niryuu/sni-each-converted huggingface dataset:
Why did they have to choose a different person each time they went one level deeper in Inception?   Couldn't they have kept going into Yusuf's dream all the way down?
Output: Was it impossible to go into same person's dream each level down, or did it serve a purpose?
In the film Logan (2017), there is a scene during which Professor Xavier is having a seizure which seems to make it hard for people around him to move. During this scene, Logan tries to reach Xavier and when he arrives in the hallway of the hotel, he starts stabbing the walls with his claws out.  Why does he do that?
Output: Why does Logan stab walls?
Why was Dev Patel from Lion nominated up for Supporting Actor rather than Best Actor at the 89th Academy Awards? Why is he not eligible for Best Actor, but only Supporting Actor? I'm not asking whether he should or shouldn't, but about his eligibility.
Output: Why was Dev Patel nominated for Supporting Actor rather than Best Actor?
In Game of Thrones there is a scene in which Yara tries to free Theon from the Dreadfort. During this scene we see Myranda and Ramsay in bed together. Myranda places her hands around Ramsays neck and holds them there for a long time. It then cuts away from them until Ramsay arrives in the kennels, covered in blood. Myranda is never seen again. This may sound like an obvious question but I'm just wondering if it's ever confirmed that Myranda tried to kill Ramsay. I googled it but couldn't find anything explicit.
Output: Did Myranda try to kill Ramsay?
In the show opener, after the Cylon attack happens, Laura Roslin tries to take charge on the ship she is on. Doral objects, and he later discusses it with Lee Adama. Might this be because he was trying to prevent some semblance of order taking hold, or was he maybe trying to position himself or another to take charge?
Output: Why was Doral opposing Roslin?
I've been watching season 1 of 24 for the third time, and trying to work out if Nina's behaviour does add up to the season's final plot twist.  This question pretty much explains everything: Why did Nina Myers help Jack Bauer if she was a mole?  However, in episode 22, while Jack is being held hostage by the Drazens and Chapelle refuses to do anything about it, Nina unexpectedly calls Palmer and asks him to help save Jack.  Now, I really see no reason for her doing that! She can just let things happen and continue to do her job, her employer's plans are succeeding and Jack's killing was part of it.  Is there any consistent explanation as to why she would go out of her way when she obviously didn't have to?
Output: Why does Nina Myers call Palmer in episode 22 to help save Jack from the Drazens?
At 1:27 of this clip from Pearl Harbor (2001), Japanese bombers are flying over teenagers somewhere in Hawaii playing baseball.  The Japanese machine gunner then gestures his arms vertically, but why? He doesn't appear to be waving as a greeting.
Output: What's this Japanese bomber machine gunner gesturing with his arms?
I just saw The Adventures of Tintin and I could see that Captain Haddock's character has a very thick Scottish accent. I don't recollect any reference made in the original series by Hergé about Captain Haddock's Scottish heritage. Is there a particular reason for this?  PS: I had to tag this question as something, since accents/tintin weren't in the existing tag list
Output: Is Captain Haddock Scottish?
Sherlock fakes his death to stop his 3 only friends from being assassinated, but does he explain to John that if he didn't fake his death John would have died?
Output: Did Sherlock explain to John why he faked his death?
What was the reason behind the conversion of human into USB in the movie Lucy?   Why did the heroine change herself into USB when she used 100% of her mind, and then texted the policeman ("I am everywhere")?   She traverses many old eras, and in the end just forms a strange structure, giving the researcher (scientist) USB and then that huge structure falls off?
Output: Why did Lucy convert herself into a USB?
So there are two teams in Avengers: Endgame: Natasha (Black Widow) and Clint (Hawkeye)/Nebula and War Machine.   Yet Black Widow and Hawkeye were chosen for the mission to Vormir. So did Nebula know to send them since one loved one had to be sacrificed and she gathered that they both share a history or was it just a normal team separation?
Output: Did Nebula know what would happen?
In the movie Baby Driver, in the Coffee Run scene, some of the lyrics of the song are plastered in graffiti on the walls while the main character walks to the coffee shop.     Has this ever done before or was Edgar Wright the one who created it?
Output: Has this "lyrics with song" style of scene ever been done?
In the movie Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Jack Reacher has a sheriff arrested by military police because this sheriff is possibly involved human trafficking.   Can military police arrest a civilian on US soil? I thought MPs were only allowed to operate within military personnel.
Output: Can military police arrest civilians on US soil?
In the movie Trainspotting when Mark "Rent Boy" Renton reads Diane's letter and Begbie arrives at his room, how did Begbie come to know where Rent was living?
Output: How did Begbie track Rents?
In Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018), Ethan Hunt's team already strap a tracker block on Lane's neck which makes the tracker device to show "no signal".    Why did Hunt's team set a 90 seconds limit to take out the tracker from Lane's neck?
Output: Why did Hunt's team set a 90 seconds limit to take out the tracker from Lane's neck?
