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Watching movies is actually only a fraction of the fun. Cinephiles also love discussing the plot, trading insights, looking for ways they’d have improved things, and reading way too much into some details. However, some details lead to some genuinely genius insights. Coming up with strange interpretations of the film’s story and characters is honestly very enjoyable.
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#1
When Nedry first encounters the Dilophosaurus it seems curious and almost playful. Then, seemingly out of the blue, it shifts gears and things rapidly spiral downward for our beloved corporate espionage character. I always thought it was just sizing him up before eating him, as in it always saw him as prey. But upon watching it for the millionth time this morning I noticed an important detail:
The Hood
When they first come face to face, Nedry has his hood up and it's spread wide around his face. His poncho is bright yellow, just like the Dilo's hood flaps. As Dr. Grant said, dinosaurs and man just got thrown into the mix together and we have no idea what will happen. A dinosaur has no idea what a rain poncho is, so when it first saw Nedry, all it saw was a giant figure with a huge hood around it's face. Now bear in mind all of the park's dinosaurs are female. I believe that the Dilophosaurus thought Nedry was a male, and more specifically a potential mate. That's why it followed him like a puppy and made those little cooing noises at him. That is until he tripped, causing his hood to fall down. Once the female Dilophosaurus realized Nedry's ruse it became aggressive, putting up it's own hood in a threat display, hissing, and spitting venom in his face. And the rest is history.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure this is actually in the book. It's been about 30 years since I read it but I'm pretty sure the book makes a big deal about the hood.
John L 2 years ago
Yeah, it was. I read the book about 5-10 years before the movies came out. Books are much better read than movies. Like The Stand, by Stephen King. Much more happened in the book, than in the tv series or remakes.
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Kayjunmoon 2 years ago
My horses and my chickens are scared of my yellow rain poncho, had to change it for a different coloured one.
afia kooma 2 years ago (edited)
This makes perfekt sence and adds good value to the script. But, a predator will always know uou are pray once you stumble,.
SuperDarkStudios 2 years ago
This movie (which I have watched tens of times remind you) has made dilophosaurus my favorite dinosaur!
Debrina Blackmoon 2 years ago (edited)
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://dinomuseum.ca/2019/04/the-real-dilophosaurus%23:~:text%3DSo%2520what%2520was%2520the%2520actual,for%2520(presumably)%2520intimidation%2520purposes.&ved=2ahUKEwic2Lvc0sSBAxVElGoFHdSvBPsQFnoECBEQBQ&usg=AOvVaw1Bcg_6ZNbHnqXlI0LXywzr
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
I always thought it was because Nedry was bigger than it. Once it realized Nedry was a defenseless oaf, it attacked.
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#2
When Harry put on the hat, it mentioned all of the houses as options, but Slytherin in particular. Harry got into Gryffindor because he asked. He didn't specifically ask for Gryffindor, but he ruled out Slytherin, and didn't fit in the other two houses. Same for Hermione: We find out in the books that the hat actually wanted to put her into Ravenclaw, but she asked for Gryffindor.
When all of the Gryffindors first come in, none of them actually seem to have the main trait of the house (bravery): Neville is cowardly, Ginny is shy and meek, etc. Whereas, with the other houses, you can tell who belongs in them right away: Malfoy is clearly arrogant and cunning, Luna is clearly clever, etc.
So, my theory is that Godric Gryffindor set up the Sorting Hat purposefully so that it would never simply choose Gryffindor.
Think about it! We know that the Sorting Hat will sometimes shout out a house instantly, but we never see this occur with Gryffindor. So the test for Gryffindor isn't if someone is brave already, it's if they have the bravery to make this massive choice for themselves.
Kira Okah 2 years ago
Neville asked to be a Hufflepuff and was refused, Hermione nearly hatstalled between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw and didn't ask directly, Pettigrew wanted to be in Slytherin but was put into Gryffindor. The hat takes your choice into account but will reject that choice if it is not right.
Anon822209 2 years ago
Okay, but Neville did ask. Maybe that's the key? That you don't just sit back and let the hat decide, that you have the courage to try to influence it at all?
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Adan Cyprien 2 years ago
False, Neville fought with the Sorting Hat to go into Hufflepuff because he was too intimidated by Gryfflndor reputation. The hat finally won the argument after something like five minutes.
Kevin the Manager 2 years ago (edited)
It would definitely instantly shout, "Hufflepuff" for me! It's all the snacks, you see.
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
Ginny wasn't shy and meek except around Harry. She had an enormous crush on him. Ron mentioned in the beginning of book 2 while Harry was visiting, how odd it was to see Ginny act like that. As for Neville, he grew into what the Sorting Hat must have seen in him. All of the Weasleys were in Griffindore
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
and no mention of any of them asking for it, although Ron hoped he would be, and Ginny probably did, too, so she'd be in the same dorm as Harry.
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Invader Zim 2 years ago
Nothing in the movies matter because the books are what set the narrative ....
#3
Not much more to it than the title really. The 1/8th of Voldemort's soul that attached itself to Harry means he has more soul than everyone else (with the possible exception of James Brown), Dementors go "sh*t yeah, 1.125 for the price of 1, gotta get me some of that".
I_am_a_dinosaur 2 years ago
They also go for people who are susceptible to depression. Which Harry, with all his trauma and just his personality, could definitely fall into depression very easily.
Kevin the Manager 2 years ago
Yes, but when they attempt to tear Mr. Brown's soul+ from his body, they end up overclocking themselves, and involuntarily dance away.
Rebecca S. 2 years ago
Singer James Brown was known as " The Godfather of Soul"
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2 years ago
i think the logic around horcruxes is everytime you make one, your soul gets split in half. so the first time voldemort made one, it got half of his soul, but the second time, it got a fourth, and so on. so by the time he was attacking the potters, harry actually got 1/256 (please check my math) of voldemort's soul. so technically, this is correct, but harry didn't have 9/8 of a soul, it was actually a lot less than that
Cathy McGee 2 years ago
That woukd be why Harry wasn't so affected by the evil he was carrying.
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Nice Beast Ludo 2 years ago
I'd like to point out 2 Harry Potter plot holes that bother me off the top of my head. 1. When Hermione doesn't know what thestrals are in OOTP (when she says "there's nothing pulling the carriages like always") She would know about thestrals and they should have gone by the book on this one. 2. No explanation after the Weasley's house gets burned down by death eaters in #6 but magically rebuilt for the wedding in #7. Can they rebuild and replace houses with magic? First I've heard of it. I watched #5-8 this weekend... tropical storm here so it felt like Harry Potter weather
Jean Jacket 2 years ago
it's because they target misery and Harry has more misery in his life than most [murder of his parents, abused by family, etc]. read the damn books
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#4
Owning and running the chocolate factory was not a positive experience for Wonka. It took a very obvious toll on his mental health and made him basically unable to interact with other people. The trials he laid out were to see if the potential kids could take care of the factory. Augustus Gloop proved he would either eat or contaminate the product, Violet couldn't follow rules and let her own temptations disqualify her, Veruca was just mean and couldn't get along with the workers (squirrels), and Mike basically failed for the same reasons Violet did. All of these kids would probably either ruin the factory or sell it for cash.
But Charlie was the only one just gullible enough and innocent enough to take care of the factory and follow the rules forever, and Wonka saw that he was the only one suitable to push this hellish existence on. He'll be fine in the near future when his family is alive but when they're all eventually gone then he'll likely realize Wonka's factory was never a reward at all.
UnimportantDog/Imp (she/her) 2 years ago (edited)
Yeah, MatPat did a theory on it and came to the same conclusion
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MichelleDonut 2 years ago
But Charlie didn't follow the rules, he drank the extra-bubbly soda and floated up to the ceiling with Grandpa
Midoribird Aoi 2 years ago
Depends on your version. That was the WWCF only.
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CheshirePhrogg 2 years ago
You're not wrong, but in fairness this is a movie theory so I'm willing to consider it
Load More Replies... Kevin the Manager 2 years ago (edited)
Hella deep! Squandering his youth, interacting solely with his steadily failing family members and the Oompa-Loompas, coming of age and realizing that he has no skillset for meeting a love partner, having nothing, NOTHING to do at that point but continue innovating candy concoctions. Oof. I feel obliged to mention, however, that in the books, Charlie, W i l l y 🙄, and the fam all travel around outer space, freaking the fu*k out of military people on Earth, defeating some pretty nasty E.T.s, and generally having a great time. Maybe Charlie ended up a bit more well-rounded in that portion of his multiverse...
the_avenging_knight (her/she) 2 years ago
The more you look at this story, the more you realize Wonka is evil or at least insane.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago (edited)
Especially after you learn that the name of the book is "CHARLIE and the Chocolate Factory" Not W***y Wonka...EDIT: This is the second time today BP has censored W-I-L-L-Y for me and both times I was using it as a person's name.
PlatinumThe8-BitCat 2 years ago
It might just be me but I absolutely despise it when people make their own little theories on this movie because it completely ruins it for me and ruins it’s charm
featherytoad 2 years ago
I can get behind this theory. It's like the hell of being a homeowner but, a whole factory.
Kevin the Manager 2 years ago
Anyone else more bothered by the Unwashed Flesh 'N' A$$ smell that Grandpa Joe would have been touting about? No one said anything? NO ONE?!
#5
The reason that the language in both Guardians of the Galaxy movies is frequently juvenile and all profanity seems limited to the constraints of a PG-13 film is because we're usually hearing it as Starlord hears it through his universal translator (mentioned onscreen in the first movie's mugshot scene).
Starlord was taken from Earth when he was eight. He probably stopped actually learning English shortly after, since it's unlikely that he had anyone else to actually speak it with. As such, his language (and all language he hears) is going to seem juvenile. Additionally, any profanity he knows probably came from movies and TV shows he saw before he was kidnapped.
