Questions tagged [plot-explanation]
Seeking to understand a story plot better, or to clear up confusion about certain aspects or plot points. Please also use the specific tag for the movie or TV series, if it exists.
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Did the Pope intend Cardinal Lawrence to break into his room and find the report on Tremblay?
In the movie Conclave it is made clear that the Pope was "eight moves ahead" (in the words of Cardinal Bellini) and laid traps for e.g. Adeyemi and Tremblay. For instance, Tremblay's ...
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After the UN Colonel put two of his best lieutenants on the gate, why ask the Rwandan Army general to put his policemen at the gate?
I quote 2004 movie Hotel Rwanda. Colonel (Col.) Oliver says to Paul Rusesabagina
679 00:45:49,538 --> 00:45:52,415 What can I do? I'll put two more men on the gate,
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After Nazis pretended to be American and captured Colin Farrell, why did pilots believe the men who spelled out “POW” with their bodies?
The 2002 movie Hart’s War takes place in the Battle of the Bulge. In this scene, Nazis masqueraded as American soldiers, hoodwinked and snatched Hart (Colin Farrell).
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Why didn’t Major König try to leave the building that Nazi bombers bombed, as Ludmilla did?
I copy-and-pasted the video’s description -
Vasily (Jude Law) and Ludmilla (Sophie Rois) are stuck in a building. When German bombers arrive and start dropping bombs in ...
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Why is the German sailor in The Sea Wolves trying to scuttle his ship by using spilled oil?
In the 1980 movie The Sea Wolves, why is this German seafarer doing whatever he is doing?
His actions are driving me up the wall. Why is he using this method to try to ...
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After pilot spots Archer, why did Coetzee order "kill them all" and didn't “give a damn who’s down there”, when he doesn’t know where's the diamond?
Colonel, we think Archer's [down] there.
I don't give a damn who's down there.
Kill them all.
Colonel Coetzee says this, in his dakadak. But doesn’t Coetzee need Archer and Solomon Vandy alive, to ...
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Why did Poseidon's Chief Officer order "full astern" for just the "starboard engines", but NOT all engines? [duplicate]
In the 2006 film Poseidon, when the wave is spotted (by the first officer with binoculars, they cut the wave being seen on the radar!) he says “hard a starboard, starboard engines full astern” - a ...
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How did Tom Bishop convince stranger(s) to let him inside a random apartment, stand on the balcony, and wave to Nathan Muir in Spy Game?
The film Spy Game (2001) does not explain these steps of how Tom Bishop (played by Brad Pitt) completed this mission given to him by Nathan Muir (played by Robert Redford) (Clip 1, Clip 2, Clip 3):
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How can the CIA in New York City “kill the cameras” in Waterloo Station, in London?
In the 2007 film The Bourne Ultimatum, Noel Vosen orders, “kill the cameras”.
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Call all agents back. Give Bourne's location at the back of the store to the asset. Yes, sir. Kill the cameras.
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What is Turk doing near the pinch that Virgil stops him from doing?
In Ocean's Eleven (2001), the Malloy twins, Virgil and Turk, who serve as mechanics and drivers, are watching the explosives expert Basher prepare the EMP device to cause a blackout in Las Vegas:
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Was old Seth coming back to save himself or save everybody from Rainmaker? [closed]
In Looper, Seth encounters Seth(A+), his 30y+ self, and doesn’t kill him.
What could’ve Seth(A+)’s plans be? Just run around in the past? I guess he hadn’t figured on Seth(A) getting caught?
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Why did Jason Bourne shoot the sniper in "Jason Bourne", but not the sniper in "The Bourne Ultimatum"?
The 2007 movie, The Bourne Ultimatum, insinuates that Jason Bourne sees the sniper rifle’s scope glint*. But Bourne takes no action against the sniper.
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Why did Cal Hockley fail to find Rose, when Rose gave her name as “Rose Dawson” to Carpathia’s officer and the officer wrote it down as “Rose Dawson”?
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OLD ROSE: That’s the last time I ever saw him. He married, of course, and inherited his millions. But the Crash of ’29 hit his interests hard. And he put a pistol in his mouth ...
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Why are government soldiers targeting the clearly unarmed civilians running towards them – instead of the armed rebels behind these civilians? [closed]
Just to play it safe, in case a video gets deleted, I post two links of the same clip -
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Why didn’t A.L.I.E. simply shut down the City of Light when Clarke entered it in The 100?
In Season 3 of The 100, A.L.I.E. seems to have almost complete control over the City of Light and the people connected to it. However, during the finale, Clarke is able to enter the City of Light, ...
