Question: According to the Baroness, Henry was planning to choose Marguerite as his bride before Danielle arrived at the ball. If it's true, why does he almost marry the Spanish princess instead of Marguerite?
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Answer: The Baroness says, "I have it on good authority," about Henry almost choosing Marguerite. Her source could be wrong, but if it's true, he was probably so upset about Danielle deceiving him that he wanted nothing to do with anyone from her home anymore. Especially if Marguerite planned to bring Danielle and other servants to the palace with her. Danielle might have hoped to stay at her father's property and manage the place herself, but Marguerite could probably arrange for her to work in the palace.
Answer: Henry was to be betrothed to Princess Gabriella of Spain, though he did not love her. When Henry's father said he could choose his own bride, the Baroness then lied to Danielle, saying the Prince intended to choose Marguerite, and also falsely told the Prince that Danielle was already engaged, all to put Marguerite into a prominent position to be chosen. After discovering the Baroness' deception, Henry would not have chosen Marguerite. Henry would still have married Princess Gabriella, but after learning she loved another, he freed her from their engagement. He later chose Danielle.
No offence, but this is not answering the question. You're re-hashing half the plot.
Question: Why is this movie called "The Jerk"? Navin's naive, not a jerk.
Answer: Navin self-applies the "Jerk" epithet early in the film, using it not in the sense of someone obnoxious or mean (as it is used in most cases), but in the sense of a stupid person. He's saying he blames himself and his lack of intelligence (though, as you say, it is usually simple naïveté) for ending up where he is (broke, homeless).
Question: When Peter, Susan, and the beavers get to the other side of the melting river, but find no sign of Lucy, why does Susan assume that Peter did something to her?
Answer: Because he was holding onto her while they were on the ice in the water, Susan must have assumed that Lucy slipped out of her coat and had gone further down the river and could have drowned.
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Question: When Missy is with Meemaw, and she tells her that after she was born the doctors didn't think she was going to make it at one point. What did she mean by that? Was Missy born with problems or something?
Answer: My guess is that something happened either during her birth or after she was born. Some twins are born early and can have problems with breathing after being born.
Question: Why does Poirot constantly laugh as he reads Charles Dickens' works?
Answer: Dickens used satire, irony, and humor as a means to express social criticism and political commentary. His novels were filled with comical characters and colorful dialogue. He used a humorous writing style to expose the Industrial Revolution's harsh and negative impacts like poor education, worker exploitation, social inequality, and other societal ills such as extreme poverty, domestic violence, alcoholism, and so on. Poirot is obviously responding to that.
Question: Why does Jennifer at the end never seem surprised or even question Marty over why he is dressed as a cowboy (even though Marty's family does and Dave even comments on it)?
Answer: Not sure why it's suggested that Jennifer knew about Doc and Marty's time-traveling. She immediately wakes up and tells Marty that she "Had the worst nightmare," and then in the truck, she starts saying, "That dream I had seemed so real. It was about us, and you got fired." She then asks Marty to confirm if it was a dream. Marty only had to inform her and show her the remains of the DeLorean because she still had the "You're Fired" paper in her pocket, neither of which Marty or Doc knew she had. At that point, it would've confirmed to her that she wasn't dreaming.
Answer: Jennifer was already aware of Doc and Marty's time-traveling, while his family knew nothing about it. She'd been to the future with Marty and Doc, and previously saw Doc wearing futuristic clothes. There's no reason she should be surprised, and Marty quickly updated her about everything soon after.
Question: There were rumors years ago that "Flowers in the Attic" was based on a true story. Is there any factual evidence to back this up?
Answer: Short answer, possibly, but we'll never know to what extent if it was. The film is based on the novel written by Virginia Andrews (V.C. Andrews) in 1979. In her pitch to publishers, she said it was not truly fiction. Her claim is the story is based on the life story of a doctor she met when she was younger. The name of the doctor was never revealed. She also wrote sequels to the original book which would have most likely been complete fiction, and there was a prequel ghost-written that most certainly wouldn't have been based on true events.
Supposedly, the doctor told her that he and his siblings were locked in an attic for six years to preserve family wealth. This is according to "an unidentified relative" of VC Andrews. Source: Wikipedia. As you say, we will never know how much was true.