In the episode Q Who, Guinan and Q encounter each other for the first time in the series, and it is obvious they already know each other.  Q warns Picard to get rid of Guinan:    "Picard if you have half the sense you pretend to have you would get  her off your ship immediately. And If you like I'd be more than  pleased to expedite her departure."   At which point Q raises his hand as if he is about to use one of his powers on her. In response Guinan adopts this pose:    Q continues speaking of Guinan:    "This creature is not what she appears to be. She is an imp, and where  she goes trouble always follows."   This exchange between them raises various questions.   Did Guinan have any defensive powers against the Q's powers? Q implies that Guinan was not who she appeared to be. Was the true identity of Guinan ever uncovered? Or is this more deceit from Q? What was the prior relationship between Q and Guinan?   I am looking for any explanation, in or out-of-universe. I am guessing that originally they were intending for Guinan to have a certain back-story that was later abandoned by the producers - but this is just a guess.
Output: What was the prior relationship between Q and Guinan?
In spite of being corrupted, why has Mayor Quimby from The Simpsons not been replaced from the position of mayor yet. We have seen him taking bribes from Fat Tony, again some theft from tax money. So what is the reason that he is still the mayor of Springfield?  I know that he is largely just supposed to be funny, like many other characters that still have their jobs despite their incompetence (e.g. Chief Wiggum, Dr. Nick, Otto, ...). But apart from this, has it ever been adressed inside the show itself why Springfield fails to either recognize Quimby's inappropriateness for the job or do anything against it? Or is this left entirely unadressed as part of the joke around his character?
Output: Why is Mayor Quimby still mayor?
I have watched many movies such as Sixth Sense, where there is a major twist that if known prior to watching the movie can potentially spoil the enjoyment of viewing. I tend not to watch this type of movies again, or certainly no more than once, and wondered if this is a common reaction.  Is there any evidence that would suggest that comparatively, this type of films, whilst they may do well at cinema, have relatively poor post-cinema sales (I am thinking of the ratio between box-office and DVD/BluRay sales). So, for any budding directors, is this the type of movie to shy away from?
Output: Is there any evidence of "Big Twist" movies having poor post-cinema sales?
So in Focus, Nicky leaves Jess in the car right after the big betting scene in New Orleans.  I don't see why he did that. He wasn't being chased by cops or anyone. He wasn't in danger that he did it to save her life. Everything was going fine and he just left her, saying "You did great".   Why did Nicky leave Jess in the car right after the betting in New Orleans?
Output: Why did Nicky do what he did to Jess in New Orleans?
In the first Matrix movie Agent Smith and Neo survived the green explosion from inside the agent. But in the third movie Neo and Smith both died as a result of the same attack in the first movie. How did this happen?
Output: If Neo survived in the first movie, how come he didn't in the third movie?
I have only watched a few episodes of Being Human (the original BBC series) so I may have missed something. (Just got hold of the dvds so trying to catch up.) In episode 3, George transforms into a werewolf after/during fighting Tully in the shed. He exhales a green mist just after the transformation has finished. I didn't notice this in any other episode, did it have something to do with fighting Tully? Eg, proximity of another werewolf?  Any other explanation - maybe just werewolves have very bad breath?
Output: Why does the werewolf exhale a green mist?
During the course of the Avengers, you see Mr Banner talk about his alter ego as just another entity inside of himself. Afraid, reluctant and very much un-willing to let him out, even if it means his escape from being captured by S.H.I.E.L.D. Citing Hulk's violence, lack of self-control, and raw power that would come of unleashing such a creature.  However, during the argument on the plane as well as for the final battle, Banner is willing, and eventually does let the beast lose, seemingly without knowledge as to whether or not he can control him properly.  Why does Banner choose to release the Hulk and where does he get the confidence he needs to be sure that he can point the indestructible beast towards the enemy, and not towards the Avengers?
Output: Why does Banner finally allow the Hulk to come out?
A recent trend that I've noticed (or I'm just crazy and need to delete this question) is to release a major film outside of the U.S. first, even if it's a Hollywood film. Usually a week or so later the film gets released in the U.S.  Why are movies being released this way?
Output: What's with the trend of releasing movies outside the US first?
In Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Newt restrains Graves' movements with one of his friendly beasts and then proceeds to use the Revelio spell to... (spoiler)     reveal Graves' true identity, who is actually Gellert Grindelwald.   My question is, what gave him away? How did Newt realize that man was not really Graves? I was thinking maybe the speech he gave matched...    Grindelwald's ideas   ...and also the power and skill he displayed whilst fighting the aurors. Does anyone have a better explanation for this? Also, as a curiosity, what did...    Grindelwald   ...do with the real Graves? Maybe something similar to what was done to Alastor Moody in The Goblet of Fire?
Output: How did Newt Scamander realize "someone's" real identity?
I am referring to the scene at the end of the movie where William exposed her and admitted to her that he knows. She is running to Williams house for the car and then she is leaving.  Why did Adaline run and drive away from William and Ellis? She already was exposed and it isn't clear from what or whom she ran away.
Output: Why did Adaline run away?
After his wife's death, John receives a small puppy named Daisy in order to cope and provide the company to not grieve alone.  At the end of the movie, after finishing his final act of retribution, John takes with him a stronger built pitbull puppy, and heads home.   Was this an intentional act of symbolism; with his first dog a representation of his fragile state after Helen's death, and the last dog a representation of a stronger, more willful John Wick?
