Movie Movie Theories

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The Main Character In Fury Road Isn’t The Original Mad Max

This makes so much sense that we just assumed it after watching this awesome, awesome sequel. If you recall the 1981 Mad Max 2 you might also remember the feral child that Rockatansky gifts a music box to… something the primarily mute Fury Road character also has in his possession.

Surprisingly this was not the intent, and even director George Miller admitted that it was an intriguing take — saying to the theory, “No, unfortunately but that’s a great idea.” But hey, with any luck maybe Miller will finally give us a new sequel that retcons the story. We just have to wait another ten years for it.

 

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One I loved is that James Bond is a name assumed by success agents, so each of the actors playing him is actually a different spy.

There’s plenty to support it but bringing Blofeld back in the Craig films probably hurts it.

i always thought this myself. But the backstory shown of Craigs character also dispels this

 

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Frozen's Elsa and Anna Are Tarzan's Sisters

Disney’s 2013 smash Frozen did more than win two Oscars and launch “Let It Go” mania — it also inspired a theory about an earlier Disney film. After Elsa and Anna’s parents are shipwrecked at the beginning of the movie, leaving their two daughters alone together in Arendelle, the audience is left to assume that they died at sea. Co-director Jennifer Lee confirmed in a 2014 Reddit AMA, however, that, “according to [co-director] Chris [Buck], they didn’t die on the boat. They got washed up on a shore in a jungle island. The queen gave birth to a baby boy. They build a treehouse. They get eaten by a leopard…” That's right: Elsa and Anna's parents are Tarzan's parents. Even better? Buck also directed Disney’s 1999 Tarzan. If only Elsa's anthem went, “Me let it go / You freeze.”

 

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Walter White Was Malcolm From 'Malcolm in the Middle'

It’s always funny to compare Bryan Cranston’s dopey dad Hal on Malcolm in the Middle and his no-smiles Breaking Bad drug kingpin Walter White, but a very interesting fan theory seems to think there’s more similarities between the two shows than just Cranston. The theory says that Malcolm grew up to be Walter White. Malcolm was very intelligent and had a knack for chemistry, but was also stubborn and manipulative, which are shared qualities with Walter. Plus, he would probably grow up to look like his father. In terms of name, Malcolm’s surname is never spoken in the show, and we see that he has a special relationship with his grandfather Walter on his dad’s side.

 

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not at all a theory, probably true...

The Spinning Top Doesn’t Even Matter in 'Inception'

Cobb supposedly uses a top as his totem, an object that will tell him whether or not he is in a dream. At the end of Inception, we see the top spinning and show a hint of a falter, creating a cliffhanger ending in which we aren’t sure if Cobb is still in a dream or not. Really, though, the top doesn’t matter. Cobb even says that the top is his wife Mal’s totem. Cobb’s totem is his wedding ring. In his dreams, he is wearing the ring, but when he is awake the ring is gone. That’s how you know he is awake in the final scene; his wedding ring is gone

 

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The Rock: John Mason is James Bond

Theory: Sean Connery's character is actually James Bond himself. He was caught spying in America and spends a big chunk of his life in prison for the crime.

Evidence: Well, he's a badass, for one thing. But also in the movie FBI Director FBI Director Womack says this about Mason: "This man does not exist not in the United States or Great Britain." Duh, because James Bond is actually a code name! Plus, the time frame more or less would match up with Connery first appearing in Dr. No in 1962.

 

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Stan Lee Is "The Watcher" In The Marvel Universe

Stan Lee has made a cameo in every single MCU film, and while many see it as a fun way to keep the legendary creator of Marvel involved in the films, we think it might be something else. A popular fan theory is that Stan Lee is actually playing Uatu the Watcher in every Marvel movie. The Watcher is part of a race that observes the events of the universe, and has been doing so for billions of years. They are meant to observe and record without interfering, and Uatu specifically is in charge of watching over Earth. This would explain why Stan Lee is always present for such big events, and why he is always playing different characters to blend in with the human world, but never actually interferes or does much of consequence. The reason fans love this theory so much is because Stan Lee has appeared in Marvel franchise films owned by different studios, so this could mean that we'll eventually get an epic crossover where all studios will come together to make a complete Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now THAT would be something to watch!

 

[Moorabool St]

There's a pretty crazy theory out there about Inception, that perhaps Leonardo was asleep at the end of the film.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Breaking Bad is the Walking Dead prequel

The most interesting and plausible sign that Breaking Bad is a prequel to The Walking Dead is the presence of blue meth on both series. The seed for this theory was planted in the second episode of The Walking Dead, in which Merle’s secret drug stash strikes quite the resemblance to the product that turned White into a kingpin. Further hints at a possible connection between the AMC dramas include a red sports car and characters named Glenn, Gus Fring possibly being patient zero, and the description of Merle’s drug dealer as a “janky little white guy,” who Daryl quotes as saying, “I’m going to kill you b—.” Breaking Bad’s Jesse Pinkman does fit that physical description and sure did have a penchant for saying “b—.”