I_am_a_dinosaur 2 years ago
Ok but like… it’s a pg 13 movie that’s supposed to be weird and funny
JayWantsACat 2 years ago (edited)
Eh. If the translator only takes into consideration your own literacy, then wouldn't all of his conversations sound like a literal 8 year old speaking? Or they'd be really really simplistic? Or why would it even translate speech into English if he spent decades in space with no other English being learned? Wouldn't it make more sense that he;d be more fluent in an alien language than his native tongue?
A B C the Third 2 years ago (edited)
Yeah well, as if 13-YOs nowadays don't know their words. Seriously, this censoring bullshít is just that, bullshít. /edit: you hear that, BP authors? FÚCKING BULLSHÍT!
gilded panda 2 years ago (edited)
my favorite line in the movie is like that when starlord says "get in the f*cking car!". that line is actually not to far apart from the scene the picture is from
#6
This is probably something that is super obvious to everyone, but it was a revelation to me today when I watched Lion King with my son, so.... Simba caused the drought in Pride Rock. The past kings, like Mufasa, are in the sky. Specifically the clouds as shown by Mufasa talking to Simba when he is with Timon and Pumba. The clouds, which carry the rain, left to follow the rightful king when he left Pride Rock. Simba spends years with Timon and Pumba in an apparent tropical jungle that obviously gets plenty of rainfall. When he is shown going back towards Pride Rock, the clouds roll in behind him. They seemingly follow the rightful king back to the pridelands and it begins raining shortly after. For years, it bugged me how Scar taking power somehow caused a drought. It really wasn't Scar seizing control or the hyena population explosion that caused a weather issue, but the rightful leader abandoning his people and taking the wisdom of the elders with him.
Kevin the Manager 2 years ago
Hmph. I always thought it was because Scar and the hyenas failed to reduce their carbon emissions enough...
Almarako94 2 years ago
The show they pull up all the time produces a lot of smoke, so yeah it's more like the rightful leader gets rid of corporate tyranny.
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No, Scar ravaged the pride lands and animals fled where they could. No grazing, more weeds, no defecating, less fertiliser. Soil dried out and was barren, no moisture no rains.
Momo Skarsgård 2 years ago
I like the other explanation better, more magical, less scientific. Also the other explanation makes more sense to the actual story.
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Blackhalo64 2 years ago
If Scar had never killed Mufasa, Simba would have never left. So it's Scars fault for the drought not Simba's.
Francois 2 years ago
That gives too much to Simba, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. It'll turn Simba into sort of Scar.
afia kooma 2 years ago
But Simba didnt know this would happen, its the nature and magic of his king-ship.
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Shane S 2 years ago
Since the story is based on Hamlet, are there any Shakespearean scholars who can draw a parallel to the play?
Jo Davies 2 years ago
Claudius's letter? The glass of wine Hamlet was supposed to drink? Daddy's ghost?
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Thomas Gray 2 years ago (edited)
I read a news story recently about reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone indirectly changing the local ecology, including changing the water system, in less than 20 years. Usually it happens more like in the Lion King, for the worse when an important species disappears and the wrong species gains dominance. So I call this particular development in the movie plausible, though I'd blame the Hyenas more so than Mufasa magically removing the clouds and causing the drought. https://www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/wildlife/wolf-reintroduction-changes-ecosystem/
Sue User 2 years ago
Just to be clear, the ecosystem improved with the introduction of wolves. The elk and deer were over populated and overgrazing.
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The Original Bruno 2 years ago
I think the point is that the drought is to blame on Scar because he seized the throne without having the wisdom of the elders. Of course, I always hated the fact that terrible things happened just because Scar was evil; not that he DID evil things, but merely because he was evil. That's just crappy story-telling there, and a crappy way to bring up a generation of kids.
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#7
So we all know Dumbledore dies in the sixth movie. But there are hints that his death was already spoiled in the third movie. There is a christmas dinner with various people involved. Finally Sibyll Trelawny joins the party. Before she sits down she is frightened because there are already 12 people sitting at the table and 13 people sitting at the same table brings misery. She does not sit down and mentiones that the first of those 13 persons to stand up would die. In order to calm her, Dumbledore stands up and leaves the table. But we later get to know that Ron's rat was just Peter Pattigrew who transformeed himself. Knowing that Ron carried his rat in his pocket most of the time, that'd mean there were already 13 people at the table. As Dumbledore leaves as the first of those 13 people, his fate was sealed.
KnightOwl 2 years ago (edited)
Most of Trelawney's predictions come true in the books, but noone seems to realise. Trelawney mentions being a decendant of a famous seer called Cassandra Trelawney. In Greek mythology Cassandra was cursed by Apollo after rejecting his advances. The curse was that noone would believe her prophecies, the curse seems to have passed on through the generations of the Trelawney family!
Doodles1983 2 years ago
There is loads of things Trelawney says that comes to pass. Hermione leaving the class. Lavender’s fear, could be the rabbit but it’s the same day as Black breaks in. Lightning struck tower, Dumbledore is killed on the astronomy tower.
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Jake B 2 years ago
Ok, and why does no one ever mention the reason the spell Ron’s brothers gave him his first year to turn his rat yellow didn’t work because he wasn’t really a rat but Peter.
jade s 2 years ago
I always thought that was just because it was fake. In the books and movies, any spell that is a little rhyming couplet is fake, any spell that is Latin based works.
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Emie N. 2 years ago
It's funny how people are acting like only the movies exist. "We all know Dumbledore dies in the sixth movie". Uh yeah he died in the book as well.
Zoe Vokes 2 years ago (edited)
Because this article is about movies or TV series. However, this post shouldn’t be on the list because it happened in the books only.
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#ArtyFarty Art 2 years ago
BTW SuperCarlinBrothers (amazing hp and hg and pj theory and just fan content) had a theory that Trewlaney never actually gave a wrong prediction
TheMagicOfBeingMia 2 years ago
There's also the tea leaves in the first lesson! The falcon, Harry has a deadly enemy: Obviously Lord Voldemort. The club, an attack: Hogwarts was attacked in the final book. The skull, danger in Harry's path: The Death Eaters, of course. The Grim, Death: Harry is killed by Lord Voldemort.
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
It doesn't work. Trelawney didn't say "would die soon" but just "would die". Everyone dies.
#8
So for most of the modern comic book iteration of Batman, his rule is no guns... no killing. But I’ve noticed in the animated series and the Rockstar game series, he also does not call the villain by their villainous monicker. I believe this is a way to connect with any possible humanity left in his opponents. He calls Penguin, Cobblepot, Two Face, Harvey or Dent... Poison Ivy , Dr. Isley or Pamela... he only calls Joker by the only identity he has. Ultimately, I feel like Batman has an almost unshakable hope. Hope that someday, all these “villains” can be rehabilitated. Which is why he wants to trust in the system.
Kevin the Manager 2 years ago (edited)
It could also be a psychological weapon, almost like using a "dead name" for someone. The Penguin gave up his human name to embrace his cruel, animalistic side, Batman bluntly brings him back to a level playing field with everyone else. "Okay, Chester. Your antics are REALLY scary 🙄, but now it's time to get KO'd like the punk I know (and I think YOU know) you are..."
WindySwede 2 years ago
Or like in 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' with 'Babyface' but that is the other way around.. Just first thing that came to my mind.
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Two_rolling_black_eyes 2 years ago
This has always been the case. Its why he takes them to Arkham Asylum instead of prison. If these psychologically damaged people can be treated instead of being punished, there's a hope for the bat to move past his trauma too.
Rob Culliford 2 years ago
Yeah and as for the Joker, well it's because no-one is REALLY sure who the Joker is. So that'll be why Bats doesn't call him by name.
SkyBlueandBlack 2 years ago
Same reason Gayle King called R. Kelly Robert in that interview. Trying to get through the persona to reach the person.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
Names have power. Every witch I know knows that. That's why they never use their real names.
Dennis Castillo 2 years ago
He becomes dominant in the encounter by naming ... he takes control
Almarako94 2 years ago (edited)
Batman's third rule, always let them unalive innocent people before stopping them, so that at least someone or hopefully more people get out of Gotham, somehow.
#9
Bacteria is the answer. In the scene of the transformation of skinny Steve Rogers into big buff Captain America there is a small joke where Erskine injects him penicillin beforehand. The penicillin shot was much more important than it seems, because human body is full of bacteria, and the Super Serum would enhance microbes as well, therefore they should be killed beforehand. In the movie it is shown that Johan “red skull” Schmidt injected the serum by himself, it worked but it also enhanced the bacteria, the grow in such a way that they destroyed the skin of his face (and maybe entire body), and it would have killed him if he wasn’t enhanced as well, so his body is in a constant battle against super microbes and that messed up his face
jade s 2 years ago
I'm not sure. I thought they covered it in the movie. The serum enhances everything you are inside and out. Red skull was horrible and toxic so he turned into an incarnation of the monster he was inside. Captain America was honourable and self sacrificing so became a super soldier that can't get drunk.
Karen Grace 2 years ago
The Nurse in me disagrees in so far as that one shot of penicillin will not kill off all the harmful bacteria. It will kill of some and maybe weaken more but there would be plenty left.... Unless the two injections were really close together, then it might enhance the penicillin as well. Hmmmmm🤔
gilded panda 2 years ago (edited)
would the super microbes and bateria confrontation be causing the red coloration of his bone-skin?
Paul Pienkowski 2 years ago
Works very well with Deadpool's power of having such bad super cancer his cells are constantly duplicating and healing. These guys could make a good team.