Output: Was John's new dog at the end of the movie intentionally symbolic?
During Avengers: Infinity War Thanos killed Vision to take the Mind Stone from his head.  During Avengers: Endgame Tony Stark (Iron Man) tells Professor Hulk to bring everyone back as they were 5 years ago, which he does by performing "the snap".  Does this mean that this character was brought back? If so, where was he during the final battle?
Output: Is this character still alive after the events of "Avengers: Endgame"?
I haven't finished Z for Zachariah yet, but is there radiation in the water and an intense scrubbing will protect you from it? Why does Margot Robbie wash Chiwetel Ejiofor in Z for Zachariah?
Output: Why does Margot Robbie wash Chiwetel Ejiofor in Z for Zachariah?
Throughout the Suits season, Louis Litt seems to need constant recognition from his colleagues. He seems to feel inferior to other senior partners like Jessica and Harvey (especially Harvey). He feels insecure about himself and lacks self-confidence.   Why does he have this "inferior" psychological issue, given that he was revealed to be the richest person in the law firm despite holding a more junior position (watch Season 6 episode 1) compared to Harvey and Jessica? His bosses were somewhat embarrassed when they learnt how rich Louis was. Logically, his bosses should feel inferior and not him. Louis behaves like a "loser" when he is actually the biggest winner of the firm.
Output: Why does Louis Litt struggle with self-esteem issues, given that he is the richest in the law firm despite getting a lower salary?
In The Piano (1993), Ada and Baine have a conversation like this:    Baine: How many would that be?    Baine: Yes. Ten keys.   And then both make love with each other.  What is the meaning of this conversation before making love?
Output: What is the meaning of this conversation before making love?
In Saw 3, a sequence is shown where Dr. Lynn Denlon performs an operation on John (Jigsaw) using a drill and other similar tools.  My first question is, how can they perform an operation where hardware tools are used rather than medical instruments? Also, how can a person speak during his open brain surgery?  My second question is, is there any similarity between this operation sequence and reality?
Output: Is the brain sequence similar to reality or not?
While looking for various actors and actresses I keep coming across material they have done that isn't on their IMDB profile.   An example is Allison Scagliotti is in a web short yet there is no mention of it on her page, the web short did give her credit but this isn't always the case. I've noticed that music videos and web videos don't normally show up on IMDB as well as sometimes older roles that the actor/actress doesn't acknowledge.   Since IMDB is generally the go to for if an actor/actresses was in something. If it's not listed on IMDB or their wiki page (and in some cases I've come across not the actor/actresses own personal page) then how can I make sure if the actor/actress is the one I believe they are?
Output: How to correctly identify an actor/actresses is in something that is not listed on their IMDB profile?
I've watched these Monster films with my kids many times as it's their fav, and something had always bothered me about the characters. It wasn't until today that I spotted it. None of the monsters have any noses. Some have horns but no noses.  Except Sulley, he's the only character to have a full featured face.  There is the little pig in the poster that has a nose, but it could be argued that it's not a monster (more of a pet). This noseless trait exists in the original Monsters Inc film as well.  I'm wondering why Pixar separated the facial features so that only Sulley has a nose. What was the motivation behind this decision?  Once you notice it. It becomes clear that Pixar did this for a reason, but I can't figure out why.
Output: Why is Sulley the only monster in the Monsters Inc films to have a nose?
As shown in the movie Persephone was the wife of The Merovingian, who himself was an obsolete program who denied being deleted. My question is, does anybody know anything about the origins of Persephone? There seems to be no specific information that indicates who she previously was.
Output: What were the origins of Persephone in The Matrix: Reloaded?
In Ex Machina, If Caleb had already reprogrammed the security protocol, why did he attempt to get Caleb drunk again? Or perhaps Caleb tried to get Nathan drunk again because he thought that Nathan had been listening in on his conversations with Ava during the power outages, and thus Nathan would have been expecting Caleb to try to get him drunk, and to not do so would have made Nathan suspicious and possibly led to the whole plan to free Ava to be foiled?
Output: Why did Caleb try to get Nathan drunk the second time?
In Spring Breakers (2012), I know this movie contains a lot of women in bikinis & nudity.  But I was shocked to see girls in bikinis even in court. It looks like the judge's decision will be disturbed when he see girls in bikinis.    Why can't they even provide proper uniforms for them?
Output: Why did they introduce girls in bikinis in court?
In the Maze Runner, WCKD wants the kids to escape the maze, but they have made it almost impossible to do so because they have Bio-Tech creatures called Grievers created by WCKD patrolling the maze at night, but when kids go into the maze but they don't come back alive if the doors closed, that's saying something, but wouldn't they send something else instead of Grievers in? I understand they want to map the the patterns of the killzone in the kids brains and their immunity to the flare, but to kill them while in the maze? surely WCKD would want them to live and save humanity rather than be murdered by a gigantic maze.  What I'm trying to say is: They could have picked a creature that wounds the kids but not kills them so why didn't the organisation do this instead?
Output: Why would WCKD use Grievers?
