Seeking to understand a movie-plot better or to clear confusion about certain aspects.
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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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Did the fuel transform Wikus, or was it something else?
In the movie District 9, Wikus van der Merwe goes through a transformation into an alien after being exposed to an alien artifact. Throughout the development of the story, it is revealed that the ...
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How much money did it take to run “The Sting”?
I just watched The Sting again this weekend. I know that the pay-off at the end netted the grifters a lot of money, but even before that Gondorff, Hooker, and Twist are spending left and right. ...
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Why was Jim so enthusiastic about Dwight's Christmas party?
In the most recent episode of The Office, Dwight Christmas, Jim very enthusiastically supports Dwight's Christmas party plans. And he seems to genuinely enjoy the party, in all of its awkwardness. ...
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What happened with Richard Harrow in the (season 3) finale?
I watched it several days ago, and only now just caught on:
At the end when he goes back to the brothel to rescue the boy from Rosetti's men, he was alone. It wasn't part of some plan of Nucky's. ...
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Did Bond sleep with Eve?
In Skyfall, during the scene before Bond visits the casino in Macau, when Eve shaves him, it is not completely clear to me if they sleep with each other afterwards, although the atmosphere between ...
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Was the last play in The Longest Yard(2005) completely fair?
After the trick-play (Fumblerooski) to level scores against the guards, the Mean Machine go for the two-point conversion. Here, they start talking among themselves and Crewe with Scarborough to ...
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With a million years with them, how did they ever managed to almost die?
I the movie, In Time, the main characters stole a million years but still how did they manage to almost die at the last part of the movie?
Or, why did they ever put themselves in such a position that ...
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Is Skyfall preparing the ground to some major change in the franchise?
In Skyfall, they send a hint that there could be some major changes to the Bond franchise, or even possible a final episode.
For instance:
For the first time 007 appears getting old
Q is now a ...
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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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Has The Simpsons changed significantly in essence with time?
In the old days one could easily empathize with some characters, thus many situations ended up as funny ones.
Now a days, it's like they try to convince us to empathize with them by giving some ...
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In Mystic River, How did listening to the 911 tape solve the case?
In Mystic River, Sean and Whitey don't have a clue about the real killers of Katie until they finally listen to the 911 tape. Sean notices that the caller refers to the victim as a she, although he ...
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The guy who takes over M's position in Skyfall, is he evil or good?
You know, the guy who is advising M for a while during beginning of the movie wanting her to resign and such?
He sure seemed evil to me and my friends and I had a debate about this... So is he a good ...
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Why does Walt want to retain Jessie as his partner?
In Breaking Bad series 3, Gus organises a whole high-tech lab so Walt can make large volumes of his high quality crystal meth. The lab comes with a competent and reliable assistant.
But Walt ...
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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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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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What was the actual role of Wooton & Simms in the 2007 film Fracture?
At the end of the film Fracture(2007), when Beachum prosecutes with new evidences, Crawford is surrounded by defense attorneys from Wooton & Simms, the law firm from which Beachum got a job offer. ...
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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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Did James Bond fail his mission in “Skyfall”?
If I understand Skyfall correctly, James Bond's primary mission is to protect M from being killed by Silva -- despite this, near the end of the movie, M dies from a wound inflicted by Silva's men.
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Why couldn't Bond have backup at the battle of Skyfall?
I think I am missing a key plot point here.
Bond had to fake-kidnap M and bring her to Skyfall in order to lure Silva there for one last stand. Why did this have to be a secret from his colleagues ...
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Was Leonard Shelby really crazy? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What detail should I be looking for in Leonard in Memento to determine the plot?
From what I understood after watching Memento, Leonard got the no of the car of Teddy ...
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Why did Jigsaw test Art Blank two times in Saw 4?
In Saw 4, Art is a lawyer involved in a housing development project with John Kramer and Jill Tuck before the events that would turn John into Jigsaw. Art is targeted by Jigsaw for successfully ...
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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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Why was Kale Brecht under house arrest in the movie Disturbia?
Disturbia with Shia LaBeouf, David Morse, Sarah Roemer and Carrie-Anne Moss.
Why was Kale Brecht was on house arrest?
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In “A View To A Kill” why does Zorin let Bond sleep with May Day?
There's a scene in "A View To A Kill" where Bond is snooping around Zorin's property and sets off an alarm. Bond escapes by waiting in May Day's bed for her to return to her room, and then acting like ...
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Butterfly effect: what was the original ending and why was it changed?
