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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 can't Joey eat that dessert when he was on a date with Phoebe's friend?
Because it is a punchline of sorts to a joke: Joey is willing to eat food that was on the ground, yet he refuses the cheesecake because it has "red crap" on it -- raspberry coulis -- and he views it a …
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Why is Henry Jones Jr. named Indiana?
According to the wikia page for the dog:
The puppy Indiana was given to young Henry Jones, Jr. by his parents
Anna and Henry Sr. while still in the crib at their home in Princeton,
New Jersey. …
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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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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'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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Does the title of True Detective have any meaning within the show?
Entertainment Weekly explains the origins and the meaning of the title:
True Detective takes its title from the pioneering pulp magazine True Detective, the king of the so-called “Dickbooks,” whic …
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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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Significance of Peter being nude in Forgetting Sarah Marshall
It happened to Jason Segel in real life, as he told Terry Gross for NPR's Fresh Air:
SEGEL: That was taken from the pages of real life. I once got dumped
while I was naked, but she asked me to p …
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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 is David Lynch's obsession with stages, red curtains, and female singers?
With regards to the curtains:
The red curtain is a recurring symbol in Lynch’s works, having its
first appearance in Blue Velvet. He has expressed his fondness of a
particular moment – the mom …
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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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Significance of repeated use of Irma Thomas's song 'Anyone Who Knows What Love Is'?
It's simply an Easter Egg:
When asked if they had a favorite Season Three Easter Egg, Brooker
immediately mentioned “Nosedive.” “I think my favorite, currently, is
the status update from Michael Call …
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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 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 …