Many movies have scenes where a man is tied to a rope which is tied from a vehicle and he is dragged for a while.  The road usually has a rough surface and may contain obstructions like stones. If a person falls from his vehicle on the road, he gets several injuries.  So, how do they film car drag scenes without injuring the actor/stuntman?  A sample GIF:
Output: How are car drag scenes filmed without hurting anyone?
In the movie Predator  (1987), near the climax, when the Predator finds Arnold, it did not try to kill him immediately. Instead, it goes near him and checks his head and removes its helmet (I am assuming that it would be its helmet).   Why did it not kill Arnold immediately as it killed everybody else? Did checking Arnold's head mean something?
Output: Why did the Predator not kill Arnold immediately as it killed everybody else?
Right before the final fight, we see Loki and Stark discussing the terms of the upcoming battle, bantering back and forth between who will win.  It is then that Loki gets the idea of turning Stark against his comrades like he did with Hawkeye, as well as a bunch of other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents at the beginning of the movie.  But, it doesn't work at all.     Is this because of Stark's Arc Reactor countering the Cosmic powers somehow, because Stark is incorruptible (which doesn't make much sense), or possibly because simply he was touching the Arc Reactor and not Stark's flesh?  Either way, is there an explanation of why this did not work on Tony?
Output: Why didn't Loki's mind control work on Tony Stark?
Does The Shining have a distinct location or is it like Springfield where you can make a good guess but it's never really described?
Output: Where is The Shining set?
In the Avengers movie everyone seemed to know a great deal about the Tesseract. Even Hawkeye seemed to know that it is a thing which can make portals (he tells about the Tesseract that door can open from both sides). In Captain America The First Avenger Red Skull only used the stone for harnessing power. So how does everyone know about the Tesseract and its capabilities?
Output: How does everyone know so much about the Tesseract?
In Fifteen Million Merits, Abi made a penguin out of food packaging and gave it to Bingham "Bing" Madsen.    After accepting the job in avatar shipping portal, Bing gets a house with a real natural view but he still had a penguin statue and he even weirdly stared at it:    What is the significance of this penguin and its transition from paper to a real looking one? Is it a representation of his own transitioning? Or his symbol of his incomplete love?
Output: What is the significance of the penguin in Fifteen Million Merits?
The Iron Giant: Signature Edition includes some new scenes that weren't in the original movie. Since I hadn't watched the original movie in years, I wasn't sure which scenes were actually new and which ones I had forgotten over the years.  Which changes were made to the movie from the original?
Output: What new scenes were added to The Iron Giant: Signature Edition?
Die Hard includes a moment when police officer Al Powell says he is on "desk duty" because he accidentally shot a child who had a toy gun. But earlier, Al is shown in uniform, driving a "black-and-white" (a police car) around a neighborhood.  If Al was on desk duty, why was he in uniform, driving a car around the city, wearing the sidearm that he eventually uses to shoot Karl?
Output: If Al Powell was on desk duty, why was he driving black-and-white?
In Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), Freddie is trying to reunite with the Queen Band in front of Jim Beach.    Freddie: I went to Munich. I hired a bunch of guys. I told them  exactly what I wanted them to do...and the problem was... they did it.  No pushback from Roger. (points to Brian) None of your rewrites.  (points to John Deacon) None of his funny looks. I need you.   Why is it a problem for Freddie if guys from Munich did what he wanted?
Output: Why is it a problem for Freddie if the guys from Munich did what he wanted?
What is the significance of annoying phone ring in Once Upon a Time in America?   At the the beginning of the movie, the phone rang for 4 to 5 minutes continuously.
Output: What is the significance of annoying phone ring?
In the film Donnie Brasco, why did the FBI tell the mafia that Donnie was an undercover agent? What am I missing? Why does the FBI seem stupid?
Output: In the film Donnie Brasco, why did the FBI tell the mafia that Donnie was an undercover agent?
In Game of Thrones season 7 episode 3, we see    the Lannister army   invade and defeat    house Tyrell in Highgarden.    In fact, the fight is so one-sided that the writers of the show intentionally decided not to show the actual battle and instead jumped directly to the aftermath of fight.  It's established in season 7 episode 1 that     the Lannister army   is running short of supplies and money, and     house Tyrell   is now the richest house in Westeros. How was it possible that the former so easily defeated the latter?
Output: How was a powerful house so easily defeated?
Considering that both Wikipedia and IMDb have classified Spring Breakers as a comedy-drama, I'd like to know what exactly are the comic elements of the movie? The Britney Spears references? James Franco's (perhaps satirical) character? While weird and a li'l surreal, neither of them struck me as particularly funny. What am I missing?
Output: How exactly is the movie a comedy?
My understanding of how the story in movies proceeds is that the writer builds up the expectation of the audience and then concludes it appropriately.   I did not see that in American History X. All throughout the movie, the story builds up the expectation that Edward Norton would do something about the Neo-Nazi group that he helped establish before he was sent to Chino.   However, the movie "abruptly" ends with the death of his younger brother. Although this might sound very subjective but this seemed like an improper ending to me. Of course I don't want to argue if you liked this ending or not. But I'd like to understand what this ending was supposed to tell us. Why did the movie end in such an unexpected way and how did this ending tie in with the rest of the movie's story and themes?
