Question: Where does Richard come up with the "Atlas of Limb Prostheses" that he's studying at the Polish woman's house? You don't just go to the library and find that, and you need a library card if they had it. Probably an expensive book and his funds are limited.
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Answer: He may not have a library card, but he could have smuggled the book out of a library. Being that Richard is a doctor, he'd know where to find medical books, including used ones, that he could access. There are several medical schools in Chicago which would naturally have extensive libraries. There would also be bookstores near those universities that sell new and used textbooks. Richard could have taken the book from one of those.
Question: What was the reason for the kidnapping?
Answer: Two reasons, as Draisen said, he was tired of working for wealthy clients, while he worked for peanuts, Plus he lusted after Helen Downing and knew she wouldn't go with him without a fortune.
Question: What happened to Paolo after he was left to the paparazzi?
Answer: No one knows for sure, but he likely lost his career and faced a lot of lifelong humiliation as have previously singers who were found to be secretly lip syncing to someone else's voice.
Question: How come Roger won't let Kyra help with her Social Studies project?
Answer: He's simply enjoying doing it himself. Especially since he likely believes he can do it better than she can.
Question: Scott has obviously come home before when Charlie has been in trouble or to visit as both Principal Newman and Lucy both know and are aware of him. Question is, does he change his appearance with magic, so he doesn't look like Santa around them? If not, has Lucy ever questioned why he looked like Santa prior to the movie?
Answer: This is simply speculation, as it's never answered in the movie or behind the scenes, but since keeping his identity a secret is essential; we can probably safely assume he does do some sort of a disguise when he visits, so he doesn't obviously look like Santa.
Question: Alastor Moody has searched Snape's office, supposedly because Dumbledore instructed him to. Snape says "'I refuse to believe that he gave you orders to search my office!'" So why did Snape allow him to search it, and why did he not ask Dumbledore about it?
Answer: Moody is known as a wizard you do not mess with, he has the nickname "Mad" for a reason. We also don't know that Snape didn't ask Dumbledore about this, especially since we know from later books they were very privately working together in a way not mentioned in earlier books. It's possible he did and it may have made them a little suspicious, but obviously not enough to assume Moody is not who he says he is yet.
Question: How did Lt. Wade wind up over North Korea when she was flying South/Southeast from Tajikistan as instructed by Lt. Gannon? North Korea is East/Northeast of Tajikistan.
Answer: The writers didn't understand geography.
Question: I have always wondered why the entire senior bridge crew beam down to Khitomer at the end of the movie - (1) this crew is already senior - you would expect some junior crew members to come as support even in the series episodes, they always brought the "red shirts" to do at least some of the dirty work or act as security escorts; and (2) Who's left flying the ship?
Answer: The logical reason is that this is the final movie with the original cast. The plot is written so that they all have a heroic climatic moment, are shown to still share a strong united bond, and are all together before bidding Star Trek fans farewell. It was a fitting and satisfying ending to their long participation in the ST franchise. There would certainly be plenty of crew aboard the Enterprise to fly it.
They've uncovered an assassination conspiracy with one of their own senior officers is involved, and she enlisted the help of two jr. Crewman. The plan would be classified to bridge crew only in case there were more crew involved. As for the ship, if they're in standard orbit, the computers can maintain that with very few crew on the bridge.
Answer: To answer question #2: nobody! When we see the senior officers return to the bridge, it is completely deserted.
That doesn't mean there was no-one on the bridge while the senior crew were on the planet. They may just have exited the bridge prior to Kirk and the others stepping back on. Also, bridge control can be transferred to engineering and the ship flown from there while in orbit. I would emphasize again that the scene was written without other crew being seen solely to focus on the original cast members one final time. It's their moment, so a bit of artistic license was appropriate.
Question: What song is playing as Christine is crushing Darnell against the steering wheel?
Answer: "I've Got A Girl Named Boney Maroney" by Larry Williams.
Question: How could Stan and the train driver still be alive in such extreme heat and with lava just underneath them? Shouldn't it destroy their lungs? Shouldn't they get incinerated by the extreme heat of magma?
