Event Horizon

Plot hole: An engineer on a rescue ship seems to be the first person instead of the entire planetary intelligence community and the NSA (as reported by Dr. Wier) to translate basic Latin from what the Event Horizon's captain said. Somehow nobody else with all the vast resources of the NSA and other government organizations could clean up the transmission to determine exactly what was said?

Upvote valid corrections to help move entries into the corrections section.

Suggested correction: The recording of the Event Horizon's captain was taken directly from the ship's log. It was only available to the crew of the rescue ship at that time.

No, the NSA and the military had that transmission themselves as it's Dr. Weir who plays it for the crew before they reach the Event Horizon. How would Weir have it if they didn't obtain the log until they got to the ship? The part that they had, and DJ heard incorrectly, was received by the government agency in charge, leading them to send the Clark into Neptune orbit for a search and rescue of the crew and the ship.

Factual error: When D.J. is attacked by Dr. Weir, he is grabbed by the throat and is squeezed until his windpipe is broken, shown by the way he was breathing (or struggling to). When Weir seizes him again and throws him against a support beam, he screams in a way impossible for someone who just had his windpipe crushed.

Upvote valid corrections to help move entries into the corrections section.

Suggested correction: Dr. Weir doesn't crush DJ's throat at all. The noises he makes are simply choking noises because he is being picked up by his throat, there isn't even anything in the scene to imply his throat is being crushed, which in reality requires considerably more effort than most people believe.

More mistakes in Event Horizon

Miller: I will launch TAC missiles at the Event Horizon until I'm satisfied that she is vaporized. Fuck this shit!

More quotes from Event Horizon

Trivia: The Event Horizon was designed to have features subtly reminiscent of the famous Notre-Dame Cathedral.

More trivia for Event Horizon

Chosen answer: At least one crewmember is seen as a floating, frozen corpse on the bridge of the ship when the rescue crew are exploring, there is also evidence seen that a significant amount of tissue and blood have been spread around the walls in some parts of the ship, however it is implied that the original crew are in the alternate Hell dimention, if not physically then spiritually.

More questions & answers from Event Horizon