Output: Why did American History X end so unexpectedly?
In the last episode of game of thrones, Sansa asks that the North becomes independent and Bran allows it.  Seeing this, Why didn't the other rulers ask for the same thing?   Especially Dorne and the Iron Islands.
Output: Why didn't the other kingdoms want to be independent?
In Kindergarten Cop (1990), why are there kids above 6 learning inside a normal school? Are they special, or is something off? For example, the bad guy is searching a kindergarten for his kid, while stating his age is 6.
Output: Why are there kids above 6 and in school
I was watching Batman: The Dark Knight the other day and something jogged my memory. There is a scene where the Joker puts two bombs in two separate boats and gives the detonator to the boat owners. He claims that each boat can use the detonator to blow up the other boat, before the other boat does the same. Eventually, the time limit runs out and no boats explode, thus proving that Gotham is good and redeemable.  Now, I'm not sure if I imagined/dreamt/read somewhere that each boat had in fact its own detonator. If they pressed the button, they would blow themselves up, not the other boat. This would be an even larger twist on the game.  Is this actually real? Is this what happens in the comics or on the original Batman movie? Or did I just read this on some theory on the web?
Output: What did the Joker's detonators actually target?
In Source Code, I did not get the meaning of a conversation between Capt. and Christina in the train. It was between roughly 00:42:00-00:43:00  The conversation was as follows:  Capt- Okay. Christina? Um...I've been having these dreams lately. Really vivid.   And you've been in them. Christina- Really? Capt- What? Oh. No. Not like that. Not that I wouldn't. I...It's just...Um..   So what was it that he wanted to say, but could not complete and why Christina left him without listening to him completely. I could not get that part.
Output: What does the conversation mean?
In Lucy there was a car chase. Lucy was driving and there was a police officer in the car. Lucy was driving extremely fast when officer said:    Better be late than dead   In reply Lucy said:    We never really die   What did she mean? At the end of the movie we saw Lucy tell the officer that "I am everywhere." I'm guessing she became immortal, but normal people are mortal. What did the writer actually mean? Even Lucy didn't know at that time what's gonna happen when her brain usability reaches 100%.
Output: What did Lucy mean by "We never really die"?
In the movie adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), Edmond Dantès lands at Elba, kills some British soldiers and knowingly accepts a letter from Napoleon Bonaparte. Whereas in the book he doesn't accept the letter directly from Napoleon and has no reason to believe it has anything to do with Napoleon.  To me having this scene at Elba was unnecessary (in more ways than one), it makes it hard to believe that he was just naive and does the meaning of his betrayal by Mondego and Danglars.   To put it in a more modern context, had a terrorist leader passed him a letter which was said to contain a letter to family but actually contained plans for an attack, then Mondego and Danglars would be considered heroes and Edmond's quest for revenge would not be justified.  So, can Edmond Dantès really be considered innocent of treason?
Output: Was Edmond Dantès Actually a Traitor?
In the 2011 film Rise of the Planet of the Apes, there is a scene where Caesar escapes from the house, attacks the neighbor, and during that attack he bites the man's finger.    During that sequence, we can clearly see that he does not lose his finger, but it is bloody.   Was this a mistake in the film?  Every time I watch this film, and that scene comes up, it seems to me that Caesar bites off the mans finger. But in the next shot, he has his finger back.  Later in the film people are discussing if it's safe to continue to have Caesar in the house, and one person mentions the attack. If I remember correctly, it's stated that the neighbor lost his finger.  It seems like an important plot point, because the neighbor mentions that he's a pilot. So loosing a finger would be kind of a big deal for him.  What is the correct result of Caesar's attack? Or was there some kind of last minute change in the editing room to keep the finger.
Output: Was Caesar supposed to have bitten off the neighbor's finger?
In Desperate Housewives season one Linette takes her son's ADHD medicine and becomes very energetic. It gives her the ability to stay awake for hours on end and still do a good job and still have a whole lot of nervous energy...  (According to the plot the medicine has the opposite effect on non-ADHD people to what it has on ADHD people.)  Is this at all realistic?
Output: Realism of the effect of ADHD medicine in Desperate Housewives
I know that there were many, many, many changes made from the book Ready Player One to the movie adaption. But the most puzzling to me is why the character called "Shoto" in the book was renamed "Sho" for the movie?  They kept his partner's name, Daito, the same. And since Daito and Shoto are both classifications of Japanese swords, it seems it would make more sense (especially for Japanese audiences) to keep the name as "Shoto".  Any idea why the filmmakers made this seemingly capricious change?
Output: Why was the character Shoto in the book renamed to Sho for the movie?
In the movie Terminator Genisys, they show that the series of events from the first terminator never happens. This is an alternate timeline. They also destroy subsequent chips from other terminators. How does Skynet get built then? Isn't the existence of Skynet based on the result of the Predestination paradox? If they didn't have the machine chip, by who and how does Skynet get created?
Output: How does Skynet get created in Terminator Genisys?
In Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief, How can Percy and his friends play all the games in the Lotus Hotel casino, when they are still teenagers and the legal age for the gamble in Las Vegas is 21?
