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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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Do the player numbers have any symbolism or significance?

In Squid Game, each of the 456 players is assigned a unique number from 001 to 456. E.g., the protagonist, Gi-hun's player number is the last number, "456", while Il-nam's (the old man) player number …
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What's the significance of the scene where the twins encounter a man burning a field in Good...

In Goodnight Mommy, the scene where the twins encounter a man burning a field seems out of place to me. I'm not sure how it moved the plot or if it is of significance. Is there symbolism or signif …
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What is the significance of Lady Kaede catching and killing the insect?

In Ran (1985), after Lady Kaede slept with Lord Jiro, and as she was crying that it is she who should be Lord Jiro's wife, not Lady Sue, there is a scene where Lady Kaede has noticed an insect near he …
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What symbolic or cultural significance does the fly buzzing around Ernest carry in "Killers ...

In Martin Scorsese's 2023 film Killers of the Flower Moon, a recurring motif caught my attention: a fly buzzing around Ernest Burkhart (portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio) in certain pivotal scenes. I dis …
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Why is Kelsie reluctant and embarrassed to admit going to the canyon for drinking and partyi...

In Martin Scorsese's 2023 film Killers of the Flower Moon, there was a courtroom scene where a witness named Kelsie Morrison (played by Louis Cancelmi) is being questioned by the prosecutor (John Lith …
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What is the significance of the Gray Heron being the only animal with a human head in "The B...

In Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron (2023), the titular Heron was revealed to have a human (or human-looking) head inside its beak. At first, we only see human teeth and a nose, but later it was …
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What is the explanation for and significance of the time-stopping ability in Megalopolis?

In Francis Ford Coppola's sci-fi film Megalopolis (2024), the protagonist, Cesar Catilina (played by Adam Driver), has the ability to stop time for everything else but himself, a power reminiscent of …
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What is the significance of the ghostly, translucent creatures—the "Buyers"?

In Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron (2023), Kiriko and Mahito encounter several ghostly, translucent creatures while sailing to Kiriko's home. These creatures, dressed in a white shirt and straw …
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What is the significance of the appearance of the wolf?

Near the end of Fantastic Mr. Fox, and just after the film's climax, Mr. Fox, Ash, Kristofferson and Kylie encounter a wolf. Like the scene, the wolf seemingly came randomly and out of nowhere (with M …
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What is the significance of the figures Lizzie Q sees in her final moments in "Killers of th...

In the 2023 film Killers of the Flower Moon, there is a poignant scene depicting the final moments of Lizzie Q, Mollie's mother (portrayed by Tantoo Cardinal), as she lies on her deathbed.  In Lizzie' …
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What was the religious or cultural significance of the Kid's village that made it a target f...

In the 2024 film Monkey Man, one of the central plot points revolves around the village where the Kid (played by Dev Patel) and his mother Neela lived. Their village was targeted by the corrupt police …
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What is the significance of the scene where Karen and Monnitoff briefly talked about Donnie ...

This is about the scene in Donnie Darko where Karen (English teacher) and Monnitoff (Science teacher) have this conversation: Monnitoff: Donnie Darko. Karen: I know. Both of them laugh after …
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What is the significance of Paramus as the location of Ralph Bohner's one-man show in "Agath...

In the Agatha All Along episode "Familiar by Thy Side" (S01E06), Billy Kaplan encounters Ralph Bohner, who was also known as "Pietro Maximoff" in WandaVision (played by Evan Peters). The episode revea …
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What parallels exist between the Pepé Le Pew cartoon "For Scent-imental Reasons" and "Joker:...

In Joker: Folie à Deux (2024), near the film's conclusion, there's a scene where Arthur Fleck and other Arkham Asylum inmates watch the 1949 Looney Tunes short film For Scent-imental Reasons, featurin …
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