Oh boy this was definitely started by a The Walking Dead crew/fanboi wanting their show to look good by association.

 

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Some The Simpsons theories...

1. The entire show is in a time-loop. When the very end of the series is aired, it will evolve into the happenings of the very first episode.

2. Early in the show The Simpsons was pretty grounded, but it only got insanely wacky after the episode where Homer fell into a coma...suggesting almost the entire 30 seasons have all been in Homer's imagination as he lies in a coma. And that when the finale airs, it will be Homer waking up from the coma.

3. Bart Simpson is actually the creator of The Simpsons. Cartoon within a cartoon. The finale will show that the entire series was all just Bart essentially telling the story of his life and family by creating a cartoon about it. This could also include Futurama. This has some validity, with Matt Groening basing the whole show on his own family and experiences.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

2. Early in the show The Simpsons was pretty grounded, but it only got insanely wacky after the episode where Homer fell into a coma...suggesting almost the entire 30 seasons have all been in Homer's imagination as he lies in a coma. And that when the finale airs, it will be Homer waking up from the coma.

Coma is an apt description for the last 20-odd years of The Simpsons.

 

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Coma is an apt description for the last 20-odd years of The Simpsons.

Wow, sir.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Wow, sir.

Have you watched the crap they dish up now?

 

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Have you watched the crap they dish up now?

Yes, sir. I agree with you btw. Just its more recent. Not the majority of the 30 seasons are crap.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Yes, sir. I agree with you btw. Just its more recent. Not the majority of the 30 seasons are crap.

Season 10 is when The Simpsons really falls apart and it's now up to season 31. Most of it is crap.

 

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Season 10 is when The Simpsons really falls apart and it's now up to season 31. Most of it is crap.

fair enough, cant disagreee. it jumped ages ago

 

[edgie]

Most 'fan theories' are basement dweller garbage that flies in the face of clear logic and story from people who wish they were creative enough to come up with their own concept instead of playing with someone elses, but on the rare occasion something rather intriguing in presented.

 

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but on the rare occasion something rather intriguing in presented.

Got any?

 

[edgie]

Got any?

Not off the top of my head. In general I find most of the ones that try to turn things dark and twisted and boring and same samey, just people trying to look cool and edgy.

 

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Not off the top of my head. In general I find most of the ones that try to turn things dark and twisted and boring and same samey, just people trying to look cool and edgy.

Imo the best fan theory ever is Jar Jar being a Sith overlord....thats like what you describe - dark and twisted...but do you not like that?

 

[edgie]

Imo the best fan theory ever is Jar Jar being a Sith overlord....thats like what you describe - dark and twisted...but do you not like that?

It's not dark and twisted, it's not pretending someone is dead or mentally ill... I think it's a funny one, especially since the misdirection in some scenes lines up.

 

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It's not dark and twisted, it's not pretending someone is dead or mentally ill... I think it's a funny one, especially since the misdirection in some scenes lines up.

If only thehy did that in TROS instead of palps.

 

[RolandF1]

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3. Bart Simpson is actually the creator of The Simpsons. Cartoon within a cartoon. The finale will show that the entire series was all just Bart essentially telling the story of his life and family by creating a cartoon about it. This could also include Futurama. This has some validity, with Matt Groening basing the whole show on his own family and experiences.

That one is actually true.

Matt Groening based the Simpsons on his family including names. Except Bart, who is Matt.

 

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That one is actually true.

Matt Groening based the Simpsons on his family including names. Except Bart, who is Matt.

and he got the name Bart from rearranging the letters in Brat

 

[emuboy]

One interesting fan theory I heard about concerns the 1997 blockbuster 'Titanic' where it is suggested that Jack is nothing more than a figment of Rose's imagination, her 'imaginary friend' giving her the strength to break free of her controlling mother and fiancée and survive the sinking of the ship. Reasons for this is that old Rose says that Jack 'exists now only in my memory' and that Brock Lovett's crew in the 1990s found no trace of any Jack Dawson. But these are explained by the fact that Jack along with his friend Fabritzio won their Titanic tickets playing cards, displacing two Swedish passengers and therefore not listed on Titanic's manifest. Jack was an orphan with no siblings, and therefore no relatives to miss him, so he would have been long forgotten over 8 decades after the sinking. As for Fabritzio, was he imagined by Rose too? And what about scenes where Jack interacts with first class and third class passengers as well as crew when Rose is not there? Why would Rose twice get back on board a sinking ship to save a man who did not exist? This fan theory sinks faster than the actual Titanic on that cold April night in 1912. Or if you believe the absurd real life conspiracy theory about the Titanic, it sinks faster than the Olympic.