Output: How can Percy and his friends play all the games in casino?
I was watching America's Got Talent last night, and during the opening credits was struck by the number of executive producers listed. It seems to grow longer each year.  They are (from the official NBC site):  Executive producers: Simon Cowell, Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Ken Warwick, Jason Raff, and Georgie Hurford-Jones  Co-executive producers: Nikki Boella, James McKinlay, Tabitha Hanson-Obtulowicz  Executive in Charge of Production: Tiffany Hoss, Charlie Krestul  Now I understand Simon Cowell and Ceicle Frot-Coutaz. He is head of the production company SYCO TV, and she is the CEO of FremantleMedia North America, which produce the show. And Ken Warwick is an executive producer and showrunner for American Idol. (Not clear if he is is also a showrunner at AGT.)  But who are all these other seven EPs? None of them have entries in Wikipedia.  The executive producer entry in Wikipedia indicates there can be several types of executive producer: traditional EPs (production executives, financiers, etc.), head writer(s), and showrunner(s).  I can't see how there could be more than one head writer -- host Nick Cannon is the only one that appears to have a script. AGT is making a ton of money, so it wouldn't seem there would need to be a lot of investors.  Do they really need ten chefs in the kitchen?
Output: Why does America's Got Talent have so many executive producers?
In The Good Wife (season 4), I think that the end of episode 6 is wrong, mainly in the facts, but I need someone with some legal knowledge to confirm.  As we are told, Cpt. Laura Hellinger has lost the Army law suit she had against her claimed rapist, and judge Kalhun, asks Alicia to help in the civil court.  At the end of the episode, we learn of a new witness who heard Cpt. Laura Hellinger and her rapist fight.   I am sure that this is new information - Isn't that grounds to open the military case again? Shouldn't Alicia/Kalinda/Will (who's not in the episode) or someone else point that the military case can and should be re-open? -- THIS is how the episode should have ended!
Output: Wrong end to The Good wife season 4 episode 6
At some point in Thor: Ragnarok, our favorite Valkyrie tells Thor:    Don't die. You know what I mean.   Maybe I'm missing something, but why the second part? It seems to be a self-explaining sentence. Despite rumors that the Asgardian gods can't die,     Odin died (old age)    Hela was surprised to see Thor and Loki alive    Hela dies at the end    So, what is Scrapper 142's meaning?
Output: Meaning of Scrapper 142's words to Thor
This is something very common, that we all have been seeing since as long as we can remember. This question stemmed from my recent re-watching of Django Unchained, where Quentin Tarantino makes a cameo appearnce. I have always been intrigued by this. M Night Shyamalan, Peter Jackson, John Carpenter, Robert Rodriguez, Eli Roth, and many more, have made frequent cameo appearnces in their movies. The trend goes as back as Alferd Hitchcock's movies. I want to know more about this. What are the factros behind this gesture ?
Output: Why do directors make cameo appearances in their movies?
The most recent installments of James Bond (ones featuring Daniel Craig) have fewer gadgets but more raw action (like the chase sequences in Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace). Is it because of plot related changes to the MI:6 or have the movies been altered to suit the audiences?
Output: Why is James Bond less tech savvy in the Daniel Craig movies?
In the movie Predator (1987), why did the predator come to Earth? I only know a little bit about Predator lore/fandom. Was he hunting for a rite of passage? Was he already an established hunter and just hunting for more trophies? (These are just guesses of mine)
Output: Why did the first Predator come to Earth?
General spoiler alert so I don't have to hide the whole question...  Towards the end of Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos uses the time stone to rewind time and reassemble the shattered mind stone.  We know that Thanos only retrieved the time stone moments ago on Titan.  We also know that using the time stone is not easy, and requires significant training and ancient knowledge, as noted in this Doctor Strange scene:    Mordo (referring to the time stone):      How did you learn to do that? Where did you learn the litany of spells required to even understand it?      Dr. Strange:      I've got a photographic memory. It's how I got my M.D. and Ph.D. at the same time.      Mordo:      What you just did takes more than a good memory.  You were born for the mystic arts.     Given the above, how does Thanos know how to use the time stone?
Output: How did Thanos know how to use this item?
In Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, we learn that Kingpin wants to find a replacement for his wife Vanessa and son Richard by using their DNA in the machine that opens holes into other universes. (He uses a hair from a comb that gets put into the machine.)  But when Peter Parker as Spider-Man is fighting during the machine power up his head is pushed into the beam, which I assume was the reason why other spideys were pulled here because they share the same (close enough) DNA. Including Peni Parker (which could be a distant future relative in her universe, and even Spider-Ham (Peter Porker, which I'll accept as being close enough in his animal universe).  But as far as Gwen, Spider-Woman, how was she pulled into Mile's universe?  We learn that her Peter Parker was killed long before, so why did a portal/hole open up near her? When she would not share any DNA with Peter at all?  It can't just be the randomness we see from other universes, because we would have to assume there would be other (normal) people pulled in as well, not just spideys.  Maybe I missed something, but it just seems like they glossed over a valid reason.
Output: How was Gwen pulled into Miles's universe?
