What is the meaning of the belly button?
In the beginning of the film The Nines Ryan Reynolds' character gets out of the shower and freaks out because he does not have a belly button. This, of course, is later explained being that he's not actually human, but a God like entity that has created the entire world around him... However, there are several shots in the film where we can see he clearly has a belly button... Was this just something that was overlooked in production? Or, was it due to the crack he and the hooker had obtained earlier in the film? I know the movie has many different interpretations of various events throughout, I was just curious.
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The most obvious explanation (e.g. as to why he has a belly button in later scenes) is that it was indeed overlooked in production.
Ryan Reynolds states in this interview that his lack of belly button was an integral part of the plotline so it's very unlikely that they would have deliberately subverted it without some kind of callback.
Interviewer : “The Nines” once again features you shirtless. Is that in your contract?
Reynolds : No! I try to avoid it, actually. This will be the only movie out of the last four that I had to do it. But it was necessary for the narrative, because you had to see his belly button — or lack thereof. That’s key.
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What is the belly button meant for?
Your belly button marks the spot where your umbilical (say: um-BIL-ih-kul) cord was once attached. This cord is a soft, bendable tube that carried nutrients \u2014 vitamins and minerals \u2014 from your mother to you, back when you were in her belly (womb). A belly button is also called a navel.What does your belly button reveal about you?
Nope, belly buttons don't predict your temperament or life span. Just when you think you've heard it all, some people out there believe they can predict your life expectancy or tell things about your personality based on your belly button.What is the origin of belly button?
Your belly button is your very first scar. It's scar tissue left over from where the umbilical cord joined you to your mother's placenta when you were in her womb. Just like fingerprints, no two belly buttons are alike.What does navel mean spiritually?
Our belly button reminds us of our initial human state - connection. For the first and most formative period of life, while you were in the womb, you were physically attached to your mother by the umbilical cord.What's Inside Your Belly Button?
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