Stupidity: A young Jack Sparrow outwits Salazar by tricking him into the Devil's Triangle. Jack uses a bootleg turn to dodge the same fate. However, the film shows Jack's ship within the striking range of Salazar's ship. Salazar could have used a cannonade to both destroy Jack and turn his ship to the starboard side, avoiding the Devil's Triangle. In fact, despite being a naval genius, Salazar did little to escape doom. (01:06:12)
FleetCommand
25th Jan 2024
Focus (2015)
Stupidity: With the threat of strangulating Jess, Garriga coerces a false confession from Nicky about the complicity of Jess. Garriga then laughs, calls Nicky out on it, and points out the confession's deficiencies. The film treats the whole scene as an astute reveal à la Sherlock Holmes! Nobody notices, let alone points out, that a coerced confession is worthless. In reality, Garriga would feel very stupid because he almost murdered someone. For the same reason, Jess must feel very angry.