RDJ casted as Dr. Doom
Not huge on this yet but If you have watched Deadpool and Wolverine this will make sense to you. My theory is that Dr. Doom, who they announced is Victor Von Doom not Tony Stark, is somehow going to come into play because of Iron Man’s death and him being the anchor of that universe. Because of his death the universe is starting to fall apart because u need the anchor being (reference to the main character) and a new anchor is needed just like Logan’s death in Deadpool’s universe and I think that it could be a part if not all of the plot.
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Sandy's Treedome is all that's left of a more successful Rapture.
In a world where Andrew Ryan took more care to evaluate the psychological profiles of his subjects and rivals for power, he nonetheless fell to more moderate followers who used their newfound position to expand the city's operations to colonies in the Pacific. Gene splicing became more advanced to the point where Rapture scientists were able to infuse small mammalian creatures with human intelligence, then send them across the seas to search for further places to build. Sandy Cheeks is a spliced squirrel sent to the island of Bikini Atoll with the job of acting as spy, taking stock of the effects of nuclear fallout with the intent of replicating itspower to rival the WMDS and generators above surface, but her loyalty is suspect as she grows closer to a local sponge who embodies the act of pure creation unhampered by the profit motive.
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Deadpool and Wolverine
Just watched the movie, I got a question after the fight scene between deadpools team and cassandra novas team, did blade,gambit,X-23,elektra die after alioth stormed in just after deadpool and wolverine made it to the portal?
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MCU Mutant Saga (phases 7-9) Big Villains??
Since the Multiverse Saga has been an on-and-off shit show now with major change-ups such as possibly dumping Kang and wasting Doom with RDJ and everything should be softly rebooted after "Avengers Secret Wars", how about this one to re-make this all better in the next saga or two??
Phase 7 big villain would be "Kang the Conqueror," but a much better take on than what we just had??
Phasr 8 big villain would be "Galactus" whether it'd be the same Galactus in the upcoming F4 movie or not??
Phase 9 big villain would be "Doctor Victor Von Doom," not played by RDJ but a real/official one of the MCU with a real long storyline and better character development/build-up??
X-Men/Mutants can still fight their own villains in their own movies and shows, but team up with everyone else like the Avengers, F4, Eternals, and so forth against Kang the Conqueror, Galactus, and Doctor Doom in the Mutant Saga (phases 7-9). What do y'all think?? A much better solution to make up for the Kang and Doom problem that we have now??
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Deliverance, The wrong guy
This is pretty much all spoilers, so if you haven't seen this movie by now, Stop and go see it.
So my theory is the man they killed in the woods was not one of the rapists. After they killed him they were going through his mouth trying to figure out if they had the right man. This man had dentures, If this had been a true, backwoods guy that hadn't even seen a town for 30 years, it's doubtful he would have had dentures or seen a dentist and just lived with his bad teeth, (or lack thereof). I think the man they killed was just the deputy's brother-in-law.
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Avengers Doom is a multiversal doppelganger of Stark
Two of the main theories I've seen about RDJ's re-entrance into the MCU is that his Doom will either be a variant of Iron Man or that his appearance is just a conicidence and has no impact on his identity as Victor Von Doom. I don't find either of those satisfying. So I'm predicting, it's kind of both.
Fantastic Four, the film where Doom will make his first apperance, is going to introduce the concept of multiversal doppelgangers: characters who look like other characters from the 616 universe but are completely different. We actually got to see an example of this kind of thing in Deadpool and Wolverine. Since we know that characters can look different yet still be the same, it makes just as much sense that two characters can look the same but be different.
What do I mean that Doom is a "variant?"
It's been hinted in MCU films like Quantumania that heroes across universes are a constant. Every reality has their Captain America, their Iron Man, their Scarlet Witch, their Thor, etc, even if they're not called that or they're not the same person. Why is it a constant, though? My theory is that the existence of these heroes aren't just a result of chance, but that there is a vacuum of power which will call people to take adjacent mantles. Every reality MUST have an Avengers because the multiverse requires it.
We'll also learn that the draw to fill that vaccuum will be tied to people who match the characteristics of the rest of the "heroes" of that type. The Cap vacuum, for example, will be filled by someone with a large number of "Cap" tropes, heroic, selfless, born of a certain time, having similar powers to, possessing the same background, looking like, or exactly being Steve Rogers.
As a lot of people have picked up on, Doom has a lot of similar characteristics to Tony. His narccism, inteligence, and desire to use his powers to unilaterally protect Earth (the famous "build a suit of armor around the world" line) are all consistent things. But that doesn't mean that Doom will be Tony from another universe. Instead, it means that the vacuum which draws Iron Man-traits will be filled by Doom. A sort of a destiny that Doom has to fulfill.
In the comics, Doom's entire journey starts when he realizes his future to save the world. The idea that he's fulfilling a multiversal role is sort of an extension of that destiny.
In summary, the theory is that Doom looks like Tony because heroes in different worlds share traits by nature of their existence and Doom and Iron Man have similar goals and means of doing so, so they share physical similarities as well.
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This is how doctor doom will be introduced? (My Theory)
Here's how i think doctor doom will roll in:
Fantastic four
In a post-credit scene, Dr. Doom is introduced in a medieval laboratory. The camera focuses on his back, with his cape billowing. He turns around, revealing his iconic steel mask.
Doctor Strange 3
In another post-credit scene, Dr. Doom is shown slaughtering the entire Kang council and beheading Rhama-Tut. This establishes his power and ruthlessness.
