Clean and Shaven
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Invisible Man
WillJohn68 — 22 years ago(March 17, 2004 10:49 AM)
Funny that I never thought of this before, but at the end of The Invisible Man we see Jack Griffin after his death. His hair is somewhat neat and his face is shaved clean. How could he or anyone else have acheived this, given the fact that none of his hair was visible?
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BijouBob8mm — 21 years ago(November 03, 2004 01:28 PM)
That he is invisible seems less unrealistic than the fact he's clean shaven? (lol) Sorry, couldn't resist, but you do make a valid point. It's been a while since I've read the H.G. Wells novel, but I believe the issue is addressed in there. (Seems like he has a beard, when he becomes visible.)
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The-Silent-Photoplayer — 21 years ago(November 03, 2004 03:07 PM)
It's not impossible to shave without seeing yourself. It's called touching your face. I've done it plenty of times (without any knicks or cuts, either) in the bathtub.
What's curious is that the Invisible Man can see shouldn't he be blind if his retinas are transparent?
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BijouBob8mm — 21 years ago(November 06, 2004 10:58 AM)
You are correctif a person were actually invisible, they would be blind because light would pass through the retina instead of striking its surface; information probably not known back when H.G. Wells wrote his classic novel. Wells once expressed contempt for Kemp being portrayed as a madman in the 1933 movie, to which director James Whale replied, "Only a madman WOULD turn himself invisible!"
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jesse-acosta — 21 years ago(January 02, 2005 01:55 PM)
I have an edition of HG Well's Invisible Man where there is an essay prior to the story that talks about that, as well as other reasons invisibility wouldn't work. I was actually pissed that it was prior to the story, because it seemed to ruin it for me at the time. They should have plopped the essay in the back.
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BijouBob8mm — 21 years ago(January 03, 2005 03:36 PM)
You would have thought that would have been more in keeping with an afterword, rather than putting it at the preface, so as not to interfere with "suspension of disbelief." (Not to mention just letting you get on with the story, proper. Just "fast forward" through those particular pages, next time.
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jesse-acosta — 21 years ago(January 03, 2005 03:46 PM)
Well, most often the essays, introductions, etc, at the beginning of classic literature are really insightful and interesting. Generally they talk about the era and place the story is set, fill you with information to acclimate to the story, and even give a brief bio on the author. My Time Machine copy is a perfect example of this. But unfortunetly the Invisible Man intro wasn't as appealing due to its destruction of suspension of disbelief. Oh well
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synskin — 20 years ago(September 29, 2005 03:31 AM)
Back on topic he can just apply shaving foam to his face and use that as a guideline as to where he can shave. If I remember correctly shaving foam isn't invisible. A combination of that and some touchwork and he would be fine.
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Bo_Creel — 20 years ago(November 04, 2005 04:28 AM)
This movie is full of mistakes of course. Which is rather obvious isn't it? I mean, if you're invisible your eyes wouldn't even work, so you 'd be completely blind.
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Film_Dex — 20 years ago(November 29, 2005 01:58 PM)
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AkrayBothorda — 13 years ago(January 09, 2013 08:08 PM)
In a desperate attempt to maintain plausibility I just figured that light has physical properties as well as wave-like tendancies. Therefore, he could register light the way he could feel when someone touched him.
Reaching a bit quite a bit, but it's enough to keep enjoying the book and movie.