Seven crazy theories about movies and TV shows

ARE some shows and movies way deeper than most of us realise or do people just have way too much time on their hands? Some of these fan theories are quite convincing.

Are you convinced by any of these fan theories?

ARE some TV shows and movies way deeper than most of us realise or do people just have way too much time on their hands?

After the world went crazy over the theory that Sandy (played by Olivia Newton-John) actually dies at the beginning of Grease, we thought we’d track down some other fascinating fan theories:

Movie: Titanic

Theory: Jack is a time traveller who is on the boat to make sure Rose doesn’t alter the timeline by committing suicide.

Argument: Jack was sent from the future to make sure that the Titanic actually sunk, which it might not have if Rose had jumped from the ship.

According to this theory: “If Rose jumped to her demise then the ship would have stopped to look for her. The temporary delay would lead to warmer weather and the Titanic would have never hit the iceberg. This is why Jack made it a note to spend so much time with her, his job was to ensure her survival.”

OK, so where’s the proof?

Firstly, Jack didn’t have any money from that time period which is why he had to gamble his way onto the Titanic.

And secondly, during the movie he mentions Lake Wissota which wasn’t created until 1917 (the Titanic sunk in 1912) and he mentions a rollercoaster on Santa Monica Pier which wasn’t built until 1916.

More evidence: Jack’s slick haircut wasn’t common in 1912.

TV show:Murder She Wrote

Theory: Angela Lansbury’s character, Jessica Fletcher, is actually a serial killer.

Argument: A 2012 study revealed that the TV show featured 274 killings which is quite remarkable given it was set in a small town in Maine with a population of just 3500.

According to a theory on The Blot, “It’s highly implausible that a civilian (such as Jessica Fletcher) just so happens to be at the scene of a mind-boggling number of murders without being guilty.”

The theory’s author, Christian Cintron, claims that Fletcher committed at least some of the murders in order to get material for her books.

“Given future representations of serial killers like Dexter Morgan on Dexter and Hannibal and Buffalo Bob in The Silence of the Lambs, it’s easy to see that Jessica Fletcher could be a serial killer. They often collect souvenirs. Fletcher collects all of her ‘cases’ and uses them as fodder for her wildly successful novels.”

Is Jessica actually a calculating killer?

Movie: The Dark Knight Rises

Theory: Batman was actually killed by the bomb blast at the end of the movie.

Argument: In one of the final scenes in the movie, Alfred and Bruce Wayne share a knowing glance at a cafe after Batman was thought to have been killed during the bomb blast.

So clearly Batman survived the blast, right?

Wrong.

According to this theory, Bruce Wayne at the cafe is just a figment of Alfred’s imagination as he struggles to cope with his grief.

You might recall that earlier in the movie, Alfred talks to Bruce about what he got up to during his master’s seven-year absence from Gotham.

“Every year, I took a holiday,” Alfred says.

“I went to Florence, there’s this cafe, on the banks of the Arno. Every fine evening, I’d sit there and order a Fernet Branca. I had this fantasy, that I would look across the tables and I’d see you there, with a wife and maybe a couple of kids. You wouldn’t say anything to me, nor me to you. But we’d both know that you’d made it, that you were happy.”

So this fan argues that the scene at the end of the movie when Alfred sees Bruce at the cafe is “a metaphor for Bruce finally having found peace and happiness, so it would seem Batman dies”.

Another fan added: “Also Alfred’s reaction to seeing his best friend, who he thought was dead, sat down in Florence at the end is not emotionally strong enough to believe that he is physically seeing him in the flesh.”

Did Alfred imagine Bruce at the cafe?

TV show:Rugrats

Theory: The Rugrats were a figment of Angelica’s imagination, hence why she was the only one who could talk to them.

Argument: Warning, this is a little messed up.

According to this theory: “Chucky died a long time ago along with this mother, that’s why Chaz is a nervous wreck all the time.

“Tommy was a stillborn, that’s why Stu is constantly in the basement making toys for the son who never had a chance to live.”

And finally: “The DeVilles had an abortion. Angelica couldn’t figure whether it would be a boy or a girl thus creating the twins (Phil and Lil)”.

But rest easy, according to one of the show’s creators: “A lot of people believe that conspiracy theory and no, it’s not true.”

Timmy Pickle isn’t real? Say it ain’t so.

Movie:Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Theory: Willy Wonka is a murderous villain who uses deceased children to make his chocolate.

Argument: Wonka rigged the golden ticket competition to ensure that only children won. Then he set up elaborate scenarios once the children were inside his factory to test their morality. Could Augustus Gloop resist a river of chocolate? No. Could Violet Beauregarde resist a revolutionary piece of chewing gum? No.

Also, the Oompa Loompas were in on the scam because they just happened to have a song and dance routine tailored to each kid’s death.

And finally, ever notice how each of the vehicles shown in the flick only have the exact number of seats required for the remaining kids?

Could Willy Wonka be a monster?

TV show:The Simpsons

Theory: Homer has been in a coma for 22 years.

Argument: In a 1992 episode called Homer The Heretic, Homer is shown asking God what the meaning of life is.

He says he doesn’t want to have to wait until he dies to discover the answer, to which God replies, “You can’t wait six months?”

Now let’s fast forward to an episode called So It’s Come To This: A Simpsons Clip Show, which aired six months later.

In that episode, Homer ends up in a coma in hospital after one of Bart’s pranks went spectacularly wrong.

“I propose that Homer didn’t actually wake up from his coma,” claims Hardtopickaname.

“He is still in a vegetative state and every single Simpsons episode afterwards is in Homer’s imagination.”

To back up his theory, the Redditor claims this is why the characters don’t age as the show goes on, because that’s the way Homer remembers them.

Hardtopickaname also argues that the storylines in the show get way more bizarre after the So It’s Come To This: A Simpsons Clip Show episode.

Whereas before the accident the storylines were quite normal (Bart cheats on an IQ test, Lisa has a crush on her teacher), afterwards they get more outrageous (Homer goes into outer space, Mr Burns captures the Loch Ness monster).

“This is clearly Homer’s imagination running wild,” the Reddit user says.

“With no real world restrictions, Homer’s mind is able to dream up scenarios of him and his family in fantasies involving him winning a Grammy, his father fighting his boss for buried WW2 treasure, his wife getting breast implants, his infant daughter saving him from drowning, etc.”

Is Homer really in a coma?

Movie: James Bond films

Theory: James Bond is a codename, not a person

Argument: Over the past 50 years, there have been 23 Bond movies with six different actors playing the role of 007. According to Lee Tamahori, who directed Die Another Day, James Bond is a codename, not a person, which is why there have been so many different lead males.

“James Bond is not the guy’s name,” Tamahori said.

“That’s the way I’ve always been able to view these things from when Connery left and Lazenby and Moore took over, right up to Brosnan. How could this guy be so young still?

“Of course to me, it is just a prefix and a codename. That means that Connery either died or retired, Moore died or retired and so on.”

Daniel Craig as James Bond.

Sean Connery as James Bond.