Shadow of Doom
This prequel origin story is a gothic found footage mockumentary. A naive journalist ventures into Latveria to uncover the truth about Victor Von Doom. Doom allows the journalist to stay in his castle, revealing his past through Shakespearean flashbacks depicted in a Tim Burton-esque claymation style. The journalist discovers Doom's latest invention, the "Time Sinker," a machine designed to sink all timelines into The Void. Doom kills the journalist to protect his secret, leaving his origin story ambiguous.
Avengers: Doomsday
This film focuses heavily on Doom's perspective, much like Infinity War did with Thanos. It provides a deep dive into his true character, distinguishing between the persona he presents and his actual motives and desires. Read more
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have been so blind? The name "Montana" was the biggest clue in cinema history!
So now understand that Scarface is not simply a simple story of a so-called Cuban immigrant who became a drug "baron" in Miami. It's actually a complex and profound allegory about America itself, embodied by Tony (Antonio) "Montana", the Amish cowboy from Montana of Italian origin.
And represents an ultra complex and profound allegory;
The Real message: Tony's poorly imitated "Cuban" hick accent is not a simple comic device, but an auditory representation of American identity fragmentation. This incongruous mix of Montana accents, Italian influences and Latin sounds embodies the cultural cacophony of modern America, where identities overlap without ever really harmonizing.
Similarly, the famous chainsaw scene, far from being gratuitous, is a brutal allegory of America's founding violence, forests felled, nature vs. the city. Tony's ease with this tool, a legacy of his past as a Montana lumberjack, reminds us that the conquest of the West, like Tony's rise in the world of crime, was done in blood!
The Babylon nightclub, more than just a place of debauchery, becomes a microcosm of fallen America. Its name evocative of biblical decadence, juxtaposed with the atmosphere reminiscent of Montana barn dances to Tony, creates a scathing commentary on the degeneration of American values. Tony's fits of rage, compared to Yellowstone's geysers, are not simple demonstrations of violence, but the expression of a tormented national psyche, reminding us that beneath America's policed surface boils a primordial violence ready to burst forth at any moment that Antonio Montana embodies.
From a Kleinian perspective, Tony's attraction to the ocean is only a search for the primordial maternal "good breast". The blue immensity of Miami contrasts with the aridity of Montana, symbolizing respectively the nurturing "good breast" and the frustrating "bad breast". This dynamic illuminates Tony's conflictual relationship with his biological mother, a mere imperfect substitute for the "oceanic mother" he unconsciously seeks to find.
The famous line "Say hello to my little friend!" takes on a poignant dimension when we understand that it's actually a reference to his Amish friend left in Montana. This phrase, uttered in a moment of cocaine-induced delirium, reveals Tony's deep nostalgia for his lost innocence and his repressed desire to return to his Montana roots, a returns to his innocent "little Friends"... But also makes us reflect on his roots themselves, is he justified in his feelings?
And yes! Digging deeper we discover that his family is not Native American but comes from northern Italy, so he himself participated in this colonialist violence. Thus, "Scarecrow face" transcends the simple gangster film to become a total work of art, a complex mirror held up to America.
Tony Montana is not a character, but the incarnation of America itself: violent, ambitious, colonizing, tormented by its past and uncertain of its future. His tragic journey is that of a nation which, in its quest for greatness, risks losing its soul.
By concealing this scathing critique under layers of violence and excess, De Palma and Stone have created not only a cinematic masterpiece, but also one of the most penetrating and subversive analyses of American identity. Scarface reveals itself to be, in fine, a veritable psychoanalytic treatise on the American collective unconscious, a psycho-sociological odyssey that continues, decades after its release, to probe the troubled depths of a nation's soul.
And this message is felt on an unconscious level which is why the film is so appreciated, not because a pseudo-gangster hick speaks with a bad Cuban accent but because our unconscious feels the underlying message.
So the next time you watch Scarface or (Scarecrow Face), remember: under the white suit and weird hick accent, the Amish, the mountain, Italy!
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Scarface - In Scarface, the protagonist's name was a clue from the beginning! Big revelation!
Guys, I had a revelation while watching Scarface for the 42nd time last night: Tony Montana's name was a HUGE clue right under our noses from the start!
Seriously, how could we have missed this for all these years? Tony MONTANA. MONTANA!!! It's so obvious now!
Tony isn't Cuban at all, it's a ruse. This guy comes straight from Montana, he's a descendant of Italian immigrants! And yeah, the state of cowboys and bison, this guy is pure American! The screenwriters have been taunting us from the beginning with his name, there are loads of clues!
In fact, the real story is very simple and there are plenty of clues in the film: little Tony, raised on a remote ranch in Montana in an AMISH community! (Explanation later), who spends his days riding bulls and chewing on blades of grass. That's why our cowboy dreams of cocaine (Snow) and white suits (snow again)! He mistakes it for powder, the snow of the Montana plains. Besides, Snow is another name for coke.
One day, he comes across an ad for Miami in an old magazine, and boom! He says to himself: "That's where I'm going to make my fortune! Because I know my powder." So he trades his cowboy hat for a white suit and heads to Florida. It's very clear.
But who's going to take a dealer with a Montana hick accent seriously? Nobody! So Tony, cunning as a coyote, invents this so-called "Cuban" accent that's totally fake. That's why it sounds so weird! It's a mix between the Montana accent and his attempts to sound Latino after listening to too much Ricky Martin.
Proof? There's plenty!
His love for white? It comes from the snows of Montana, not cocaine!
His way of saying "chico"? Actually, he's trying to say "cheese-cow" Dairy cow, but it comes out wrong. A typical Farmer call.
