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Were the soldiers wearing body armors in Lone survivor (2013)?
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does anybody know if the soldiers were wearing bulletproof vest?
It seems that they did NOT wear them. It turns out that they were very vulnerable.
They were not, they were wearing recon ...
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Why didn't they hold the high ground?
This is partially based off the movie, though not seen recently, and the various write ups around the real ops, though i have not read the book.
As you are aware, the movie is based on a book, which ...
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Why didn't they take their prisoners to the extraction point?
The screenplay is fairly clear on the order of events;
The SEALs need to make double time to their potential extraction point, across rough terrain up a mountain.
They don't think that these are high ...
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Why didn't they take their prisoners to the extraction point?
First if all, I am very glad that lso someone else with me had the same feeling about this critical mistake they made...
In my opinion this was a bug in the script because:
The SEALS are not regular ...
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Why didn't Dudley answer Bud White's question here?
He did answer, obliquely.
If four witnesses retracted their statements, there's not enough to push for a charge.
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Why did Bud White evade Pierce's question here?
It's a standard conversational ploy.
He'd already answered that he wasn't concerned. When asked effectively a second time about the same thing, he just moves on rather than repeating himself.
The ...
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Who was the fifth one that was killed by Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight?
Old thread I know but as for the two cops part of the line Gordon may be referencing the cop in Harvey’s hospital that joker kill to get in to see dent. There’s no reason to believe that Gordon or ...
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How did the demon know Jesus Christ in The Exorcist?
Every show has a playbook - a document by which it must abide, in order for its audience to abandon logic and instead apply 'willing suspension of disbelief'. In other words; just enjoy the show, don'...
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Why did cannons self-explode TWICE on a ship of the line, in the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar?
One thing it probably isn't is the cannonball itself exploding in the cannon. Explosive rounds came about a couple of decades after the battle of Trafalgar. While carcass shots might have been used, ...
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Why does the demon that possesses Regan react to the “fake” holy water?
The reasoning for this scene is to sprinkle a little truths and lies into the mix. The demon both told the truth (told Damien an Exorcist will bring them together cause it LITERALLY does at the end) ...
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Why doesn't Spike know Jerry in Puttin' On the Dog?
Every episode has to be reasonably self-contained. You never know what order people will see them in.
These cartoons weren't designed to be shown once on TV and never seen again, they were to cycle ...
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How did Jack Wilder appear in two places at the same time?
Well if you watch the movie closely you would see that while they all were at the (Thames England) jack was explaining the whole trick in which he stated (the whole card trick was done by the use of ...
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Why is John Wick wasting bullets?
Carpe Diem
A few month ago, I watch a streamer playing a very hard game (moded to be even harder) in Ironman/hardcore situation.
For those unfamiliar with video-games, it means, one life, one save, ...
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The wrong year in Dial of Destiny?
Indy’s explanation turns out to be wrong:
As for why Indy would say that in the first place, in universe, he’s probably just spitballing. In terms of screenwriting, it’s similar to “Belloq’s staff is ...
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The wrong year in Dial of Destiny?
Because the movie does not go into detail about how the Antikythera works, it’s unclear. However the gist of it is that a small variable that was unaccounted for has a large effect on the traveler’s ...
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How do Frank, The Mother, and others in the basement get food and water?
You might be underestimating The Mother’s intelligence and capability of getting food and water. She demonstrates some degree of intelligence by being able to track down Tess and AJ at the water tower ...
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Ending of "Strangers On A Train"
Just after the murder, a man working at the carnival recognizes Bruno as a suspect. (While everyone is watching the commotion, Bruno calmly walks away without paying any attention to the commotion and ...
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