The movie
The Butterfly effect has multiple and very different endings. Specifically there appears to be two factors on the main character's decision:
Save his girlfriend's life
Save his ...
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Why couldn't the humans ask an alien species to launch the ArcNet Shield?
In Men in Black 3, K has to travel from MiB HQ all the way to the Apollo 11 space launch then deal with all the inherent problems of getting the ArcNet pendant onto the Launch Escape System.
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What year was “Flight” supposed to have taken place?
At least one part of the movie "Flight" suggests its story takes place before September 11, 2001:
About 30 minutes into a flight, the pilot played by Denzel Washington exits the cockpit, goes part ...
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Talia and Bane age problems?
Bane saved Talia when she was a baby. He was pretty old maybe in his 20s or 30s. But then she grows up and wouldn't that make Bane 60? He looks young.
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What happened to Bess near the end of Breaking the Waves
The lead character got seriously injured in the movie, and me wonders what happened. I am thinking it might the bad guys in the 'big' ship, but that is just a guess, since there was no mention of it ...
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The sound of bells near the end of Breaking the Waves
There is a strange scene at the end of the movie, where people on the oil rig look in amazement at some bells hanging from... what is happening here? Given the seriousness of the movie, it would be ...
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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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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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Ending of “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans” (2009)?
I just watched "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans" and I was wondering about the ending.
Immediately after Nicholas Cage's character snorts a line from the bag of uncut heroin and sits next to ...
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Why did James Bond draw his gun?
In Casino Royale there is a scene during the poker game when Bond and Vesper go to their room during a pause. On their way Bond fetches an envelope from the reception (that I guess he deposited there ...
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Prometheus: Why did the crew take off their helmets?
These were a group of some of the brightest scientists in the world, right? So why would they decide to take off their helmets on an alien planet?
Even if things were safe, they would still be ...
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Wrong end to The Good wife season 4 episode 6
In The Good Wife (season 4) , I think that the end of episode 6 is wrong, mainly in the facts, but I need someone with some legal knowledge to confirm.
As we are told, Cpt. Laura Hellinger has lost ...
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How did they get “King Kong” back to New York?
It's a question audiences have been asking since 1933, so I thought this would be the perfect place for it :) Even Peter Jackson decided to side-step this particular issue in his remake.
What's the ...
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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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What is the purpose or message behind the dog figurine that Bond receive in Skyfall?
When Bond open the package and is given the porcelain bulldog figurine, he smiles as if he understands the meaning of this figurine.
During the movie, we can see the camera focusing three times on ...
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Ending of 3:10 to Yuma
At the end of the movie 3:10 to Yuma, we see Ben killed his teammate Charlie after failing to save Dan. We have seen that Ben tried to cooperate with Dan during the second half of the movie. So, was ...
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Did Officer Jim Kurring know that Claudia was a drug addict?
A while back I had a small debate with someone about whether Jim knew Claudia was addicted to drugs and needed help. My interpretation was that he did know and felt he could be her "knight" because ...
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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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Did all of Sybil's personalities know each other?
In the movie Sybil she had 16 personalities, before the psychiatrist had broken her down to realize this was a possibility her host personality was not cognizant of her alternate personalities. Some ...
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Understanding the end of YellowBrickRoad
The critics gave this movie some pretty bad ratings, but I have to say I enjoyed it quite a bit. However, the end bothers me to no end -- I just don't understand it.
Is it that the main character was ...
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In Skyfall, what happened in the boat on the way to the island?
In Skyfall, after leaving the floating casino in Macau, Sévérine gets on board a boat. Bond gets on board too and they have an amicable scene in the shower. The boat is shown going out to sea.
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What does the missing symbol on Quaid's arm in Total Recall (2012) symbolize?
Near the end of the film Total Recall (2012), does the missing symbol on Quaid's arm symbolize that it is all a dream/fake memory? And if so, why does he just accept it?
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Was Bane destined to die?
Its of no doubt that Talia was the mastermind behind the plan and Bane her executor. Did she plan for Bane to be sacrificed(if needed) for the successful execution of the plan?
I ask this question ...
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Why can Stan Laurel use his thumb as a lighter in Way Out West?
Why can Stan Laurel use his thumb as a lighter in Way Out West?
I know it's slapstick comedy but it just seems a bit random.
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Does Anton Chigurh kill Carla Jean Moss?
Towards the end of No Country for Old Men, Anton Chigurh tracks down Carla Jean Moss. They are sitting in a room together and he gives her the option of heads or tails to decide her fate. Is there any ...