The chainsaw scene? It just reminded him of felling trees in the Montana forests! That's why he knows how to use it so well right away.
His love for Hawaiian shirts: A subtle nod to the plaid shirts of Montana lumberjacks. He didn't dare wear the originals in Miami!
His nickname "Scarface": It's not due to his scar at all, but to a mistranslation of "Scarecrow face", he was very good at installing this kind of scarecrow.
The Babylon nightclub: And a direct allusion to the barn where Saturday night dances took place in his Montana village. A pathetic recreation that annoys him, he wants to go back to his barn so badly.
His poor childhood: Tony talks about a difficult childhood. Montana experienced difficult economic periods, especially in the 60s-70s. What if Tony came from a family of farmers ruined by the agricultural crisis?
His weapons skills: Montana is known for its gun culture. The way Tony handles weapons could be explained by an education in a state where hunting and shooting are common.
His distrust of the government: Montana has a history of anti-government and libertarian movements. Tony's rebellious attitude and his desire to create his own empire outside the system could find their roots here, very typical of Montana.
His passion for skiing: Remember the scene where Tony water skis. Where did he learn so quickly!!! It's very simple, it's an adaptation of his alpine skiing skills, acquired in the mountains of Montana.
His resilience to violence: Montana has a harsh climate and dangerous wildlife (bears, wolves, etc.). Tony's ability to survive in the violent world of crime could come from his experience of surviving in the Montana wilderness.
His taste for powerful cars: In Montana, tractors have extremely powerful engines, Tony wants to recreate this sensation in the city.
The Film's Metaphors:
The ocean as a mirror of the unconscious: Tony Montana's fascination with the ocean in Miami is not a simple attraction to the landscape, but a profound manifestation of his Jungian collective unconscious, rooted in his Montana origin. This analysis reveals the psychological truth behind the Scarface character.
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Theory on labyrinth movie
Isn't it a little odd how the young heroine of the story acts so normal about everything in the fairy realm?? Like yes she's young, but she should be very scared and overwhelmed with all the creatures and and so on.
So I have a theory, I believe Sarah and Jareth are extremely powerful dimensional wizards who lack a realm of their own, but live in different worlds where they use their magic to make a life for themselves. Jareth is probably some kind of human, who was powerful enough to become a "goblin king" and rule over a domain of the dark fey! And he's a rival and maybe a former lover of Sarah!
Sarah is also a powerful witch, and she's trying to raise Toby in an 80's american family to give toby a good chlildhood, before he is old enough to become a wizard himself in all likelyhood. She probably choose to be born again in the body of sarah as a child. And intentionally created the circumstances to arrange this life for both of them! This way she doesn't need to raise toby all by herself and he'll be in a world where he's safe.
Jareth is a rival of hers, and might want to claim toby for himself, using what ever means were available to him. Toby might be more then a goblin to him, toby would become his servant and he'd be able to use that as leverage against sarah! And sarah is just 16, perhaps thats old enough to be responsible for tobys safekeeping and guardianship! Thus allowing Jareth the power to steal toby once she "gave toby away" with her consent! And sarah would quite obviously be far less powerful as a teen, so she'd be easier to control. Sarahs true form and power could be quite immense! Like some kind of dark and beautiful queen!!
I think this is the case becuase it the circumstances of the movie are too strange for anyone like sarah to be as okay with it as she is! She's clearly a poweful witch who is only temporarly living as a teen girl. She already seems to intuinitly understand the rules of magic, of the fey and so on. She grasps is rather quickly considering its a different world and masters it to the best of her ability! She is very stressed .. but not TOO stressed either. Her reactions are that of a witch drawn into a political game by an enemy and shes frustrated by that. She stands to lose quite a bit, and losing toby could set her back, and she might have to give jareth something else in return for him. But it was never really a question of life or death I think, despite some of the icky things in the fae realm! Just a game by two powerful magic users, it could be something they've been doing to each other for many years. A game of tit for tat .. sometimes lovers and sometimes enemies or friends.
- Oh wait what if jareth IS TOBY I don't have any evidence for that .. but could it be possible? Probably not too much of a stretch ...
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Robert Downey Jrs Dr Doom has been in 616 for a lot longer then we know.
Theory about Robert Downey Jr.'s Announcement as Dr. Doom.
In the Fantastic Four universe, Howard Stark’s "Disney-esque" character is fully realized, complete with flying cars and advanced technology. Despite this, Galactus arrives, and the world is destroyed. Tony Stark escapes in a multiverse pod, akin to Superman, and arrives in the 616 universe before the Fantastic Four. Landing in a different part of the world, he witnesses the Avengers' actions and may even have a loved one blipped. Although he looks like Tony Stark, he is cursed by his appearance. Inspired by seeing Tony on TV declaring "I am Iron Man," he designs a mask to hide his likeness and pursue a different path. Motivated by the death of his universe and a harsh life, he learns magic and develops his technology (somewhat of a batman esk training journey, which explains his lack of action in the other phases) transforming into Dr. Doom. He waits in the shadows, prepared to save the multiverse in his own villainous, dictatorial way when the Fantastic Four arrive.
Bonus theory: He may even pretend to be the 616 Tony Stark returned at first.
This all plays homeage to the movie, the man in the iron mask :)
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Disney's Aladdin takes place during the Bronze Age: A deep-dive
As per the title, this is going to be a deep-dive ruminating on what time period Disney's Aladdin takes place in.
