10 Intriguing Theories That Change How You See Your Favorite Movies Crazy movie theories are practically an Internet cottage industry. For every new release, there are about two dozen theories arguing why the main character has to be dead or imagining everyone else. Generally, these theories are like your standard blockbuster: fun but ultimately forgettable. But not every crazy theory can be dismissed so easily. Because of clues in the background, some are eerily plausible. Occasionally, they even wind up improving the movie. 10 Photo credit: Working Title Films Originally released in 1997 to unanimous disappointment, the Coen Brothers’ film-noir pastiche The Big Lebowski is now considered a masterpiece. A large part of its status is due to the multiple ways it can be interpreted. People have called it everything from an updating of