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Why did Vader not use the force to stop Luke from falling down in end of The Empire Strikes Back?
At the end of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader was trying hard to capture Luke. Even with the hard way... The Carbonite Freezing!
After cutting off Luke's hand, capturing Luke would have been easy. Luke lost his lightsaber too. But…
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What is the timeline for The Lord of the Rings trilogy?
The Lord of the Rings trilogy obviously covers a lot of time. How many months/years pass from the beginning of The Fellowship of the Ring until the end of The Return of the King? A timeline of events would be exceptionally helpful.
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Can Thor's hammer be wielded by anyone in outer space?
Thor's hammer, Mjolnir, according to Odin's enchantment, can only be wielded by those deemed worthy.
Does this only apply when the hammer is subject to gravitational pull? What happens when it's in outer space away from any pull? Would those…
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Why are the Mimics so named?
The baddies in Edge of Tomorrow are black, amorphous tentacled creatures called Mimics. The problem is, as best as I can remember, they never actually mimic anything. And they certainly don't look like they're mimicking anything found on Earth. So…
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How does Princess Leia know Obi-Wan Kenobi is "Ben" Kenobi?
When Luke rescues Leia from her cell on the Death Star:
Leia: Aren't you a little short to be a stormtrooper?
Luke: Huh? Oh, the uniform. I'm Luke Skywalker. I'm here to rescue you.
Leia: You're who?
Luke: I'm here to rescue you. I've got your R2…
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Could Dr Manhattan have cured Janey's cancer?
In the comics as well as the movie, we see that Dr. Manhattan gets so upset about having given his ex-girlfriend Janey Slater cancer that he decides to remove himself from the equation and abandon the Earth.
Since he seems to have almost omnipotent…
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Would Gandalf have been promoted to the White if he had not fought the Balrog?
Gandalf was promoted to a White wizard after his body was destroyed in the battle with the Balrog.
This was done mainly to replace Saruman as he had joined Sauron (or at least swayed significantly from his path as protector of Middle Earth) so it…
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How did Boba Fett know to hide in the Star Destroyer "Avenger"'s garbage?
When Vader instructed the bounty hunters to all go after the Millennium Falcon, Boba Fett hid in the trash compartment of Vader's Star Destroyer; this allowed him to follow the Falcon undetected to its location after it detached from the Star…
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Why was the Narada drill at all necessary in Star Trek (2009)?
This has been bugging me ever since I saw the latest Star Trek film...
I am willing to accept an obscure substance (red matter) that creates singularities. I am also willing to accept the possibility of a device that can bore to the core of a planet…
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Did Gandalf cast a spell on Butterbur's beer?
In Lord of the Rings, Gandalf says to Butterbur after learning the Hobbits have left with Strider :
"May your beer be laid under an enchantment of surpassing excellence
for seven years!"
Did Gandalf actually cast a spell on Butterbur's beer, or…
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How does Mjolnir determine 'worth'?
Consistently across the Marvel version of Thor's various incarnations only the 'worthy' may lift Mjolnir, his enchanted hammer.
The inscription reads, "Whosoever holds this hammer, be he worthy, shall posses the power of Thor."
In the movie, of…
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90s novel: wood nymph (similar to an otik) who becomes a scientist
I am trying to hunt down a book I read in the 90s, but lost some time ago. It starts with some children wandering in a wood, and they encounter a wood nymph creature that starts following them around. Eventually, the wood nymph becomes accepted, and…
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Why didn't Count Dooku expose Palpatine?
In the Revenge of the Sith, when Count Dooku had Chancellor Palpatine captured, did he actually know that Palpatine was the same person as his master Darth Sidious?
If he did, then why didn't he expose Palpatine when the latter ordered Anakin…
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Does Gollum know that others call him Gollum?
I don't recall any of the characters in Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit calling Sméagol Gollum in his face. It seems to be more of a private epithet. Is this correct? Does Gollum know that others call him Gollum?
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Did Leia know Luke was her brother when she kissed him?
In ROTJ Leia says
"somehow I've always known"
If she has always known then did she know when she kissed him?
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