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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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Is Jane cheating on Stephen?
Define cheating. There was certainly a relationship, but Stephen was aware of it.
Numerous (different) sources describe how Jane and Jonathan had developed romantic feelings for one another but had ag …
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Why the name change from Hewitt to Sawyer?
To quote from the Wikipedia entry:
[Leatherface] was originally portrayed by Gunnar Hansen. His real
name is unknown, although older brother Chop Top calls him "Bubba" in
the second movie and …
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What is the theme of the short film Mr. Hublot?
The theme was simply to show the change somebody like Mr Hublot was having to go through due to his pet (think of it as an animated version of As Good As It Gets!
Hublot has quite severe OCD. He appe …
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Was Nola really pregnant during the time of her murder?
I think there are two possible answers to this.
No, she was not. This assumes the police were somewhat good at their jobs. They never discovered her pregnancy, it never showed on an autopsy report a …
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What are the similarities between The Cause and Scientology?
There are a plethora of articles online detailing this now. I'll list some of them now.
This blog details some similarities:
...the movie does draw extensively on Scientology and its past. Anderson …
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit Allegory?
Okay, I just watched the entire film and took notes. I have not read any of the book written by Gary K. Wolf, so I cannot comment in that area.
There are a few interpretations that could be made rega …
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Are Greg House's Life Lessons Accurate?
I'm going to offer an alternative, completely opinionated answer to this question. Like @Napoleon Wilson I'll focus on the life lessons you brought up. However, I'm not going to focus solely on House, …
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Is there any symbolism behind the bunny face?
@DustinDavis has given a very good answer, but to focus on just the bunny aspect:
Firstly, from 25-things-you-may-not-know-about-donnie-darko/:
Why is Donnie's spectral guide a giant rabbit? Kell …
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Which is the first sign that indicates that Walt is not doing it for the family anymore?
TLDR:
First sign of "darkness": Season 2, Episode 6.
In it for himself: Sometime in Season 5.
Full Answer:
In my own opinion, the first glimpse I had of Walt's true nature was way back in Episode 6 …
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Was "The 400 Blows" influenced by "The Catcher in the Rye"?
Reading the MOMA article will give more detailed analysis, but ultimately the primary focus of the film was to be (at least partly) autobiographical. …
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Why did John Brittle have Bible pages sewed into his shirt?
I haven't found any interviews with Tarantino or the rest of the crew to definitively answer this, but I think it's largely about the symbolism involved.
Just before Django killed John Brittle, he is …
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Why do Disney parents usually die?
I am answering subjectively here, but I think it really comes down to evoking even more sympathy for the main characters. Not only do they often have to battle difficult circumstances (i.e. being an o …
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What is the main theme in Breaking Bad?
There are quite a few themes that run throughout the series, including:
sin
the importance of family
power and its corrupting influence
envy and regret
Ultimately, you are asking a massive questio …
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Why do Mitch and Cam never kiss?
As @jt0dd says, it seems to be viewer comfort.
A Facebook petition was actually set up by a group of fans back in Series 2 calling for a kiss between them, as it hadn't happened yet:
"Cam & Mitch …
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Is there a reason for the appearance of the kid with the toy gun in the supermarket?
The scene is, according to audio commentary on the DVD, an homage to the Diane Arbus photograph Boy with a Grenade:
The usage of this homage is actually another homage, to Stanley Kubrick and, in p …