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#10
In Avengers: Infinity War it’s established that Thor speaks Groot. When Thor introduces Groot to Cap he says this is my friend, Tree. Therefore Groot’s real name is Tree.
Daniel Atkins 2 years ago
But there are no raccoons on Asgard so he went with what he knew.
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Kevin the Manager 2 years ago
Based on the other's reactions, it would seem that they all at least understand Groot, no? "I am Groot!" "Whoa! Watch the language, buddy!"
afia kooma 2 years ago
Groots real name is still Groot, even if it translates to a different language.
Francois 2 years ago
Groot is Dutch for great/big. Assuming Tree is a last name rather than first name. Full name would be Big Tree. Kind of makes sense.
Power puff scientist 2 years ago
why would it make sense for groot to have a dutch name? just because a word also means something in a different language doesn't mean thats what it means? id assume the words have meaning in many languages.
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Let’s Be Kind 2 years ago
Ya I don’t buy this. Rocket is Groot’s BF and calls him Groot, so just because Thor introduces him once as “Tree” doesn’t mean his name is Tree. Thor has been known to get things wrong, and it’s also called humor which MCU is known for.
censorshipsucks 2 years ago (edited)
Hmm this one irritates me a lot because in Dutch and Afrikaans, Groot means Great. Also, isn't he just an Ent?
Ligeia Datura 2 years ago
Perhaps Groot is a sapling Ygdrassil. That's what I thought. The old Norse universe was held together by a giant tree so obviously Thor would understand and respect him. 😁
#11
People on r/movies were talking about Inside Out (2015) and this aspect, but there were so many comments that instead of letting mine get buried, I thought I’d post here. Okay, so, Riley’s parents don’t have Joy piloting their emotions the way Riley does. The mom has Sadness and the dad has Anger. Now this isn’t some edgy “the mom is depressed and the dad has a temper” theory. It’s the fact that the movie shows, as you age your emotions become more complex (shown by Riley’s emotions being able to created fused memories at the end) These deeper and more mature emotions pilot the parents! The Dad’s anger is actually protectiveness, an expected fatherly trait. The Mom’s sadness is empathy, an expected motherly trait, and the message of the movie (that sadness is the key to empathy) Sadness made Bing Bong feel better through empathy, and the mother has empathy as her main emotion to better connect with her child. Riley had Anger piloting during the hockey game at the end because it’s protectiveness / competitiveness, and fathers have to protect their family. This isn’t really a theory, more an observation, but I’ve had to point this out a lot since people I know would always be like “lol the mom is depressed”
Elizabeth 2 years ago
See, I like the idea that the base emotions can evolve and become more complex (like sadness becoming empathy) as a person grows up. The core memories were shown to change and be replaced (though I also think it’s partly due to the fact that Riley's original memories all took place when she was a baby or really young so it’s unlikely that she would remember them forever) and the new memories all consisted of mixed emotions (aka more complex feelings) so I don’t see why the emotions themselves wouldn’t change over time as well.
Kevin the Manager 2 years ago (edited)
Whoa! I'm picking up what your puttin' down, here! I think what a person might end up with as they age and live their life would be more than five "operators" in the wheelhouse. So, rather than just Anger, Joy, Sadness, Fear, and Disgust, they would eventually be joined by Empathy, Sympathy, Lust, Love, etc. each a character unto her own. The control board gets bigger, with enough seats for every new emotional "pilot." One might even go so far as to imagine depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, mania, etc. as "infections" that the emotions catch, potentially wrecking (literally) the entire host!
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My autistic granddaughter (6) has been obsessed with this movie for years. She lives Sadness to the point of her first haircut being the same bob. When I asked her why sadness was her favourite, she said that "everyone feels sad, but no one likes it'. That made me sad, but out of the mouths of babes! They mo ved house a few weeks ago and her mum asked her what colour she wanted the walls in her new room painted. She immediately said yellow. Went to look at shade options and she picked out Joy's hair shade. When asked why she chose it she sad the new house "was happy". I love that kid ❤️
Brian Droste 2 years ago
I read somewhere that yellow has more of attendancy to make babies cry more.
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just me 2 years ago
Maybe it has something to do with that puberty button on the new control station? Wonder what happens when they hit it?
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Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
If I was in that movie my emotion in charge would absolutely be Anger, but not because I go around snarling at people and breaking things. Anger motivates me to create things and to stand up for what I believe in. If I wasn't angry, I'd stop trying.
Caffeinated Hedgehog 2 years ago
It's not just "who" pilots/leads the emotion, but the "lead" emotions on both parents consult other emotions before making decisions. Riley's teenage phase still show emotional extremes that her lead emotion tends to dominate and suppress other emotions. But towards the end as she matures, she begins to experience complex emotions/memories that's not just simply dominated by one emotion.
#12
We've all been there; you forget to hit mute and say something embarrassing on a conference call. Vader has been doing this ever since he got back from Mustafar.
After watching him force-choke a dude, everyone was too scared to tell him. The longer it goes on, the less likely it is someone will say something.
Proof: xckhooooo tckhaaaaa, xckhooooo tckhaaaaa
Kevin the Manager 2 years ago (edited)
Well, to be fair, he felt completely ridiculous poking the red "TALK" button on his chest every time he wanted to speak. Darth Vader: *GESTURING WILDLY AT REBEL SCUM* Rebel Scum: "Are you talking to me?" Darth Vader: *CLICK!* Sorry, didn't hit the button. WHERE IS THE REBEL BASE?!"
Cyber Returns 2 years ago (edited)
The sound was the valves in the respirator switching flow direction as he breathed. His suit is a modified environmental suit
Karen Grace 2 years ago
Having worked with Ventilators, which is essentially what that is, I would agree. That is the type of sound they make.
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mhoulden 2 years ago
The photo makes it look like he's inviting Princess Leia to pull his finger. He does like his dad jokes.
Chucky Cheezburger 2 years ago
Bit if Vader did rip a hot zester, I'd hope his suit would have an exhaust port or it would be trapped in his suit. 🤢🤮
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Grizzly milk 2 years ago
His lungs were damaged during his encounter with Obi-Wan on Mustafar, due to smoke inhalation from catching on fire after his arm and legs were severed and he slid too close to the lava river
David Jones 2 years ago
Probably left the switch on because the pooping switch is beside it and well, he doesn’t want to make that mistake again.
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#13
In the epic opening battle scene of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2, Baby Groot is getting his groove on when Drax comes flying in and lands inches behind him. We see Baby Groot freeze, at which point Drax seems to no longer see him. Almost like he vanished. I think he then came to the realization that things that don’t move or move incredibly slowly are essentially invisible. Similar to how the vision of the T-Rex is described. What he doesn’t realize, however, is that other species don’t have this same handicap. So when he tries his hilarious invisibility bit in the following Avengers movie, he’s unable to comprehend why it’s absolutely absurd to the others. He’s convinced of a reality that simply isn’t so for everyone else.
John L 2 years ago
This lends to his mindset of his arrogance, that he can't possibly see other's views. Afterall, he was created solely to kill Thanos [In the comics].
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David A Paterson 2 years ago (edited)
I call this "crab vision" because if you freeze in place then a crab will stop seeing you. It applies to humans as well, to a slightly lesser extent. I can't comment on GotG.
gilded panda 2 years ago
it kinda worked though, gamora and peter didnt notice him for a while
Brandon Parisien 2 years ago
It's a meta joke about having to stand still while his makeup is applied :)
#14
Throughout the show, Iroh has shown his actions that seem silly or weird have a double, deeper meaning when we know more about Iroh and I think his love of Tea is a perfect example of that.
It clicked with me when we see Iroh explain to Zuko how that learning from all 4 elements helps to create a more rounded view of the world and be a better person.
To make Tea, you need all 4 elements to work together to it succeed, you need the clay for the teapots and cups, the water for the substance of the tea, Fire to heat up the Tea and the air blown on the hot tea to cool it so you can drink it (even if you leave it out to cool naturally, it would get cold and taste worse to drink). If you take one element out, tea is either impossible or worse without it.
It's just fascinating thought and the depth of Iroh that people may dismiss if anybody looked at him on a surface level.
Pandamonium 2 years ago (edited)
Nope Appa is the best character - no one can convince me otherwise
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Zedrapazia 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure this is actually canon, given how he explains the tea to Zuko, and not just fan theory
Liz Orreo trex ago go 2 years ago
You need air in the water to allow the teabags to sink, which is why tea is taken off before boiling for the best brew.
#15
This theory isn't about the movie Joker (2019), but more about the Joker as a character in GENERAL across all media:
Anyway, in the Batman: Arkham City video game, the Joker's plan is to donate his toxic blood to hospitals all across Gotham, which will infect people with his 'disease.' In the game Batman: Arkham Knight, we see at least three different people who have been infected with the Joker's blood.
Now, it's been a while since I've last seen gameplay for Arkham Knight, but I believe the infected people start to behave EXACTLY like the Joker and take on his psychotic mannerisms while wearing clown-like face paint.
Also, in an old Batman comic, Batman sits upon the 'mobius chair' — a chair that gives you the ABSOLUTE TRUTH. He asks the chair what the Joker's true identity is, and it's revealed that there have actually been three different 'Jokers.' A bit odd that three different people look and act exactly like the Joker to the point that Batman — the world's greatest detective — couldn't tell, wouldn't you agree?
So my theory is that 'the Joker' isn't a person at all, but rather...a poison. A toxin. What we know as 'the Joker' is just a side effect that happens when you get exposed to that specific toxin.
Scotira 2 years ago
Wasn't this actually part of the plot in Tim Burtons Batman? I seem to recall Joker "perfected" the toxin he fell into prior to becoming the Joker. God, it's been so long since I watched that movie.
