Unanswered questions

On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 06:02:29 -0600, Howard Brazee
wrote:

>What are the biggest (or most amusing) unanswered plot questions in
>film?

Godfather 2 *still* is sorta confusing.

Particularly who killed Michaels assasins? Fredo doesn't seem likely.

And all the Byzantine dealings with Roth, Pentaglini and Michael.
Michael didn't try and have Pentaglini killed ("Michael Corleone says
hello!") so it must have been Roth in order to turn Pentaglini against
Michael. But that doesn't make sense since Pentaglini would have been
killed if the policeman hadn't of shown up.

Oy vey.
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Howard Brazee wrote:
> What are the biggest (or most amusing) unanswered plot questions in
> film?

The end of _Blowup_.

The paper bag in _Barton Fink_.

The end of _Last Year at Marienbad_.

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Frank R.A.J. Maloney wrote:

> The paper bag in _Barton Fink_.

Bring me the head of old Bill Faulkner.




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Howard Brazee wrote:
> What are the biggest (or most amusing) unanswered plot questions in
> film?

Of course, over the history of this newsgroup, this may be the most
posted question.

Who killed the chauffeur in The Big Sleep?

Does Annakin Skywalker become the Emperor's butt boy because his
girlfriend keeps referring to him as "annie"?

John Harkness
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On Jul 30, 8:02 am, Howard Brazee wrote:
> What are the biggest (or most amusing) unanswered plot questions in
> film?


In the original King Kong why did the natives, after building a huge
wall around their village to keep Kong out, then build a door big
enough to let him in?

Dave in Toronto
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In article , Howard Brazee wrote:

: What are the biggest (or most amusing) unanswered plot questions in film?

Who is the father of Dianne Wiest's baby at the end of _Hannah and Her
Sisters_?

Is Robert DeNiro's character in _Brazil_ actually the Tuttle who is wanted
by the authorities, or is he just a figment of Jonathan Pryce's imagination?

Speaking of Terry Gilliam, just what exactly was supposed to have been
going on at the end of _The Adventures of Baron Munchausen_?

If Campbell Scott's character in _The Spanish Prisoner_ was as smart as they
said, why did it take him the whole length of the movie to figure out that
he had Steve Martin's fingerprints with him all along? Why during the
supposed "sting" operation, did he bring along the real notebook? Why did
no one point out to him that the scam in the film was not in fact "The
Spanish Prisoner"? When he found his friend's dead body, why did he
run away at all (if he were innocent, he wouldn't need to run), and having
decided to run, why did he leave evidence of his presence at the scene of
the crime?

How does the pie plate in _Plan Nine from Outer Space_ turn into a square
building when the flying saucer lands?

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Howard Brazee wrote:
> What are the biggest (or most amusing) unanswered plot questions in
> film?

Who are the aliens who built those monoliths in "2001" and "2010"?

What's inside that briefcase in "Pulp Fiction"? (The producers answered
that in media interviews, but that's not truly "canon" till it appears
in a film.)

What is the nature of the evil conspiracy that was only hinted at by the
murders of the piano player and orgy girl in "Eyes Wide Shut"?


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"Steven L." wrote:

>Howard Brazee wrote:
>> What are the biggest (or most amusing) unanswered plot questions in
>> film?
>
>Who are the aliens who built those monoliths in "2001" and "2010"?

Why didn't Uncle Henry appear in Dorothy's big dream, when every other
man in her life did?







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Steven L. wrote:


> Who are the aliens who built those monoliths in "2001" and "2010"?

A couple of Venutians names Hank and Marion. It's explained in the Cliff
Notes.

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David Oberman wrote:
> "Steven L." wrote:
>
>> Howard Brazee wrote:
>>> What are the biggest (or most amusing) unanswered plot questions in
>>> film?
>> Who are the aliens who built those monoliths in "2001" and "2010"?
>
> Why didn't Uncle Henry appear in Dorothy's big dream, when every other
> man in her life did?

Poor Uncle Henry. He did fare better in some of the book sequels and
eventually moved permanently to Oz where he was appointed Keeper of the
Royal Jewels. He was on the verge of losing the farm which he had to
mortgage in order to rebuild the lost farmhouse. He lost his health
worrying about the mortgage and Dorothy's disappearance, traveled to
Australia to recuperate, took Dorothy with him and thought she had
drowned in a storm at sea, and was generally knocked about before that
though.

Overall, in the books he gets more airtime than Auntie Em.

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Steven L. wrote:
> Howard Brazee wrote:
>> What are the biggest (or most amusing) unanswered plot questions in
>> film?
>
> Who are the aliens who built those monoliths in "2001" and "2010"?
>
> What's inside that briefcase in "Pulp Fiction"? (The producers answered
> that in media interviews, but that's not truly "canon" till it appears
> in a film.)
>
> What is the nature of the evil conspiracy that was only hinted at by the
> murders of the piano player and orgy girl in "Eyes Wide Shut"?

An Honorable Mention to a mystery that had already been around for
decades before it was a key subplot in the movie "Tora Tora Tora": Did
President Franklin Roosevelt know about the Pearl Harbor attack in advance?


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> : What are the biggest (or most amusing) unanswered plot questions in
> film?
>
> Who is the father of Dianne Wiest's baby at the end of _Hannah and Her
> Sisters_?

Is there any reason to believe it is anyone other than Woody Allen

> Is Robert DeNiro's character in _Brazil_ actually the Tuttle who is wanted
> by the authorities, or is he just a figment of Jonathan Pryce's
> imagination?

Is ther any reason to believe he is a figment?


> If Campbell Scott's character in _The Spanish Prisoner_ was as smart as
> they
> said, why did it take him the whole length of the movie to figure out that
> he had Steve Martin's fingerprints with him all along? Why during the
> supposed "sting" operation, did he bring along the real notebook? Why did
> no one point out to him that the scam in the film was not in fact "The
> Spanish Prisoner"? When he found his friend's dead body, why did he
> run away at all (if he were innocent, he wouldn't need to run), and having
> decided to run, why did he leave evidence of his presence at the scene of
> the crime?

I asked some of these same questions to Mamet at a showing at the Toronto
Film Festival. He replied that the film was meant to ask questions, rather
than give answers. What a crock!

Jack
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On Jul 30, 10:01 am, "Magnus, Robot Fighter" wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 06:02:29 -0600, Howard Brazee
> wrote:
>
> >What are the biggest (or most amusing) unanswered plot questions in
> >film?
>
> Godfather 2 *still* is sorta confusing.
>
> Particularly who killed Michaels assasins? Fredo doesn't seem likely.
>
> And all the Byzantine dealings with Roth, Pentaglini and Michael.
> Michael didn't try and have Pentaglini killed ("Michael Corleone says
> hello!") so it must have been Roth in order to turn Pentaglini against
> Michael. But that doesn't make sense since Pentaglini would have been
> killed if the policeman hadn't of shown up.
>
> Oy vey.

Pentangeli. "Frankie Five Angels"

John Harkness
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