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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Why couldn't William save Zoe too?
In the 2018 movie Replicas with Keanu Reeves, why didn't he simply tell his family what happened once they had woken up, and say he had to clone them to save their lives? Then he could use one of the ...
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Why didn't Lenny have a photo of Teddy at the beginning of the story in Memento?
In the movie Memento, Teddy claims to have known Lenny for over a year. But if they were supposed to be acquainted for that long, why didn't Lenny have a photo of Teddy? It seems like Lenny should ...
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What did the plane mean in Don't Worry Darling?
In Don't Worry Darling, Alice seeing the plane (pictured below) is the first step in her:
How was this airplane allowed here, as surely this controlled area would not allow such things through?
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How did Fitz and Simmons come back in Agents of SHIELD S03E02
At the end of season 2 of Agents of SHIELD, Jemma gets taken to a different planet by the black monolith. In episode 2 of season 3, the SHIELD team arrive at an ancient British chamber which was ...
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What is the meaning of porcupine that Maria Hill drew when recruiting Grant Ward in Marvel Agents of SHIELD
In Agents of SHIELD Season 1 Episode 1, Agent Maria Hill recruits Agent Grant Ward into a mobile command unit. In Ward's evaluation, she drew a poop/porcupine under people skills. What did that mean?
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Is the gamble Adam Sandler bet on in a high-end restaurant legal?
In the movie, Uncut Gems, Adam Sandler walks into a restaurant and bets 24G(24,000) dollars with a well dressed guy sitting and eating at a table.
Adam Sandler tells this guy what stats he bets on in ...
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Why does Frankie welcome The Saint and Emma as familiar persons?
In The Saint (1997), Frankie says to The Saint Emma something like
I know you both and also I am waiting for you. Will you buy my art?
Actually, The Saint and Emma are complete strangers to Frankie ...
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In The Owl House, why does Belos choose to destroy the Boiling Isles?
In The Owl House, Emperor Belos wants to kill all the witches and destroy the Boiling Isles. My question: why?
Of course, if you have watched the show, you already know it's because he is a Puritan ...
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Is Bluey an unreliable narrator?
Many of the events in Bluey are openly childrens' games, and primarily take place in the real world with an overlay of imagination.
For example, in S01E01 the audience is expected to understand that ...
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How does signing a non-disclosure agreement work?
In the TV show Succession, Ep 1, Season 1, Roman Roy teases a boy by promising one million dollars if this boy could hit a home run in a baseball game. It ends up with Roman tearing up the one million ...
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Why didn't the Mandalorians post a sentry to guard their camp?
Has any canon explanation been given as to why the Mandalorians did not post a sentry during S3 E1 "The Apostate" and S3 E4 "The Foundling", thus allowing themselves to be attacked ...
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Whose grave did the doctor and the sheriff visit?
In Halloween (2007), the doctor and the sheriff visited a grave, which was destroyed by Michael Myers by crucifying a dog to it.
Sheriff: Who would do sick shit like this?
Doctor: I think I know ...
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Why the Windowbox effect used on Oscar award show?
At the end of the Mank (2020) movie, the Windowbox effect used on
Oscar award show:
Why the Windowbox effect used on Oscar award show?
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Why did Tom think Clemenza would be more likely to betray Michael? [duplicate]
Tom Hagen: I always thought it'd be Clemenza, not Tessio.
Michael: It's the smart move- Tessio was always smarter.
Were there ever reasons given for Tom to suspect Clemenza of betrayal over Tessio?
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What's the meaning of the last scene when the girl has a dead lady in the bathroom?
In Doctor Sleep, a creepy ancient lady from overlook hotel is together with the black girl.
Why? What's the meaning of this? like she assumed the fears, and ghosts and is fine with them in her life?
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How did Robert McCall "die"?
In the first Equalizer movie, mention was made of a car bomb.
She said, "Oh, no. Not Robert.
And not from something
as trivial as a car bomb. "
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Why is it crazy expensive for a person to have their DHF backed up?
