Film Plots That Don't Make Sense.

[Brainaddict]

And talking of Death Star...Star Wars itself...

Like...how come the rebels couldn't make a better tactical advantage out of the stormtroopers coming thru a hole about *that* big on the Blockade Runner?

Or when they're fighting thew AT-ATs on Hoth, why they bothered with all the laser cannon shite when

A. It was pretty fucking obvious that the easiest way to bring them down would be to use the harpoons

B. Surely they'd engaged the AT-ATs in ground combat before, or at least some part of the Alliance would have...

I think plot holes in star wars would require a thread of its own, but the point is -when it comes to the original trilogy at least - no one cares - it's fuckin' Star Wars!

 

[Brainaddict]

what does linux have to do with the matrix?

 

[jæd]

what does linux have to do with the matrix?

Most of the "computer" characters can be seen as programs. If you have a good understanding of how basic linux/unix subsystems (ie daemons) work then can you work out who is supposed to be who and what their motivations are. (Ie, the Indian guy at the start of the third film)

What I've always liked about The Matrix is that you have to figure it out yourself. Books and movies that make *you* work are always more satisfying then those that have a plot served on a plate.

 

[brixtonvilla]

AI, with it's 3 endings, one after the other. WTF?

 

[Ungrateful]

Signs

Signs. The only farm in America without a fucking gun. Or a combine harvester.

Yup I'm in complete agreement -- so many plotholes there was barely any film left. An alien race, with vastly superior technology, but hadn't invented the umbrella.

 

[In Bloom]

The live action Thunderbirds. Since when was the Financial Times a compilation of irrelevant fashion tips and oddly non-specific football results? And where the fuck did that monorail come from?

 

[noodles]

Batman Begins. The best Batman yet, but I can't think of the film without wondering:

When they used a hyper-microwave thing to boil and evaporate all the water in a city, why did it not boil all the inhabitants of the city due to their water content?

 

[Stigmata]

The live action Thunderbirds. Since when was the Financial Times a compilation of irrelevant fashion tips and oddly non-specific football results? And where the fuck did that monorail come from?

It was set in the future you muppet.

 

[spanglechick]

At the risk of being lynched -

Lord of the Ringses

Why didn't Gandalf send the big eagle things with Hobbit boy in the first place?

 

[Stigmata]

At the risk of being lynched -

Lord of the Ringses

Why didn't Gandalf send the big eagle things with Hobbit boy in the first place?

Because Sauron and his winged beasts could shoot them down you muppet.

 

[spanglechick]

Because Sauron and his winged beasts could shoot them down you muppet.

But surely they'd still have been safer (if only because - faster) than stumbling around middle earth on (bare) foot.

 

[In Bloom]

It was set in the future you muppet.

Which might excuse the monorail (if it wasn't for the fact that London already has a perfectly good underground in place), but how do you explain the daft shit in the FT?

And why didn't the military just have some fighter jets follow the Thunderbird back to Tracy Island? Wouldn't the various governments of the world be ever so slightly uncomfortable with a paramilitary force possessed of weapons of incredible power going round executing vigilante justice willy nilly?

And don't even get me started on that stupid shit with the walk in freezer, why not just shoot them*?

Basically, the whole thing was balls.


*The same applies to most action movies and similar shit, but I just thought I'd mention it

 

[Stigmata]

But surely they'd still have been safer (if only because - faster) than stumbling around middle earth on (bare) foot.

Nah, hobbits are little and good at hiding. Giant eagles are fairly conspicuous. Plus if Gwaihir (the chief giant eagle) put on the Ring and turned evil- think of the consequences!!!!

 

[Stigmata]

Which might excuse the monorail (if it wasn't for the fact that London already has a perfectly good underground in place), but how do you explain the daft shit in the FT?

And why didn't the military just have some fighter jets follow the Thunderbird back to Tracy Island? Wouldn't the various governments of the world be ever so slightly uncomfortable with a paramilitary force possessed of weapons of incredible power going round executing vigilante justice willy nilly?

And don't even get me started on that stupid shit with the walk in freezer, why not just shoot them*?

Basically, the whole thing was balls.


*The same applies to most action movies and similar shit, but I just thought I'd mention it

Dunno, I ain't seen it.

 

[In Bloom]

Dunno, I ain't seen it.

