The WHY? Thread

[TheIronRuler]

There's a lot of those 'WHY' moments in action movies/series.

WHY let the villain live is something I'll never 'get'.

The Joker should have been shot YEARS ago, but Batman doesn't kill him because...whatever.

So, the Joker goes around killing even MORE people...
Over and over and over again.

I'd say Batman is a BIGGER murder then any of his rouges because of his inaction.

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Let me tell you something...
Awesome flick. It also answers your question quite well.
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Well I'm a Supernatural fan and I still don't get it why Dean and Sam always leave stuff untold to each other.
The only one I do understand is when Sam was without a soul because he was basically being controlled but they always end up finding out each others secrets and it ends well, so why not tell from the start?
But yeah...

BECAUSE DRAMA.

I watched a film recently called The Hunt, with Mads Mikkelsen. That film was about two hours of me yelling "WHY?!" at everything the characters did or said.

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I hate it so much when the whole situation could be defused if one side just confesses before it all goes to shit. This is the base for a lot of Rom-Coms.

 

[sharinganblossom25]

Why did my two favorite TV shows have to end? Friends after 10 seasons and Firefly after only 14 episodes.
Fox, why didn't you give Firefly a fighting chance??

 

[Scarim Coral]

why is the [strike/]rum[/S] cider gone? why am I so lonely?[footnote/]its technically my brithday at this time and I am quite drunk and wanting to talk to somone [/footnote]

ok I have one..The comic "The Boys"...the thing with the tapeworm....yeah

The only recent "why" I can think of was watching The Dark Knight Rises last night-

Spoiler

Why did that guy and that blind guy help Bruce recover when Bane put him in the pit? Since Bane own the pit couldn't he threaten the inhabitants that anyone that help him will be killed?

I admit however I wasn't paying attention to some part of the film so I may have messed some info out.

I dont think Bane was around to give orders

and I don;t think bane owned the pit....it was around long before him

Oh happy birthday!!!

I just remember another why thing from that film that had bother me

Spoiler: Can you answer me this?

Why was Bruce leg injured? Well ok it's more of an how sort of question.
I mean I did heard the part that they said Batman dissapear on the same night with the final confrontation with Two Face so it wasn't like some villain/ crook was the one who gave him that serious injury. It must of been something silly for to get that injury since he spend years being reclusive like falling down on the stairs or something (or again I didn't listen to some of the detail being said in teh film)

 

[Dangit2019]

I just remember another why thing from that film that had bother me

Spoiler: Can you answer me this?

Why was Bruce leg injured? Well ok it's more of an how sort of question.
I mean I did heard the part that they said Batman dissapear on the same night with the final confrontation with Two Face so it wasn't like some villain/ crook was the one who gave him that serious injury. It must of been something silly for to get that injury since he spend years being reclusive like falling down on the stairs or something (or again I didn't listen to some of the detail being said in teh film)

Okay, I actually know that one:

Spoiler: Dark Knight Spoilers

Remember in the second one where he fell from that building with Two Face? That's the general reason.

 

[Dangit2019]

Damn Ninja'd like a pro.

Just for curiosity: did I ninja you with the video or the Spider Man remark?

 

[Dangit2019]

The only recent "why" I can think of was watching The Dark Knight Rises last night-

Spoiler

Why did that guy and that blind guy help Bruce recover when Bane put him in the pit? Since Bane own the pit couldn't he threaten the inhabitants that anyone that help him will be killed?

I admit however I wasn't paying attention to some part of the film so I may have messed some info out.

I think it was out of both kindness towards this stranger who has potential to escape, and general hatred towards Bane as well.

 

[In Search of Username]

Spoiler: Heavy Rain spoilers

Why did Ethan black out and wake up with origami in his hand, despite having never done origami in his life, if he wasn't the Origami Killer? And how did the actual killer know to time his kidnap of Ethan's son for the exact moment when Ethan is having this blackout? I suspect the answer is 'because the writers didn't think it through'.

 

[AsurasEyes]

There's a lot of those 'WHY' moments in action movies/series.

WHY let the villain live is something I'll never 'get'.

The Joker should have been shot YEARS ago, but Batman doesn't kill him because...whatever.

So, the Joker goes around killing even MORE people...
Over and over and over again.

I'd say Batman is a BIGGER murder then any of his rouges because of his inaction.

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Let me tell you something...
Awesome flick. It also answers your question quite well.

Still makes me think Batman's a dick. Yeah he's cool, but the more I read the comics the more I realize that he's not doing anything out of good. He's a selfish little punk who beats criminals up so HE can feel better. He never breaks his moral code so HE can be better for it. It doesn't matter to him that the entirety of Gotham and the world as a whole would be better off if he just killed these incurable psychopaths who kill more people than cancer. He just wants to make himself feel better.

 

[TheIronRuler]

There's a lot of those 'WHY' moments in action movies/series.

WHY let the villain live is something I'll never 'get'.

The Joker should have been shot YEARS ago, but Batman doesn't kill him because...whatever.

So, the Joker goes around killing even MORE people...
Over and over and over again.

I'd say Batman is a BIGGER murder then any of his rouges because of his inaction.

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Let me tell you something...
Awesome flick. It also answers your question quite well.

