Do You Get Upset By Illogical Details In Movies?

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Or really anything in any M. Night Shyamalan movie. I can't watch them.

Yes, in A dinosaurs story the dinosaurs are given brain grain which meens there no longer savage because they have been cured of eatting each other. Then they all sit around together even the dinosaurs that are herbivours and eat hotdogs.

Name a movie and I'll cite something illogical about it.

Armageddon.

(I have one: why was the guy's daughter allowed to be in amongst the NASA centre trying to tell the scientists how to do their job?!)

Illogic: Instead of trying to blow up the meteor, they should have tried to deflect it or change its trajectory.

Illogic: Did the Stamper crew really pass their pysch evals?

So, just curious: anyone out there watch "X-Files"? Does anyone know if Gillian Anderson got some kind of facial work done, or am I just going crazy?

I think I might have seen parts of that Rome thing Morganna, is it a series?

I do not know much about Rome, but from memory, the series I am thinking of was largely fictionalized and more 'inspired' by historical events than representative of them (much like that Tudor series thingie).

Yes, it was a series, and yes, I figured it was fictionalized too. It´s just that I got upset when they did things that were too blatantly illogical, like change the actor so one character was suddenly different from before, or when all the characters started killing each other off, and doing some things that were out of character for them. When these things happen, the series loses credibility, and it started off so well, with so much potential. I don´t mind fiction with an historical background. I was a little upset by the "et tu Brute" thing just because it is so famous, and there seemed no reason why they should leave it out. It wasn´t so much the fictionalized stuff, just how they did it.

Lucky for them, you know how Ancient Rome *really* was.

Yes. I hate when cars explode after being shot a few times. That is never going to happen in real life unless you are using some serious firepower or some heavy AP ammunition.

I saw that episode. It bothered me. I think that they ignored it because they knew that it would give them some more attention, or some similar reason.

Now that you mention 24, do we have to assume that Jack Bauer doesn't eat and doesn't go to the bathroom even once during the whole day?

About action movies, when there is one hero against a lot of villans, yes it is unreal I agree.

Anyway, I believe that is a matter of personal taste, if a person is really uncapable of suspension of disbelief and feel annoyed by it, then perhaps they shouldn't watch movies and TV series and stick with documentaries and music instead, which is something that someone I know does this, because of it.

There are many inconsistencies in movies and TV series, when comparing to reality but I believe that would be always the case, depending on what the writers and directors want to achieve from a reaction to the audience and the story and message. House is an example, I know I have to give a good deal of suspension of disbelief in order to enjoy the show, considering that a doctor like that wouldn't a have a job as a doctor in real life. As other examples like action movies, scifi and fantasy.

I do have some trouble with shows I like, because of problems like this though, for example, Star Trek:The Next Generation's episode: The Inner Light, seems to be a favorite among fans, but I have found a problem with the suspension of disbelief on that one, regarding the story, so it isn't my favorite episode because I find the story problematic regarding credibility.

I have some trouble regarding Doctor Who (2005) in a way, even though I do enjoy the show, is that sometimes it looks very unrealistic *to me*, even for scifi, well, at least comparing it to others, such as Star Trek

I don't see that as illogical or problematic, in real life, there are few people that can actually become paralized as a reaction from panic and shock in a situation like that.


That is not necessarily a problem either, he could levitate others and objects but himself as well as the power having its limits, I don't see a problem with this explanation.


well, to be honest, I believe claiming inconsistency in movies can be inconsistent or an honest error from the viewer given the above quotes.


well, if we talk about pop songs "You and I" seems acceptable, I mean, the rules of grammar are strict depending on the nature they are used, within professional grounds, the grammar use by people in general when they speak to each other is more flexible, given what pop music is oriented to, the grammar seems to be ok enough. A part from that, the grammar as well as the accent can differ within different territories that speak the same language. An example would be the british use of the word "me" instead of "my".

and the harry potter books, there are SO MANY inconsistincies and things that dont make sense, especially in the last 3 or 4 books.... thats why i only like the 1st 3 books with the 1st book being my favorite one.....

I don't take movies seriously. I do like to analyze though.

a wizard did it!