In S01E01 of Altered Carbon when Takeshi first speaks with Bancroft, it's explained that a full copy/backup of a person's DHF (stack) is extremely expensive; only for the super rich.
BANCROFT: ...
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What language is spoken in Twin Peaks season 1, pilot episode and why?
In Twin Peaks, season 1, pilot episode. Leland Palmer is called away from a presentation to a phone call from his wife when they learn their daughter is dead.
Shortly before he is called away, a group ...
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What is the full story behind the crashed ship in Andor?
During the first three episodes of the Disney+ episodic release Andor, the title character sees a ship crashing during his childhood, and goes on to explore its interior.
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If Nelson Algren not present in the scene then why Mank mentioned his name here?
In Mank (2020), Orson Welles scolds alcoholic writer Mank, who wants screen credits, and that is
against the contract:
Orson Welles: Remind me never again to work with a washed-up
alcoholic!
Mank: ...
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Why does Lex turn on the flashlight?
In Jurassic Park (1993) when the T-Rex breaks free from the cage, the two kids are alone in the car.
The T-Rex is interested in the Grant/Malcolm car, but Lex turns on a flashlight and attracts the T-...
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Why does Carroll Oerstadt not think he will stay in jail?
In Deja Vu (2006), the bomber (Carroll Oerstadt) is caught and gets interviewed in his cell. He seems to think something will happen to get him out of jail, and it won't even reach trial because ...
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Why is Jonas so quickly swayed?
In episode 16 (6 of season 2) of Netflix series Dark, called "An Endless Cycle", the main character Jonas finally has the chance to prevent the horrible thing that happened to his family. However this ...
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In the Seventh Seal why does Death let the chess game happen?
The chess scene in The Seventh Seal is arguably the most classic scene in all of cinema:
About a minute earlier the Knight has said that he is not ready and Death told him basically that it doesn't ...
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Why did Orson Welles say, "Shoot-out at the O.K. Corral"?
At the end of the movie Mank (2020), holding clipboard with his hand, director
Orson Welles visits his writer Mank's:
Orson Welles: Rise and shine, hombre. Shoot-out at the O.K. Corral.
Before we ...
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Where is the Graduating Class in "Dazed and Confused"?
Dazed and Confused takes place on the last day of school. Pink, Kevin, Slater and the rest featured cast are either juniors or soon to-be-paddled 8th graders. There are some notable exceptions: Julie ...
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Were there two burglars?
In Memento, when Leonard flashes back to his wife's murder, two burglars are visible: one with a black mask and a white mask.
Is there an explanation for this?
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Why did Marcellus Wallace throw Tony Rocky Horror out of a window?
In Pulp Fiction, Jules and Vincent discuss the rumour that Marcellus Wallace has thrown Tony Rocky Horror out of a window (causing Tony to develop a speech impediment). It's rumoured that Marcellus ...
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Why can't the Precogs foresee the murder of Agent Danny Witwer?
Throughout Minority Report (2002), the Precogs foresee any murder that is going to be happened in the city.
Anderton's superior, Lamar Burgess (Max von Sydow) shoots agent Danny Witwer (Colin ...
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Why is this scene placed inbetween?
In Mank (2020), Mank was invited to a circus-themed costume dinner party. He arrived drunk,
and sat at the head of the table. At that same party, Hearst and Mayer started
discussing "Marie ...
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How did Nancy make a connection with Haylia?
At the risk of sounding naïve, I've wondered how a sheltered soccer mom like Nancy would even meet, much less do business with pot suppliers from "the 'hood"- at one point I thought maybe ...
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Why did Russ Buffalino tell Frank Sheeran to give him his glasses?
In The Irishman, when Russell Buffalino (Joe Pesci) sends Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro) to kill Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino), he first tells Sheeran to hand him his sunglasses. And when he returns after ...
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How did Brian Cruikshank know that Hamilton Bartholomew was really Carson Dyle?
In the thrilling finale of Charade (1963), when Brian Cruikshank (Cary Grant) sees Hamilton Bartholomew (Walter Matthau) and yells for Regina "Reggie" Lampert (Audrey Hepburn) to stop ...
