Question: How did "Ben" (Mike) manage to fake all the photos of their past, wedding, etc., that are up on the wall + in the album, and get hold of all the photos/paperwork, etc., that he shows Chris when she remembers Claire/her son Adam, etc.?
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Question: Why wasn't Daniel Radcliffe hired to play young James Potter as well? It was stated numerous times that Harry was similar to his father, so why did they hire someone else to play young James?
Question: When Andrew returns to Little Miss in 2068, he is shocked to see Portia. Why didn't Little Miss ever tell Andrew about Portia while Andrew was away? They kept in contact with each other.
Answer: It's been 20 years; everyone loses contact. Little Miss didn't know where Andrew was or how to contact him. He was constantly on the move. He contacted her, never saying specifically where he was or how long he would stay there.
Question: Marion says that she's Sarah's niece. However, she says that her husband died, which I was led to believe was Sarah's son. If that was the case, wouldn't she be Sarah's daughter-in-law?
Question: In his reaction to Rafe calling him "Grandpa," Will Smith says, "Just cause I f*ck your mother don't make me your Grandpa, right?" That's... not how it works. Wouldn't the joke be "Just cause your mom calls me Daddy," etc.? (00:46:30)
Question: How was the scene in which the Nazi mechanic, played by Pat Roach, is killed by the propeller of the Flying Wing filmed? As seen in the film, the spinning propeller is practically right in his face when Pat turns around.
Answer: Probably a combination of practical special effects, including camera angles with forced perspective that can make an object or person appear closer, further away, larger, smaller, etc. Often, rear-screen projection is used where the actor stands in front of an image projected onto a screen. The real propellers could have been replaced with something that would create a blurred spinning effect without endangering the actors.
Question: Why would the New Year's Eve special at the end of the movie allow naked women to be viewed by the audience and on public television without censorship? Also, why would a mother allow her young daughter in the audience (the little girl in the blue dress) to see these naked women on stage?
Question: How did Stone see Robotnik's message at the end? It appeared to be displayed on jumbotron-like devices in big city squares, but Stone was in London and there didn't appear to be any giant screens, or even small ones, anywhere near him.
Answer: Per a quick Google search, it appears there are several locations in London where there are giant screens. He likely was running around the city in a panic (there is a doomsday weapon threatening to destroy mankind, after all) and managed to stumble onto one of the locations.
Question: SPOILERS: When Sonic and Shadow land on the moon, they have a heart-to-heart conversation and appear to be breathing. But there's no air on the moon. Are we to assume that the Chaos Emeralds (which have given them both powers) are giving them the ability to breathe and speak in the environment?
Answer: They still have the Chaos Emerald power at that point because, immediately after, they turn gold and fly away.
Honestly, that's probably the best answer.
Question: I don't understand why the government thought Biederman was dead. They would have identified the body in the car crash as the astronomer. They would have found only one body. But yet they think Biederman was dead?
Answer: I don't think necessarily that the government confirmed he was dead, merely that some wires were crossed along the way between local police discovering Wolf's body, the person finding the envelope, and the press conference.
Question: What game are Mike and the others playing in the beginning when Elliot says that he's ready to play, and Greg says that he can't because they're in the middle of it?
Answer: They're playing a generic tabletop role-playing game (RPG). In the script, it says they're playing "Dungeons and Dragons," but in the movie, they said Steve is the "Game Master." If it was D&D, Steve would be called the "Dungeon Master."
Question: At the fancy restaurant, when Tony is yelling that the other patrons "don't have the guts to be who they want to be." What does he think they "want to be"?
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Answer: I think it would have been too confusing to use the same actor, who plays the main character, to play a younger version of the father. Similar is also not the same as identical, and to put Daniel Radcliffe through hours of make-up would be too cumbersome if one can simply hire another actor.
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