So, I admit there probably can't be a definitive answer to this question. Aladdin is inherently one of the most difficult Disney films to try to date, as it has too many cartoonishly anachronistic elements and cultural amalgamations in it to assign it a definitive, indisputable time period. (There's even that infamous fan theory that it actually takes place in the far future, which I disagree with.) So, this is mostly just for fun, as I'm not claiming that my reading on when the series takes place is necessarily the correct one, nor do I claim to be an authority on anything. But, I do have evidence to support my claim.
That said, permitting that the sequels and TV series are generally considered canon, then Aladdin has to be set during the Bronze Age. I claim this due to the appearances of characters and mythological creatures which are clearly representative of Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece. (I'll of course be citing evidence from the sequels and TV series now, so if you're not familiar with them you'll be a little lost here.)
Examples include the Egyptian cat-headed deity Mirage (who seems to be a conceptual fusion of Sekhmet, Bastet, and Sutekh), as well as fellow Ancient Egypt-themed cat deity Chaos, Nefir and his fellow Ancient-Egyptian-clad imps, the neurotic inventor Mechanicles (who seems to be chasing the clout of other Ancient Greek philosophers and inventors), the Amazonian-like Galifems, Osiris (even though "Osiris" is probably actually Horus or Ra, due to having a falcon head), and of course Hades and Hercules, as there was a crossover episode between the Aladdin TV series and the Hercules TV series, titled "Hercules and the Arabian Night", if you want to count that. ...There is minor evidence in the original movie that supports this dating as well - namely the appearance of an Ancient Egyptian carving the Sphinx during the magic carpet ride scene.
Now for the sake of argument, there are plenty of anachronistic elements in the movie that go against my proposed Bronze Age dating as well, even beyond the Genie's modern pop-culture references (which we'll just chalk up to the Genie having an inherent degree of omniscience) - such as the Forbidden City and fireworks also being depicted in the magic carpet scene, or Iago being a New World parrot, and llamas, a New World mammal, being shown during the Prince Ali song. Also, the earliest usage of scimitars seems to only go as far back as the 9th century, and the first usage of the term "sultan" to refer to a ruler seems to be the 10th century. Cleopatra and Julius Caesar also attend Jasmine and Aladdin's wedding in a sight gag in the third movie, King of Thieves, and they lived after the Iron Age, let alone the Bronze Age.
Lastly, some have cited the usage of "Allah" to be evident that the characters must be Muslim (Islam was founded in the 7th century CE), although I would argue that all it really proves is that the characters are speaking Arabic. The earliest dating of the usage of the Arabic language seems to be the 1st millennium BCE, and "Allah" as a name for God has been used by Arabic people of various religions since pre-Islamic times. (Today it's also used by Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews.) That said, the usage of Arabic words and phrases in the movie doesn't actually help us narrow down the time period all that much.
Anachronisms and counter-points aside. Overall, I still believe there seems to be the most evidence pointing towards the Bronze Age dating when taking not only the original film but also the sequels and TV series into account, considering the cast of characters and mythical creatures actively present in them. If nothing else, it's hard to look at a character like Mirage or Mechanicles and think "ah yes, that looks like the 15th century."
...But alas, that's just my own personal theory. A film theory! Thanks for reading!
How RDJ/Stark can be Doom
Alternate universe Tony Stark. Born to Howard and Maria Stark, similar to the mainstream MCU version. However, in this version Howard is killed when Tony is young (perhaps related to some SHIELD activities, maybe even by the Winter Soldier). Maria goes on to marry Latverian national Werner von Doom who adopts the boy. When he turns 18, Tony Von Doom, a genius but troubled young man (due to his turbulent youth) returns to America to go to college. While there he gains the nickname "Victor" due to his annoying habit of every time he succeeds saying "In this, as in all things I am the victor!" While in college his only rival is fellow intellect Reed Richards. In an attempt to outdo him, Victor experiments with a theoretical energy source known as the "arc reactor", and one of his experiments explodes, damaging his face and leaving shrapnel in his heart. He drops out of college, and returns to Latveria, where he pursues his passion for armor construction, building himself a highly advanced suit that he must constantly wear as it keeps him alive despite the damage to his heart. He also uses his intellect to build a hugely successful corporation based in Latveria and with his riches and local fame gains political power, eventually becoming chancellor, turning that political position into a dictatorial one. From his position as a ultrawealthy head of a foreign nation he launches his endgame - revenge against Reed Richards.
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Can butcher end all supes
What if butcher got solider boy's explosive power (burns compound v in the body) created by Russian scientists and somehow replicated the same effect using it on kimono, starlight, a train, Ryan etc. any close sure friends and released the virus killing him but ultimately ending all supes once and for all
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Avengers: Doomsday 2026 Why And How Robert Downey Junior Is Doom
So, it has been announced that RDJ
is making his MCU comeback.
To preface this, I think it's super weird. I've been racking my brain ever since this morning why he's playing Dr Doom.
Here are the theories I had earlier this morning.
Doom variant that happens to look like Stark.
"Doom Prime", basically he's the Doom of the new MCU after the reboot
While commenting on a different post, I just realized he might be a Tony variant from Iron Man 2 who didn't get his palladium poisoning fixed. He constantly wears his suit to survive until he melded with it. He goes crazy, goes to Latveria, and basically design his suit to look like the OG Doom.
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How many Disney-movie characters were virgins before their on-screen love story? Here's my theory.
Have you ever wondered about that? Here's what I theorize. Do you agree with all my verdicts?
SNOW WHITE
-Nameless Prince: He was a medieval prince, so I bet he'd had his share of fun with palace maids. Not virgin.
-Snow White: Obviously she didn't even know what sex is. Virgin.
