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Did John McClane know Bill Clay was really Hans Gruber? If so, how?
Late in Die Hard, baddie Hans Gruber pretends to be an innocent bystander named "Bill Clay" and John McClane gives Hans a gun. The gun turns out to be unloaded, meaning McClane knew or at least suspected that "Bill Clay" wasn't who he claimed to…
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Red's parole hearings in The Shawshank Redemption
In The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Red has three parole hearings. For the first two, in 1947 (YouTube link) and in 1957, he tells the parole board what he thinks they want to hear, and is unsuccessful. In his third in 1967 (YouTube link) he takes a…
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Why was Pepsi free in 1985?
In Back to the Future, when Marty is stuck in the past, he visits a known diner from his timeline and asks the server about the phone booth and the address of Doc Brown. The server angrily asks him "if he's going to order something", to which Marty…
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"No Country for Old Men", why is it called so?
One thing bugged me after watching the highly acclaimed movie "No Country for Old Men" -
Why is it called so? I tried to analyze the plot and the sequences and the climax, but I could not understand the significance of the title.
How is the title…
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What is a "soap"?
I have read that "Dallas" is a soap, I know that it is a genre, but what are key elements of a soap? Is it just anything schmaltzy?
Wikipedia does not help me a lot:
A soap opera is an ongoing drama serial on television or radio, featuring the…
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Why did Steve Rogers choose this character in Endgame?
In the end of Endgame, we see Cap giving the shield to Sam Wilson.
So why didn't he give the shield to Bucky? Sam Wilson was already a great superhero without a shield, and Bucky obviously needed something more than a gun. Also, Steve and Bucky are…
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Did this character show any indication of wanting to rule before S8E6?
When Tyrion nominates Bran to become King of the Six Kingdoms at the end of Game of Thrones, Bran replies with a cheeky "Why do you think I came all this way?" response. This implies on some level that he had already known beforehand that the events…
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Empire Strikes Back - Scene in Dagobah with Darth Vader
I have never understood why Vader appears in Dagobah in The Empire Strikes Back, I understand that the cave Yoda takes Luke to is strong with the dark side of the force but don't understand why the rest of the scene at all.
Why does Yoda tell Luke…
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How did Alan Turing break the Enigma code using the hint given by the lady in the bar?
"Heil Hitler"....how can these two words help in breaking the most sophisticated machine of that time in The Imitation Game (2014)?
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Why did Obi-Wan have to explain full details about Mos Eisley to Luke?
In the movie Star Wars - A New Hope (1977), Obi-Wan takes Luke to Mos Eisley. Obi-Wan explains everything about the place to Luke.
Mos Eisley Spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.
Luke has…
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Why does Jack Nicholson say "Here's Johnny!" in The Shining when his character is called Jack?
In The Shining, when Jack Torrance has clearly gone mad and is chopping down the bathroom door with an axe to get to his wife, why does Jack Nicholson say "Here's Johnny!" when his character's name is Jack? Is it completely random and showing how…
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Why didn't Hugo Weaving reprise his role as Red Skull?
In the movie Avengers: Infinity War, Ross Marquand played the role of Red Skull, even though Hugo Weaving played the role initially in Captain America: The First Avenger.
Why did they replace Weaving with Marquand?
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How much does Joey owe Chandler?
I have watched most of the episodes of Friends and Joey always seems to be broke with Chandler helping him out.
Is there an exact amount or an approximation of how much Joey owes Chandler in the unlikely event that he ever decides to pay it back?
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Who is the titular "Last Jedi"?
New Star Wars film is titled Star Wars: The Last Jedi. In this movie we can see "Kylo" has Force powers, "Rey" has Force powers at the end and Princess Leia also has Force abilities. Luke Skywalker is already a Jedi.
So, who is the "Last Jedi"…
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Is the Three-Eyed Raven incapable of emotion?
(Game of Thrones, S07E03–E04)
When Meera leaves Bran at Winterfell and is unsatisfied with his lack of gratitude for all of her help (which you would be after all they went through), she concludes that 'Bran' died in the cave, leaving only the…
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