Seeking to understand a movie-plot better or to clear confusion about certain aspects.
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What really happened in Memento?
So I watched Memento for the second time, and I felt like I understood the story pretty well, however, some things don't make so much sense to me. As far as I know:
Lenard, the main character, did ...
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Why was the mummy afraid of cats
In the 1999 film The Mummy. Why was the mummy afraid of cats?
I know that they were the guardians of the underworld etc. But what could the house cat that Connor had actually have done?
Or was ...
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Why was Curt Connors in the sewer?
After first injecting himself at Oscorp, Curt created his own lab in the sewer system later in the movie. If he was the head of the lab at Oscorp, couldn't he have just kept everyone out of the lab ...
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Is Geeta shown as a Trans-gender in the Tamil Movie “Kanchana”?
In the 2011 released Tamil Movie, Kanchana, the main character i.e., Kanchana is shown to be a Trans-gender but after watching the movie, I am not able to understand whether Geeta is also shown as a ...
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What happened to Peter's parents?
In The Amazing Spider-man, Peter's parents leave him with his aunt and uncle at the start of the film. They're never heard from again. Where did they go, what happened to them?
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Maximus fighting the masked champion in the arena with tigers
When Maximus is knocked to the ground he lands a shot through his opponent's foot with an axe. His opponent then seems to be spitting blood (hard to tell due to the helmet) and then falls over dead. ...
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What was the significance of the Russian cultural backdrop in “The Deer Hunter”?
The Deer Hunter begins with an hour long act in which there is a young couple getting married in an elaborate Russian Orthodox ceremony and reception rolled into a bit of a sendoff party for Michael ...
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The plan in Arlington Road
In the ending of the movie, the plan seemed to centre on the main character following the terrorist's van, then losing sight of it in the street and accidentally following the wrong van.
Have I ...
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Taken - “I can tell you I don't have money”
I'm watching Taken again, and I'm at the infamous "particular set of skills" speech. I just realized he says "...I can tell you I don't have money...".
His wife's new husband is portrayed as an ...
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When did Margaret Ford know she was going to kill Mike?
In House of Games, the Lindsay Crouse character (psychiatrist Margaret Ford) seems to be unaware of her being the mark until the red convertible shows up unexpectantly. She then performs a rudimentary ...
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How/Why did Tyler Durden got shot in the head?
From the movie Fight Club, in the ending scene we can see the narrator shoot himself in the mouth asking Tyler to "really listen to him"...
The question is How/Why did Tyler got shot in the head when ...
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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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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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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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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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Why is César obsessed with Clara?
In the Spanish thriller Sleep Tight (2011) [original title: Mientras duermes], why is César obsessed with Clara? Does he have a past relation with her?
Additionally, César occasionally goes to ...
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Why doesn't Andy have a dad in Toy Story?
Despite the diversity of characters filling out the cast in Toy Story, Andy's dad wasn't created. It can't be especially difficult for the filmmakers to create a dad character because they've created ...
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Why do the robots believe eating Casshern will heal the world?
In Casshern Sins we are quickly introduced to our anit-hero Casshern and his seemingly eternal battle to survive in the ruined world.
He is constantly attacked, not only for his misdeeds but because ...
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What really happened to Korra?
In the finale to this season of Legend of Korra we see Korra finally battle Amon head-to head.
However, the turn out is unfavorable as Korra loses her bending skills, but somehow retains and ...
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Why did Javert not check for the tattoo in Les Miserables?
When Javert arrests the man he thinks is Valjean why doesn't he look for Valjean's tattoo on the prisoner? After all, it is how Valjean showed he was the real man so Javert must have known about it ...
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Who stole the heroin in No Country For Old Men?
The the last time we see the heroin in No Country for Old Men, Lewellyn Moss is present. He finds they money and heroin, but takes only takes the money.
The next time we are at the scene, Anton ...
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Why did the monkey remain undead in Pirates of the Carribbean?
Even after the curse was lifted in the first movie, Barbosa's monkey Jack remains undead.
In Dead Man's chest, Jack trades the monkey with the witch and shot him and pronounced him as undead.
How ...
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Why does Captain Jack Sparrow suffer from the curse?
As told in the Curse of the Black Pearl, Captain Jack Sparrow faces mutiny by his crew members and is abandoned on an island before the mutineer crew find a chest of cursed coins.
How is it then ...
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In Inception, why do the kicks have to occur simultaneously?
In Inception, why do the kicks on different levels have to all occur simultaneously, rather than one after another?
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Why was Renton wet after the dream sequence?
When Renton went into a dream sequence where he dived into a toilet to get his pill, why was he sopping wet when he went back to his flat afterwards?
Was he still in a dream, is the rest of the film ...
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How is it possible for Alexander to become a chancellor of the Vampire authority?
In True Blood: Authority Always Wins, Alexander Drew's character was great and fantastic, he was aged 9 years before being turned (according to trueblood.wikia). But it also says that he serves the ...
