Dark City/Fridge

Fridge Logic

 * All sorts of it. One of the biggest questions, of course: And if
 * Plus, it's wonderful symbolism.
 * I got this with the ending of Dark City, years after I first watched it. The ending at first appears to be a fairly unremarkable happy conclusion; the protagonist . Yay humanity. But then something interesting happens: the protagonist,, decides --Horatio Lint
 * Of course. It starts with memories. But then
 * Regarding the "nature vs nurture" message of the film, I think the scenes with the desk clerk (of the hotel where John wakes up) are telling. The white clerk had several unique figures of speech: "We keep our books neat and tidy", "cash on the barrel", and "No time off for good behavior". The black clerk, put in place of the white one, repeats the first two phrases like they're his own . But when the white clerk reappears as a newspaper vendor, he repeats his prior catch phrase, "No time off for good behavior", suggesting that this little quirk was him and not just a product of memories. Taken with the above-mentioned ending scene, it would suggest that film is saying that man isn't purely nature or nurture, but a mix of both. --Meta Four
 * I had this odd feeling throughout the movie Dr Schrieber was constantly pushing on John that it was (like The Matrix which used Dark City's sets) ultimately his choice, Eyclonus
 * I like your thinking with regard to Dr Schrieber's look of fear, but he does explicitly state that . - Thomsons Pier
 * I like your thinking with regard to Dr Schrieber's look of fear, but he does explicitly state that . - Thomsons Pier

Fridge Brilliance

 * It wasn't until the third time watching the film that I noticed one brief bit of foreshadowing at the beginning: There's a closeup shot of John's shoes just before he puts them on. Why? So the audience can see --Meta Four
 * This is more Fridge Brilliance, but earlier in the movie, Bumstead speaks with Schreber about Murdoch. When the conversation turns to knowing the nature of people, Schreber analyzes Bumstead, saying that Bumstead is a meticulous and lonely man. On the surface, it may seem like Schreber is a good judge of people thanks to his knowledge of psychology. That may very well be true. But if you think about it some more, the real reason why Schreber knows about Bumstead is because Schreber imprinted that personality into Bumstead himself.

Fridge Horror
...Just to list a few things.
 * So at the end.
 * It's even darker when you consider that . --Agent Wu
 * I think people read too much into the thing.