Questions tagged [analysis]
Understanding the underlying concepts and themes behind the film/TV-show and its different interpretations. Not to be used for direct plot discussions.
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Did Batman break his one rule?
In the final scene of The Dark Knight, we see Batman go on a final confrontation with the corrupted Dent.
Dent, hell bent on making Batman and Gordon pay for Rachel's death, flips his trademark coin ...
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Why does Bill Cage wake up in the helicopter?
In Edge of Tomorrow William Cage is reliving the same day over and over again.
The time loop always starts with Cage waking up at Heathrow, after his meeting with the General.
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What does the origami represent in Blade Runner?
Throughout Blade Runner we see Gaff (Edward James Olmos) making origami figures at various points in the movie. He makes a chicken, matchstick men and at the end of the film there is a unicorn waiting ...
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Winter is Coming
It's my understanding that the phrase "Winter is Coming" is the motto of the Stark house, when the story first reaches the wall it's implied that the winter is not a periodic season like it is in our ...
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Was Edge of Tomorrow deliberately released around D-Day?
Seeing that the opening (and repeating and repeating...) battle of Edge of Tomorrow is in fact a final huge offensive of basically all the united forces of the free world against their biggest threat, ...
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Is the pit in Dark Knight Rises a representation of Ra's Al Ghul's Lazarus pit?
Everyone familiar with Batman universe would be quite familiar with Ra's Al Ghul's Lazarus pit. Given the realism shown in the Batman movies by Nolan, for instance Bane's character and his mask. In ...
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What is the meaning of Teddy's last dialogue in Shutter Island?
In Shutter Island, at the end of the movie Teddy had a chat with Chuck, in that scene Teddy told to Chuck as,
Which would be worse: To live as a monster, or to die as a good man?
What's the ...
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Did Tyler Durden forget his name?
Ed Norton plays the Narrator or Jack ( due to reading a book that described someone called Jack's body parts from a 1st person perspective). Meanwhile Brad Pitt is introduced as Tyler Durden. Later ...
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Why do the kicks have to occur simultaneously?
In Inception, why do the kicks on the different levels have to occur simultaneously, rather than one after another?
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Is there significance behind the spider visions in Enemy?
There are a lot of weird visions about spiders in Enemy (2013) and I was wondering if that signified something about the character?
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"I did it for me. I liked it" - Is this a lie to convince Skyler?
In the final season of Breaking Bad, Walter says:
I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it. And I was really - I was alive.
But I don't think he ever did it for himself. At every point of ...
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Did this character even qualify for being Azor Ahai or The One Who Was Promised?
In the books and to some degree in the show as well there is a prophesy about the legendary figure Azor Ahai. But in the latest Game of Thrones episode (S08E03) we see Arya
However in a past question ...
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Is it actually possible to transfer a totem?
In "Inception" it seems that Cobb takes over the use of Mal's totem (the spinning top).
If the totem is a personal item that helps you keep your hold on reality, can the totem really be transferred ...
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Is there any definitive evidence that Teddy was or was not crazy?
The ending of the film Shutter Island is purposely ambiguous, with two different interpretations:
Teddy was crazy, and the whole movie was part of a role-play therapy.
There is a conspiracy to ...
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Is Amy right about Indiana Jones being irrelevant to the outcome?
In the episode The Raiders Minimization of The Big Bang Theory Amy ruins Raiders of the Lost Ark for Sheldon by making the following claim:
Indiana Jones plays no role in the outcome of the story. If ...
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Why exactly did Walt leave Gray Matter?
Early on in Breaking Bad, it is revealed that Walt and Gretchen had a history together with Elliot in the construction of their company "Gray Matter".
However, one day while on vacation with ...
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Why didn't Vincent and Jules kill Marvin?
In Pulp Fiction, Vincent and Jules killed all the guys at Brett's apartment for stealing the briefcase from Marsellus Wallace but not Marvin.
Why didn't Vincent and Jules kill Marvin in the apartment?
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Who fired the shot and what is the symbolism in firing shot right next to Lucas at the end of the movie?
At the end of The Hunt (orig.: Jagten), during the deer hunt, there’s a shot fired right next to Lucas (deliberately missing the shot).
Who fired the shot? Is it Theo's son? What is the meaning of ...
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What would be the equivalent of the carnivorous island?
Towards the end of the movie Life Of Pi, we are given a new vision of the events depicted in the story.
The writer that interviews the main character explains that the Zebra, Orang-Utan, Hyena, and ...
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What is the deal with Walt's hat?
In Breaking Bad Walt seems to always put on his hat when he gets into the Heisenberg mind set/character.
Is this the hat's sole purpose or is there a deeper meaning/connection to something else?
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What was the silver "valhalla spray" in Fury Road?
Five of us watched Mad Max: Fury Road and were unsure what the silver "valhalla spray" was- certainly it had to do with Valhalla, but.. is it paint? Freezing spray? What is its significance, and how ...
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What is the symbolic significance of the Night King's message?
In Game of Thrones S8E1,
Is there some meaning to that symbolic message? If yes, then what is that?
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Do the kids from Stranger Things have any analogues to the Dungeons & Dragons game characters?
Netflix's web television series Stranger Things seems to have many analogues to the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, especially as they call the monster "Demogorgon", which ended up being in ...
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What is the significance of Walt Whitman to a broader understanding of Breaking Bad?
Beware: spoilers for Breaking Bad season 5 below.
These are the facts as I understand them:
Leaves of Grass is a compendium of poems by Walt Whitman, an American influenced by Transcendentalism ...
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Why is the connection between Hank and Marie and the colour purple?
In Breaking Bad, it is seen in a mass sense that Marie has the entire home decorated in as much purple as possible:
What is the significance with this colour in connection to her behaviour or even in ...
