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Why did Vision end up in Iron Man's team?
Vision is a humanoid of pure logic. Also, he wishes not for the destruction of humanity like Ultron and is worthy enough to hold Thor's hammer.
Why does such being enter the Iron Man's team to force Avengers to obey UN's orders?
Shouldn't it be with…
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Are scripts seeded to identify leaks?
After reading that the Hateful Eight script was leaked after Tarantino gave it to only three actors, I wondered why scripts aren't customized to help track their distribution. It would be fairly easy to change a few lines of dialog, or the name of…
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What is the significance of the sheriff's colored sunglasses in Kill Bill vol 1?
In Kill Bill vol 1 as the Sheriff is driving up to the murder scene at the church a view of the dashboard of his car reveals a collection of different colored sunglasses. Later inside the church he removes his sunglasses and it seems he is wearing…
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Why are portkeys not used for long-distance travel?
The beginning of Newt Scamander's story includes him arriving on America's shore by boat. My understanding from the Harry Potter world is that long-distance travel can be accomplished by portkey, regardless of if the travellers has been there before…
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Why does Lance consider cell phones unsafe?
In Pulp Fiction, drug dealer Lance is terrified when he understands that Vince is talking to him about drugs using a cell phone. He calls him a prank caller and hangs up.
He seems to think that cell phones may be wiretapped, but landline phones may…
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Has a Bond car ever survived a mission?
James Bond has owned and destroyed many a car in his adventures, much to the chagrin of Q.
Bond has destroyed cars owned by MI:6, himself, and others. In this instance I am specifically looking for a car that was issued to Bond by MI:6.
Has any…
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Why does Wolverine drink alcohol?
In The Wolverine, Wolverine seems to be completely lost after Jean's death. Sleeping on the hills, the bottles suggests that he is drinking.
What I don't get is, why? Intoxication is a state of being poisoned. Shouldn't his powers prevent him from…
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What is rosebud?
In the movie Citizen Kane, what is the significance of rosebud? Or is its insignificance a significance? Or has the director achieved what might sound similar to John Travolta's misdirection in the movie Swordfish?
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Why was The LEGO Movie not nominated at the Oscars?
Given that The LEGO Movie displayed a new style of animation, was there any specific technical reason why it was not nominated in the category of "Best Animated Feature Film" at the 87th Academy Awards
I'm not looking for a general opinion on if the…
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Why do Bollywood movies have song and dance sequences?
Unlike Hollywood movies, Bollywood movies are quite different, because they're usually mixed with masala i.e dance, song and love sequences. This is the case in most films which are released in various languages in India.
Can someone explain, Why do…
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Why was the Avengers movie called something different in the UK?
In the UK the movie is called "Avengers Assemble"
Why was it given a different name in that market?
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Why is the ending of Forrest Gump different from the novel?
I have read the book Forrest Gump and also watched the Forrest Gump movie version. In the movie version at the end of movie, Jenny told Forrest that she was suffering from HIV/AIDS virus then she proposes to him and he accepts but Jenny died at the…
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In opening credits for TV shows, why does it say 'with so and so' for some actors?
I am thinking of Ally McBeal in particular. For the entire run of the show the opening credits generally had clips of a character and the name of the actor that plays them. The final two actors (Peter MacNicol for the entire run, Gil Bellows until…
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Why are certain alcoholic drinks sometimes placed in a paper bag?
I live in a country where alcohol is not allowed. I am hoping that someone else might help explain why, in some movies, drunk characters consume alcohol directly from the bottle when it is still inside a paper bag.
Why specifically a brown paper…
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What's so hard about guest-hosting Jeopardy?
On the last days of each of their guest hosting stints, Anderson Cooper and Bill Whitaker both said something like
Alex [Trebek] made hosting Jeopardy! look easy, but it's not.
I'm sure it's a little harder than most other game shows, because the…
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