CINDERELLA
-Nameless Prince: Medieval prince, same case as above. Not virgin.
-Cinderella: Barely ever got out of her house. Virgin.
SLEEPING BEAUTY
-Philip: Medieval prince, same case as above. Not virgin.
-Aurora: Lived in the forest, no men available. Virgin.
LITTLE MERMAID
-Eric: Medieval prince, same case as above. Not virgin.
-Ariel: Was only 16, plus she seemed more interested in the human world than in hanging out with mermen. Virgin.
LADY AND THE TRUMP
-Trump: It was practically flat-out stated during the "He's a Trump" song. Not virgin.
-Lady: A proper lady in all respects. Virgin.
ARISTOCATS
-Thomas O'Malley: Laid-back attitude, seemed pretty experienced in flirting. Not virgin.
-Duchess: She had children, so unless she's a cat version of Virgin Mary, the verdict is obvious. Not virgin.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
-Adam: Was 11 when he was turned into a beast, so unless he was a really precocious kid, the verdict is obvious. Virgin.
-Belle: Too interested in intellectual stuff to care about sex. Virgin.
ALLADIN
-Alladin: Lived on the streets, struggling to get the bare essentials. Obviously sex was a luxury and the last thing on his mind. Virgin.
-Jasmine: Seemed too romantic to have casual sex with palace servants. Virgin.
LION KING
-Simba: No lionesses available. Virgin.
-Nala: No male lions available, except Scar, whom she obviously disliked. Virgin.
POCAHONTAS
-John Smith: Laid-back attitude, had traveled a lot. Not virgin.
-Pocahontas: Free-spirited woman. I bet she often got naughty unbeknownst to her father. Not virgin.
HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
-Phoebus: Militarian with a laid-back attitude. Not virgin.
-Esmeralda: She rocked that seductive dance. Not virgin.
HERCULES
-Hercules: Knowing Phil, I bet he took him to a local brothel at some point as part of his training. Not virgin.
-Meg: It was stated she had an ex. Not virgin.
MULAN
-Shang: Militarian, with a laid-back father who I bet was more than willing to introduce him to the perks of male life. Not virgin.
-Mulan: Held her family's honor in too high regard to even consider it. Virgin.
TARZAN
-Tarzan: No women available. Of course, since he believed himself to be a gorilla, you're free to theorize he did the deed with, ahem, non-human species, but personally, I won't go that route. Virgin.
-Jane: Liberated woman, with a father who had no problem with that. Not virgin.
RAPUNZEL
-Eugene: Everything about him screams no. Not virgin.
-Rapunzel: Locked up all her life. Virgin.
FROZEN
-Kristoff: Didn't seem to have a social life outside trolls and his moose. Even so, I don't get a virgin vibe from him. I bet he visited some local brothel from time to time. Not virgin.
-Anna: Barely ever got out of the castle, plus she thought that having a chat with a stranger meant engagement. Virgin.
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Star Wars Legends has its own versions of Sequel Trilogy and Disney Plus characters, thanks to Star Tours!
The ride Star Tours: The Adventures Continue is considered part of the Legends continuity due to its debut predating 4/25/14, as is the original Star Tours ride. There's even an official explanation for the Death Star III showing up in the OG Star Tours ride. Despite this, Disney updated The Adventures Continue years later to include content based on the Sequel Trilogy and most recently the Disney Plus TV shows like The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and Andor.
Officially, the ride takes place in 1 BBY in the Legends universe. Wookieepedia considers the appearance of the characters like Kylo Ren, Finn, Rey, etc. post-2014 updates to be non-canon to Legends due to their presence being "anachronistic". Anachronistic to what, though? To stories that didn't even happen in Legends? There's no other evidence to suggest these characters already exist in the Legends continuity, so there's nothing contradictory about them running around the galaxy in 1 BBY.
And before any die-hard EU fans reply saying these characters would ruin the EU by being in it, keep this in mind: Disney has canonized characters like Grand Admiral Thrawn without canonizing the EU stories they originated from, so the same can be said about vice-versa. So throw the other badly written Disney-made stuff (and the good stuff, for that matter) these characters were in out the window, because none of it applies to the Star Tours rides.
We know literally nothing about these potential Legends versions of Kylo Ren, Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron, BB-8, Maz Kanata, Cassian Andor, The Mandalorian, etc. beyond what shows up in the ride. And since most of these wouldn't have existed yet in the Canon timeline, chances are they didn't live the same lives they did in that continuity, and the situations we see them in happening to resemble what we see in the Disney Canon stuff is purely coincidental.
So the Legends version of Kylo Ren could actually be the son of the space pirate Kybo Ren from the cartoon Star Wars: Droids; Finn and Rey could simply be flying another YT-1300 freighter on Jakku; The elderly General Lando Calrissian who apparently knows C-3PO and R2-D2 years before The Empire Strikes Back could be the father, uncle, or grandfather of the Lando Calrissian we're all familiar with from the Original Trilogy. And there's also the fact that Lando Calrissian's original backstory had him being a clone, so this could also be his genetic donor if someone ever decided to revisit that concept.
And yes, the Legends continuity could have its own standalone incarnations of the Resistance (who could simply be local resistance groups unaffiliated with the Rebel Alliance) and First Order could be running around the galaxy during the Galactic Civil War instead of decades after it. Maybe the First Order is some special division of the Imperial Navy, or a separate Dark Side-worshiping faction entirely that the Empire would undoubtedly want to do something about.