Doge 2 years ago
Yea that's what I thought. and then he added it to products that killed, but also gave them joker faces. Thought it was a varient of what he got.
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What makes this origin any more true than any of the others? He has multiple different origins across multiple different universes ad openly admits lying about his origins. Even the mobius chair has different properties across the different universes, and I don't recall any that gives anyone the absolute truth. In Prime Earth it sounds the nearest: it contains knowledge of the New Gods and understanding of the universe, but not telling the absolute truth, and it was used by The Flash in this universe, not Batman.
Tamara Augustine 2 years ago
The Batman Who Laughs was a direct result of Batman inhaling Joker toxin after killing him
Charles Vesely 2 years ago
When Trump became a joker, he immediately smashed the mobius chair and burned it.
Sara Wilson 2 years ago
In the Michael Keaton Batman with Jack Nicholson as the Batman, he creates a toxin that makes people like him also
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#16
In the LOTR movies there are these little details that only last for about a second. First when Aragorn witnesses Gandalf fall he freezes for a few seconds and almost takes an arrow to the face. It takes Boromir shouting at him to snap him out of it. Also when the sad music is playing and all the hobbits are crying we just see Legolas staring at the ground in disbelief. My theory is that Aragorn and Legolas where more distraught then any of the group but just didn't show it because they are hardened warriors but they are also educated and know who Gandalf is. In the LOTR lore, it is revealed that Gandalf isn't just some mysterious Wizard but something equivalent to an archangel like Saint Micheal and Satan. He and the rest of the wizards of Middle Earth are on the same power level as Sauron and Morgoth and Legolas and Aragorn know it because they were raised by the elves and were educated. To the Hobbits, losing Gandalf was like losing a grandfatherly figure and Gimli and Boromir, both hardened warriors themselves, are barely affected by it but to Aragorn and Legolas it was like watching Jesus die. What was probably going through boths' minds afterward was "we are truly f*cked now."
David A Paterson 2 years ago
In the book, so I'm glad they copied it into the movie.
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Gandalf the Pink 2 years ago
I told them, I told them over and over "I could take a Balrog, no problem" but they just wouldn't fricking believe me
RemmySleeps 2 years ago
I always thought they acted like that in the movie, because death didn't have the same meaning to them. They are both long lived and so was Gandalf so the fact he could die just didn't comput.
Sarah Pryde 2 years ago
Also, elves arent used to death at all, so legolas is also very very very confused and heart broken
Ligeia Datura 2 years ago
I believe the Balrog is also of the same kind as Gandalf; a Maia. As is Sauron and the wizards etc... But Morgoth is not. He is of the higher order of Valar, so more powerful. I think you're right about Aragorn and Legolas though, they were the only ones who understood the implications of Gandalf's fall.
#17
Anyone with even a passing familiarity with the James Bond franchise knows he drinks his Martinis "shaken, not stirred". However, Martinis are typically made stirred, as shaking the drink causes the ice to break up, melt quicker and water down the Martini. As a result many Martini drinkers scoff at Bond's order as he is ordering a weaker drink and being pretentious about it. However, I theorise that Bond is ordering a weak drink deliberately so as to make it seem like he is drinking more than he actually is. This is because Bond is almost always on duty in both the books and films and needs to keep his wits about him, either to defend himself or not blab all his secrets to the bartender, but sometimes he will need to drink to maintain his cover. As a compromise he orders a weaker drink to give the appearance that he is more inebriated than he actually is, thus maintaining his cover and gaining an element of surprise over his targets. As for why he still orders them when he seemingly isn't working there are 2 possible answers for this. 1. Bond views himself as always on duty and so always orders the weaker drink, or 2. He just orders it out of habit, or genuinely enjoys the weaker drink
SkyBlueandBlack 2 years ago
Nope. He's ordering a VODKA martini, which should be shaken (so that "shaken etc" part is pretentious), as opposed to a normal martini, which is made with gin, and should be stirred to avoid bruising the gin.
Sara Wilson 2 years ago
There is one of the movies where he gets the idea to try it for some reason and makes a surprised face like he enjoyed it
Data1001 2 years ago
The idea that martinis are "typically made stirred" just shows how little the OP knows about martinis. If you want a martini stirred when you order one at a restaurant or bar, you'd better specifically ask for that, otherwise they're going to make it in a martini shaker (which is the method I prefer, actually -- the whole "bruising the gin" argument is silly, imo).
Dennis Castillo 2 years ago
i think you just like to bruise the gin. bully
Load More Replies... Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
Ahh but here's the thing. If I wanted to poison Bond, it would be much easier to poison the shaker than to slip the poison in a stirred martini so what bond is doing is foolishly dangerous.
Rita Gomez 2 years ago
My firsr thought was it would dilute any poison, potentially making it less effective. Like your perspective!!
Load More Replies... Liz Orreo trex ago go 2 years ago
Shaking gives more flavour because of the air added into the drink
Definitely a Human 2 years ago
It would be a weaker drink though. It still has the same amount of alcohol in it.
Mental Liberals 2 years ago
Overall, it's the same volume - what does it matter if the ice melts faster or slower!
#18
So, it’s no secret that Spongebob clearly cares for Squidward. No matter how many times Squidward pushes Spongebob away, Spongebob always goes back to trying to be Squidward’s friend. In the show, this is often presented like classic Spongebob naïveté/stupidity. That it’s obvious Squidward doesn’t want to be Spongebob’s friend but Spongebob is too naive to see it. However I don’t think that’s the case. First, Squidward has no other friends. I think that’s obvious. He hates everything and thinks everyone is an idiot expect for him. I think Spongebob is really the only person (besides himself) that Squidward really cares about. Evidence Squidward cares about Spongebob: In the April Fools Episode, Squidward says, and I quote: “I didn’t mean to hurt you, in fact Spongebob, I like you. I like living next store. I like hearing your fog horn alarm in the morning and your high pitched giggling at night.” He then goes on to say he even likes Gary, Patrick, Sandy, and Mr. Krabs. 2. When Squidward moves away, he finds his new home to be too boring and misses Spongebob. 3. When a fish makes Spongebob cry Squidward knocks him in the face with a pizza.(pizza delivery episode) 4. In the Hash-Slinging Slasher, Squidward tells Spongebob “I’ve always kind of liked you!” 5. In the Christmas episode, Squidward pretends to be Santa and literally gives away all of his stuff just to make Spongebob happy Basically, Squidward is grumpy, unhappy, and disappointed at where his life is at. He’s very posh and it’s clear he never expected to spend his life as a cashier. But deep down, he sort of likes his life. Though he tries not to admit it. And I think Spongebob knows all of this. He knows Squidward is unhappy and doesn’t have many friends That deep down Squidward really does care for Spongebob And for Spongebob, being the lovable sponge he is, that’s all he needs to know. He knows that Squidward needs a friend so no matter how many times he gets pushed away, Spongebob keeps going back to make Squidward happy. TLDR: Spongebob cares for Squidward and feels bad for him, so he never stops trying to be Squidward’s friend.
RandomEpiBioPerson 2 years ago
Maybe. I know when I was really little, second grade, I moved to a new state and started at a new school. When there and growing up there, I usually made friends with the people who seemed alone, and to not have any friends. Later on, in high school, I was talking with one of them who said I was their first friend and they really appreciated it. I was glad to help them out. Although now, as an adult, I act a bit like a hermit.
RandomEpiBioPerson 2 years ago
This was supposed to be replying to Ample Aardvark.
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Almarako94 2 years ago
Squidward is the definition of the grumpy neighbour that gets nice once you melted the iced and found one similarity.
Paul Pienkowski 2 years ago
Patrick is partially aware, too. Squidward seems mostly indifferent to Patrick unless SpongeBob is with him. They don't even argue without Sponge present. Squidward and SpongeBob like their love-hate relationship, and Patrick is happy to join in sometimes. I could see Sandy genuinely trying to be his friend at first, but his arrogance would grate on her. She's equally arrogant and prideful, but she's just nice about it. Having two prideful "brilliant" people might be too much for both of them.
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#19
In the seventh book, its established that you need to win a wand's allegiance for it to function as intended. Ron uses his brother's old wand until the second book, where it breaks and he's essentially wandless for a year. Aside from a couple of fluke cases, we don't see Ron perform any magic which works as intended until the third book (where his parents get him a brand new wand). His poor results are put down to a lack of aptitude and effort, (or tree attack) but in the later books he's easily Harry's equal (outside of DADA). The same is true of Neville. He's renowned for being awful at magic throughout the series, and he's another character who uses a wand which didn't choose him (in this case, his father's). That wand gets broken in the fight at the Ministry, and once he has his new wand, he becomes the best student in the year at herbology and leads a revolution. He's even so good he ends up as a professor. The turning point could be seen to be during the DA, but bear in mind that he's just as bad at magic as ever, all through that fight. There are definitely holes in this theory, but compared to a lot of Harry Potter theories that are passed around the web, this fits the source material pretty well.
Kira Okah 2 years ago (edited)
This isn't fan theory, this was the intentional point. Wands are quasi-sentient and choose their bearer, some even shift allegiance if it deems that their wielder isn't good enough for it, some wands even die with their wielder. "The Wand Chooses the Wizard" is not a side note, it's key to the plot.
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
Though interestingly, Hermione managed to use Bellatrix's wand - you'd have thought the wand of Bellatrix would react poorly to Hermione, but it doesn't. Which I think is purposeful to prove that blood purity is horseshit, and also that Bellatrix and Hermione are almost parallels of each other. ("right hand woman" to harry/voldemort, both very clever and the brightest witches of their age, etc. So again, Hermione, minus being insane/evil, is a lot like Bellatrix, so again it shows that the blood purity thing is nonsense. idk)
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I like this theory. It goes well with the wand lore we learned. I would like to say, though, that Neville vastly improved during his time in Harry's DA. His failure at the Ministry was due to his accident. He couldn't speak the incantations clearly, and the kids didn't start learning non-verbal spells until 6th year.
