Does something not add up? Was something left out? Was something inexplicably changed? Plot inconsistancies are when something in a movie just doesn't make sense.
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Why did Mona's name change in the later part of 3 idiots?
Mona Singh, whose name is Poonam, becomes Mona in the later part of the film 3 Idiots. After squabbling with Viru Sahasrbuddhe, Rancho suddenly starts calling 'Mona Push'. AFter that everybody, ...
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How did Liam Neeson know his location in Taken 2?
In Taken 2 when Bryan Mills/Liam Neeson, was kidnapped, and calling Kim/Maggie Grace from his locked cell.
He asked her to draw 2 circles, according to the map chart:
One of 3 km from the hotel, ...
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How did Cobb manage to go to sleep and dream to save Saito after Mal's death?
As far as I can tell the subjects need to sleep in order to dream and for going under fast and consistent sleep they use sedatives.
Now my question is how did Cobb manage to just fall sleep and dream ...
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What plot points/cultural significance would making Steve Austin a civilian member of NASA have served?
In the pilot movie "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1973) which preceded the TV series, Steve Austin was a "civilian member" of NASA who had walked on the moon, which justified his role as a test pilot. ...
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Is it realistic for a terrorist to leave his phone number behind in the call list?
In Source Code, it is shown that by redialing a number from the same phone that was connected to the bomb, Capt. found the guy finally who set up the bomb.
But is it realistic for a terrorist to ...
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Clarification about closing a loop in The Looper
After watching "The Looper", I could not understand how closing a loop works. What I understood is, If person A is in present as a looper, he would be sent to Past where he would wait for the victim ...
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Sense and purpose of anti-demon possesion symbol?
In the television series, Supernatural, throughout the series it is shown that Sam and Dean have a symbol at their chest to protect themselves from possession by deamons.
But in S08E02, it is shown ...
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Star Wars IV : Why was the princess rescued in the first place?
In the 1977 movie release of Star Wars Episode IV, Why was the princess rescued in the first place?
As the required information was with the droid and a lot of time had passed since she was captured, ...
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Why were sam and lilith going to have sex?
In the television series, Supernatural, S04E18, Why were Sam and Lilith going to have sex at the first place at all?
If Sam was going to have a contract with Lilith, then that would require just a ...
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John Winchester was not a rightious man?
In the television series, Supernatural S04E16, It is said that the first seal is broken when a rightious man serves in the hell. And so, Dean has broken the seal. But already, John has served in hell ...
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Star Wars IV : Why is the princess not executed?
In the 1977 movie, Star Wars Episode IV, orders to excecute the princess are given several times. Once an order to execute her "immediately" but still she was not executed and was later rescued. Why ...
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In Total Recall, why didn't they stop the invasion sooner?
In Total Recall (2012), the invasion is reported throughout the colony with a TV-announcement that thousands of troops have boarded The Fall. The governor declares a state of emergency and orders ...
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Why not just make him forget again?
In the TV Series, The Vampire Diaries, Emilly (the main character) with the help of Deamon makes her brother forget about the death of his girlfriend.
After some time, her brother finds about it by ...
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Why aren't all the werewolves turning at the same time?
In the Vampire Diaries S02E21, The Sun Also Rises, when Klaus's main werewolf turns, why doesn't Kyle himself and his backup werewolf also turn at the same time?
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Complaints about “Pati Sudharo Sansthan”?
In the 2010 hindi movie, Hello Darling, how come the victims of "Pati Sudharo Sansthan" never filed any police complain about it. It is surely illegal and should not be operating at all.
How were ...
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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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What happened to the new room mate?
In the television series, New Girl, S01E24, it is shown that Smith and Jess conduct interview for new room mate to replace Nick. They select one of them and he also moves in with his luggage but at ...
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Bay's Transformers: Shiny and new in “vehicle mode”, yet battle-damage re-appears in “robot” mode
I've often wondered about this apparent inconsistency. I'm assuming it's a case of Deux ex Hollywood, but could there be a specific explanation for the fact that Transformers in the Michael Bay movies ...
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The movie Prometheus and Alien android designs:
Why are the androids in ALIENS and ALIEN³ designed after the original Weyland from AVP, but not in any of the other movies?
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Does Harry's cloak make the wearer invisible to all charms and spells?
In "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" in the end of the "That's for my father" incident with Malfoy on the Hogwarts Express, Luna Lovegood finds Harry Potter under his cloak with the help of ...
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For Magneto, does being powerless mean he is innocent?
Magneto spends the better part of the X-Men trilogy trying to exterminate all human life on earth, being imprisoned and subsequently killing his way out. Afterwards, why was he left free to roam sunny ...
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How the new Omnitrix watch connected to the old Ultimatrix plot?
In the Ben 10 Omniverse there are so many continuity issues i observed But the main issue is with his new watch, Is there anything mention in any episode which i have missed?
I mean how can this new ...
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How does Leonard know about his condition?
After the incident, which caused his condition, he cannot remember anything more than a few minutes old, other than the events before that incident. Yet, he remembers his condition?
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Looper: Why don't more things change back?
In looper why don't more things change when they kill/mame people?
Like when Joe shoots himself at the end and Older Joe disappears why doesn't it undo the things that Older Joe did seeings as he now ...
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Is X-Men First Class based earlier in time than X-Men Origins:Wolverine?
If X-Men First Class (XFC) is based before X-Men Origins (XMO) then how did Emma Frost end up being captured by Colonel Stryker?
The last we see of Emma Frost in XFC she is with Magneto and Raven, ...
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Fellowship of the Ring continuity error?
