In Skyfall, there is a distinct scene where Silva has revealed the true identities of several MI6 agents via YouTube, yet there is no hint that Bond's identity is anything of a pseudonym, because we in fact see his parents' gravestone at his former residence.   What makes Bond so special?
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In the James Bond universe most characters go by a code name M, Q, the various 00s, In Skyfall Silva is a made up name.  Others such as Tanner, Robinson and Moneypenny, Trevelyan we're not so sure but we've got no reason to believe they're real.  However Bond uses his own name - we've even seen the grave of his parents to confirm this.  Why does Bond use his real name and (as far as we know) no one else does?
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At the end of , during the deer hunt, there’s a shot fired right next to Lucas (deliberately missing the shot).   Who fired the shot? Is it Theo's son? What is the meaning of that scene? Is someone warning Lucas that he made a mistake and definitely, Lucas will be punished in the future?
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Considering the amount of construction work on Zion, it's clear that the rebellion has to have been going on for a good while.  Neo couldn't be one of the first generation of people in the Matrix, since people older than he is (like Morpheus) were also raised in the Matrix.  Is there anything that gives any indication just how long the Matrix has been running?  (I don't mean the "paradise" version that Agent Smith says didn't convince humans, I mean the version that Neo lived in.)
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In the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, just before the Sorting ceremony, all the first years were quite terrified. No one had any idea what was going to follow (even Ron who came from a wizarding family). Why is this?  The ceremony itself is not a secret since most of the wizards in England went through it. Even if there is an unofficial rule not to talk about it, at least some of the kids would probably have heard about it and spread the news.
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Right from The Philosopher's Stone to The Goblet of Fire, as far as the magical community was concerned, "The Boy who Lived" had lived while Voldemort had been defeated.  It's understandable that Voldemort had created for himself quite a reputation as a evil wizard whose very name made people shudder.  But once he was "dead and gone" , why worry? Surely, his name wasn't "taboo" at that time. The Death Eaters couldn't track the people who said his name openly.
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In the newest Bond movie, Spectre, there is a scene where bond is hooked up to a torture machine. He is told that       the first action will damage his eyesight and the the second action will cause him to forget all the faces he knew.   Both these actions occurred, but      he still remembers everyone's face, and 5 minutes later he is making precision shots from a large distance.   So it seems like the torture device had literally no effect on him. Is there a reason for this, or is it just poor movie making?
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Some of you might insist that it was not a murder, as we know that a rebounding spell had hit Ariana, as shown in .  However, a death in such a well known family would not go uninvestigated, I presume. Were the Dumbledore brothers investigated? How did they get away with their sister suddenly dropping dead?  I'd think that Ministry of Magic has means to recognize a death caused by magical means. That's how we know that Tom Riddle Snr. was killed by Avada Kedavra. So Ariana's failing health might be a poor excuse.
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During Order of the Phoenix, Voldemort tries his best to lure Harry to the Ministry so that Harry retrieves the prophecy for him. In the aftermath, while Harry follows Bellatrix towards the exit, he raises a valid question:  ”Why couldn’t he (Voldemort) come and get it (the prophecy) himself?”  This is a valid question, the prophecy is labeled as referring to the Dark Lord and maybe Harry Potter. Only those mentioned can retrieve the prophecy, so Voldemort should have been able to get it, assuming he is the Dark Lord of the prophecy. Bellatrix gives a good answer:  “Get it himself?” shrieked Bellatrix on a cackle of mad laughter. “The Dark Lord, walk into the Ministry of Magic, when they are so sweetly ignoring his return? The Dark Lord, reveal himself to the Aurors, when at the moment they are wasting their time on my dear cousin?”  Despite the cackle of mad laughter, the reasoning is sound, Voldemort didn't want to reveal himself. Yet he does exactly that when he appears in the Ministry and is seen by the Minister himself, and he exposes himself for no gain. Bellatrix may or may not have been able to escape without his help, but he couldn't know that before he came, and his other followers that were captured were freed again a few months later, so it wouldn't have mattered much, he would have freed her, too. So why did he go to the Ministry and reveal himself?
