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What kind of apparatus is Bane's mask?
During the course of the film, it is explained that Bane has to wear his mask in order to keep his pain level down to a bare minimum.
During the final fight, we see Batman start to disable this device by disconnecting some of the piping on it.
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Why would an Unsullied go to a brothel?
In Game of Thrones S05E01 "The Wars to Come", one of the Unsullied is shown to be visiting a brothel. Missandei has also mentioned that she has heard that "more than one Unsullied has been known to visit Meereen's brothels."
I have the same…
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What was the point of Marie's shoplifting
It always seemed to me that Marie's shop lifting was an arc in Breaking Bad that the writers abandoned. So why was Marie's shop lifting arc abandoned after the third season or so? How did the stealing fit in the theme of things?
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How come the events of Terminator didn't change the future, but the events of Terminator 2 did?
The 1984 events in the original Terminator don't change the future - rather, the events are consistent with a single "version" of 2029, the 2029 seen in the film. This is evidenced by the fact that John Connor is Kyle Reese's son, and also…
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Why didn't Elizabeth get cursed?
In Pirates of the Caribbean, whoever has the Aztec gold gets cursed.
But Elizabeth had the gold coin with her which Bootstrap gave to his son Will before he was tied to a cannon and dropped to the ocean floor.
Barbossa states that they were cursed…
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How was Plan B supposed to work?
In the movie Interstellar, a backup plan was made in case the primary plan to evacuate earth failed. The plan entailed deployment of frozen human embryos on the new planet to essentially restart the human species.
How would this work? Human embryos…
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Why does Banner finally allow the Hulk to come out?
During the course of the Avengers, you see Mr Banner talk about his alter ego as just another entity inside of himself. Afraid, reluctant and very much un-willing to let him out, even if it means his escape from being captured by S.H.I.E.L.D. …
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What's wrong between Phoebe and her twin sister Ursula in Friends?
There is an episode of the very popular TV series Friends wherein Phoebe says that she wants to patch things up with her twin sister before their 30th Birthday (in a flashback in The One Where They All Turn Thirty).
Why do Phoebe and her twin sister…
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What was the reference in the post credit scene in Guardians of the Galaxy?
At the end of the credits in Guardians of the Galaxy there was a post credit scene with The Collector and a talking duck, that was introduced as "Howard the duck" and the author whom created him.
But what was the reason for this scene and why did…
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What detail should I be looking for in Leonard in Memento to determine the plot?
I have watched Christopher Nolan's Memento more than once and I still can't get the real thing that happened. Yes I get that the movie is shown backwards, but it really confuses me.
I understand that Leonard Shelby has amnesia which makes him unable…
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How are Huey, Dewey, and Louie related to Scrooge?
In Duck Tales, Huey, Dewey, and Louie call Scrooge McDuck, "Uncle Scrooge".
They call Donald "Uncle Donald" and Donald calls Scrooge, "Uncle Scrooge".
How are they actually related to one another?
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Do "American" military movies generally profit outside of the US?
As an American, I enjoy watching movies based on the US and its military, and I want to know if these movies are popular outside of the US.
I'm talking about movies of various genres that are based on the US government or war:
White House…
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What does Indy say to the villagers in "Temple of Doom"?
There's a scene in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" where Harrison Ford and Kate Capshaw receive food from an impoverished group of Indians. (This is after Kate and Harrison fall out of a plane in an inflatable boat and ride down whitewater…
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Why is the Professor still in a wheel chair?
Charles Xavier died in X-Men Last Stand. But according to the post credits scene of that movie and this link, Charles transferred his mind to his brain-dead twin brother's body. So now that he is alive and using his brain dead brother's body,…
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Was Gremlins 2 the first film to re-adapt a scene for release on different media?
In Gremlins 2 the Gremlins supposedly get into the projection booth and wreak havoc with the film. It snaps and the Gremlin in the projection booth starts making hand shadows.... Etc.
In the home video release, when the same scene occurs, there is…
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