Questions tagged [plot-explanation]
Seeking to understand a story plot better, or to clear up confusion about certain aspects or plot points. Please also use the specific tag for the movie or TV series, if it exists.
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What does "break an arm" mean?
As Sidney Falcon enters the room, Mr. Weldon contacts his assistant. Sidney
discreetly shakes his head, instructing the assistant not to inform Mr.
Weldon of his presence:
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Godfather II - the attempted hit on Pentangeli [duplicate]
Two questions:
Why do the lie to Pentangeli, saying that Michael ordered the hit of they intended to actually kill him? It's pointless except in terms of plotting (i.e. It means that Pentangeli, ...
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What exactly was Teddy KGB's tell that Mike identified?
In the last poker game of the movie Rounders (1998), through inner dialogue we learn that Mike identified one of Teddy KGB's tells. He said it involved eating the Oreos. But was it something ...
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Why do the Hooli engineers only figure out about middle-out compression so late in Silicon Valley?
In the season 1 finale, didn't Richard Hendricks literally explain onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt that he thought of middle-out compression after their... discussion...?
If so, why did it take the ...
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Why wasn't Randall Stevens convicted in The Shawshank Redemption
In The Shawshank Redemption (1994), when Red and Andy were talking in the library, it was revealed that neither Andy nor the warden could be convicted of the scams the warden was running; it would be ...
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Why did Robert mention space and time concept here?
In Oppenheimer (2023), Robert demonstrated his idea on the Manhattan Project on a board to General Leslie Groves:
Robert: All America's industrial might and scientific innovation,
connected by rail. ...
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What were Hollow's ultimate intentions for Kamen?
In season 1, episode 1 (S01E01) of Scavenger's Reign, the human character Kamen meets an enigmatic creature later referred to as Hollow (Netflix episode synopsis, S01E02).
At first Hollow seems to ...
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What does "Two rolls" quote really mean?
In Sweet Smell of Success (1957), the paperboy is selling his newspapers on the side of the road:
Paperboy: - You want a hot item on Hunsecker's column? Two rolls got
fresh with the baker.
What does ...
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Why did Teddy just reveal his true name to Lenny at the end of the movie?
Why did Teddy just reveal his true name to Lenny at the end of the movie Memento? I just find it a cheap and lazy way to connnect the dots that has been set up since the beginning.
Teddy has no reason ...
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Why did the Borden twins live one life together instead of creating two different individuals, respectively?
I just find sharing one life is more difficult and mentally draining compared to creating two new identities: one of the twins will be Fallon and the other will be Alfred the whole time.
When they are ...
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How did Dwight Dixon acquire Charles Charles' watch?
In Season 2 Episode 6 of Pushing Daisies, "Oh Oh Oh... It's Magic", Dwight Dixon learns that Charles Charles' watch was buried with his daughter, Charlotte Charles. At the end of the ...
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In the movie Oddity, why does Dani set up a camera to take photos at a given interval?
In the movie, Oddity, Dani is renovating a mansion she and her husband just purchased. She has a camera that has been set up to take photos at a given interval.
I am wondering why she would do this? ...
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Is there a double mistake about the Sicilian Defense in Beth's first game w/ Borgov?
In 1x04 Middle Game, Beth is playing her game against Borgov.
The announcer says that he opens with pawn to King Four, e2-e4, and talks about the fact that Beth always responds to that opening with ...
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What would happen if the voltage dropped below one volt and the button was not hit?
At the Trinity test site, Robert Oppenheimer is instructing Bainbridge,
who is operating a kill switch:
Robert: Watch that needle. If the detonators don't charge or the voltage drops
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How does Nicepool die?
In Deadpool & Wolverine, there are many versions of Deadpools from different universes; there is an epic battle between Deadpool and Wolverine and a large group of Deadpools, including a female ...
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How did Dom know a missile was coming so he could escape from Aimes?
In Fast X (2023), Dom was arrested by Aimes at an abandoned police station and transported in a convoy
across a bridge. Despite Dom's warning, Aimes did not buckle up. When a missile struck
the convoy,...
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What happened to Black Dog?
What happened to Black Dog after we see him in the early part of Treasure Island (1950)?