Originally Richard Gere was cast into one of the four lead roles for the 1974 film, The Lords of Flatbush. During filming he and Sylvester Stallone got into a fight which turned into a shoving match. Consequently, Stallone refused to work with him and Gere was fired. What was the fight over?
Output: What caused Sylvester Stallone to get into a fight with Richard Gere?
In the movie Green Lantern, if fear is the very thing that turned the original Guardian into Parallax, and it cannot be conquered (The Guardians themselves say so)... why then does Sinestro decide to have The Guardians create a ring of fear? If the Lanterns fought Parallax with fear... would he not just feed off of the fear from the ring? Not to mention, wouldn't the fear take control of any Lantern that tries to master it within the yellow ring? (Example: Sinestro in the end credits.)
Output: Why does Sinestro have The Guardians create a ring of fear?
In the TV series Reaper the main character Sam has to capture escaped souls from Hell and the request of Satan himself. As the show continues it turns out Sams parent are demons and sold his soul to the Devil and that is why Sam has to carry out these task. I'm sure there was a storyline that the Devil was actually Sams father and when confronted about it the Devil replies something like 'I'm the Devil, you wouldn't believe me if I said no'. Does anyone know if Satan was Sams father or not? I could only stream the show in the U.K. but the show got cut before it ended sure.
Output: Is the Devil Sams father?
There is a strange scene in Billy Madison where Billy is cleaning erasers for one of his teachers -- Miss Lippy, a hippy-like lady who teaches an elementary class -- and Miss Lippy puts a big dab of paste right on her face. The scene ends right after she does this.  Why does Miss Lippy put paste on her face?
Output: Why does the teacher put paste on her face?
At the very end of Avengers: Endgame, we see a scene that has the feeling of an epilogue. The camera starts on a suburban street. A red car from the 1940's (which looks brand new) drives by. The camera moves up to a house that has a somewhat-overgrown yard, with untrimmed plants, a few of which are dying. Inside the house, we see that Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter are slowly and romantically dancing together.  I was shocked by the disrepair in the yard. To me, Steve and Peggy would have kept their yard neat and presentable, much like they always keep their appearances neat and presentable.  Is there an in-universe explanation why the front yard had been neglected?
Output: Why was Steve Rogers' yard so overgrown?
Let's have some flashback about S04E04,  When a white walker brings one of Craster's son to Night King. So, the scene goes like this,   [WikiPedia] Later, a White Walker retrieves Craster's son. The Walker travels to the White Walkers' fortress in the Lands of Always Winter and lays the child on an altar made of ice. The leader of the White Walkers, the Night King, approaches and places his hand on the boy, transforming him into a White Walker.   So, they've shown that the Night King can convert living into white walkers by just touching them.   But in S08E03, it didn't seem to be the case when Arya approached the Night King to kill him.  The question is, How is Arya not transformed into a White Walker when the Night King grabs her by the neck?
Output: How did Arya survive this confrontation unscathed?
I've just seen Jaime apologize to Bran for pushing him off the tower in Game of Thrones. When does Bran remember and how does Jaime discover Bran has remembered in the series?
Output: When does Bran Stark remember Jaime pushing him?
While reading his wiki page it says that: Running alongside his enthusiasm for DVD, Scott is sometimes considered the "father" of the director's cut, though the impetus to produce such versions has sometimes begun with other parties. The positive reaction to the Blade Runner Director's Cut encouraged Scott to re-cut several movies that were a disappointment at the time of their release (including Legend and Kingdom of Heaven). Today the practice of alternative cuts is more commonplace, though often as a way to make a film stand out in the DVD marketplace by adding new material.  Blade Runner was his first Director's cut but he has made many since. It seems he has the most Director's Cut Editions. Also it seems that he does a lot of Director Cut because his movies are changed by studio input after test screenings. So does his making of so many Director's Cut actually hurt the movies ( since the original movie is no longer the definitive version) or help them by creating more layers?
Output: Does Ridley Scott's Director's Cut releases hurt his movies?
I recently watched 2008 movie "Babylon A.D.". The story reveals around a new mankind generation born. But why was it titled "Babylon A.D.". Here is wiki page for the movie. But even it didn't cover the answer.
Output: Why the movie titled "Babylon A.D."?
In the trailer (NSFW) for Season 2 of Skam, Noora is shown waking up naked in some strange apartment after what seems to have been quite a crazy party.  In the actual season, however, I don't recall that scene ever taking place. Moreover, I don't see any place in the chronology where that would really fit into the story either. It resembles episode 9 a little bit, where Noora wakes up at Niko's place. However, in that episode, William wasn't there, yet William shows up in the trailer.  So, I'm not sure if the trailer fits into the chronology at all. So, what is the deal with the trailer? I remember reading about the creator of the series saying that she used to change the story as she went. Maybe the event from the trailer was originally intended to be a part of the story, but then it was changed?
Output: Does the morning after scene from the trailer of season 2 of Skam fit into the actual story of the season?
It's my understanding that the phrase "Winter is Coming" is the motto of the Stark house, when the story first reaches the wall it's implied that the winter is not a periodic season like it is in our world.  Does the winter refer to a particularly severe season or does a winter only occur every few years?
