Question 1

Which real historical event inspired Thorne's jail television appearance?

Accepted Answer

The scene where Thorne makes a television appearance in jail is based on a true event: Jeremiah Denton, a Vietnam War prisoner, blinked Morse code for 'Torture' during a 1966 interview.

Question 2

What historical regime is referenced by Thorne's decision to abolish scientists?

Accepted Answer

Thorne's decision to abolish scientists (physicians, professors) resembles the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia (1975-1979).

Question 3

What mythological figure is alluded to when Thorne comments on Maximilian possibly killing his father?

Accepted Answer

Thorne's remark about not gouging his eyes out references Oedipus, who blinded himself after discovering he killed his father and married his mother.

Question 4

What two messages are written on Thorne's cell walls at the film's start?

Accepted Answer

The messages are 'The nail that sticks up gets hammered down' and 'Power grows out of the barrel of a gun'.

Question 5

What historical figure is referenced by Thorne's line about forefathers burning their ships?

Accepted Answer

Thorne's line refers to Cortes, the Spanish conquistador who burned his ships to show his men they had no choice but to join him.

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