Probably Unanswerable Questions
The ending, Charlie’s response to blackmail, racial implications of recasting, and the colonel’s finances
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- The movie is said to have a clear answer to whether it should end after the teacher flirtation: yes. — Chris Ryan
- Charlie could have reported the headmaster’s blackmail to the disciplinary board. — Chris Ryan
- Another proposed strategy is to admit seeing three students from far away without claiming to recognize them. — Bill Simmons
- Casting Charlie as Black in 1992 is debated as more interesting but likely to make the colonel harder to redeem. — Bill Simmons
- The panel asks how much of the colonel's savings the extravagant weekend consumed. — Bill Simmons