10 Lesser Known Film Fan Theories That Might Actually Be True

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By Jack Pooley /

Who doesn't love a good fan theory? Whether a great movie provokes food for thought or a bad movie sees audiences seeking their own alternate explanations, the Internet is chock full of insanely imaginative theories that range from the absurdly fantastical to the strangely plausible. Now, there's one caveat here: everyone's heard the theories about E.T. and Star Wars being in the same universe, Pixar's unified universe theory, Cobb's wedding ring being his real totem, the Tarantino-verse and the explosive suggestion that Jar Jar Binks was the bad guy all along, so this list is seeking out more below-the-radar theories that, while picking up some traction online, are still lesser-known. Whether it's a revelation or two that change how you view the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a narrative explanation for wretched visual effects in a movie or a few devastating additions to the Pixar mythos, these theories just might be true, regardless of if we ever find out either way. Here are 10 lesser known film theories that might actually be true...