Seeking to understand a movie-plot better or to clear confusion about certain aspects.
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What is going on in Kill List?
The British horror/thriller/mystery/I-have-no-real-idea-what-genre-fits movie Kill List was described by many critics as one of the best genre movies from the UK for ages.
It starts like a thriller ...
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What is the reason for the four-way fight scene on the train?
In Hitman, after watching the four-way fight scene on the train, many questions came to mind:
What is the reason why the three agents came to kill agent 47?
Why did they point their guns at each ...
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Why was it necessary for St. Elsewhere to end the way it did?
The series is (implied to be) a figment of Tommy Westphall's imagination, existing in the snowglobe that he is focused on.
What is the rationale/justification for ending the series this way? What ...
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What was the deal with the crazy Major at Fort Hays?
After Lieutenant Dunbar survives his suicide attempt in the beginning and gets decorated, he stops at Fort Hays to get his orders to go to the Frontier signed by Major Fambrough.
After signing the ...
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Meaning of Hannah's last appearance
In the last episode of season 7, we see Hannah McKay leaving a black flower at Dexter's door.
What does it mean?
Will she try to kill him or was it a goodbye-gift meant to symbolize her sadness ...
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What happened to natives?
In Aguirre: The Wrath of God, two natives approach the raft, and are taken aboard. After the priest on the raft attempts to convert them by showing them the bible and saying that it is the word of ...
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Who is the boss of Mrs. Smith in Mr. & Mrs. Smith?
It's been awhile since I saw the film, so I may be remembering the scene wrong. However, early in the film, when "Tank" is called upstairs for a meeting (which he thinks is a promotion, but which ...
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Why do the aliens see things as green or red?
In Battleship, the aliens wear helmets that enhance their vision by highlighting things in either green or red. It is quite clear that green things are deemed harmless while red things are threats.
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Why was Brandon denied entry to the night club?
Near the end of the movie Shame, Brandon tries to enter a night club (or something), and is denied entry by the bouncer who says:
Not tonight.
I said, not tonight.
What establishment was he ...
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Why does Agatha buy the book titled The Number 23 for her husband?
Agatha buys the book (titled The Number 23 written by Topsy Kretts) for her husband Walter as a birthday present. Why does she choose this book? Is it a coincidence? Doesn't she know about the past of ...
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What purpose do the racial and discriminatory slurs serve?
I was re-watching The Boondock Saints last night with a friend and noticed that racial slurs and discriminatory names are injected through the entire movie. It wasn’t tied to any one character, and ...
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Banner's control of Hulk in Avengers
During the climatic battle, Banner says 'That's my secret. I'm always angry', and transforms into the Hulk. Does this imply that Banner learned how to control Hulk?
If this is the case, why did he ...
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What is the significance of the cat?
In Way of the Dragon, Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee fight. This scene is not comedic; yet there are numerous cuts to a cat.
At one point at the end, the camera actually zooms in and out on the cat!
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Explanation of scene in the Official Story (La historia oficial)
In the movie, when Alicia goes to Roberto's workplace to see him, there is a man who's nervous and very impatient about seeing Andrada. He's afraid of being put in jail, but Roberto and his co-workers ...
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Can someone explain what 'Franklyn' is about?
I just watched the movie Franklyn and most of the time I had no idea what was going on and how the subplots fit together. Can someone explain what the meaning of the two worlds is and what the purpose ...
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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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Meaning of last sequences of Apocalypse Now?
I didn't understand the ending of Apocalypse Now. What did Coppola want to symbolize by the last sequences involving rogue colonel? And what is the purpose of Marlon Brando's character?
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Who is the murderer in the beginning of Tucker & Dale vs Evil?
In the first minute of Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010), there's a scene involving a young woman and a camera man investigating a murder scene. Both are killed, and we briefly see their murderer. Who is ...
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What's with the alien and the video game?
In the movie The Last Starfighter, there's a scene where this guy walks in front of the video game. The game makes some noise and he loOks at it and encased with light, being replaced with an alien.
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Why is Alan considered as a loser?
In the TV series Two and a Half Men, why is Alan Harper called as a loser multiple times in multiple episodes by various different people?
After all, the difficulties in his life are only due to the ...
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Why did Chandler Bing get into the advertisement field?
Chandler Bing was working with a firm and then he changes his job.
Why did Chandler Bing gets into advertisement field in Friends?
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What was the meaning of the elevator scene?
In the movie Revolver, towards the end of the movie Jason Statham’s character, Jake Green, ends up in an elevator by himself. In the elevator he has a dialogue with himself. I wasn’t able to quite ...
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Election (1999) vote count
In the movie Election, when McAllister secretly disposes two of Tracy's votes to reduce her vote count by 2, won't it also alter the vote counts for the Vice President? Since for both president and ...
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What is the device of Alex Trusks at the end of Hypercube?
Cube series are really complicated movie series.
At the end of the Hypercube, Kate gives a device some serious guys (some military guys maybe). This device was taken from Alex Trusks' neck.
What is ...
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In The Caller, why didn't Mary just go to her mom's home?
In the movie- The Caller, why didn't Mary just go to her mom's home?
when Steve kept hindering her and when she discovered the bodies, she could've just gone to her mom's home.