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Why does Cobb wake up in the water?
Inception begins with Cobb waking up or lying on the beach in the water. He is brought before Saito. Later on, we learn that this is limbo.
From Eames' dream (level 3), Cobb and Ariadne go a level ...
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Why would Travis Bickle go on a date to an adult cinema?
In the beginning of Taxi Driver, we see Travis as an insomniac loner that falls in love with a gorgeous blonde. They hit it off, he looks confident, smooth, but then he takes her to a porn cinema.
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What is the meaning of Teddy's memories of Dachau?
During his visit on Shutter Island Marshal Teddy Daniels repeatedly has traumatic memories of the liberation of the KZ Dachau during his service in WWII, where he saw the piles of corpses, let an ...
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Why is Max known as "Mad Max" in the Mad Max Franchise?
As the title suggests I was wondering why is Max known as "Mad Max" in this franchise? From the first movie till Fury Road Max is the only character who is not "Mad" and is the only sensible human in ...
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Why the Robots were so unconventional?
In Interstellar, why robots are so different from conventional robots.
Robot from Intersteller:
They look more like a refrigerator.
I mean, mostly its tried to made robot more human looking but ...
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Which was the first movie with alternate ending?
Was "The Game of Death(1978)" the first movie with alternate ending?
In Game of Death,
after Billy was attacking Dr. Land, he falls from the rooftop. The police arrest Billy and the ambulance takes ...
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What does the title "Prisoners" mean?
While the title of the movie Prisoners could obviously refer to all the different protagonists who have literally been imprisoned or held captive at one point or another (the girls by Mrs. Jones, Alex ...
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Vertigo Scene Explanation - Did Hitchcock Cheat the Audience?
In Hitchcock's Vertigo, there is one part of the film that has never made sense to me and I believe that it was a cheap ploy to mislead the audience until the ultimate reveal (I won't spoil it here). ...
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Evidence for and against the ending of Dark Knight Rises
I've heard a few people mention that the ending of Dark Knight Rises, where Alfred sees Bruce and Selina at the bistro in Italy, was just a dream. When I watched it I thought it was really happening.
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Explanation of Bruce/Batman's nightmares?
In Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman/Bruce is having nightmares. I do not understand that, what are those nightmares all about?
And who is this guy?
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Is 'Prisoners' an anti-religious commentary?
Prisoners is tinged with religion. Keller appears to be a deeply religious man. But he is very flexible with his morality when it comes to torturing Alex Jones for information about his daughter.
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Where is Mr. Wolf seen to be present in his introduction scene in Pulp Fiction?
In the scene where Mr. Wolf is sought help by Marsellus Wallace to assist Jules and Vincent to cleanup the dead body in Jimmy's house ("Bonnie's Situation"), we are shown a glimpse of the ...
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Why is Supergirl's earth numbered 38?
In Flash S03E08, Cisco named Supergirl's earth as Earth 38 during his conversation with Flash. So far we know 5 major earths:
Earth 1 - Flash/ Arrow/ Legends of Tomorrow/ Constantine
Earth 2 - Zoom (...
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What does this scene with Meg turning her room's lamp on and off refer to?
In Season 5 Episode 8 of Family Guy (Barely Legal), there is a scene where Meg turns the lamp in her room on and off while spinning the tag on Brian's collar while somebody sings an aria.
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Is the introduction of Snake Eyes a reference to Rope?
While I guess it isn't a big secret that Alfred Hitchcock has always been a huge inspiration for Brian De Palma, one possible connection between both of them has only occurred to me recently. The ...
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Symbolism in the film "Mother!"
I was wondering what the movie is trying to tell us.
In Wikipedia I found that the film is an allegory:
"It depicts the rape and torment of Mother Earth ... I represent Mother Earth; Javier, whose ...
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Meaning of Resistance in Money Heist
In the TV series Money Heist, Professor and Berlin say many times that they are "The Resistance."
Tokyo also narrates that the professor's life revolved around only one idea - Resistance.
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What happens to Jen when she jumps off the cliff?
What happens to Zhang ziyi (Jen) in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon when she jumps off the cliff .. she dies? becomes immortal? Just before jumping what does she want Lo to become - a master?
Why does ...
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The weight of the tank in Ant-Man? [duplicate]
According to the science behind becoming small and large, the sub-atomic distances are shortened or lengthened, and subsequently the small guy has a great density and his punches carry a greater force....
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Why don't Marty's parents ever mention how similar he looks to the Marty of 1955?
Although Marty is only in 1955 for one week, he plays a pivotal role in getting his parents together. He even briefly dates his mother. So, considering he plays such a pivotal role, does it make sense ...
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What significance does Mike Yanagita have in Fargo?
In the Coen brothers' movie Fargo (1996), the detective Marge Gunderson gets called by and meets an old schoolmate, Mike Yanagita. He tells her that he is widowed and tries to make a move on her.
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Were oranges an intentional use of symbolism by filmmakers?
There is a lot of speculation surrounding the potential symbolism of oranges in The Godfather. The primary interpretation being that whenever an orange is shown, there is impending doom on either the ...
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Why do Disney parents usually die?
It's well known that many animated Disney movie parents (at least one of a set) die, were never in the picture, or started the movie already dead.
Is this just a financial thing (like in Toy Story), ...
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How does the title 'The Imitation Game' justify the story of the movie?
Alan Turing's biopic is entitled as 'The Imitation Game'. In this movie what has actually been imitated?
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How could Jon Snow do what he did in "Oathbreaker"?
At the end of the third episode of the sixth season of Game of Thrones, after hanging the culprits who tried to kill him, Jon Snow relieved himself from the Night's Watch.
How can he do so? One can ...
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