As far as I understand from the books and the movies, nearly all of the old pirate crew was on the voyage to ...
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Why did General Leslie Groves evade Robert Oppenheimer's question here?
General Leslie Groves and Robert Oppenheimer met to discuss the Manhattan Project and
the procurement of uranium ore:
Groves: 1,200 tons bought the day I took charge.
Robert Oppenheimer: Processing?
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Why is Burt Munro still the 1000cc record holder, 60+ years later?
In the movie The World's Fastest Indian, New Zealander Burt Munro set a record of 200 mph on his Indian bike. This record has stood for 60 years in the under 1000cc category.
I'm curious about the ...
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Why did Deckard Shaw attack Han in this scene?
In Fast X Deckard Shaw encounters Han at his doorstep, drags him inside, and locks
the door. Meanwhile, Ramsey tries to get in by hacking the door using a
laptop.:
Deckard Shaw: Should have stayed ...
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Why was the uncut gem stored in a fish?
In the movie Uncut Gems, Adam Sandler's character receives a package which contains a fish. He cuts the fish open and finds a gem inside.
Why was the gem hidden inside a fish?
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Why did Emily get so sick when she found out the title of the poem?
In Dickinson S01E07, Emily gets so sick when she hears that Austin threw a title there in the poem. (Timestamp 18:39)
Austin Dickinson: Oh, and you forgot to read the title.
Emily Dickinson: Title ?
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Why was a character rescued from the lift shaft?
Towards the end of the movie, the character
However, unlike Alien3, she not (as far as we know) carrying a parasite. We've not seen any situations she could've been infected/implanted. The Alien had ...
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What were the Amazons hoping to achieve by sealing the temple?
When the motherbox is awakened in Themyscira, Steppenwolf arrives through a portal to retrieve it. There is big fight inside the temple and in order to save the motherbox, Queen Hippolyta orders her ...
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How did Jason Bourne know the garbage man isn't CIA?
Just like Simon Ross, I also thought this bin man was undercover CIA. How's Jason Bourne so cocksure the bin man isn't affiliated any way with the CIA?
Simon Ross : Oh, the bin man. I think he's one ...
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What is the meaning of "Exit, pursued by a bear"?
What is Austin Dickinson trying to say in this scene from Dickinson S01E05? (Timestamp 06:55)
Emily Dickinson: Be back in time for Shakespeare Club.
Austin Dickinson: "Exit, pursued by a bear&...
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Why didn't Walter White choose to work at Gray Matter instead of becoming a drug lord in Breaking Bad?
In "Breaking Bad", we see that Walter White, a brilliant chemist, chooses to enter the dangerous world of methamphetamine production rather than accept a job offer from his former colleagues ...
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Why did Herr Konig kill his scientists and burn his notes?
In Cuckoo, at the climax of the film, a pair of scientists are performing an experiment having Alma meet her biological mother, presumably to observe how they would interact. Herr Konig, the owner of ...
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How did Letty and Cipher go from attacking each other to bonding?
As a result of Cipher’s actions, smoke was released on the
other side of the glass, causing the staff to suffocate from the gas.
This allowed her to unlock herself and Letty from their separate
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Did Maharaja know that it was not his daughter?
In the movie maharaja did Maharaja know that after the accident it was not his daughter who was alive? Or he mix it up? Asking because in the end when Selvam wanted to ask for forgiveness from her ...
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What is Emily Norcross trying to say in this scene?
What is Emily Norcross trying to say in this scene from Dickinson S01E04? (Timestamp 23:20)
Emily Norcross: I held my legs together when he was trying to be born.
Lavinia Dickinson: Mom, What are you ...
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Why does Groves believe the Manhattan Engineer District is "problem number one" for Oppenheimer and many physicists?
In a lecture hall, Colonel Groves and Lt. Colonel Nichols meet Oppenheimer. Groves hands
his coat to Nichols for cleaning, prompting a comment from Oppenheimer about Nichols’
treatment. Groves ...
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What was Mathy's intention?
What was Mathy's intention behind
Did he think the cops were going to execute them? What did he achieve with his final act?
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What is the meaning of " ribbon-infested hellscape "?