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Did Cinda know who Poppy was?
In the final episode of season 2, it is revealed that…
Was it revealed if Cinda knew her true identity? Did I miss something in the show that revealed what Cinda knew? Throughout the episode, it ...
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What is the cause and the meaning of Dominic's death?
It is hard to put Martin McDonagh's The Banshees of Inisherin into a genre box or give a simple explanation of what it is about. It has comedic elements but also dark drama. It is a strong character ...
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How did Mank guess correctly from Shakespeare reference?
In Mank (2020), Director Orson asks writer Mank to guess who phoned with an
offer to buy out RKO's investment and shelve "Citizen Kane" picture permanently:
Mank: Not Hearst?
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How did Nebula get Bucky's arm?
At the end of the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Nebula exchanges gifts. Her gift for Rocket is Bucky Barnes’ vibranium arm.
While Nebula didn't make her first on-screen appearance on Earth ...
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Where did all the people in the Quantum Realm come from?
Minor Quantumania spoilers ahead:
In Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, we find that Janet spent an unknown amount of time all alone in the Quantum Realm before Kang showed up with a broken MacGuffin ...
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After assassinating the German ambassador, why did Vatan and "Beauséjour" shoot the walls, before neutralizing armed Nazis in front of them?
Shooting the walls first appears silly, before eliminating the armed Nazis in the reception like
Hauptsturmführer Hobar,
and the husband in the white suit of the woman in red dress,
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What is the last scene supposed to tell us?
At the end of Out of the Furnace, after Russell lethally shot DeGroat, much to Wesley's dismay, the last shot of the movie shows Russell sitting in his house at the table doing nothing:
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What wrong did Mank and Marion Davies do to each other that they are now forgiving each other for?
In a scene from Mank (2020), the car is parked beneath a tree. Mank and Marion sit
on the ground upon a table cloth. They drink and discuss about
"Citizen Kane" script:
Mank: I hope, if ...
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Did people die because of Doug wanting to climb to the top?
I was watching Everest (2015) and I can't help but wonder if Rob and many others died because of Doug's adamance to reach the top.
If Rob hadn't agreed with Doug, they would've been heading down. They ...
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Can anyone make sense of the Cast Away packages that were left on the island?
In Cast Away (2000), Chuck is flying west towards Malaysia, hits a storm, then crashes.
Chuck finds a bunch of packages that seem to be headed for the US, the main angel wing package is for Texas. ...
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Why is Jake Blues in jail at the start of the Blues Brothers?
In the open scenes of the Blues Brothers (1980), we see Jake Blues paroled from jail for good behavior. Is it ever explained, in this movie, or the sequel, or in any other media, why he had been ...
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Who is Gabriel referring to when it told Constantine he took a life?
In the building where Gabriel and Constantine spoke, he expressed his dismay that he has not repaid his debt to God to which Gabriel replies,
You are going to die young because you smoked 30 ...
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Why did the piece of paper have "C - 16" written in it?
In the last episode of Breathe: Into the Shadows (season 1), J, the split of Avinash Sabharwal, gives a piece of paper to Shirley as she is about to walk away. Later in that episode she is seen ...
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How old are Thor, Loki, Odin (and Asgardians) in Earth years in Marvel movies?
In MCU movies, Thor, Loki and Odin are not really Gods if I am right, they are more like alien race with super powers.
Comparing to people on earth, how old are Thor, Loki, Odin and Asgardians in ...
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How did Colonel Raymond Gordon know about the Observers?
In Season 2, Episode 3, a project called Tin-Man was activated by a rogue named Raymond Gordon, the main purpose of which was to steal a suitcase that belonged to the Observers.
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Why is Tell locked back into a military prison?
In the movie, The Card Counter, Tell kills his ex-commanding officer and locked back into a military prison. But the question is, he has been locked up once before and has been dishonourably-...
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Why was Raine's bomb easier to disarm than Omar's and Donowitz's?
During the end of Inglourious Basterds, why is it not possible to remove the bombs from Omar and Donowitz without exploding them, when they easily disarm/remove Raine's?
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