And it also means that even in the Legends continuity, Ahsoka Tano is still doing well long after the Clone Wars ended, and that Cassian Andor co-exists with Kyle Katarn, even if this Cassian Andor didn't do all the same stuff he did in Andor and Rogue One.
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DC universe About the Joker's skills and abilities
tl;dr - the Joker has a lot of qualities (abilities, skills) that are usually ignored, focusing instead of his tragic side.
Everyone says that the Joker's identity should never be revealed... and I agree! Kinda. Instead, I want to talk about how people tricked themselves to belie a lot of things about the Joker, mostly because of The Killing Joke and the Tim Burton movie (sorry for mentioning out-of-universe, meta references, but I have to). We should ask what we DO NOT know about the Joker, or stuff that we're ignoring about his character.
Many times we're led to believe that the Joker had some kind of trauma, some tragic thing that made him the mad clow, physically and mentally as well. He tells sad stories about his past, how they bleached his skin as a kid, how a really, really bad day happened to him... Batman knows that the Joker makes up all these stories, that's how he seduced Harley Quinzel for example, who felt pity for him.
Now cast aside all the lies and let's see the facts:
1, He's NOT insane. It's a well-known fact, I know. Best case scenario: he's a psychopath (anti-social personality disorder) or suffers from PTSD. But he couldn't be fully functional with PTSD (he'd quickly end up dead or in Arkham PERMANENTLY). He'd snap once, but not over and over and over...
As of psychopathy, then yeah, he is that in a criminal sense, but living with a serious mental disorder like that and being a well-known career criminal... it's very, very unlikely. But you'll see that this is not really important at all.
2, He is efficient. No matter how his plans look crazy, goofy, clown-y, he is well-prepared, almost like Batman himself! The Joker knows what he is doing, he's a brilliant criminal. He can organize entire gangs, find a lot of goons, and let's not forget: everyone is afraid of him, even villains!
He's also a chemist, knows how to make bombs, can create unique weaponry / gadgets... When did he learn all of that crime stuff? Let me rephrase that: he HAS learned all that crime stuff - it didn't just appeare in his mind, out of nowhere, while he was swimming in the chemicals that altered his features.
3, He was already a criminal when he "became" the Joker. A failed comedian or a mentally ill, confused person can't just learn all the knowledge and skills that the clown prince of crime clearly possesses.
And yeah, he's basically a serial killer / career criminal, but guess what? Serial killers always escalate and, ultimately, fail. They get caught or get killed, then. Yet this brilliant guy always escapes, always!
CONCLUSION: We might never know why he became the Joker, but he's not some sad loser or some average joe who had one bad day. Nope. He's already a well-talented criminal with extraordinary skills that cannot be learned in a week. The chemicals might gave him extraordinary phisicaly strength and dexterity, but that's all.
P.S.: there are theories about how the Heath Ledger version might be a war veteran. I admit it is absolutely possible, but not just for that incarnation. He was either a criminal or an ex-soldier.
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Deadpool and Wolverine How Spoiler ended up in the void.
Correct me if I am wrong, as I only saw the movie once, but Laura never explains how she ended up in the void after the events of Logan. Presumably something to do with the TVA, but nothing is made explicit. We know it had to have been at least a few years after the film as she has grown older and was able to live out her childhood because of what her Logan did for her. So if she's 18 now, what could she have done after 6 years of living a normal life to illicit the TVA to send her to the void? Let's check up on the opening scene of the film.
Deadpool used a stolen Temp-Pad to travel to Logan's grave in North Dakota to dig him up. Given that he was reduced to his adamantium skeleton alongside stray pieces of skin and clothing, let's assume this is near the tail end of the decomposition process. It takes about 5 years for a body to completely skeletonize in a cold climate like North Dakota, just the around the time Laura's age would match her actress. Some TVA agents show up to arrest Wade, who proceeds to kill all of them with Wolvie's skeleton. Once finished, Wade portals away to the rest of the movie.
Now lets think about what would happen after this. After nothing is heard back from the squad sent to detain Wade, they likely send another one to investigate. They likely spend a few hours investigating the scene, reporting back to HQ, and recovering the bodies.
I propose that while this was going on, Laura who was in the area to visit Logan's grave hears/smells the commotion and runs over there. She's met with her father's defiled grave and a group of guys with weird weapons. Given her aggressive tendencies and pre-existing conflict with paramilitary groups, Laura immediatley rushes in and starts stabbing people. The favor is returned not long as she's hit with a prune stick. She wakes up in the void and finds Electra, Blade, and Johnny, not long after.
The timelines match up, and it doesn't ruin old man Logan's sacrifice as Laura still got to live the life he wanted for her. She just happened to spend one shitty weekend of that life in a Mad Max world.
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Deadpool and Wolverine
So I watched this movie and I can't understand how Wade Wilson visited Happy Hogan in the sacred timeline earth 616 for an interview and than returned to his original timeline earth 10005. This happens before he is arrested by the TVA and steals timepad from paradox. Can anyone explain me?
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I think a Thor prequel to GoW, slaying giants before the arrival of Kratos, would be awesome.
Just think about it
A prequel to Thor, younger and bloodthirsty, under Odin's orders, destroying the Jotnar race.
A prequel where the relationship between the Aesir gods and their counterpart, Frey, would be explored in more depth.
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Is Kang the Conqueror still the main villain of the Multiverse Saga??
Does anyone think that it's still a well likely case scenario that Kang the Conqueror is the main villain of the Multiverse Saga and that RDJ as Doctor Doom may just be nothing but a cash grab marketing prop bait by Marvel Studios just to get enough people back on board while tricking them into believing Doom is the shit, but it's actually Kang the real bad one all along behind RDJ's Doom???
