Edwin Frydendall

27th Apr 2003

Pitch Black (2000)

Corrected entry: In the scene where only the old man and the "girl" are left in the cave you see that there are only enough "light worms" to fill half of the second bottle, yet in the rest of the movie you can see that both bottles are full of "light worms."

Correction: There is more to the cave than what we are shown. The girl returns from around a corner and tells Imam that "those were all I could find", so obviously there was some other part of the cave to be searched.

But, on the other hand, because she said that was all she could find, she obviously already HAD searched some other part of the cave.

Edwin Frydendall

1st May 2004

Pitch Black (2000)

Corrected entry: As cool as it looks, it is impossible for a planet to have two sets of parallel rings, because rings only circle a planet's equator.

Phoenix

Correction: It's a sci-fi film. Anything is possible with sci-fi. I suppose getting an eyeshine and deadly creatures using sound to hunt their prey at night are impossible too? It's not supposed to be realistic. EDIT: I'm not going to engage in this conversation any further as it's starting to turn hostile. I stand by what I said 10 years ago. Good day, Gentleman.

THGhost

Please don't say, "it's not supposed to be realistic." That's a cop-out. Fantasy is not supposed to be realistic. Science Fiction IS supposed to be realistic.

Edwin Frydendall

I agree, this is a valid mistake. The events of this movie take place in our universe, and the most fundamental laws of physics of our Universe dictate that there can not be two sets of rings around planet. It can not be explained away by saying that it is a fantasy or magic.

Science Fiction. Emphasis on "Fiction." Like I said 10 years ago, it's not possible in real life for someone to have "eyeshine" surgery like Riddick did to see in the dark, but it happened in the fictional world of this movie. A fictional planet having two sets of rings is no different.

THGhost

It is very different. The inability to have eyeshine surgery in the present is a technical limitation. One hundred years ago it was impossible to fly faster than sound. We can do it now. A planet having two rings breaks a fundamental law of nature.

But this isn't nature, is it? It's a sci-fi movie that does not adhere to the laws of our world. It's not a documentary.

THGhost

That is incorrect. Sci-fi adheres to the laws of nature. You're describing fantasy. Plus, planets in the galaxy and other galaxies, still adhere to laws of "our world", so it's a ridiculous statement to make.

Bishop73

Whether it is an error probably depends on which type of sci-fi is used. With "hard" sci-fi, the two rings are contrary to existing principles, thereby constituting an error. With "soft" sci-fi, two rings are allowed, so not an error. The movie is set in the distant future, so it is possible known principles could be revised. Sci-fi may overlap with fantasy - where do "bioraptors" fall? Soft sci-fi includes human aspects - Riddick refused then agreed to save others. The movie is SOFT SCI-FI.

KeyZOid

6th Jun 2018

Pitch Black (2000)

Corrected entry: Riddick seals them in the cave and goes to the ship. They fill bottles with the glow worms while he starts preparing the ship. Caroline magically appears outside the cave and climbing over the ridge that is overlooking the "town." She runs to the ship and tells him that she promised "them" she would return with more light. 1. How did she get out? If it was a second hole then the creatures would have gotten in 2. She never said she'd be back with more light to them.

Correction: 1. The three of them could have moved the rock together. 2. Just because we didn't see her say that doesn't mean she didn't say it.

Greg Dwyer

But, how did the rock get back in place when two of them were still INSIDE the cave? No handholds on the cave-facing part of that rock to pull on; and Carolyn was certainly not strong enough to push it back up, on her own.

Edwin Frydendall

15th Jun 2004

Pitch Black (2000)

Corrected entry: The planet that eclipses the sun comes into position very fast. If the eclipse comes on fast, it would also go away equally as fast. Even with the width of the planet taken into account, it would be over in a matter of minutes or hours. Yet Fry explains that the planetary model they found shows how the darkness would last for a long time. Scientifically, this is not so. Also, the other sun is still out there. For a lasting darkness, both suns would have to be eclipsed.

Correction: Both suns are eclipsed, which is why it's dark. The two planets are orbiting in the same direction, so it will take some considerable time to 'overtake' to a point where the sun becomes visible again. While the eclipse does begin quite quickly, the ringed planet is both very large and close, maximising the eclipse shadow, which would lead to an eclipse of considerable length - certainly not minutes or hours.

Tailkinker

And, remember, the Imam said the two planets move as one.

Edwin Frydendall

27th Aug 2001

Pitch Black (2000)

Corrected entry: When running from the canyon and in the rain, all of a sudden they are running and there is no rain and they are kicking up dust.

Correction: It is possible to out-run the edge of a storm, I've done it enough times. It all depends on wind direction, and there was no visible wind direction at all in that scene.

But, it's raining when they get to the ship, and there was still no wind. Either the edge of the rain storm was moving, or it wasn't. You can't have it both ways.

Edwin Frydendall

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