Kira Okah 2 years ago
Neville's whoopsy at the Ministry was because Dolohov hit him with a Tarantallegra spell.
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Angela C 2 years ago
I assumed he got a new one for some reason or another
Load More Replies... David A Paterson 2 years ago
Have you ever noticed that Harry himself is a pretty poor wizard? Apart from an ability to resist Voldemort, luck in getting the best broom to fly, and luck in getting the invisibility cloak, none of which is his natural talent, there isn't much good that can be said about Potter's wizardry.
Kira Okah 2 years ago (edited)
He isn't a poor wizard though. Most wizards - even of the Wizengamot - can't summon a corporeal Patronus and he managed to at 13, the strength of Expelliarmus is based on magical strength and his is exemplary, his broom skills were first noticed on a sub-standard school broom and not on the Nimbus, he can cast some spells non-verbally - another feat that most wizards never attain, he reversed a Legilimency spell from the best known Legilimens of the age, and he could break through Imperius curses. He is an expert at Dark Arts defence, he was good enough to teach students of multiple ages and skill groups practical defensive spellcasting, and more than once beat back an Avada Kedavra with Expelliarmus. Harry was certainly not the best wizard in the world, but he was not a poor one. Hey, he was a teenager who showed some great ability, with time and training he'd be a great wizard.
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Think about it? It seems ineffective to call on a vigilante by shining a light in the sky. There is a huge chance he won't see it, or notice it in time for the crime to still be stopped. My theory is that the bat signal itself doesnt actually apply to batman, but rather it is a warning to criminals, like saying "we called him, nows your chance to drop everything, go home, and turn your life around", and there is a silent alarm mechanism within the signal that sends a signal directly to batman's computers
SkyBlueandBlack 2 years ago
Yeah, in a modern context. But Batman debuted in 1939, when telephones were very rare -- and not in any way mobile.
Kevin the Manager 2 years ago
Adam West's Batmobile had cutting edge technology, including a mobile phone. One of the first!
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norabest321 2 years ago
As we have seen in Batman Returns he has a whole set up to catch the bat signal and alert him no matter where he is at Wayne Manor.
#21
At the beginning of the film, we see Mia dump her drugs into the well outside of the cabin. Since the cabin is in the middle of the woods, it can be assumed that the well is the main source of water for the structure.
So, my theory is that there is no supernatural force acting upon them or the cabin, but instead, each character is reacting to the drugs they unknowingly have in their systems, having ingested them through the water.
At the end of the film, only one character remains alive: Mia. This is, in part, due to the fact that she is a recovering addict, so her system is used to the toxin.
Cyber Returns 2 years ago
This doesn't work. If you watch the James Randi videos on YouTube, there is one where he talks about sleeping tablets and part of it is about diluting aspirin in a lake and taking a teaspoon full when ever you get a headache. The drugs would be too watered down to have any effect as the well water is not the only water, or it would be empty very quickly but has a constant supply of fresh water so not only are the drugs seriously diluted but also washed away
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
How does anyone even know or care this move exists? Whoever thought remaking Evil Dead was a good idea deserves a boot to the head.
Benita Valdez 2 years ago
Yeah I agree but also want to say that the play that was made was hilarious.
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#22
Unfortunately I have no substantial evidence but it seems rather absurd that w every dwarf came in and immediately started requesting snacks and beverages. I find it hard to believe 13/13 dwarves are rude and demanding after the claiming to be "at his service", even if they did intend to pay him back. I think Gandalf may have suggested it was in their best interest to arrive with a hearty appetite with an alterior motive, other than to snicker at Bilbo's predicament.
Sylvia Schmitz 2 years ago
That sounds totally possible and like something Gandalf would do. He is an old manipulator with a dvious sense of humour.
David A Paterson 2 years ago
And it's in the book, not just in the movie.
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STress (I/me) 2 years ago
Dunno, there are lots of Sackville-Bagginses, itching to break into and plunder Bilbo's house...
Ligeia Datura 2 years ago
They mysteriously asked for the exact foods that Bilbo had in his larder. Maybe Gandalf just didn't want anything to go bad and get wasted while he was away
Brian Droste 2 years ago
Or the dwarves could have started out at different times and then arrived at different times.
#23
When Mr. Incredible and Frozone are being listened to, it’s indicated that Frozone was the initial target that Syndrome wanted to attract. During the next scene, while rescuing people from the fire, Frozone mentions that he can’t use his powers because it’s too hot and he’s dehydrated. It’s only after observing them that the plan changes, and Mirage decides to go after Mr. Incredible instead. When Mr. Incredible arrives at the island, it seems like he is simply dodging all of the Omnidroid’s attacks when he falls into the volcano. Later, however, Mr. Incredible asks why he was attracted to the volcano— I theorize this is because he realizes the Omnidroid was directing him to the volcano. My theory is that the Omnidroid was so easily defeated by Mr. Incredible because it was the Omnidroid created to defeat Frozone. We find out that a large number Supers have been defeated because the Omnidroid learns as it fights— but it would also make sense that Syndrome would program them with methods intended to defeat the Supers. I believe that the Omnidroid, when realizing it was outmatched, immediately began funneling Mr. Incredible to the volcano because that was the strategy it was programmed with to fight Frozone (his anticipated opponent). Thus, the only reason Mr. Incredible is able to defeat the first Omnidroid is because it was never designed for his fighting style. Similarly, had Frozone remained the target its likely he would have been funneled to the volcano and defeated by the Omnidroid.
Definitely a Human 2 years ago
What would it learn from fight a super who can't use those powers though?
#24
As stated in the title, something people constantly bring up as a plot hole of sorts with most incarnations of the character is how he can both create and easily repair high quality costume as a teenager with likely no other experience in sewing or costume production/design in general. I think a solution to this is that the bite gave him another power; seamstry skills on par that of a spider spinning it’s own webs. This could also be spun (pun intended) to apply to how he knows how to easily produce non-organic webbing. EDIT: A lot of people are saying this doesn’t need an explanation because him being poor would probably give him experience in sewing, or how over the years he would probably improve and get costumes the quality of the Spider-Man PS4 suit as an example, but I meant this as an explanation more towards the universes like the Raimi one for example, where his first ever costume is an INSANELY high quality outfit with raised webbing and the like, that an 18 year old with sewing experience gained mostly from having to repair old clothes ABSOLUTELY could not make. In other universes, like the MCU, where their first suit looks like it WAS made by a teenager with some sewing experience, I wouldn’t say this is the case.
Saint_Zipcodus 2 years ago (edited)
I've wondered aboult this as well! Especially about where the sci-fi looking fabric of Spiderman's definitive costume came from. But then, Peter's a scientifically minded intelligent guy, and material sciences are a thing, so he might have developed it himself, I guess. BTW: Anybody remember the scene from Lois & Clark - The New Adventures of Superman, where Clark tries on the various costumes his mom made for him? Loved that. What a simple solution for the costume question. At the same time the scene makes the character more endearing and underlines his friendly personality.
Remi (He/Him) 2 years ago
Another potential costume making knowledge source is the fact that Peter Parker is a nerd and it wouldn't be surprising if he had cosplay background. Also the material and organic chemistry aptitude is something he already had before the bite
Lou Cam 2 years ago
Being poor and being able to sew are two completely different things! I grew up really poor and all my holes were patched by my Gran. I tried a lot and also tried to knit but my fingers just dont do the right things at all. I have in an emergency used a stapler to fix a temporary split in trousers. If all I needed was a spider bite to cure this I'd have been petting the 8 legged monsters all the time. Would have been my super power to close a chub rub hole in my jeans.
Kevin the Manager 2 years ago
My favorite part of Spider-Man's costume was pointed out by a stand-up comedian: "...and then he says, 'Mmmmph mmmph mmmmph' because he forgot to leave a MOUTH OPENING!" LOL.
StumblingThroughLife 2 years ago (edited)
"From A Poor Family..." took my mind elsewhere, and I started singing the rest of the lyrics, haha. "Spare him his life from this monstrosity..."
Almarako94 2 years ago
Is spraying whole nets, with a little training there is no reason why he couldn't just spray a suit, or at least the jarn and weave it into cloth in the go.
#25
I recently had a thought about Arnold's line in the gun shop scene where he asks for a "phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range." For a long time, I thought it was just kind of a joke since he's from the future, but I think there was actually a reason behind it. In the scene, Arnold can see each gun before he asks for it. He asks for the 12-gauge auto loader shotgun, and a .45 pistol with laser sight. He asks for his plasma rifle and the owner's response is "Hey, just what ya see, pal." He asks for an Uzi for good measure, then loads the shotgun and shoots the owner. Why would he ask for a gun that hadn't been invented yet? We know from Kyle that Skynet's records are incomplete which is why the T-800 doesn't know exactly which Sarah Connor to go after. It's reasonable to think that Skynet's records on the development and availability of weaponry were also limited in some way. Arnold asks for the plasma rifle because he isn't actually sure if it is available in this time or not. Now, a phased plasma rifle would probably make terminating Sarah pretty easy, but I don't think that's why he asked since any of the other weapons he selected would easily be capable of doing the job. The real reason he asked the gun shop owner is to make sure that the owner wouldn't be able to pose a threat to him when he stole all the other guns. When Sarah asks Reese if he can stop the Terminator, he says "With these weapons, I don't know," suggesting that in the future, there are weapons which can take down T-800s. When the shop owner confirms for Arnold that he doesn't have any phased plasma rifles hidden behind the counter, Arnold knows there is no threat to him or his mission and he can continue with his planned theft. His question was actually a technique to ascertain the threat level posed by the shop owner before he moved to shoot him.