Answer: Yes, the chances of surviving those circumstances is completely impossible. Not just the heat, but also toxic fumes which will incapacitate you very quickly. At one point the soles of his shoes were melting, at that point you would have been dead. It's a heroic scene, but not very believable.
Question: When is Adrian dressed up as The Invisible Man and when does Tom take over?
Answer: According to the director, it's almost always Adrian, except for the climax, where it is explicitly shown that Tom is wearing the suit. Adrian had him take over knowing that there was a very good chance Tom wouldn't survive, because he wanted to set Tom up as the fall-guy for him. (Of course Tom didn't know this).
Where does the director state that?
In an interview with Perri Nemiroff, director Leigh Whannell said Tom only wore the suit once. https://collider.com/invisible-man-when-is-adrian-wearing-the-suit-explained/?fbclid=IwAR0FeHR0w-7DPFjFq71By1SEN9e8C5tR_WPDWGQp26Rm9_ASasjqjMLKKMI.
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Question: How did Cecilia manage to change so quickly during that final dinner, especially after she put on the invisibility suit, killed Adrian, then changed back into her little black dress so quickly? I would image the suit would have been so difficult to wear and remove. (01:13:00)
Answer: A couple things... when she pulled the mask off Adrian's brother earlier, the suit seemed pretty thin and flexible, so I can't imagine it's all that difficult to put on and remove. It'd probably be like slipping on some coveralls. It would defeat the whole purpose of the suit if it was hard to put on, wear and use. I also don't think she necessarily needed to take the time to completely change. Her dress is small enough that she could honestly probably just slip the suit on over it. Finally, it's really not uncommon for movies to "compress time" a bit by cutting scenes shorter. You could easily make an argument that we're simply not seeing everything in "real time." Why waste an extra 30 seconds just showing Adrian lying on the floor bleeding? It'd totally kill the pacing of the scene.
Question: What happened to Clyde's daughter after Darby took her? (02:42:00 - 02:44:00)
Answer: He killed her.
Question: How come the footage from the security cameras in the restaurant and the mental hospital haven't been looked at when Emily was murdered and all those guards were attacked? They all could've proved Cecilia's claims.
Answer: It's entirely possible that there weren't any security cameras in the restaurant that would have her on camera. As for the mental hospital, it doesn't really matter whether they look at the cameras or not - there are now plenty of witnesses to back her up, as evidenced by the fact she is free at the end.
Question: Can anyone please tell me what is the song, and the artist/band playing during the movie credits? Thank you.
Answer: If you're talking about the opening credits, it's "Prophecy" by Remy Zero. If you're talking about the end credits, it's "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer followed by "Prophecy." Although, in the opening credits, they skip the first "verse" of the song.
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Question: Does the guy in the closet at Manny's house work with Dr Murkin?
Answer: He probably does. In the book, it is explained (after Larry is a dog again) that everyone in the town works for Dr. Murkin. He could be a realtor who lives in another town/city, however, I doubt that Dr. Murkin wants many "outsiders" around.
Question: Why did Little Henry kill Danny? Was it a revenge for something?
Answer: It was because he got "punked" by Danny the previous day. He lost face and he took revenge by shooting him.
Answer: He was probably told to kill him to be allowed in a gang. For the gang it was a racist motive. They hate us so we hate them. Provoke us enough and we kill you. It would send out a clear message to the white supremacists.
Question: Correct me if I am wrong, but when Sarah first goes to the magical supply shop, it seems to me that the other girls had been there before. And the shop owner tells Sarah "You are not like your friends" when she does not steal anything. So why does the shopkeeper not call the police or ban them? Or perhaps punish them with magic, but there is the rule about receiving what you send out.
Answer: She feels they will learn their lesson eventually, or probably has felt the consequences coming. Such people don't believe in police justice. Nor does she count the money value of the items.
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Answer: In addition, if it was outdated he could have found it at a used book store for nothing. Medical libraries and college bookstores only keep the most updated books on hand and sell old versions cheap.
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