Output: Winter is Coming
When Neo is sitting in his cubicle after being reamed out by the boss for being late to work, his monitor is off and he doesn't appear to be working - in fact, his monitor doesn't appear to even be connected to a computer. Why is this? Were the filmmakers just being cheap and hoping that no one would notice, or is there some other reason? Is it possible that there's some kind of symbolism here?
Output: Why wasn't Neo's monitor connected to anything?
In Allied, Max Vatan denied spy allegations on Marianne by kicking the chair in front of a S.O.E official.(see the chair position in the IMAGE)    Actually S.O.E official hiding the gun in the desk.    But he didn't shoot Max Vatan, why?
Output: Why S.O.E official didn't shoot Max Vatan for not allowing him to investigate Marianne?
In Stranger Things 2, they say the portal takes a lot of energy to close, and that only El has the power to close it. But in the first season, portals to the Upside-Down crop up all over the place- in the Byers' home, in the tree in the woods, and by the swimming pool. What's the difference between the Hawkins' lab portal and the other ones?
Output: Why is the portal so hard to close in Stranger Things 2, when the monster opened many in the first season?
In The Craft, prior to invoking Manon, where does the power that the other three girls seem to have come from?  It's nowhere near as strong as Sarah's power, who is a natural witch. She's the one who actually seems to be responsible for pretty much every spell before Manon steps in. Nancy is obviously a little stronger herself, killing her step-father. Bonnie and Rochelle do virtually nothing, but I suppose being able to even assist in invoking Manon means they must have SOME ability.  Where does it come from? Did they just study to learn their powers?
Output: Where do the powers come from?
At the end of the movie Artificial Intelligence: A.I, the young protagonist David is found by the Mecha after 2000 years encased in ice.  According to their representation of the blue fairie, there was no detail too small that David didn't store for them, yet they do everything in their power to fulfill his wishes - but why?
Output: Why was David's happiness so important to the Mecha descendants?
I've seen The Matrix when it first came out and now I wish to watch all the Matrix movies together in order of relevance including the Animatrix anime.   Does Animatrix somehow fit into The Matrix world that is depicted within the movies and are there any spoilers in the Animatrix that could reveal parts of the The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions?
Output: How does Animatrix fit into the Matrix movies world?
Who shot Lester Burnham in "American Beauty" (1999)?  Was it Colonel Frank Fitts or Carolyn Burnham? And why was he shot?
Output: Who shot Lester Burnham in "American Beauty" (1999)?
In one of the more famous Pulp Fiction scenes, Jules and Vincent are eating at a diner when Ringo and Honey Bunny decide to rob it. Their attempt doesn't go well.  At one point, Jules tells Ringo to open up his wallet and take out $1,500.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PeyiU3uWJ8&t=1m22s  Now, I ain't giving it to him, Vincent. I'm buying something for my money. Wanna know what I'm buying, Ringo?     "What?"    "Your life. I'm giving you that money so I don't have to kill yo' ass."   What does giving Ringo $1,500 have to do with not killing him?
Output: Why did Jules have to give Ringo $1,500?
At the end of Stranger Things' second season, we see that    Will uses Morse code to secretly communicate with Hopper while the monster is possessing him.  Why does Will know Morse code? Did I miss something? Hopper and Eleven know it, Hopper due to his military training, Eleven due to being taught, but Will just doesn't seem to have any particular reason to do so.
Output: Why does Will know Morse code?
In The Dreamers when Matthew tries to convince both Isabelle and Theo to not leave him, why don't they listen to him and join the riot? Both characters are really hard to understand but their thoughts portrayed in the movie are yet so simple and intriguing.
Output: Why Isabelle and Theo leave Matthew in the end?
I find the relationship portrayed between Mr Orange and Mr White intimate and I saw a powerful emotional bond formed between these two characters.    In the opening when Mr. Orange was shot and bleeding we see Mr.White, on the verge of his tears, driving with one hand and supporting Mr Orange with another. Initially i thought that they are good old friends and hence Mr White was devastated. But that is not the case and they met only a few weeks prior to this incident. In one scene Mr White whispers something in Mr Orange ear and they giggle.   There are many other scenes like White combing Orange's hair, Mr Orange removing his wedding ring before meeting White and the most intimate and emotional scene was the climax scene.  Is this Gay subtext intentional or am I just way out of track.  Note: Quentin in one of his interviews said that "Gay subtext always makes every movie better".
Output: Relationship between “Mr. Orange” and “Mr. White” in "Reservoir Dogs"?
In the movie Wreck-It Ralph, how can the Sugar Rush game understand outside weapons and the way they function if they weren't originally part of the game?  For example, in Sugar Rush(a kart racing game), Sergeant Calhoun uses her weapons, but how does the Sugar Rush game world understand the weapons function if it wasn't originally in the game code to begin with?
Output: How does Sugar Rush understand outside weapons?
In Tootsie, Julie complains:    My lines sound like subtitles for a Czech movie.   I live in Czech republic, so I have no idea what do Czech movie subtitles look like in the US. Is there anything characteristic about them? Poor grammar, or something else? What is Julie trying to express?
Output: What's wrong with subtitles for a Czech movie, as referenced in Tootsie?