WindySwede 2 years ago
If I sold guns and I would have a plasma rifle hidden behind the counter, I would not say if someone would ask..
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scag$y 2 years ago
At a time when the world's leading technology moguls are warning against the rapid advancement of AI, you probably won't want to hear that the first Terminator was sent back from 2029. Five years from now. My heart goes out to all of the John and Sarah Connors out there. Thoughts and prayers.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
40 watts isn't much but it's possible to build an EMP device in that power range that can scramble a cell phone call to around 10ft or so. Maybe early Terminators are sensitive to EM interference. Gonna keep that one in my hip pocket in case of robot uprisings.
david stephens 2 years ago
Actually it was a nod to the movie Aliens as that weapon was included in their arsenal list on the way to LV-426.
Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago
...thus proving that the T-800 was from the future, because Aliens came out two years *after* Terminator.
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Julie S 2 years ago
This whole film is a paradox if they had never sent the Terminator to kill Sarah Connor they would not have needed to send the bloke to protect her and she wouldn't have had sex with him and got pregnant with John Connor.
Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago
Yes, it's a bootstrap paradox. Lots of time travel fiction uses them.
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#26
The denying of the scroll to him was just a test, he was supposed to accept the denial with humility. At that point, he would have proven his humility and been granted the scroll.
To test whether an acolyte was worthy of completing their training, the dojo will deny an acolyte the scroll at the end to test what kind of person they really are. If an acolyte had truly learned the art of balance and inner peace in addition to his physical training, he would have accepted the denial with humility. In doing so, the acolyte would then prove that he is perfect inside and out, and at that point, the master would then explain that it was just a test and grant him the scroll. Tai Lung failed this test by reacting with anger and hatred. That was why he was never granted the scroll: not because he was not worthy, but because he proved himself unworthy. For all his prowess, tai lung failed the most important test in the end, the test of whether he could exercise his great power with great responsibility. This was clearly hinted strongly by the movie by the fact that the scroll was empty.
#27
For ever, I thought he was just an oddball who introduced himself that way. This is why Ryan's joke (What kind of work are you in, Bob?) landed well.
But Bob isn't marketing to the people at Dunder Mifflin. He's marketing to the cameras, and getting free television advertisement.
Sorry if this was painfully obvious to everybody else, but if it's not explicitly spelled out in the show somewhere, I'm calling it a fan theory.
Omima mimi miki 2 years ago
actually that's fact checked true. Bob even looks at the camera once very quickly with a nod when he says it in a later season
#28
Remember in the first film when Marty goes to Doc Brown's house to get his help getting back to 1985? So my theory is — if you think about everything Brown says — his helmet actually works! He says Marty has come a great distance, which...obviously. Then, he mentioned the Saturday evening post (which is the paper Marty got out of the trash), then he mentioned making a donation (Marty gave the clock tower lady a quarter as a donation), and THEN he mentioned the coast guard youth auxiliary (Marty had lied to his grandparents and said he was in the coast guard).
David Leick 2 years ago
Well he did make a time machine... out of a DeLorean. And later made it fly, no less.
Potato 2 years ago
Yeah, once you solve time travel, mind reading is probably pretty elementary. Humans aren't THAT complex lol.
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#29
Upon first seeing suicide booths, it looks like some dark humor and nothing more. As the series progresses though, it becomes more clear that it's basically the only way for people to die. People use suicide booths because they've just lived a lifetime and simply want to end. Youth-anizing allows for reversal of age (and maturity levels), so nobody dies from old age if they don't want to. Medical care is so great that it's reasonable to live to 160, and then you get taken to the Near Death Star, where you presumably live basically forever in a shared virtual reality. Speaking of healthcare, it's so great that it's almost impossible to die from an accident. Even incompetent doctors like Zoidberg can save a person from complete dismemberment. Even decapitation is a pretty trivial injury. Basically, the only ways to die are complete disintegration, eaten alive, or suicide booth. And it seems in this world, people aren't as adventurous as the main cast, so the grand majority of people will die by suicide (assuming the die at all and don't have implied immortality on the Near Death Star).
LillieMean 2 years ago
Everything seems to be owned by the mom- corporation in Futurama, so it seems logical that the users of the suicide booth are further processed into soylent green.
Daniel Atkins 2 years ago
They had Soylent cola according to Leela it varies from person to person.
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Jared Robinson 2 years ago
Sometimes life just keeps going, and going, and going, and going.......
Almarako94 2 years ago
In Germany we just made a law that allows assisted suicide (by medical personel and other restrictions) so that primarily elderly people can chose when it's enough and so that they don't have to be tortured by "life support" for centuries. And the swiss already invented a suicide booth that kills you in less than 30 seconds by flooding the cabin with carbon monoxide. The future is now old man.
Kevin the Manager 2 years ago
Very astute observation! There are more than a few stories that involve characters that have been alive for eons, who crave the sweet oblivion of death. There are even characters who get cruelly DENIED their deaths, and are left to suffer living on forever. Right now, our average life spans seem undesirable because of the limits time places on what we can do/see/learn/experience. If we increased that expectancy to allow enough time for everything we wanted to do, it would be ideal. However, if we extended this at all beyond "just enough life," it might turn into something like a sandbox video game experience, i.e. we've been everywhere, seen everyone, lived, laughed, and loved, and now would like to simply turn it all off. At this point, a suicide bed would move from being dark and foreboding into the arena of simply the next natural step.
#30
In Waterworld, the characters assume that the entire earth is covered in water — hence the title. BUT, even if all the ice on Earth melted, there would still be a majority of land above sea level. So my theory is that Waterworld takes place in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, but these people simply don't have the means to travel far enough in any direction to find land.
And this same theory fits with the Mad Max films, as well. If a nuclear apocalypse wiped out society, melted all the ice caps, and severely altered the climate, Australia would be a huge wasteland. So, like with Waterworld, if Mad Max takes place in the middle of the country, these people may never have known that the ocean was only 500 miles away the whole time.
The aesthetic of these universes are VERY similar, both using the remnants of our fallen society to build theirs. They both have wild bands of warlords ruling large swaths of territory, and groups of people trying to live peacefully. With the collapse of society, the change in climate, and all of the violence, I think it's reasonable to think that people wouldn't be able to travel very far to explore their altered world.
And hey, maybe if they did, we could get an epic crossover where Max and The Mariner team up to fight wild bands of marauders!
The Darkest Timeline 2 years ago
If anything, a nuclear apocalypse would cause the planet to cool if for no other reason than the burning of fossil fuels would be greatly reduced. But the widespread explosion of hundreds or thousands of nuclear weapons would throw a lot of debris into the atmosphere which would also cause cooling.
David A Paterson 2 years ago
Waterworld should have been released with a laughter track. Gills so small they wouldn't keep a salamander alive. Not a single one of the characters is even given a name. Fearful terror of coloured water. Rust holes strategically placed to be perfect for climbing up the side of a ship. Twin Japanese flagmen. A submarine sticking out of the side of a skyscraper. Need I say more?
Zoe Vokes 2 years ago
I saw it once, at least twenty years, so can’t remember anything about it other than the basic concept. And the fact that it was a massive commercial failure.
Load More Replies... The Original Bruno 2 years ago (edited)
The geography's a problem. Most of Eastern Australia is incredibly low-lying. A huge portion of the state of South Australia is even below sea level. A 400-meter flood would leave most of Asia, Africa and western North America above the water. In the U.S., this means just about everything west of Iowa, plus the Appalachians. But in Australia, only the Eastern coastal mountains and the Western uplands would be above water. Now, 190 meters fits the actual amount of glacial water... This would leave flat land in Australia above water, but ths would also leave all of the US but the coastal plains and Mississippi Delta dry... hardly the apocalyptic rise depicted in Waterworld. (Apart from the great river valleys of the Indus, Ganges, Yangtze, etc., Asia would be largely untouched. And Africa would be about 95% dry. But the intrusion of the sea into Central Australia would make Western Africa much greener.
Mahiera Etsuhae 2 years ago
I certainly notice the similarities in the two, but I don't agree with this one. *spoiler alert* At the end of Waterworld, they find an island, covered in greenery, which the director's cut reveals to be Mount Everest. We know that wouln't really happen if the polar caps melted, but, hey, the movie was for entertaiment, not education. ;)
joshua colucci 2 years ago
except the large underwater city in water world would debunk this theory.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
Yeah this is similar to my thought's at the time when the movie first debuted almost 40 years ago. My god I'm old. But I think it would have been better set in an archipelago instead of this unbroken ocean. Maybe, the Gulf of mexico after Florida sinks into the ocean.
The Darkest Timeline 2 years ago
Waterworld was released in 1995. I guess that’s “almost 40 years ago,” in the sense that, at 44, I’m just a bit past 30.
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Ok so I don't really have much proof to this but it's just a theory I've had for a while now. Ted does a lot of c**ppy things during the run of the show that and something I think is important is that Ted is the one telling the story to his kids. We only ever hear one perspective on the whole thing. Why would you tell your own children (especially your daughter) that someone they've called "Uncle Barney" their whole lives repeatedly lies to women in an attempt to sleep with them? I mean a lot of Barneys antics border on rape and I feel if I heard my dad bragging about my uncle pulling this sh*t I would cut contact with him. And I feel a lot of episodes where Teds doing something bad he immediately swaps to a story about Barney doing something worse which makes me feel like he was trying to make himself look better. Also lets remember that we see the other members of the gang talking about really private sh*t that they shouldn't know but do anyway like intimate details about their sex lives that they definitely would not have told Ted yet he's the one telling the story. anyway just thought id share. thoughts?
