Question: If Ender would destroy the planet in the simulation, why wouldn't he do it for real? The simulations are supposed to be practice.
MikeH
11th Nov 2019
Ender's Game (2013)
11th Nov 2019
Ender's Game (2013)
Question: Maybe this is explained better in the book, or maybe I just wasn't paying attention. But at the end, when Ender killed all the Formics, did he kill any innocents, or were they all involved in the first invasion? Because Ender never mentions innocents being killed, that would be a pretty good argument as to why it was wrong. If they were all involved in the first invasion, I don't see anything wrong with killing aliens that murdered millions of humans.
Answer: In the book, Ender had grown disillusioned with military school and was depressed. Destroying the entire Formic homeworld was his attempt to force the school to expel him, by enacting a suicidal plan of action so ruthless his superiors would believe him unfit for leadership. In the film it appears that Ender is simply trying to win the game as best he can. As for the Formics themselves, they operate with a hive mind so in a sense, yes they were all "involved" in the invasion of earth. However, wiping out of the entire civilization in retribution, especially once the audience hears the Formic queen express her dismay over the Formic's actions, is evil. The film somewhat glosses over this fact, but in the books it is clear the Formics did not understand that humans were sentient at all because they could not comprehend an intelligent species lacking a shared consciousness.
Yeah misunderstanding is the constant of the book series.
3rd Nov 2019
Children of Men (2006)
Other mistake: Luke shoots Jasper's finger off, but if you look closely, you can see the bullet only hit his wrist.
2nd Nov 2019
Detroit (2017)
Factual error: Since the movie was set in the 60s, David Senak couldn't have gotten in trouble for shooting the man running away. In the 60s, the police could legally shoot any criminal running away. This didn't change until Tennessee v. Garner in 1985.
20th Sep 2019
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Stupidity: When Doss buried the wounded soldier, leaving one eye out made no sense. It did nothing to help him. All it did was make it easier for the Japanese to spot him. It would've made sense to leave his nose and/or mouth out, so he could breathe. He did not need to see.
Suggested correction: A person who is unable to see is more likely to panic. When Doss buried the wounded Marine, he asked him to take a deep breath and trust him. By leaving one eye open, it allowed him to see the gravity of the situation as IJA soldiers walked by and maintain eye contact with Doss who hid under a dead Marine. After the suspicious IJA soldier bayoneted the body over Doss, he looked directly at where the wounded man was buried and kept walking. It was a crude method, but it likely saved them both.
18th Sep 2019
New Jack City (1991)
Revealing mistake: When a man is stabbed in the hand with a sword, the sword is just in the table.
27th Aug 2019
Dear John (2010)
Continuity mistake: In the sex scene, in one shot there's no tear in Amanda Seyfried's eye, but in the very next shot there is.
20th Aug 2019
House, M.D. (2004)
13th Aug 2019
Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
Continuity mistake: The Bride cuts off both of Sophie's arms, but when she throws her into the hospital, she has one arm. (This mistake is only seen in the extended Japanese version of the film - in other versions only one arm is cut off).
3rd Aug 2019
The Jackal (1997)
Continuity mistake: When Bruce Willis is shot, blood keeps appearing and disappearing on his face.
26th Jun 2019
The Heat (2013)
Other mistake: In the hospital, Mullins says she took the bullets out when she threatened to shoot Julian in the groin. However, we saw her leave one bullet in.
28th May 2019
Taken (2008)
26th May 2019
Groundhog Day (1993)
24th May 2019
Enter the Dragon (1973)
Revealing mistake: When Han is impaled on a spear, we can briefly see he's strapped to the mirror as it turns.
8th May 2019
Whiplash (2014)
23rd Apr 2019
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Question: Why was Ron angry with Harry for allegedly putting his name in the Goblet of Fire?
Answer: Ron was becoming a jealous of Harry's fame and, feeling inadequate, was tired of being in his shadow. He (wrongly) believed Harry had entered his name into the Goblet for the attention.
Answer: Harry has an invisibility cloak and the Marauders Map, easily undetectable to anyone but Mad-Eye Moody. I'm sure Ron thought that Harry could have slipped away; surely they aren't together every second of the day. Ron was jealous, it doesn't have to make sense.
23rd Apr 2019
Easy A (2010)
23rd Apr 2019
Labyrinth (1986)
Question: Are the events real or imagined?
9th Apr 2019
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
Question: What was the point of the "shooting the dog" test?
Answer: It was to test whether the candidates were willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done. If they were willing to shoot the dog they had been caring for, it means they would be willing to make a tough choice in the field to complete a mission.
Answer: To see who is kind hearted or cold blooded, a spy has to make tough choices in the field.
4th Apr 2019
Casino (1995)
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Answer: For the same reason when you are playing a video game you will run people over, or shoot them without figuring out who they are. He thought it was the equivalent of a video game, i.e. not real, so he would potentially do things he wouldn't do if he thought it was real. This is the very reason the power structure put them into a real operation while leading them to think it was a simulation, so they would be likely to act when faced with a moral dilemma.
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