And does anyone think that it's also a well likely case scenario that we will get the "real Doctor Victor Von Doom" of the MCU or Universe 616 (not played by RDJ) in next MCU saga (the Mutant Saga with phases 7-9) with a longer storyline and better character development/build-up making him as the true main villain of that saga along with Galactus??
Does anyone believe those would be the well likely scenario of the MCU moving forward?? I don't see a way they could throw away Kang and overrush Doom with an end in Avengers 6 or 7 while wasting him with a re-used actor.
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psychic prison: Montana, a landlocked state, represents the Jungian archetype of Tony's psychic prison. The vast prairies and imposing mountains symbolize the mental barriers that shaped his psyche during his youth. The lack of access to the sea in Montana created a Freudian "confinement complex" in Tony, manifested by his insatiable desire for conquest in Miami.
The ocean as a representation of the Freudian Id: The Miami sea embodies Tony's Id, this part of his unconscious bubbling with repressed desires. Every scene where Tony contemplates the ocean is actually a psychoanalytic introspection session. The waves represent the long-contained impulses that finally break free, released from the constraints of the "Montanian" Superego.
The quest for the oceanic mother: From a Kleinian perspective, Tony's attraction to the ocean symbolizes his search for the primordial maternal breast. The blue immensity becomes a representation of the "good breast", in contrast to the "bad breast" represented by the arid land of Montana. This dynamic explains Tony's conflictual relationship with his biological mother, who is only an imperfect substitute for the "oceanic mother" he unconsciously seeks.
The Jungian individuation process: Tony's journey from the interior to the coast represents his individuation process. The ocean becomes the symbol of his Self, this psychic center he seeks to reach. Each of Tony's criminal acts can be interpreted as a stage in this inner journey, an attempt to break the chains of his "Montanian" past to achieve full self-realization.
The aquatic anima: In Jungian theory, water is often associated with the anima, the feminine aspect of the male psyche. Tony's obsession with the Miami coast reveals his quest to integrate his anima, long repressed in the masculine lands of Montana. His tumultuous relationship with Elvira is only a projection of this internal conflict between his exacerbated masculine persona and his emerging anima.
Tony's mother is an incarnation of Montana: It's a symbolic evidence. Tony's rejection by his mother in the film is not a simple family drama, but a powerful allegory of Tony's break with his native state. Each tense interaction with his mother actually represents Tony's inner dialogue with the spirit of Montana. His desire to distance himself from his mother is a transparent metaphor for his will to tear himself away from the deep roots that bind him to the land of Montana.
Tony's outbursts of anger are personified Montana geysers: It's an incontestable cinematic truth. Tony's volatile temperament is not a character trait, but a living incarnation of Yellowstone's geysers. Each explosion of rage is meticulously choreographed to correspond to Old Faithful's eruption cycles. The drops of saliva that escape from his mouth during his tirades are actually a microscopic representation of the boiling water projections of the geysers, symbolizing the wild and untamable nature of Montana that continues to boil within him.
And the famous line: "Say hello to my little friend!"? But a weapon is not a person!!!!! And besides, it was big and not small and then it's A weapon so why say "my little friend". In fact, it's another clue! In reality, he was talking about his favorite buddy left on the farm, an Amish and yes, at this point in the film, Mr. MONTANA is really nostalgic for the mountain, he takes lots of Snow in the nose, he's delirious and thinks he sees his childhood buddy, the little Amish! And with his rotten Montana accent, he says Say hello to my little ami[sh\].
But Why is He of Italian descent? Again several clues are hidden in the name!!! Even the choice of actor Al Pacino makes sense now, think about it, everything becomes clear, "Al" is the diminutive of "Alps", the mountains in Northern Italy, and "Pacino" which sounds like "Pascolo" or "pasture" in Italian. Coincidence? I don't think so! Everything indicates that he comes from Montana, from a family from northern Italy - and this is very important for the rest.
Frankly, how could we
The TV show Childhood's End (based on the novel) was about the return of Osiris. The characte Karellen was framed as Osiris
On the basis of the interpretation in my article belwo, I would say that Childhood’s End presents something of an introductory four-hour crash course into the return of the born-again Osiris.
There are so many convergences between Karellen and Osiris. We discover that Karellen’s home-world is in the constellation Carinae which relates to Osiris because Alpha Carinae was apparently known by the ancient Egyptians as the “Star of Osiris”.
Just before Karellen’s ship arrives we see a shot of the Washington Monument which supposedly symbolizes the resurrection of Osiris. In Egyptian mythology, Osiris undergoes a process of death and resurrection. Karellen also undergoes a rebirth — as he gets killed by his enemies and gets immediately resurrected.
Osiris is credited with introducing civilization to humanity, teaching them the arts of agriculture and social organization, and Karellen, in a similar vein, brings about profound changes to human society, ushering in a new era of peace and social organization. Karellen also introduced a Golden Age to humanity which was originally associated with Osiris.
Overall, Childhood’s End is a thought-provoking and visually stunning TV show. The series skillfully explores complex themes such as human evolution, the nature of consciousness, and the price of Utopia. The performances are captivating, especially Charles Dance as the Overlord leader Karellen. The show effectively balances philosophical contemplation with moments of tension and intrigue.
While some viewers may find the pacing slow at times, the narrative builds towards a powerful and emotionally resonant conclusion. Childhood’s End is really a must-watch for science fiction enthusiasts and those seeking a cerebral exploration of humanity’s destiny and the implications of contact with an advanced alien race.