So why didn't ...
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Liu Kang a Villain in Mortal Kombat Legacy II, is this accurate to the source material?
Machinama has finally released a trailer for Season 2 of Kevin Tancharoen's hit web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy. It seems from the trailer that Shang Tsung recruits Kang to fight alongside the ...
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How did Selene get pregnant?
In Underworld Awakening Selene is captured and cryonically frozen after a bomb grenade hit her and Michael underwater.
She awakes 12 years later to find out she has a daughter, and apparently Michael ...
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What did Muir think was going to happen after he left McLean?
At the end of Spy Game, Nathan Muir is seen driving away from CIA headquarters; my impression of the scene is that he's in a hurry. He peels away from the gate, and the next shot of him is driving his ...
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What purpose did Quaid serve Cohagen as an Average Joe on the assembly line?
Both the 2012 and 1990 versions of Total Recall rely on the same back story for the main character, Quaid:
Quaid was working for Cohagen
Quaid agreed to be brainwashed to think he switched to the ...
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Battlestar Galactica: What was Starbuck?
Just finished watching season 4, wrapped it up nicely. But I'm a little confused about Starbuck.
She was not a Cylon, but she died and came back. Was she supposed to be an angel?
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Final Scene in Planet of the Apes (2001)
I'm confused by the final scene in the Planet of the Apes film (2001 not the recent Rise film).
Leo lands on Earth in his own time to find it run by the Apes. How does this happen?
I'm assuming ...
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in Skyfall opening scene on train, does Bond fake getting shot?
Skyfall opens with a chase scene that culminates in Bond's partner accidentally shooting Bond instead of shooting the bad guy. The bullet hits Bond hard enough to blow him off a train into the river ...
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Why didn't they all explode at the end of The Abyss?
At the end of The Abyss all the characters are brought to the surface of the sea from deep below. They should suffer terrible decompression but they're all fine? It's even addressed by the characters:
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Why the rush to get to the general in Blackadder?
In Blackadder Goes Forth: General Hospital Blackadder reveals that Nurse Mary is the spy. She is lead away to be shot and then George reveals that he was really giving the information away by sending ...
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Where did Hollowface come from, and how was he defeated in Intruders?
I found Intruders to be a rather confusing, and intellectually unsatisfying film. I felt it left too many questions unanswered. Or maybe I just didn't catch the answers--which could well be the ...
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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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Are there any guides to the timeline of Donnie Darko?
I have the basic understanding that the entire plot to Donnie Darko revolves around time traveling. As far as the ending is conceded, you may have various interpretations of what actually happened. ...
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Was it the character's inner devil that came up in Devil?
I watched Devil and got the gist of the story. But am confused about the old woman (Satan?) who was in the lift. Is she really the Satan or just the haunting past memory of the other characters in the ...
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Killing them softly: explanation of the allegory
The Brad Pitt film, Killing them softly, is an allegory of 2008's subprime economic crisis. I'd like to know who each of the characters in the film is supposed to represent in relation to the crisis. ...
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Why is the shooter involved in the plot against the country?
It is discovered towards the end of Season 1 that Walker is the other operative, and the enabler for Brody to carry out his plot.
However, Brody's reasons for turning against the country are clear ...
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Did Miles Dyson kill all these policemen?
I stumbled upon this recent question about Terminator 2, in particular about the scene where Miles Dyson dies after having been wounded lethally and trying to buy time for the others by detonating a ...
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Why did the people get specific powers?
In the television series, Misfits, when the thunder stuck and everyone got their powers, why did the people get the specific powers that they got?
Is it what they actually wished for?
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How did Sherlock survive the fall?
In Sherlock, BBC Series, Season 2 Episode 3 - The Reichenbach Fall, how did Sherlock survive the fall? I've read some theories online regarding this, but in this interview, Steven Moffat says "There ...
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Why would the villain involve Sherlock Holmes?
In the first installment of the Sherlock Holmes franchisee, i.e. in Sherlock Holmes movie, Lord Blackwood asks for an audience with Sherlock Holmes, as his 'last' request for no other purpose than to ...
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If Wolverine's skeleton is completely bonded with adamantium, why are his teeth still white?
In "X-Men Origins Wolverine", Logan undergoes an operation to have adamantium bonded to his skeleton.
Why doesn't the adamantium bond to his teeth?
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Doubt about the ending of Se7en
At the near end of the movie, when a box delivered to the trio in a deserted place is opened, David Mills' (played by Brad Pitt) wife Tracy Mill's face appears for a fraction of a second.
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Did Prince Leopold pull out the sword in a single attempt?
Eisenheim(Norton) is invited by Crown Prince Leopold(Sewell) to perform for a private audience. Leopold has the intention of proving Eisenheim to be a charlatan with no real talent and during the show ...
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At which dream level did Inception end?
In the ending of Inception, there is some doubt that Cobb is in real world. But if he is not in real world then at which level of dream he is?
Starting at the presumed starting 'real world' as the ...
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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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Why did Aaron Cross take the watch from the security chief?
At one point during The Bourne Legacy Aaron Cross comes up behind an Austrailian security chief and knocks him unconscious. He then proceeds to take the man's watch, and then leaves the area. In this ...