(I wouldn't bother if I were you)

 

[jæd]

Wouldn't the various governments of the world be ever so slightly uncomfortable with a paramilitary force possessed of weapons of incredible power going round executing vigilante justice willy nilly?

But we're ok with Bush and his band of cronies...

 

[java1200]

Which might excuse the monorail (if it wasn't for the fact that London already has a perfectly good underground in place),

London has a perfectly good underground in place?!

Where is this perfectly good underground that you speak of?

 

[spanglechick]

Which might excuse the monorail

Monorail - rah!
Homer says: "I call the big one "Bitey"."

 

[DJ Squelch]

What the hell is "Gerry" by Gus Van Sant all about. Very nice to look at but plot wise then WTF (if you can call 2 blokes wandering around for 2 hours a plot).

 

[kyser_soze]

What the hell is "Gerry" by Gus Van Sant all about. Very nice to look at but plot wise then WTF (if you can call 2 blokes wandering around for 2 hours a plot).

2 blokes wandering around a desert.

That is the plot.

 

[Grandma Death]

Videodrome was sort of nonsensical - but because it was supposed to be trippy it doesn't count.

Heathen.

 

[PacificOcean]

War of the Worlds. How did the aliens know that when they buried their spaceships all that time ago, that they would be under major cities?

 

[kyser_soze]

but how do you explain the daft shit in the FT?

Maybe it's Jon Frake's idea of a piece of subtle social commentary about dumbing down?

Or maybe it was the FT Saturday edition

 

[DarthSydodyas]

War of the Worlds. How did the aliens know that when they buried their spaceships all that time ago, that they would be under major cities?

I was also wondering why the aliens didn't just nuke the planet from the safety of space (like they ought to have, in Independence Day), given the technology(ies) they seem to possess.

Esp. in Independence Day, where the Aliens plan was to destroy the populations of the planets that cross their paths...

Same goes for all other moves involving aliens on earth trying to wipe the population out. Use their teleportation techniques to teleport huge bombs!

 

[Stigmata]

I was also wondering why the aliens didn't just nuke the planet from the safety of space (like they ought to have, in Independence Day), given the technology(ies) they seem to possess.

Esp. in Independence Day, where the Aliens plan was to destroy the populations of the planets that cross their paths...

Same goes for all other moves involving aliens on earth trying to wipe the population out. Use their teleportation techniques to teleport huge bombs!

I always thought those George Romero zombie films were really about alien invasion. An artificial virus that kills humans but leaves everything else unharmed, then encourages the carrier to seek out others and infect them. An ideal, zero-risk way of nearly wiping out humanity without doing any lasting damage to the planet or the ecosystem. They could just wait a while then move in.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

presumably zombies don't eat aliens then?

 

[akirajoel]

presumably zombies don't eat aliens then?

Of course not. Don't be silly.

 

[kyser_soze]

I was also wondering why the aliens didn't just nuke the planet from the safety of space (like they ought to have, in Independence Day), given the technology(ies) they seem to possess.

Esp. in Independence Day, where the Aliens plan was to destroy the populations of the planets that cross their paths...

Same goes for all other moves involving aliens on earth trying to wipe the population out. Use their teleportation techniques to teleport huge bombs!

Because then you wouldn't have a story or movie would you?

You can say the same about fiction as well if you want to go down that route.

Stigmata - each of the Zombie movies is a satire on a specific aspect of US culture - Night I can't remember, but Dawn... is about consumerism (all the zombies head for the mall on auto-pilot), Day i about (over)reliance on the military to solve all problems, and apparently Land is about how isolationism from the problems of the world will lead to ultimate downfall...or something...

 

[Stigmata]

Because then you wouldn't have a story or movie would you?

You can say the same about fiction as well if you want to go down that route.

Stigmata - each of the Zombie movies is a satire on a specific aspect of US culture - Night I can't remember, but Dawn... is about consumerism (all the zombies head for the mall on auto-pilot), Day i about (over)reliance on the military to solve all problems, and apparently Land is about how isolationism from the problems of the world will lead to ultimate downfall...or something...

That as well, of course.

 

[Bob]

Independence Day

An Apple computer manages to dock seamlessly with an alien one.

Anyone who's messed around with basic problems between Windows & Apples will find this perplexing.