I've watched The Fellowship of the Ring several times and am convinced that this is a continuity error but have never seen it documented. Can someone clarify whether this is an error or my eyes ...
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Tron Legacy - Why Doesn't CLU Visit Flynn Earlier?
In Tron : Legacy, When Quorra initially rescues Sam she tells him that Rinzler and co. can't follow them off the grid. But then when Quorra and the Fylnns go back into grid city, CLU and his cronies ...
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Why did Jigsaw kidnap Lynn Denlon for his operation in Saw 3?
In Saw 3D it is revealed that Dr. Lawrence Gordon, John's oncologist from the first film, is with John after Saw 1. Since this was the case, why did John kidnap Lynn Denlon(another oncologist doctor) ...
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Did Abin Sur not make the prison good enough to hold Parallax forever and how was Abin Sur defeated so easily?
According to the movie Green Lantern
Millions of years ago, a group of beings called the Guardians of the Universe used the green essence of willpower to create an intergalactic police force ...
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Why did the hero take the long way around for her kill?
In the very last scene, our vengeful hero could have easily walked to the Antonio Banderas character, but instead climbs the house before climbing down to a surprised face. Does that make sense, or is ...
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How was the earth changed into trash and why B&L took everybody to spaceship in Wall-E?
In the movie Wall-E there are several places which I could not understand.
1) How did earth change to trash? Did any World-war 3 happen? Or did any Atomic war take place? Did men destroyed the ...
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Back to the Future Part 3 - Why doesn't Marty use the other DeLorean?
In Back to the Future Part 3 Marty follows Doc back to 1885 to rescue him from being shot at the hands of Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen.
He arrives in 1885 some time after Doc has written the letter that ...
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Why does George Mcfly employ Biff to wax his car after he had previously tried to rape his wife?
In Back to the Future, Marty goes back to 1955 and devises a plan for his father George McFly to win over Lorraine in order to ensure Marty's survival.
The plan involved Marty pretending to sexually ...
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In Jagged Edge, why does the killer need to conceal their identity?
I remember being impressed by the 1998 thriller Jagged Edge when I first watched it. The plot (in case you don't remember) involves a prominent Editor (Jeff Bridges) accused of killing his wife ...
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Why did they allow Anna onto the helicopter?
At the end of Predator we see Anna is on the American helicopter when Dutch gets there.
Why did they allow her on? As far as they were concerned, she was a random stranger at best and a guerilla ...
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How does Paul Smecker know everyone's name in Boondock Saints?
I was rewatching the Boondock Saints recently and noticed that at the start of the film when Willem Dafoe's character is introduced he somehow knows all the names of the cops at the crime scene.
How ...
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Why does Harry only make use of time travel in The Prisoner of Azkaban?
At the end of The Prisoner of Azkaban,
Harry and Hermione travel back in time to save Sirius (and as it turns out, Buckbeak) and escape the Dementors.
If this is a legitimate option for saving ...
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Time travel paradox in Futurama
In S7E3 "Decision 3012", a man from the future travels back in time to stop Nixon winning the election. Since he defeats Nixon, there is no need for him to return to his own time. He never does and ...
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Why didn't they keep the brakes on when revving the Delorean to 88mph?
In the first movie, they had the Delorean rev up with the emergency brake turned on and the speedometer revved up close to the magical 88mph. What I'm wondering is why they didn't just have the car do ...
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Why didn't Loki's mind control work on Tony Stark?
Right before the final fight, we see Loki and Stark discussing the terms of the upcoming battle, bantering back and forth between who will win.
It is then that Loki gets the idea of turning Stark ...
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Keys to Monika's apartment
In one of the episodes of Friends, everybody gets locked out of Monika's apartment (the episode with the long winded discussion over the differentiation between "got the keys!" and "got the keys?").
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How can Joey be cast in “Days of our Lives” while living in New York?
In the TV show Friends, which is based around six friends living in Manhattan, New York - Joey (Matt LeBlanc) gets cast in the TV show "Days of our Lives", which is filmed in Los Angeles.
How is ...
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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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Is the “Pin number cracking” scene in Terminator 2 a plot hole?
When the Terminator, the teen John Connor, Sarah Connor and Miles Dyson go to the Cyberdyne Systems Corporation building in order to destroy any data that could lead to Skynet's creation (and ...
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Verifying Contents of the Book in “The Book of Eli”?
In the Movie, "The Book of Eli", after getting the book in his hands, why did he (the town's mayor or whatever) not ask Eli for the key on the spot to verify the contents of the book?
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Does Elastigirl leave her baby in the car by himself?
Notice during the “tack scene” in the principal’s office, Helen is not holding Jack Jack:
Then, in the next scene, while Dash is begging to play sports, Jack Jack is quietly sitting in the back ...
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Cracks in the wall inconsistencies
In the 11th doctor's 1st series there is a story arc involving cracks appearing across the universe and removing people from history.
However I don't understand, in some examples people are removed ...
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Why is J the only person who remembers K?
I just saw the film yesterday and it seems like they have a very half baked theory to the entire time travel plot.
Why can only Agent J remember K correctly?
As in - why can only he remember him ...
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In Mission Impossible 1, why didn't Phelps kill Ethan as easily as his wife?
We see Jim Phelps murder his wife, needlessly, and yet, only give Ethan what amounts to a glancing blow.
Why wouldn't he just kill Ethan and try to escape with his wife instead of taking the risk of ...
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What changes were made to the Star Wars Blu-ray and what effect did they have on the plot?
The recently released Blu-ray edition of Star Wars has a few changes made personally by George Lucas. The most striking is Darth Vader's "No!" in episode VI. Why were these changes made, and do such ...
