movie plot holes and paradoxes

It s a famous one the geography of Jurassic Park makes absolutely no sense. Ravines appear from nowhere during the T Rex attack, and the fact that the T Rex can somehow get inside the visitors centre are questions with no logical answer. But the truth is that it doesn t matter. It s why we let plot holes go in the majority of cases because the film works. Spielberg created such an impressive sequence that it doesn t need to make sense in the real world. It s true movie magic, and even knowing that it s not really possible fails to detract from how it makes you feel. So really I guess what this list is about is defining good filmmaking. If a plot hole feels so stupid that it makes you enjoy the film less, than the director has not done their job. You should be able to acknowledge, but still enjoy.

There s a whole world built vaguely along human lines, but inhabited by cars. Who built it? Why do they need towns? I like to think that there s a whole Planet Of The Apes subplot which will be revealed one day where humans built hyper intelligent cars who eventually overthrew their masters and then proceeded to remake society along the only lines they knew how human civilisation. Leaving us with a mockery of our own world. A lot of people also think they re being clever and ask how they reproduce, but that s a silly question. They get made in factories. However, the very best solution to this plot hole can be found in the Pixar Theory. If you ve yet to have the pleasure, I suggest you make a cup of tea and look it up.

So in the critically adored Transformers (well adored by the standards of the series), the Allspark, the creator of Transformer life, is used to bring everyday human mechanical objects into life. These same newly created Transformers then proceed to go on a murderous rampage straight away, suggesting that being evil is in the Transformers nature. Does this make Optimus Prime and his Autobots some sort of weird hippy peace living cult then? And if Transformers just want to kill, then we should atempt to destroy them not work with the aliens. This is not the Transformers I was brought up on.

The original Karate Kid film tells the terrible tale of how cheating will win you competitions and should be condoned. Keep this movie away from impressionable youngsters, who may decide this is the lifestyle to aspire to. Why such scorn for what is to many a treasured film from their youth? Well, time and time again throughout the film s karate tournament, we are told that kicks to the face are illegal, and will not be tolerated. How does Daniel san defeat his nemesis Jonny in the final? By a crane kick to the face.

So after numerous madcap escapades (which definitely wouldn t get old and tired over the course of two hilarous sequels) Phil, Stu, and Alan finally realise Doug had been on the roof of the hotel the entire time. They rush to his rescue and find a very sunburnt but basically okay groom to be. The wedding is saved! Now, I don t know about you, but I remain very sceptical about his survival up there. It s an average of 41 degrees Celsius in July over in Vegas, with highs of 49 being recorded. In an exposed space with no shade and no water, for several days, I rate Doug s chances of making it out alive as very low. If by some miracle, he was still breathing, dehydration would have made him a jabbering wreck, hallucinating wildly and probably leading him to jump from the roof in despair at his abandonment. Not so funny now, is it?

They have travelled across space in order to harvest our planet of its natural resources. The best and brightest of humanity are no match for their initial onslaught, and our cities are destroyed. It s our darkest day. Luckily, however, the alien invaders of Independence Day are Mac compatible and we re able to upload a virus and win. Yay! Now anyone who uses Mac products will know that nothing is compatible with Macs that isn t Apple produced. Which begs the question is that what Steve Jobs was really doing back in the 90s? Sub contracting firms to build vast star ships under the Apple banner? Still, it all made perfect sense to me as an 11 year old boy watching the film for the first time. And honestly, that s what really matters.

Pandora is saved. Go back home to your dying planet you humans! I like to believe that yes, the defeated humans did reflect on what they had done, and maybe decided to value life and nature above commerce and needless industrialisation. After all, that was the subtle message James Cameron was trying to teach us. But even when watching the film for the first time, all I could think was, won t the surviving military just go back to their ship in orbit and nuke the now clearly hostile and dangerous natives? Because that s what I would do. Of course, they might not have had weapons aboard, and the plot of the sequel may well be the return of the angry earthlings. In which case, ignore this

Dear Harry Potter, while I respect your claims to be the chosen one without ever really seeing (or reading) evidence to prove this (instead we just get told repeatedly. Ah well, all hype and that), and admire your ability to foil villains plans by basically overhearing them while wandering around in the dark, there is one thing I cannot respect. Your decision to ignore that you had a proven, working time travel device (see your adventures with the Prisoner Of Azkaban) and let hundreds (if not thousands) die over the subsequent years, including close friends, when you could have easily saved them is pretty poor. Screw you Harry Potter.

Honestly, does creating lizard men make any sense to anyone? Why is he doing it? Does he even know? In fact, the entire character is just completely all over the place and never really defined can he control when and how he turns into a lizard? Is he simply a lackey of the unseen Norman Osborn? How can he find time to go and fight Peter Parker at his high school when he s on a strict evil plan time scale? But none of the Lizard issues annoy me as much as when Peter dresses up as Spider Man to keep his identity secret and then goes around taking pictures on a camera which is clearly marked PETER PARKER.

It s a classic. And it s a classic for a reason. In Star Wars, R2D2 and C3PO don t exactly make a secret getaway after the Rebel blockade runner is captured by the Imperials. The film notes their escape pod hurtling down to Tatooine. But do the Imperials shoot it? No, not even for target practice. Not even due to the fact they ve just been engaged in a firefight against heavily armed rebels who are suspected of hiding stolen plans for a secret ultimate doomsday weapon, and which self same plans they ll most definitely try and get off the ship. How? Probably in an ejected escape pod. No, it s probably just a malfunction.