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Ned (Kingsley) is really Steve and Elinor’s biological child - she gave him up for adoption during one of their estrangements and wanted to reintroduce him to their lives when Steve needed help.
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(Admittedly, I also just think it's fun to entertain the idea that Aladdin and Hercules not only take place within the same universe, but also take place at around the same time - which would have to be roughly around the 13th century BCE in Hercules' case. Ergo, the [late\] Bronze Age.)
...Thoughts?
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This Is how I think Marvel is gonna look like
According to my theory, the Kang from "Ant-Man" and Dr. Doom (a variant played by Robert Downey Jr.) will team up and kill the Council of Kangs. Then, they will also kill all the Dr. Dooms throughout the multiverse so they can rule the multiverse. Eventually, they will realize that Loki is controlling everything, so they will come to kill the TVA and Loki. This will lead to the plot of Doomsday, where Dr. Doom will betray Kang, killing him. But by the end of the movie, Dr. Doom will also kill Loki and cancel out the entire multiverse. This will then set up the storyline for "Secret Wars."
Movie-wise:
1. At the end of "Fantastic Four," it will be revealed that Kang and Dr. Doom have teamed up. They will show that they have killed the Council of Kangs and are coming to destroy the Fantastic Four's universe. However, the Fantastic Four will escape to the 616 universe and will mostly assemble the Avengers.
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Monsterverse King Ghidorah is responsible for Kongs sudden growth spurt in Godzilla VS Kong
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So, Kongs ridiculous growth spurt cannot be down to him simply growing taller because the Kong we see during the opening set in 1944 only looked slightly smaller than the Kong we see in 1973. So if he only grew slightly in the 29 years between the opening of the film to when Monarch arrives no way would he grow from something smaller than Suko to something that could rival godzilla in 48 years. Not even his parents got that big.
Clearly eating giant octopus isn't how his species is meant to feed, and what he really needs is what the other Titans feed from: Radiation. And since he and his group of apes were separated from Hollow Earth he couldn't feed from the radiation down there.
My theory? The Ghidorah Storm that destroyed Skull Island doused him with enough radiation to grow to a proper size. Its clear that the storm is radioactive in nature based on how it reacts to Godzilla, turning blue in his presence.
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Why RDJ is playing Dr. Doom and how it's explained in Deadpool+Wolverine (and beyond)
Spoilers Ahead for Deadpool and Wolverine:
So I literally just saw Deadpool and Wolverine last night, and really enjoyed it. I saw the news about RDJ being revealed as Doom right after I got out of the movie. I went "oh, he must be a Stark variant that went a little crazy", but the more I thought about it the more I realized this explanation would not sit well with general audiences or comic book fans itching to see Victor von Doom and not "Tony von Doomstark". I think I know how they would go about it and the explanation is in Deadpool and Wolverine (and in all Marvel films since the start, even before the MCU) and it has to do with important "Variant Likenesses" throughout the entire Marvel Movie Multiverse.
In Deadpool and Wolverine, Deadpool attempts to recruit a Wolverine from a different universe. In one of them he encounters a variant that isn't portrayed by Hugh Jackman, it's Henry Cavill. A nice nod to fan casting. This type of brief cameo fan casting happens in DS: Multiverse of Madness with John Krasinski playing Reed Richards. We all know Pedro Pascal is the new "prime" Reed Richards, but this all helps establish that different likenesses can portray the same character in different universes. Since that seems to be a concrete rule in the MCU multiverse, I also posit that the opposite can be true - a likeness is also able to portray multiple characters.
The MCU now technically encompasses multiple film universes as established in the most recent Multiverse Saga. The Raimi Spider-Man films, the Fox X-Men films, and now even the original Blade films are all technically a part of the MCU, they're just all different timelines/dimensions. One of these timelines is the 2005 Fantastic Four universe. In this universe Johnny Storm happens to be portrayed by the same likeness (Chris Evans) as Captain America in the prime MCU universe (616 or the sacred timeline). Completely different characters with different powers, same likeness. Now, we all know the real reason was due to Fox and Marvel having ownership over different rights years ago, but I feel there's an in-universe explanation they should take advantage of now.
I feel there is a new universal rule to the entire multiverse where certain likenesses keep appearing over and over because they're important to the integrity of the entire multiverse. Chris Evans' likeness is either used for the hot-shot, shit talking Johnny Storm for some universes, while many others use it for the clean speaking, Boy Scout Steve Rogers. So, I'm positing the same thing will be the rule for RDJs likeness. It will be used for either Tony (who saves everyone) or Doom (who enslaves everyone) depending on the universe. Like a yin yang thing. I have a feeling this Doom is from a different universe obviously, and will be pulled into the Sacred Timeline in some fashion. I also feel the TVA will be the ones to explain to our main characters why Doom looks, and sounds, exactly like the hero who saved their universe from Thanos (if he takes off his mask that is.) This way Tony's legacy isn't ruined and we can have our Victor von Doom the way he's meant to be - he just happens to look like the savior of the universe which puts an interesting twist on his character.
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Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle 2017. Nigel Billingsley isn't an NPC.
In both of the modern Jumamji movies a character called Nigel Billingsley helps the trapped gamers. They assume he is just an NPC. But he could potentially be a real person that's stuck in the game. The 2017 film establishes that a player can be trapped indefinetly. The 2019 establishes the idea that someone might actually want to live in the game indefinitely.
Why do I think he might be a real person posing as an NPC? To get out of the game you have to say "Jumanji". Billingsley's catchphrase? "Welcome to Jumunji". Maybe that mispronunciation is on purpose to avoid exiting the game.
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