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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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What does the symbol V stand for in the movie V for Vendetta?

According to Wikipedia: He is at one point an inmate at "Larkhill Resettlement Camp" [...] While there, he is part of a group of prisoners who are subjected to horrific medical experimentation …
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Why did Claire give John the earring?

He'd been mocking those earrings earlier; with this gesture she shows him she isn't as materialistic as he accused her of being. John said that "you got everything and I got shit"; by giving him her e …
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What is the meaning of the disappeared ball which George W Bush wanted to catch?

The Oliver Stone Encyclopedia by James Michael Welsh and Donald M. Whaley provides this explanation: Thereafter, the film ends with a final shot of the repeated dream sequence with W in center f …
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What is the significance of mirrors in Russian Doll?

They are symbolic. They are the subjects of one of the sections in this explanation of the show by IndieWire: Mirrors, reflections, and how one perceives one’s identity or narrative also comes u …
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Why exactly did Walt leave Gray Matter?

According to show creator Vince Gilligan and co-showrunner Peter Gould in a new interview with The Huffington Post: The real reason White left Gray Matter, which serves as part of the motivation …
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What was the meaning of Kim squeezing a ball under the table in the latest Better Call Saul ...

She broke her arm, it was in a cast for months, and thus she likely has lost a significant amount of muscle tone in that arm. The ball-squeezing technique is a way to rebuild your muscles and regain t …
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Why does Bo Burnham flash on the screen at approximately 13:42 in Inside?

As explained here: This plays almost like a glitch and goes unexplained until later in the special when a sketch plays out with Burnham as a Twitch streamer who is testing out a game called "INSIDE" …
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Duet scene in The Morning Show

Morning Show showrunner Kerry Ehrin spoke about this to Vulture: On this week’s episode of The Morning Show, Aniston’s character, the embattled morning news host Alex Levy, hosts a theater fundraiser …
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Is the 5th game related to a real kids game?

According to this article: The task deviates from a clear corresponding children’s game, with the inspirations seemingly being a combination of Stepping Stones and Hopscotch, though the game is more …
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Are the ice-cream scenes foreshadowing something?

It likely doesn't foreshadow anything. The mint chocolate chip ice cream cone is Jimmy treating himself to his favorite after a job well done (in his opinion), and that moment of joy gets spoiled by h …
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Is there a significance of the novel left behind "Here Comes a Candle"?

As explained by executive producer Allan Heinberg: When Nora goes to free Calliope, all she finds in the room is a copy of Here Comes a Candle, the novel Erasmus desperately sought to get back into p …
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What's the significance of "cue marks" in Mank?

As explained by Fincher: Mark Harris (Vulture): The film looks and sounds like something created in the studio era. David Fincher: Ren Klyce, who is the sound designer, and I started talking years ag …
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Meaning of wolves crossing city street in Collateral

It's not a wolf or a fox, it's a coyote. There is none, it was a happy accident (as mentioned on the movie's wiki page): One event of note was the filming of the coyotes running across the road; …
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What does the ending of The Banshees of Inisherin mean?

I think you need to interpret "that’s a good thing" not as an approval of the civil war, but as an acknowledgement that festering conflict will inevitably reemerge in the future unless you deal with t …
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Significance of Man with a piece missing cake in Shape of Water

Here's a screenshot of the scene referred to in the question: Veteran actor Richard Jenkins, who plays Giles, the gay best friend and neighbor of Elisa Esposito (Sally Hawkins), explains this in an …
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