Still makes me think Batman's a dick. Yeah he's cool, but the more I read the comics the more I realize that he's not doing anything out of good. He's a selfish little punk who beats criminals up so HE can feel better. He never breaks his moral code so HE can be better for it. It doesn't matter to him that the entirety of Gotham and the world as a whole would be better off if he just killed these incurable psychopaths who kill more people than cancer. He just wants to make himself feel better.

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...yes. That description was spot on. I agree. I'll just add a few more words so to avoid a short post.

 

[KaosuHamoni]

why is the [strike/]rum[/S] cider gone? why am I so lonely?[footnote/]its technically my brithday at this time and I am quite drunk and wanting to talk to somone [/footnote]

Happy birthday =3 Not that you recognise or know me ¬_¬ =P

Spoiler: OT: The Walking Dead TV show mid-season finale

Why is Daryl still doing the "He's mah bro" routine, concerning Merle? The guy is a massive douche, who just kidnapped, beat the shit out of, and tried to kill Glenn (And Maggie). And you're still all "BUT HE'S MAH BRUDDAH, RICK!?" Christ. Tyreese better live up to his comic counterpart. We need some badassery up in here.

 

[Mordekaien]

Most recently was my Medieval 2 English campaign, why must diplomacy suck so bad. I mean, the NPCs are really doing weird shit there.

Also, why isn't there Oni sequel? Or why did I just watch the Breaking Dawn pt2?

 

[cojo965]

Any time any game gives me a "supposed-to-lose" fight but scripts the actual fight itself so that it's incredibly easy and then a cut-scene afterwards is where my character suddenly forgets how to hold his weapon and loses in the most deus ex machina way possible.

Ah yes, I know what you mean, X-men Origins Wolverine did that very thing in the first fight with Sabretooth.

But there is another option, let the player be able to win that supposed-to-lose fight as long as there is something right around the corner to finish the job a-la Demon's Souls.

 

[fenrizz]

These The Phantom ads had me confused when I as growing up.

Spoiler

Great job, Phantom.
You really saved the day there, didn't you?

Why did he even bother?

 

[King Billi]

The only recent "why" I can think of was watching The Dark Knight Rises last night-

Spoiler

Why did that guy and that blind guy help Bruce recover when Bane put him in the pit? Since Bane own the pit couldn't he threaten the inhabitants that anyone that help him will be killed?

I admit however I wasn't paying attention to some part of the film so I may have messed some info out.

Bane wanted them to look after him and keep him alive so that he could watch Gotham City get destroyed on television. He never expected him to be able to escape the pit.

"And once Gotham is in ashes, then you have my permission to... and you know the rest."

 

[King Billi]

In Inception why aren't they allowed to do all the cool mindbending stuff like folding the street over on top of itself when they're inside the dreams?

I mean I know why they say they shouldn't. Because then the projections will notice them in the dream and try and attack them or whatever.

But come on! You're making a movie about going inside peoples DREAMS! Why would you make up a plot point that prevents you from doing all sorts of awesome mindblowing effects that kind of setting allows and just end up doing a bunch or boring gun fights at the end?

 

[God'sFist]

Why do I still care? I have literally no reason to care yet I still do.

 

[AngloDoom]

Still makes me think Batman's a dick. Yeah he's cool, but the more I read the comics the more I realize that he's not doing anything out of good. He's a selfish little punk who beats criminals up so HE can feel better. He never breaks his moral code so HE can be better for it. It doesn't matter to him that the entirety of Gotham and the world as a whole would be better off if he just killed these incurable psychopaths who kill more people than cancer. He just wants to make himself feel better.

Personally, I've always thought that Batman is just as insane as the people he faces-off against. It's like there's something in the water that just brings out the maniac in each individual - everyone has a theme, everyone has their own obsessions. I've always seen Batman as a fortunate accident: seeing his parents killed made something inside him flip and, thankfully, he decided to put that obsession into vengeance against criminals of the city and not just the city itself.

 

[Neverhoodian]

I really enjoyed Captain America, but I find myself scratching my head at the finale:
It's also never really explained

Spoiler

why Hydra's doomsday bomber is such a threat. It's not carrying atomic warheads (I think), so it's hard to imagine how a small group of mini-bombers would be a serious danger to the entire eastern seaboard of the United States. Moreover, the plane can't be much faster than conventional bombers of the day given its propulsion system. Why couldn't the Allies simply have a bunch of P-51s patrol the installation ready to shoot down the bomber as soon as it left the hangar?

 

[Not Matt]

The peter pratt version of the master (doctor who). When you see his version of the character you can?t help but asking ?why. Why did they make him like that, why would you do that writers? Why?
Okay. The master is a timelord and they regenerate instead of dying. When they regenerate they change physical form but usually they still look human.

Spoiler: Here is a picture over all the masters in the correct order. (guess which one I am talking about, it should not be difficult)

it is nr. 2 if that wans't clear. why does he look like a rosted ken doll.the master is supposed to be a slick bastard not a nightmare monster

 

[Cyfu]

Every time Dawn from buffy the vampire slayer does ANYTHING.
seriously, that chick is so god damned stupid.

EDIT: Whenever she Does, Says, thinks, looks, smells, hears, touch anything