The most notorious fan theory suggests that Sandy is in fact dying throughout the movie and the story only plays out in her imagination. Arguably one of the most famous movie theories of all time, it offers a completely different perspective on the movie's otherwise mostly upbeat tone, adding darkness to the musical's joyous light. And while the theory has its detractors, it remains incredibly popular, because it is tied to the film's strangest mystery: what its end really means. It is precisely because of that ending's weirdness and one particularly pertinent line from Grease's first big musical number - "Summer Nights" that a fan theory suggested a grim undercurrent to the classical musical including a dying teenage girl living her last moments "down in the sand". The fantasy sequences of "Greased Lightnin'" and "Beauty School Dropout", which very much play out in the imaginations of the characters singing those songs. The former is the T-Birds imagining their triumphs and how well the car will boost their boyish boasts of machismo, while the latter is Didi Conn's Frenchy imagining the bleakness of her future if her dream fails. Both are very much tied to dreams, but that makes the final sequence of Grease all the more confusing, because when Danny and Sandy fly off from the carnival in Greased Lightnin' it happens in real-time in the real world. Sandy's shock is nothing compared to that of the audience, who have just watched a fairly conventional high-school musical that operates within normal rules of reality end with a car literally flying off into the distance. In that respect, it was no wonder that there was an opportunity for a fan theory to fill in the gap in logic. The starting point of the theory, which was initially posted on Reddit, is one of the lines in "Summer Night" dedicated Sandy and Danny telling each of their listening audiences what happened during their holiday romance at the beach. While the Grease prequel, 'Summer Lovin', will tell the actual story of what happened during that tryst, the only account the audience can trust is the mention of the young couple bowling in the arcade, holding hands, and drinking lemonade. Crucially, the lyrics suggest that Danny and Sandy met when she got a cramp while swimming and Danny saved her from drowning, before showing off "splashing around". While it might sound like empty bragging, the theory suggests that Sandy actually did drown and everything that follows is Sandy fantasizing about what her life could have been as she dies. From the prolog onwards, every event that happens plays out in Sandy's mind, and the reason everything wraps up so perfectly for every character, despite all of the conflict on the way to the finale is that it's all Sandy's tragic wish fulfillment. As a newcomer to Rydell High, Sandy would have been an outsider, but her reality plays out just as a dream would; she is immediately accepted by the coolest group (the Pink Ladies), meets the boy of her dreams (again), and overcomes every issue. And it's not just her: Rizzo's pregnancy scare, the dance competition that Danny wins (albeit with Cha-Cha), the drag race on Thunder Road Everything ends with a happy ending, no matter what the seeming obstacles. It's all a little too convenient and then when Greased Lightnin' takes off for its maiden flight, the reason becomes clear. It's all a fantasy. The theory also suggests that Sandy's mournful reprise of "Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee" and the final two lines "Take a deep breath and sigh, Goodbye to Sandra Dee..." specifically secretly confirm that Sandy lost her battle to live. In that respect, the image of Greased Lightnin' flying off with Danny alongside Sandy at the end of Grease is actually symbolic of her ascending to the afterlife and her transformation is not one of self-realization, but of death. That metaphorical rise, then, is her rising to heaven in the final moments of her life eking out with her final breaths on the sand. It's tragic and dark, but there is a hint of beauty to it. The theory gained enough attention that stars John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John both commented on it. The former called it fun, though told USA Today that he knew "the writers of Grease, and I was around in the original days. I can't take it too far." Sandy's actor, Olivia Newton-John herself called it "hilarious" and reveled in the idea of Grease being the first ever zombie musical. Unfortunately for fans of the theory, the most notable respondent to the theory was Grease creator Jim Jacobs, who wasn't as big a fan and poured water on the idea of Sandy being dead. He told TMZ that "Whoever made up the theory must have been on acid. Sandy was very much alive." But then, it's rare that the wishes of the creator are taken into account when fans come up with theories, and this one in particular actually does improve the Grease viewing experience, true or not.
The Bourne Legacy - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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The film was edited by John Gilroy, Tony Gilroy's brother who, with their other brother, Dan, co-wrote the screenplay to this film and Tony co-produced and directed this film. This is the third film that he has edited for Tony Gilroy with the others being Michael Clayton (2007), Duplicity (2004), and this one. He would also edit, Nightcrawler (2014), which was written and directed by Dan Gilroy and produced by Tony Gilroy.
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At the climax of this movie, Noah Vosen (David Strathairn) lies to the U.S. Senate that Operation Blackbriar was activated solely to track down and hunt Jason Bourne. This would be inconsistent with Abbott's statement to the Senate Oversight Committee in The Bourne Identity (2002) that the purpose of Blackbriar was to act as a joint communications program for the Department of Defense. If one looks closely in The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), when Bourne goes to steal the classified files from Vosen's office, one of the files reads that Blackbriar was changed from a communications program to a C.I.A./N.S.A. covert operation to track down Jason Bourne, making the cover-up for Blackbriar's true purpose plausible.
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Jonathan Eusebio is the Fight Coordinator and the Fighting Style is FMA Kali Eskrima and Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do.
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The only Bourne film in which Marie Kreutz is neither featured nor referenced in any way. Nicky Parsons isn't mentioned either nor she appears in the movie.
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This movie, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum are all set in 2004.
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This is the second time Oscar Isaac has played a character who has something to do with the C.I.A. and gets killed within the first thirty minutes, and his death is caused by an explosion. The first time being Body of Lies (2008).
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This was Jeremy Renner's second box-office hit film of 2012 which also included The Avengers (2012), released in the same summer.
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When Aaron and Marta are flying overseas, stock footage of the Oceanic plane from Executive Decision (1996) was used.
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The fake names that Aaron Cross creates for him and Dr. Shearing are Karl Brundage and June Monroe, respectively.
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Matt Damon as Jason Bourne has a photographic cameo twice in the film in order to help establish this film as part of the franchise. First, in the beginning of the film, when the agency is talking about what they're going to do as Bourne is still at large and a file of Bourne is seen with Damon's picture with it. The last time is just before Cross and Shearing are in an airport and Cross is watching the news and Bourne's picture comes up when the News Anchor mentions his name.
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Some members of the cast have appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe:-Jeremy Renner played Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Thor (2011), The Avengers (2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016)).-Scott Glenn played Stick (Daredevil (2015)).-Edward Norton played Bruce Banner/Hulk (The Incredible Hulk (2008)).-Corey Stoll played Darren Cross/Yellowjacket (Ant-Man (2015)).
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Originally a fourth installment for Jason Bourne was planned. However, Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass didn't like the script, Paul Greengrass didn't want to return as director, and Damon would've returned if only Paul would return as director. After that, Tony Gilroy would re-work the script into a Bourne spin-off, now released as "The Bourne Legacy".
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Composer John Powell composed the music for the first three Bourne films as the regular composer for both Doug Liman and Paul Greengrass. James Newton Howard, Tony Gilroy's regular composer was hired to write the music for this film. Howard's music is almost stylistically and loosely based on Powell's work on the original Bourne films with his own musical voice.
The Bourne Legacy - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Bourne Legacy - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Bourne Legacy - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Bourne Legacy - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Bourne Legacy - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Bourne Legacy - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Bourne Legacy - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Bourne Legacy - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Bourne Legacy - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Bourne Legacy - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Bourne Legacy - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Bourne Legacy - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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