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Was Trevor really insomniac for a year?
I've just recently watched The Machinist and in the whole movie only once I heard that Trevor Reznik said he hasn't slept for a year. Was this really the case or he just imagined he hasn't slept in a ...
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How come Ivan exists in the Machinist?
Maria and Nicholas existed in Trevor's daily delusion because of his guilt about the past hit and run.
But how come Ivan exists in his imagination?
Are there any clues in movie that can prove ...
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What is wrong with the bleach and the fish in the Machinist?
I notice that Trevor always cleaned his hands and toilet floor with bleach. He surely kept things clean at home that he always bought bleach, he kept several used toothbrushes to scrub his floor in ...
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Is there real connection between The Machinist and Dostoyevsky's books?
I've asked myself why the imaginary co-worker of Reznik in The Machinist (2004) is called Ivan, and why Reznik himself reads "The Idiot".
According to Wikipedia, Ivan is reference to "The Brothers ...
