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Did Black Widow really trick Loki into revealing his plans?
In The Avengers (2012), during the scene in which Loki is imprisoned aboard the Helicarrier, Black Widow interrogates him and at the end of the exchange takes place:
Black Widow: You're a monster.
Loki: Oh, no. You brought the monster.
Black Widow:…
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Why does Thor try to break out of the cage?
In the Avengers, why does Thor desperately try to break out of the cage / box while it is falling in which he is trapped by Loki if he is a demi god and immortal? I remember Loki telling him that they both are immortals and hence cannot be killed by…
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Why does Jack let Walt go?
In Breaking Bad S5 E14, Jack not only lets Walt go, but also leaves a barrel of money to him after killing Hank. I don't understand why he would do this. Jack says that, with 7 barrels of money, he doesn't need to cook meth any more, so there is no…
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What was the line that David Prowse said on Bespin set?
In various Star Wars documentaries it is mentioned that Mark Hamill and George Lucas were apparently the only two people on set who knew that James Earl Jones would eventually dub Vader with the famous "Luke, I am your father" line. David Prowse…
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Why didn't Jesse shoot Walt?
During the last few minutes of Felina, the last episode of Breaking Bad, after Walt has killed the Nazis, he gives gun to Jesse and asks him to shoot, but Jesse doesn't shoot him.
What could be the reason/reasons behind this ?
It was Walt who…
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Why did Andy not reveal his plan to Red directly?
Andy left a series of clues for Red to discover. But why couldn't he just tell him all that directly?
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What does Walt mean by 'Inertia'?
Towards the end of 508 Gliding Over All. Walt and Jesse are awkwardly reminiscing about their times cooking in the RV.
At one point, Jesse brings up the point of how much money they had made at that point and wonders why they didn't buy a newer,…
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Why is Tom Hanks firing at the tank in Saving Pvt. Ryan?
Towards the end of the movie Saving Pvt. Ryan, most of the soldiers led by Capt. Miller (Hanks) are dead and he himself too is fatally injured. It is obvious that they have been overwhelmed by the enemy forces and he is going to die.
There is a…
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Movie about a toy factory and war toys?
I'm looking for a movie about a toy factory. From what I remember, it was about competing sides making toys - one side made violent war toys and the others made nice friendly ones. The makers of the war toys had some evil intention behind…
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Why do professional green screens look so much better?
Why does the average green screen, such as one on the local news station, or some video on YouTube, leave an outline and is obviously fake, but in some movies these effects look totally real. I was just watching behind the scenes clips of The…
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What exactly is a “European style of single-source lighting, which involved the use of incense burners?”
Was reading the Wikipedia article on the movie Fame (1980) and came across this line in the “Filming” section; bold emphasis is mine:
“During filming, the crew and several cast members objected to cinematographer Michael Seresin and camera operator…
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What is the first animated cartoon?
I am reading a book about film history that says that Fantasmagorie (1908) was the first animated cartoon.
Coincidentally, I stumbled upon Pauvre Pierrot which is an animated cartoon from 1882. Not only that this movie appeared 16 years earlier, it…
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Is this the biggest age gap between romantic leads where the actress is the older?
The Lost City stars Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum as the romantic leads. The movie was filmed in 2021. Sandra Bullock was born on July 26, 1964 and Channing Tatum was born on April 26, 1980, making an age gap of sixteen years with Bullock the…
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Is the mockumentary format diegetic in Parks and Rec?
In some mockumentary shows, like 'The Office', the mockumentary format is diegetic, because there is actually a documentary being filmed in-universe. In others, the mockumentary format is extra-diegetic, and simply a story telling device allowing…
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Why don't soldiers use guns in Dune 2021?
In the movie Dune, we can see:
Paul trains himself fighting with a dagger
House of Atredies soldiers fighting with swords during a bombardment from outer-space
House of Atredies guards fighting with swords and spears on stairs
Given there are…
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