Saito is dead in the upper level?
When they are in the limbo, we see Ariadne asking Cobb to find and get Saito and not to lose himself before jumping from the building. However, before they entered this limbo Saito was still alive.
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What is Billy Ray Valentine doing on the trading room floor?
Near the end of Trading Places, Winthorpe and Valentine concoct a plan to get back at the Dukes while making themselves rich.
I understand they used insider trading; but what exactly is Billy Ray ...
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Purpose of the “Purge All” button in Cabin in the Woods
When Dana And Marty make it into the underground complex after they leave the elevator they find themselves in room with 8 (ish..) doors and some form of control booth. They go into the control booth ...
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Why was plot of Mars replaced in Total Recall (2012)?
Total Recall (2012) and Total Recall (1990) both are loosely based on the Philip K. Dick short-story We Can Remember It for You Wholesale. But Mars is the major part of the original story as well as ...
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How could Lt. Hicox fluently speak German and then give himself away by using the wrong gesture?
In Inglorious Basterds Lt. Hicox is an English officer who speaks German fluently yet with a mild accent. Speaking a language fluently requires a lot of practice with native speakers and so spending a ...
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What is the meaning of the Four Corners scene?
In Season 4 episode 6 Cornered, at one point, we see Skyler go the the border of four states and flip a coin. Upon seeing the coin land in one quadrant and looking frustrated, she then slides the ...
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Super 8 - What does “Walking Distance” phrase mean?
In the film Super 8 there is a scene where the kids are filming in front of a house being searched by the army. The boy's father (the Sheriff) shows up and puts the boy in the back of his police car. ...
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Henry's secret in The Time Traveler's Wife
In the movie The Time Traveler's Wife, shortly after Henry meets Clare for the first time, Clare spends the night at Henry's. Following morning she finds a lipstick in Henry's bathroom, and when Henry ...
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Why does Aaron Cross lie about being out of medication?
The movie Bourne Legacy starts with Aaron Cross climbing over the mountains until he reaches a rest station occupied by another agent.
When Aaron Cross first meets the agent he tells him he lost his ...
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Time spent in the Pussy Wagon
When The Bride is in the Pussy Wagon in the hospital car park, thirteen hours elapse (which is stated in film as the time it took for her wiggle her toes) - surely during this time someone would have ...
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Was “Hanna Schmitz” responsible for the death of 300 people in “The Reader ”?
Couple of months back I watched The Reader. In that movie, Hanna Schmitz was sentenced to life imprisonment because of her role in the death of 300 victims. But I could not understand whether she ...
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What is the significance of the veil in the Harry Potter series?
What does it mean? Why is it never explained?
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Why is the Weasly house destroyed in the sixth Harry Potter film?
The destruction of the Weasly house added no plot element and it was not in the book.
The Weasly home was basically supposed to be the safest place for Harry (aside from Hogwarts). Why did the film ...
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Could Neo's supernatural powers in the real world suggest that there were a super-matrix?
That was what I thought when they released The Matrix Reloaded, and later in The Matrix Revolutions, when Neo exhibits super-natural powers in the "real" world.
Giving the posibility that the "real" ...
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What did actually happen during Locke's first visit in the cabin?
A recurring mystery throughout the Lost seasons was the cabin in the jungle.
It is introduced to Locke by Ben as the alledged location of Jacob, who doesn't seem to be there though. Ben is talking to ...
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In Secret Window, why did the dog have to die?
In the movie Secret Window, Mort's dog Chico is found dead stabbed with a screwdriver and Mort deduces that Shooter have killed the dog (as a letter was attached to the dog's body). But later in the ...
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How did they dispose old Joe's wife's body in the movie Looper (2012)?
The reason given in the movie Looper for sending targets to the past is that it is difficult to dispose bodies.
From IMDb,
Thirty years into the future in 2074, time travel is invented, but is
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In the film “Limitless” (2011), why were the murder incidents relating to Eddie Morra downplayed by police?
In Limitless (2011):
Eddie Morra was at the apartment just before and after the murder of Vernon Gant. He also called the police.
Eddie Morra was at the hotel-room when the "blonde" was murdered.
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