Paddling Panda 2 years ago
Me too. I loved him and Robin together, so I hated the series finale.
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WonderWoman 2 years ago
I always viewed it as what Ted says is the story, but the viewer is getting the real version of what happened.
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
I always took it that what we're shown is not Ted's stories, but the actual events that comprise Ted's stories. Who on Earth would have such perfect memory of everything like that? Perfect recall, incredible and pointless detail (funny to us, but what's the point of telling his kids what a freak Uncle Barney is... and why tell all the incredibly personal stuff?), perfect realism, near perfect continuity, perfect sequencing? And it's not like he's piecing this all together, but rather it's simply the spontaneous story-telling of a father to his kids? Is there anything in Ted's character that seems capable of this?
#32
A common complaint from directors are that Marvel is very restrictive about the IP which led to Edgar Wright and Scott Derikson leaving Antman and Dr Strange 2. Hemsworth was also at that point tired of 'serious' Thor. So I theorise that for non flagship (i.e not Iron Man or Cap) characters they allowed some freedom to the directors. In the case of the supposedly final Thor movie they let a comedy director take over and change the tone of the character completely. Might also explain why the first Dr Strange was allowed to be so trippy and why Captain Marvel was so generic That may mean that the more creative movies in the future will come from C or D list characters. Squirrel Girl please.
Deleila Charlie 2 years ago
The last movie was pure crack. It was full with overacting, cheap jokes, and not one scene I could take serious. If I wanted to watch a bad comedy, I'd go see a Will Ferrell movie. Really hated it
gilded panda 2 years ago
heres a non serious one only love and thunder watchers will get *flicks*
#33
Obi-Wan is dueling his apprentice, Anakin Skywalker. Obi-Wan is one of the premier duelists of the Jedi Order, and taught Anakin everything he knows about the art. Eventually, they are dueling on top of some scrap metal floating on a lava river. We see that the river is leading to a lava-fall, and so the duel must end here one way or another. Obi-Wan leaps from the scrap to an embankment of volcanic gravel and turns back to Anakin, who is now stuck on the aforementioned scrap. Staying on the scrap is suicide. Jumping onto the gravel below Obi-Wan entails high risk, as the lava river continues to rise. Even if he were to land the jump, the duel would not be over and Anakin would be at a disadvantage But there is a third option: To jump over Obi-Wan. As we know, Anakin took this path despite Obi-Wan pleading with him not to and (spiritually) died there on Mustafar, becoming Vader. So, why did Anakin think to jump over Obi-Wan? Well, to answer that we have to look back at another duel: The first duel between Obi-Wan and Darth Maul. At the end of this duel, Maul has killed Qui-Gon Jin and has effectively defeated Obi-Wan. He stands above the then-Padawan, who dangles over a pit. Maul is overconfident, and lets Obi-Wan marinate in hopelessness. Using the force, Obi-Wan then leaps out of this hole and summons his fallen master's lightsaber. In mid-air, he ignites the green blade and bisects Maul. Pretty heroic, right? Sounds like the kind of story that literally every Jedi ever would be asking Obi-Wan to tell over and over again. Of course Anakin would have heard this story, but — every time Obi-Wan retold that duel — I think he saw a different outcome. This time, Maul doesn't turn around to face him, he simply turns his lightsaber around and impales Obi-Wan on it in mid-air. He likely never confided in Anakin his fears of that movement's failure, since he'd hyped the story up so much. If he said anything, it was probably that the move was 'too brash' or 'too risky' to duplicate, but Anakin was never a good listener. So, Obi-Wan turned to Anakin and said 'It's over, I have the high ground' because he, just like Anakin now, had once been in a position where success required a massive vertical leap over your opponent, and he now understood the risk that move entailed and how he could counter it. Obi-Wan then begged Anakin not to jump, saying, 'Don't try it,' but Anakin, in his hatred and overconfidence, felt Obi-Wan's fear and thought he had finally found a situation where he could best his master, using his master's own move against him.
UpQuarkDownQuark (he/hey you) 2 years ago
That is an impressive mental effort for a series of terrible movies.
Dr.Caffeine 2 years ago
Why would you call star wars terrible? ROTS is iconic af and other movies are great too. Well. I too make exception for the last two movies but the old movies were maybe better than most marvel movies.
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Sanguinius 2 years ago
Pretty dismissive comments on this one. I think this theory is really solid! Adds a whole new level to a cool scene in a movie that I love.
Almarako94 2 years ago
I only watched the movie half hearted, even i noticed it's more than being 1 meter higher than the other.
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
Again: evil cannot comprehend love. It never occurred to Anakin that Obi-Wan's fear could be for Anakin, rather than self-interest.
Brian Droste 2 years ago
I won't say Star Trek is better than SW's or vice versa. They are two different franchise. Star Trek is more Sci Fi while Star Wars is more Sci. Fantasy. They both have their good points and bad [points.
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The entire premise of the movie is that Bruce grew to resent and hate God, so God gives Bruce his powers to prove that being 'almighty' is harder than it looks — but let's look at the situation objectively:
Satan would see a much greater opportunity in a mortal growing to hate God. That would allow him to tempt and manipulate the person more than normal. Not only that, but God is supposed to be omnipotent, whereas the being that Bruce met had clearly defined limitations (related to free will). Also, the things that Bruce used the given powers for made me question if they came from God. He made a monkey crawl out of a guy's butt (then jump back in) and, in a deleted scene, he lit Evan Baxter on FIRE with a look of pure maliciousness!
Bruce's abuse of these powers eventually caused the city to descend into absolute chaos. I highly doubt that God would allow so many people to get hurt just because one news anchor had a crisis of faith?
So, my theory is that Morgan Freeman's character is not God at all, but Satan. The story makes much more sense if you think of Freeman's character as some kind of evil demon giving Bruce exactly what he wished for and taking pleasure in the chaos that ensued. I think he just happened to accidentally renew Bruce's faith in the process.
Tee Rat 2 years ago
I don't know, the Old Testament had the man with the master plan knocking off a lot of people.
Lyone Fein 2 years ago
In fact, the One God of both Testaments kills everyone, if you think about it.
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Tuna Beach 2 years ago
You highly doubt "God" would let so many people get hurt..." That is basically the definition of God.
SkyBlueandBlack 2 years ago
All gods (and those who believe they are) are psychopaths.
Load More Replies... Zedrapazia 2 years ago
I agree, except for the part that this god wouldn't kill so many innocent people. It did that all the time, sending bears to tear apart children, letting the Egyptians first borns die, and the floor
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
You highly doubt... Have you even read the Bible? God flooded the entire world to give himself a do-over. Sent a bear to tear apart children solely for making fun of an old man's bald head. Ordered his people to kill other groups of people numerous times. God has no problem not only allowing people to get hurt, but causing pain himself.
Caroline Nagel 2 years ago
Don't forget that the virgin girls were kept alive.
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Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago
Then why do all the prayers to god get redirected to Bruce? Theory fails.
Mermeow Overlord (they/them) 2 years ago
I guess a lot of people were knowingly praying to Satan. (Or they spelt Santa wrong and their mail went to Satan as prayers)
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Lupita Nyong'heaux 2 years ago
yeah, no. OT gawd delighted in murdering people, including children and puppies. satan only killed 10 people in the whole buybull. gawd is the narcissistic, egotistical, egomaniacal psychopath who murdered an entire planet of people, animals, and plants, save for one incestuous family, because IT f****d up. ... tl;dr: naw, fam. miss me with this interpretation.
#35
A few seasons from now, whenever the show doesn't get renewed, at the end of the series finale bojack is going to walk into a bar. At this point everyone he loves will have died or abandon him. The bartender asks "why the long face?", then CUT TO BLACK Suprannos style ending.
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
....well, turns out it ended on a rather sombre note, actually. It honestly amazed me how deep this show actually ended up getting at times.
Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
Mr Blue, I told you that I love you, please believe me...
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In the opening scene, you see Michael spying on Judith and her boyfriend. The boyfriend pulls out a clown mask to spook Judith. A minute later, Michael picks up that mask and wears it when he kills her. BUT — when we cut away to finally reveal the boy behind the mask — he's in a full-body clown costume. It seems as though the mask was a part of his outfit all along...So, why did Judith's boyfriend have it instead of Michael? Obvious answer: The bratty teens stole Michael's mask as a joke to mock him. Given this mask's prominent role in the scene — and his mask's massive role throughout the series as a whole — it makes sense that this would be the final straw that pushed Michael over the edge. After all, it wouldn't take much for the personification of evil itself.
Mimi La Souris 2 years ago
it makes sense, because when he doesn't wear his mask, he becomes an international man of mystery
#37
Of course, this whole thing is a spoiler for Season 3 of Avatar: the Last Airbender. In the beginning, the Fire Nation was repeatedly attacking the Southern Water Tribe to capture Waterbenders, and possibly the next avatar (but that's someone else's post). Only capture, and imprison. The last raid, Kya's killer said they weren't doing that anymore. What happened to change that policy? Hama. The last Waterbender that they captured. During her brutal imprisonment, she created bloodbending, like Toph created metalbending during her own imprisonment, funny that. And like Toph, Hama used her creation to escape in spectacular fashion. I'm thinking that The Fire Nation has learned from this defeat, much like the defeat they learned from in "The Northern Air Temple." No more capturing Waterbenders, they're too scary. Better to just kill them.
Paul Pienkowski 2 years ago
Proof that for all the people wanting to fly, shoot fire, or make earthquaked...soft, gentle, waves will get the job done. We're all sacks of water. That's what blood is. And bloodbending turns people into puppets.
