Things to Think AboutWhatcha thinkin' about? Instead of pennies for your thoughts, here are lists of interesting things to ponder while you gaze at your navel and explore the depths of your true self.
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Riddles are fun. Movies are fun. Movies with riddles in them? That's got to be double fun! People have been trying to stump each other with riddles since the days of ancient Babylon. Nearly every time and culture has had its share of brain teasers. Something about the challenge and mystery of a word problem makes people want to step up and solve them.
With their popularity, it's only natural that movies would incorporate riddles. Action, horror, mystery, and adventure films make use of the riddle's inherent frustrations. It's a truly tense situation when a character is trying to solve a problem before a clock ticks down and we the audience are trying the figure out the solution as well. These are some of our favorite conundrums pulled from the silver screen.
In the classic film Labyrinth, Jennifer Connelly's character and the audience are frustrated by the riddle of the lying door guard.
The Riddle:
There are two doors. One leads to the castle; the other, to certain death. You may ask one question, to one guard, to help you decide which door is the correct one. One guard always lies, and one always tells the truth. How do you choose?
The Answer:
Ask either guard which door the other guard would say leads out. To stay alive, you must walk through the opposite door you’ve been told to use.
The sequel to The Da Vinci Code has a riddle that requires some real knowledge of the subject matter.
The Riddle:
From Santi’s earthly tomb with demons hole,
'Cross Rome the mystic elements unfold.
The path of light is laid, the sacred test,
Let angels guide you on your lofty quest.
The Answer:
The Path to Illumination. The riddle tells Robert Langdon that he must follow the Path to Illumination, something every Illuminati member follows, in order to save the Catholic Church.
