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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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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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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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 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 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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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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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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How does Cohagen track Quaid after the bug is removed?
After watching both Total Recall versions back to back I was struck by by a very similar anomaly.
In both movies Quaid starts out bugged so Cohagen's people can track him (in the Arnie version he ...
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102 views
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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475 views
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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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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Fox's analysis of the Bat
Near the end of The Dark Knight Rises, Fox examines the Bat and finds out that an auto-pilot had been installed. This seems to me a bit strange, because we have seen the Bat carrying the bomb far from ...
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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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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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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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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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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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109 views
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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207 views
When grabbing the commisoner what is Tyler Durden actually doing?
In the movie there is a scene where the group grab the police commissioner at fund raiser and drag him into the bathroom to threaten him so that he doesn't follow through on a vow to take down their ...
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How can Jacoby be with Lana and Ben at the same time?
In Twin Peaks episode 21 (aka season 2, episode 14), we see Dr Jacoby at the Great Northern helping Ben work through his 'Civil War' insanity. Later though we see him walking ou at the Sheriff's ...
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How did Thor know Loki was on the plane?
During the movie Avengers, we are first introduced to Thor when he crashes the party on the plane, taking his brother Loki to get the location of the Tesseract from him. How did Thor know that Loki ...
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Why is the white ranger's transformation different in Power Rangers Dino Thunder?
In Power Rangers Dino Thunder the Red, Yellow, and Blue ranger don't transform when they first touch a Dinogem. Tommy Oliver modifiest their gems to morph them into rangers. However, Trent Mercer, the ...
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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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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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Ending dialog in “The Bridge on the River Kwai”
In the war movie, The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), at the end Major Warden has a brief dialog with the women porters.
The women back away from him as he exclaims:
I had to do it. They might ...
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Why does the werewolf exhale a green mist?
I have only watched a few episodes of Being Human (the original BBC series) so I may have missed something. (Just got hold of the dvds so trying to catch up.) In episode 3, George transforms into a ...
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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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Why did the time machine work different for J?
Towards the end of the film, J decides to use the time machine to gain an advantage over Boris. However, unlike before, when he time jumps he comes back into his body that was in 1969 before he made ...
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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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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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Where did the Spider-Suit come from?
Watching Spider-Man last night, after Parker's fateful night with the robber, we flash-forward to him being Spider-Man in full.
However, it is never shown where exactly his costume came from or how ...
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How did Thor and Banner know where to go?
In the middle of The Avengers, the team is split up after coming together on the SHIELD Helicarrier. Bruce Banner/Hulk end up in an abandoned warehouse. Thor ends up in a field. Shortly afterwards, ...
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MiB Jeebs Memory Question
Before being inducted into MiB, K takes J into Jeebs Pawn Shop. Jeebs calls him "Officer Edwards" (Knowing J's name)
Jeebs obviously knows J from his pre-Mib life. When J's history is erased do they ...
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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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No “spider-sense tingling”?
In Spiderman-2 [2004] there are a number of scenes where Peter Parker exits and comes back as Spiderman only after he witnesses something wrong (even if he is in the vicinity of the occurring crime).
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Why was the body needed in Lucky Number Slevin?
Lucky Number Slevin is a fantastic genre bending movie with a strange blend of thriller-crime-humour. And it has an excellent twist which I won't reveal for those who have not seen it (but it is the ...
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161 views
Why are rainy scenes in Thelma & Louise sunny?
Why do rainy scenes in Thelma & Louise movie happen in sunny weather? I know sometimes when it rains it's possible to see the sun in sky, but this happens in several scenes even in different ...
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Why did the pipe explode in The Shawshank Redemption?
I have a question regarding the end of The Shawshank Redemption when Red is narrating Andy's escape - can some one explain why the pipe erupts when Andy breaks it when he is escaping from Shawshank?
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What was Nicholas Van Orton's real birthday date in “The Game”?
In The Game, There are two dates mentioned as Nicholos' birthday.The first one is October 11th, which is mentioned while Nicholas and Conrad has a chat at the hotel.
Conrad: and all the sudden it ...
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How did Conrad come back to life after the gunshot in “The Game”?
In The Game, At the end of the movie Conrad was shot by his own brother Nicholas Van Orton. But Conrad came back to life at the very end of the movie.
How does it possible? Because, Nicholas Van ...
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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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How did Pippin know that Merry was part of the Rohirrim army at Minas Tirith?
After the battle of the Pellenor Fields in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Pippin searched for Merry on the battlefield. The last time they spoke, Merry was still in Rohan. How, aside ...
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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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Where did the T-Rex come from?
Although there is no disputing the impact that Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park had when it was released in 1992, there has always been one scene that has bugged/perplexed me.
I speak of the climax, ...
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In Back to the Future Part II, how could old Biff have made it back to 2015?
So in Back to the Future Part II, Doc picks up Marty in 1985 and takes him to 2015. Then old Biff realizes the Delorean is a time machine. Old Biff steals the Delorean and travels from 2015 to 1955 to ...
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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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3 Masks in The Man With The Iron Mask
In the movie The Man With The Iron Mask (1998) in the scene where the three musketeers want to free Philippe (Leonorado De Caprio), Philippe has one iron mask on (mask 1). They then make another mask ...
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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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Did Petey actually kill himself or did someone else kill him?
In the movie "Setup",
When Sonny and Petey visit their friend (with the guns and drugs), Petey starts playing around with guns. Later, while Sonny and his friend were talking, they hear a shot and ...