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It seems as though, by the time of A New Hope Darth Vader's real identity was unknown by most people. Were Anakin and his alterations kept secret from everyone? Who knew who Darth Vader really was?  As far as I can tell these are the few:   Vader (of course) Obi-Wan Yoda Palpatine   I can't think of anyone else who specifically knows.  Who else knew, and was Vader's true identity (and past life as Anakin) kept secret?
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While answering another question I mentioned the love protection spell from Harry's mom, which got me thinking, since this spell is so unique and no one understands it, does that mean not a single person in the entire history of wizards is known to have died for someone because of love and then have created a protection spell for that person?  No parents, spouses or really close friends in the history of everything self-sacrificed for a loved one?  Did JKR create a loveless universe, where love was as miraculous and rare as the fact that Harry is the only person to survive Avada Kedavra?
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Is there anywhere (in canon) where the Doctor's real name is ever revealed? I know that several people do know it or learn it at some point (like the Master, River, and Clara for example), but is it ever revealed to us?
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In , a good answer is given regarding how Snape shot down suspicions that he was a double-agent by explaining his opposition to Quirrell in the matter of the Philosopher's Stone. Snape didn't know that Voldemort was back (possessing Quirrell), and he was opposing Quirrell, not Voldemort. Snape was brilliant.  But it doesn't seem to me that this would also explain why Snape would stop Quirrell killing Harry Potter during the Quidditch match. In the movie, Quirrell tells Harry what happened and of course Voldemort's right there hearing it all from the back of Quirrell's head -- if he didn't know from the start, or perhaps even directed Quirrell's efforts to kill Harry in the first place.  Wouldn't Snape's defense of Harry raise a second suspicion that could not be as easily answered as the first?
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In Batman Begins, very few people knew about the true identity of Bruce Wayne, but as the series progressed the number of people knowing this fact dramatically increased.  Can you provide the list of all the people who knew about his true identity by the end of The Dark Knight Rises?
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My question comes from what I learned in the movies, considering I have not yet been able to read the books. I would just like to know why Severus Snape called himself the Half-Blood Prince? Did many people call him that or did he just think that it was a cool nickname? This question might be answered in the books so feel free to quote from it.
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Charles Xavier's father was a "wealthy nuclear scientist". In the beginning, Charles personally bankrolled the Xavier Institute/X-Men using his family's money.   This included, but was not limited to things like upgrading the mansion to house the training levels, providing a helicopter (the predecessor to the Blackbird jet), providing and replacing uniforms, providing health care for injured students, and rebuilding/repairing the mansion and parts of the Danger Room  repeatedly.  These have all been recurring costs. The mansion has been damaged or outright destroyed a ridiculous number of times. X-Men can't get into a fight without someone's uniform getting damaged.   In one of the more recent stories (I believe it was an early issue of Wolverine &amp; The X-Men), a comment is made about how the X-Men are pretty much bankrupt.  Where has all this money come from over all these years?   Xavier may have had a large war chest to start with, but no other income has ever been mentioned to my knowledge. Student's tuition could account for some of it, but there's no way that's going to fund everything.
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I had seen all the trailers of  before its release. In one of those trailers Uncle Ben (Martin Sheen) says to Peter,       Do you have any idea what you really are?   This seems to imply that Uncle Ben knows about Peter's identity. This would have been a huge spoiler. But when I saw the movie, there was no such scene.   Do the filmmakers discuss such spoilers with some of the audiences and see if they like it and then change it accordingly? Or was this scene cut for other reasons?
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In  William Cage is reliving the same day over and over again.   The time loop always starts with Cage waking up at Heathrow, after his meeting with the General.   &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;    But in his last jump he wakes up in the helicopter, en route to the General.   &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (the images are from the trailer)  My Question:   Why did killing the "Omega" change the starting point of Cage's time jump? (I'm guessing the difference is only a couple of hours: Cage meets with the General, blackmails him, gets arrested and is transported to the military base at Heathrow)