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Thanos knew the price that had to be paid for the Soul Stone, which is why he 'adopted' Gamora, knowing that he had no family or loved ones of his own. However, in raising her, he found himself genuinely coming to love her and could not bring himself to harm her, so instead, he adpoted Nebula and planed for the pair to seek out the Soul Stone together with the intention of Gamora sacrificing her sister. This is why he constantly pit the two against each other in combat, to be absolutely certain that Gamora would always be the victor. Everytime that Nebula lost, he would replace a part of her body with cybernetics, not to make her stronger, but actually the opposite, making sure she would always be at a handicap against her sister, as well as fostering a deep resentment in Nebula, ensuring she would be willing to fight to the death even if Gamora tried to refuse. This is also why Nebula seemed to know the price of the Soul Stone but not Gamora. In Infinity War Nebula comments that Thanos returned from Vormir with the Stone and not Gamora and instantly knew her sister was dead, and in Endgame, when Clint and Natasha set off for Vormir, she states that she hopes the pair do not fall out on the way. I also suspect that Thanos probably had a similar plan in place for Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive if Nebula and Gamora failed.
The Darkest Timeline 2 years ago
The sacrifice had to be of someone the seeker of the stone loved or it wouldn’t work. Gamora was the only person Thanos ever loved; it had to be her.
Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago (edited)
I think the point is that Gamora could have sacrificed Nebula instead of Thanos sacrificing Gamora.
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The jump in musical instrument quality from low range to mid range is far more noticeable than from mid to high for most instruments, but there is often a dirt cheap end. These might even be made of plastic, either intended as a toy or an actual instrument. At this very low level, you'd be lucky if it even played half in tune and wasn't airy. Plastic recorders on the low end are decent because they're in such high supply, but most instruments aren't in demand enough to be made well in plastic to a good quality. I believe that Squidward, as poor as he is working at a dead-end Cashier job, cannot afford to save up for even a low-mid range instrument. His dead-end job and its terrible pay with the greedy Mr Krabs isn't enough for better. His plastic, cheap, airy, or even second hand (is it damaged?) clarinet is to blame, not his skill. Supporting evidence is everywhere but the most recent and obvious one is episode Krusty Koncessionaires when he once played a high-end clarinet intended for use in a concert and it was beautiful. "I can't believe it. This really is the best clarinet ever made!" he says after playing. So my theory is, if he could afford an upgrade, his music wouldn't be at all so raspy.
PlatinumThe8-BitCat 2 years ago
Something I do remember is also that his music quality also depends on his mood, because in some episodes he only plays well when he’s happy, and he sounds bad when he’s in a bad mood
David A Paterson 2 years ago
Most clarinets these days are made from the plastic acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. They are really good and are often used by players in symphony orchestras. As for Squidward, no idea.
Mighty_Condor (He/Him) 2 years ago
In a early season episode Squidward plays very well, but after Patrick and Spongebob accidently placed his house in a bubble and it burst, his playing became bad. he might just be tone deaf or at least hard of hearing after a loud noise in his ears.
The Original Bruno 2 years ago (edited)
When he plays badly, he appears to be tone deaf. A low-quality clarinet could still be approximately on key, but his is tuned way out of key, suggesting the problem is tuning, especially since when he plays well, he also plays on key. The clarinet is not like a violin or a voice, but like a guitar or a piano: if it's in tune, it plays on key. (Granted, a terrible clarinet player can make an atonal squawk through a lack of proper breath control, and Squidward often does this.) (Edit: low notes can also sound a bit sharp on cheap woodwinds.) (Edit: Tune a clarinet? Yes, you have to tune them, but I'm not sure if Squidward's inconsistent pitch is even possible.)
Load More Replies... Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago (edited)
An expensive instrument doesn't make you a better player.
Fennecfoxcat 2 years ago
For instrument it does. Most low end ones it is impossible to get a good tone quality and they squeak a bunch. Especially if it is an Amazon or knockoff clarinet like the theory is suggesting
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Moosy Girl 2 years ago
Plastic recorders at the low end are NOT decent! It’s just that few people know/remember what a real recorder is supposed to sound like.
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
OP means they can carry a tune. It ain't pretty, but it is accurate.
Load More Replies... SkyBlueandBlack 2 years ago
Man, my clarinet was an old plastic one someone had left in the band room a couple years before I came along. I had to get it re-corked, but as long as I was using the right reed (don't ask) it was fine. If you're a beginner, get a beginner level instrument. That solid rosewood clarinet won't make you a better player.
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Fennecfoxcat 2 years ago
Ooh! I have input on this! I play clarinet! Because he has played it since the start of the series I could also need to be re-corked (which can cost thousands of dollars)
#40
In Parasite, the architect that built the house was named 'Namgoong.' They never say his last name and we never see him, so we don't truly know who he was. In the movie, they make a big deal about his architecture, specifically the bunker, so he has experience with security design and planning.
In Snowpiercer, we meet a man named 'Namgoong Minsu,' the security specialist who designed all the door systems on the train. They use him to get to the front of the train by making him disable the door locks.
My theory is, basically, that the 'Namgoong' in both movies is the same person. That is, Namgoong Minsu in Snowpiercer designed the house in Parasite.
He already had the security knowledge to create the hidden door for the bunker of the house, and we know that he was popular, so it would make sense that, in the future, Wilford would hire a man of good renown to design the doors on the train. Maybe in exchange for free passage or something of the like?
Lyone Fein 2 years ago
Your observation is not really relevant to the proposed theory.
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So, you are thinking that Snowpiercer takes place about 30 years after Parasite?
Paul Richards 2 years ago
Showpiece is a demented sequel to w***y Wonka. Go watch the video essays
What do you think ?
similarly 2 years ago
I have a theory about the 2019 Joker movie. At the end of the movie, it's revealed that the protagonist is an unreliable narrator in that his relationship with his neighbor throughout the movie is revealed to have been just a fantasy that never actually happened, and that the neighbor barely has any idea at all who he is. My theory is that earlier in the movie, when Arthur shoots the three men from the train, that there was no woman on the train. Arthur desperately wants to be a white-knight hero, to think of himself as a "nice guy" and a "good person". My theory is that he invented the woman on the train to justify his violence, to put himself in the perspective of the hero. My theory is that there were three guys on a train, loud, annoying, but not actually causing trouble. They're everything Arthur isn't: wealthy, successful, they have friends, they're happy. Arthur hates them for this and exacts revenge because he's a sociopath.
Manatee 2 years ago
There's been a theory tossed about that "James Bond" isn't a real name/person, but the designation of whoever takes on the role of "007." Your old identity is gone, you're now Bond.
DB 2 years ago
In that case then Jethro Bodine could really have become a double-naught spy. Cool.
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Tracy Sellars 2 years ago
We have have all misinterpreted the original Terminator, it wasn't a movie for our enjoyment but a cautionary story, warning us of our impending doom at the hands of machines.
Apatheist Account2 2 years ago
It was actually warning about the threat of nuclear war - which is why the sequel had a sense of redemption about it, since the cold war was over.
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David A Paterson 2 years ago
Who? (Looks up Wikipedia). "After she rescues Iron Man from Doctor Doom with the help of a horde of squirrels". LOL, I can see the attraction.
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Dodo (they/them) 2 years ago
I think the HIMYM theory is probably correct. And especially because he's talking about Robin's ex, Ted probably exaggerated more. With Bruce Almighty though, idk, I think that theory was written by a militant Christian. If you think the Abrahamic God can't/won't cause harm and chaos, you haven't paid enough attention to your Bible.
Almarako94 2 years ago
Either i'm "too bright" or so, but most of these thing are just obvious to me that didn't even thought about it as something hidden.
similarly 2 years ago
I have a theory about the 2019 Joker movie. At the end of the movie, it's revealed that the protagonist is an unreliable narrator in that his relationship with his neighbor throughout the movie is revealed to have been just a fantasy that never actually happened, and that the neighbor barely has any idea at all who he is. My theory is that earlier in the movie, when Arthur shoots the three men from the train, that there was no woman on the train. Arthur desperately wants to be a white-knight hero, to think of himself as a "nice guy" and a "good person". My theory is that he invented the woman on the train to justify his violence, to put himself in the perspective of the hero. My theory is that there were three guys on a train, loud, annoying, but not actually causing trouble. They're everything Arthur isn't: wealthy, successful, they have friends, they're happy. Arthur hates them for this and exacts revenge because he's a sociopath.
Manatee 2 years ago
There's been a theory tossed about that "James Bond" isn't a real name/person, but the designation of whoever takes on the role of "007." Your old identity is gone, you're now Bond.
DB 2 years ago
In that case then Jethro Bodine could really have become a double-naught spy. Cool.
Load More Replies... Tracy Sellars 2 years ago
We have have all misinterpreted the original Terminator, it wasn't a movie for our enjoyment but a cautionary story, warning us of our impending doom at the hands of machines.
Apatheist Account2 2 years ago
It was actually warning about the threat of nuclear war - which is why the sequel had a sense of redemption about it, since the cold war was over.
Load More Replies... David A Paterson 2 years ago
Who? (Looks up Wikipedia). "After she rescues Iron Man from Doctor Doom with the help of a horde of squirrels". LOL, I can see the attraction.
Load More Replies... Dodo (they/them) 2 years ago
I think the HIMYM theory is probably correct. And especially because he's talking about Robin's ex, Ted probably exaggerated more. With Bruce Almighty though, idk, I think that theory was written by a militant Christian. If you think the Abrahamic God can't/won't cause harm and chaos, you haven't paid enough attention to your Bible.
Almarako94 2 years ago
Either i'm "too bright" or so, but most of these thing are just obvious to me that didn't even thought about it as something hidden.
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