Question: What is the title of the book written by Chovil or Scovel that is referenced by the old gunny to Bob Lee Swagger? (01:14:00 - 01:18:00)
Answer: The author's name is Schofeld. But it's a fictional book made up for the scene, so there is no title.
Question: When the humans are "sleeping" and in their avatar form, if they pass away as a human, do they also die in avatar form, or is their soul transferred to the avatar since there's a connection?
Answer: Only the human would die. The Avatar is nothing more than a vehicle they inhabit and drive. Only by going to the Na'vi ritual do you give up your human body and permanently become a Na'vi.
Question: Why is the Baroness still being called just that, a Baroness? This would make sense if she were still a widow, but she married Danielle's father. Any property from her first marriage seems to be gone, hence why she "settled" for Danielle's father. She is not the "Baroness" of any place now. Even the king refers to her as "the Baroness Rodmilla de Ghent" when he sends for her and Marguerite, near the end of the movie.
Answer: A woman who was previously married to a peer no longer holds the title after being widowed or divorced, unless she was granted the title in her own right. However, there is also what is known as a "courtesy title", where someone formerly married to a peer, may still be addressed by their former title out of respect, even though it is no longer valid. This seems to be the case here. Also, this is a fictional story and historical accuracy is often ignored. It's also used for persons in other professions, such as a U.S. senator, who would is often still addressed as "Senator."
Question: Why did Sam not just walk from the library to an apartment building for food and shelter if he was able to walk to the ship? The Public Library is surrounded by apartment buildings.
Answer: How would he know which buildings were apartments and which are businesses? Even if he knew, he and his friends were not properly dressed in Arctic gear. It was below freezing outside, and they knew the ship would have a galley. They also knew the Arctic freeze blast would be coming soon and didn't have the time to wander all over the city searching for food.
Question: When the girls realize that cellphone signals are available at the base of the tower, why can't they fly the drone down with the cellphone as a load? Is the payload too heavy?
Answer: They don't have the backpack at that time?
Question: In the town where Charlie stops to look for a psychiatrist, Raymond wanders off, and is then shown with a juice box and a full bag of Cheese Balls. He seems to have just got them, but how? He doesn't use money.
Answer: There is a deleted scene just before this, where Raymond enters a convenience store and finds Cheese Balls and apple juice, and starts to eat them. The owner asks him for money and he panics, at which point Charlie happens upon them and pays the owner for the food. While he's doing this, Raymond wanders off again, leading to the scene in the intersection. The scene is here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjvvwF5xPyc.
Answer: Charlie probably bought them for him off-screen at some point, since they are his regular snack.
Question: What happened to the mansion at the end? Did it get fixed?
Answer: Yes.
Question: I would like to know if Jon Walmsley aka Jason Walton was playing the guitar at Mia's 21st birthday party? (01:46:01)
Answer: Given that the only relevant result google turns up is this page, I'm assuming the answer is no.
Question: How were the brothers able to steal the second car, after their hostage escaped? Or was that their car? They just jumped in and drove away with no apparent time or effort spent.
Answer: The smaller car belonged to them. They go and pick it up again after Dun Meng escapes the Mercedes at the gas station.
Thank you! With hindsight, maybe that's obvious, but I didn't catch it when I watched the movie.
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Answer: Rodmilla is an untrustworthy source of information. Rodmilla arrogantly tells Danielle, "I have it on good authority that before your rather embarrassing debut, the prince was about to choose Marguerite to be his bride." I believe Rodmilla is lying to Danielle only to further torment her. Rodmilla plunges the figurative knife into Danielle by declaring her a "pebble in her shoe" step-daughter, before she's taken away by the repulsive Le Pieu. When Henry made the deal with his father, he was given the choice of finding "love" or to marry Spain's Princess due to the marriage treaty. Right before the ball, Henry in despair, thinks he failed at finding love, and King Francis tells him it may have been unfair to put so much pressure on him about Spain's marriage contract. Francis says, "We don't have to announce anything tonight," and Henry replies, "I've made my decision." Their conversation implies Henry agreed to marry the Princess of Spain, and the announcement was to be made at the ball.
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