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What is the significance of the Vichy Water scene at the end of Casablanca?
At the end of Casablanca, we see Captain Renault open a bottle of Vichy water:
He pours himself a glass of it, before binning the rest of the bottle. Given the prominence of the label and the exaggerated nature of the scene, it clearly symbolised…
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"Maximum Effort" Catchphrase significance?
I've seen the Deadpool movie, but don't have any knowledge of or experience with any of the comics.
What I noticed is that the film appears to set "Maximum effort" up as a catchphrase of sorts. I can recall at least three instances where the…
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Did The Big Short movie change names or conflate characters?
The movie The Big Short is based on the true story of the 2008 financial crisis as told by Michael Lewis in his book of the same name.
The movie does a very good job of telling a story full of strange and esoteric financial instruments and the…
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Underwater scene in Mission Impossible 5
In the underwater scene in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation Ethan Hunt is told that he can't take any oxygen tanks because there are metal detectors.
So why does it have to be metal? I know this might be a little bit naive of me, but with all…
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What is the meaning of the Four Corners scene?
In Breaking Bad season 4 episode 6 Cornered, at one point, we see Skyler go the the border of four states and flip a coin. Upon seeing the coin land in one quadrant and looking frustrated, she then slides the coin to the quadrant in front of her…
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Why didn't the machine affect Bond in Spectre?
In the newest Bond movie, Spectre, there is a scene where bond is hooked up to a torture machine. He is told that
the first action will damage his eyesight and the the second action will cause him to forget all the faces he knew.
Both these…
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What is the problem with a planet where everything is "on a cob"?
In season 2, episode 10 of Rick and Morty, "The Wedding Squanchers", Rick and the Smith family evaluate an Earth-like planet for habitation, only to discover that everything is "on a cob" (Video).
When Rick realizes this, he freaks out and they…
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What is the meaning of the letter A?
Season 4, Episode 16 of The Walking Dead is titled "A". The previous episode is titled "US", making it a play on "USA" which is where the series takes place. Together, the two episodes show the main characters reunited ("us") but I am not quite sure…
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How does Vision lift Thor's hammer in Avengers: Age of Ultron?
In some scenes in Avengers: Age of Ultron Iron man, War Machine, and Captain America try to lift Thor’s hammer but they end up failing. At some point Vision lifts it easily. How can Vision lift it?
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Why does Indiana Jones say 'I like Ike'?
In Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, a short while after the beginning of the movie, Irina Spalko captured Indy and forced him to lead the U.S soldiers military base which contains bunch of crates. Then, they opened a highly…
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How does Neo know about the matrix before being removed from the dream world?
In The Matrix, during Neo & Trinity's initial meeting at the club, Trinity and Neo say:
Trinity: It's the question that drives us mad. It's the question that brought you here. You know the question just as I did.
Neo: What is the Matrix.
Clearly…
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Why will Dorothy miss Scarecrow the most of all?
Near the end of The Wizard of Oz, after Glinda informs Dorothy she can go back to Kansas, Dorothy says her goodbyes to her traveling companions. When she gets to the Scarecrow, she simply embraces him and cries, "I think I'll miss you most of…
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How does Bane know that Batman is Bruce Wayne?
In The Dark Knight Rises, when Catwoman (Selina) brings Batman to Bane's place, she trapped him in Bane's place, after a short while Bane came and called Batman by his real name, Bruce Wayne. I was stunned at that moment, because how did he know…
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Why does Bane wear the mask?
Throughout the movie, we're given different versions of the past. I am also not sure if it's ever made very clear why Bane wears his mask.
So, why did Bane have to wear his mask?
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How was Age of Ultron's post-credit scene even possible?
At the end of the Avengers: Age of Ultron there is that end credits scene where Thanos picks up the infinity gauntlet and walks off. Where did he get this?
We all know that this will lead to him putting the stones into the gauntlet but the gauntlet…
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