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In Limitless, why doesn't Carl use the pill to either replace or take out Eddie?
Carl has a supply of the drug, so why does he need Eddie to run for president, instead of putting his own candidate (on pills) in the running? Alternatively, why doesn't he either use the pills ...
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In The War Zone (1999), who was the girl in London?
There's only one scene that is shot in a city, which I assume to be London (as implied by the story). The girl the brother and sister meet seems to be a prostitute organised for brother by sister, but ...
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Why did Beth not run earlier?
A few days ago, I saw Falling Down (1993) for the second time or so.
(Spoiler ahead, if you managed not to see this movie yet)
During the movie, which in real time covers the best part of a day, ...
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Why did he fall to the ground?
In the movie Reservoir Dogs, near the end of the film, there's a standoff between three guys. They all end up firing their guns. One was aiming at Mr. Orange, one was aiming at Mr. White, and one ...
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Is there any credibility to the “details” in Supernatural?
I have watched 6 seasons of Supernatural, and in almost every one of them, Sam and Dean talks about many different kinds of monsters- with different names, killing-methods and habits.
So I was ...
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What was the reasoning behind Sookie's decision?
At the end of season 4, we see Tara get fatally wounded in the back of the head from a shotgun blast from Debbie, aiming for Sookie.
After the initial shock, Pam arrives just in time, looking for ...
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Why does Weyland have to hide that he was on the ship?
In Prometheus, for what reason did Weyland hide on the ship? When he finally revealed that he was in the ship, it turns out nothing happens, there are no particular consequences and the reason for the ...
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Did the black goo affect life forms in different ways in Prometheus?
In Prometheus, the black goo appears to affect life forms in five different ways.
At the very beginning of the movie, the Space Jockey drinks the black-goo, and it kills him and makes the body ...
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What life form was the survey probe picking up in Prometheus?
Early in the film the Fifield's 'Pups' (The red survey balls) are released to map the structure. After they have done the mapping one of them stops at the end of a passage.
We later discover this is ...
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How did the engineer enter the locked ship?
During the last scene in Prometheus, how did the Engineer enter the ship after Dr.Shaw had locked the doors?
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What is the real purpose of the star map in Prometheus?
At the beginning of Prometheus, archaeologists Elizabeth Shaw and Charlie Holloway have discovered a pictogram of a very tall man pointing to a series of stars. The two archaeologists are clearly very ...
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Is K unfaithful too his youth love / love interest from MiB in MiB 3?
In the first Men In Black movie it is made quite clear that K is still in love with the girl he left behind which he had to abandon to be a Man In Black.
But in MiB he flirts heavily with Agent O, ...
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In “12 Monkeys” is Jeffrey involved in the virus plot or just the animal-release plot?
I love "12 Monkeys" and have seen it a dozen times. Still I can't figure out if Jeffrey Goines is working in conjunction with redheaded scientist to destroy mankind, or if Jeffrey's only plan was to ...
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What does the Mad Hatter say to Bayard?
In the film Alice in Wonderland (2010), at the Tea party, when Alice is hidden in the Tea pot Bayard comes sniffing under the table right up to the Tea pot, indicating that he knows she's in there. ...
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Why was the surgery pod configured only for men in Prometheus?
In Prometheus, when Shaw touch the surgery-pod Vickers warned her not to touch it because it is rare and so expensive, but i could not understand why the operating pod was made for a male, but the ...
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What was David's motivation in Prometheus?
For me, perhaps the most interesting person aboard the Prometheus was the android, David. I'm still confused by his seeming fascination with the movie, Lawrence of Arabia. Although I couldn't make ...
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Why did the ring affect Frodo so much and not Bilbo?
Every time Frodo put on the ring the Eye of Sauron could see where he was and almost see into his soul as well. Frodo appeared to suffer hugely when he put the ring on.
Bilbo was able to turn ...
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What was the motivation behind the Engineers actions in Prometheus?
After watching Prometheus I don't have a clear idea of why the Engineers created the human beings. Because, if they created humans so that they can test their bio-weapons on us, then it makes sense, ...
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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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What did David say to the engineer in Prometheus?
In Prometheus, when the android David is talking with the Engineer, first he stumbles a bit and stays crouched, then they are all asking him questions and David seems to translate it. Then they all ...
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Movie Title versus Movie Context
What's the significance of certain movie titles with respect to their context? I mean, take for example, these 3 movies (spoilers ahead, be warned):
Winter's Bone
Raising Arizona
Monster's Ball
I ...
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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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Where did they get all of the gum from?
When the Wyld Stallyons in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure have a breakdown in their time-machine, they just have all of their historical buds chew some gum and patch the antennae back together in ...
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What did Griffin show the Colonel to convince him in Men in Black 3?
I'm wondering what exactly is shown to the colonel by Griffin near the end of Men in Black 3 (MIB3).
I don't remember exactly what the colonel answered when J asked him what he saw, but it was pretty ...