From Dickinson S01E03: Timestamp 17:45
Sue Gilbert : Why are you in Lavinia's room?
Emily Dickinson : I got lost. And now I'm in this ribbon-infested hellscape. Ow!
Sue Gilbert : Are you dying?
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Why doesn't Oppenheimer like the word "bomb" being used to describe the bomb?
In Oppenheimer (2023), Oppenheimer let Serber demonstrate the size of the nuclear bomb to his team:
Serber: Using U-235, the bomb will need a...
Oppenheimer: Uh-uh.
Serber: Sorry. Gadget will need a ...
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What did Mr Paradox want from Wade Wilson?
In Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Wade Wilson is kidnapped from his home timeline by “Paradox,” a low level executive working for the TVA, from whom he learns that the death of his timeline’s ...
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Is Mercédès pregnant with Edmond’s second child?
At the end of the 2002 movie, The Count of Monte Cristo, as Edmond, Mercédès, and Albert are walking off the island Chateau d’If, is Mercédès pregnant with Edmond's second child? It looks like she is.
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Why were only Harry and Ginny allowed through the ring of fire and not the adults? [duplicate]
In the 6th Harry Potter film, The Half-Blood Prince, when the Weasleys' house was being burned down, Harry and Ginny get through the ring of fire. However once Ginny gets through, it closes and does ...
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Why did Roman throw some powder into the air?
In Fast X (2023), Tej and Roman were fighting in Bowie’s computer shop. In the heat of the moment,
Tej pulled money from Roman’s shirt and threw it all over. Tej retorted that Roman
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Why doesn't Cobb want to shoot Mal when she is about to kill Fischer?
In Inception, in the scene when Fischer is going to find out his father's last will, we see Mal standing behind him and willing to shoot him. Ariadne tells him that she is not real and that he has to ...
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What is the purpose of the hatch door in the floor?
In the movie Oddity, Darcy, Dani's sister, is killed by falling through the opened hatch door on the first floor, onto the ground floor.
This hatch door seems to be built in as an integral part of the ...
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How did Kapitänleutnant Franz Buchner lure the destroyer into a mine?
How did Kapitänleutnant Franz Buchner lure the destroyer into a mine?
Please explain Kapitänleutnant Buchner's ruse in this video. It is from Season 4 (2023) of the TV series Das Boot. I forgot which ...
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What hand signs does Major show Liv?
In S02E18, Liv visits Major in jail.
They discuss their options:
Major: You have to make a choice, Liv, 'cause we're going to lose me one way or the other, and we both know one way is a lot worse.
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What did the family hide from young Sheldon?
I like Young Sheldon, especially Paige.
In this scene from TBBT, Georgie comes back and visits Sheldon. Apparently Sheldon did something horrible to the family, and apparently something else horrible ...
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What is this black square on this crime scene photo in Longlegs?
In the movie, Longlegs, when FBI agent Lee is investigating the serial killer called Longlegs; she browses through a number of photos taken from the crime scene, including this one photo with a black ...
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Is there an official name for the "number generator" tests at the begining of Longlegs?
In the movie, Longlegs, FBI agent Lee Harker undergoes a series of tests while sitting in front of a flickering projector screen, organised by the FBI.
She is presented with a number of still images ...
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What's so funny in Dom's words?
At a beach party scene in Fast X (2023), Isabel arrives in a sleek sports car, catching Dom’s attention. He questions her car’s modifications, specifically an RB26 engine. Isabel counters, stating an ...
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Why does Mattie agree to Rooster's ambush?
After clearing the cabin of Quincy and Moon, Rooster devises a plan to deal with the rest of Ned Pepper's gang and Tom Chaney:
Mattie
What do we do now?
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Who does "they’ve” refer to in "Can you get the name of the scientist they've called?"?
Strauss (Robert Downy Jr) is having a conversation
with a Senate Aide. In this discussion, Strauss mentions that he is easy to
blame for what happened to Oppenheimer (Cilian Murphy) and that the ...
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How does Cornelia get to sit in front of Black-Eyed Mog with a gun?
In The English, Black-Eyed Mog is portrayed as a widely feared character who has murdered scores and has plenty of enemies. For Mog to have lived this long, she must obviously have consistently taken ...
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