She can't swim?!?!?!
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Waterworld
brianh-7 — 17 years ago(November 10, 2008 05:44 PM)
I'm a tolerant person and love dystopia as much as the next guy. But "in a world" where the only thing anyone knows is endless water, how is it that our plucky map-girl can't swim?!
That clinched it for me. It's a rare day that I won't see a movie through to the end, but Waterworld didn't make it to the one hour mark. -
joelybh — 17 years ago(November 17, 2008 05:13 PM)
Actually she's NOT from the Dryland. There is no Dryland until the end of the movie. She lived on an atoll, therefore it doesn't make sense that she can not swim. It's just one of many things that weren't explained.
So the OP isn't a moron. Get your story straight before you start talking down to people -
brianh-7 — 17 years ago(November 27, 2008 06:31 PM)
I went back and watched it on fast-forward and, honestly, I still don't buy that she can't swim. Yes, she was from the Promised Land (read: dry). But let's face it - that simply could NOT be a very large land mass. Fishing and the ocean must have been part of their culture.
Bah, the movie wasn't for me and I'll just leave it at that. -
Edren — 15 years ago(March 21, 2011 06:29 PM)
I agree with you, she couldn't swim in a world made almost entirely out of water? Dumb. You might say it would be an important skill to acquire, a priority if you will. Before anyone goes on about dry land, why was she living on the floating money pit in the middle of the sea? Answer because she wasn't on dry land anymore.
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mizhou-99-68324 — 13 years ago(July 31, 2012 11:41 PM)
no matter what world you live in, you can't stay in water forever. you are gonna have to do most of your essential living activities on land (or boat). if there's no land you die anyway. if there is land, then swimming becomes a mere contingency plan, not something you can't live without. you can't live without food. you can't live without drinking water. you can't live if you can't retain your body temperature. you can't live if you can neither outrun nor fend off your predators. those are the things that require immediate attention, not swimming skills.
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deatman9 — 14 years ago(July 24, 2011 08:18 PM)
umm actullay no she is from dry land why do you think she has the map on her back. She was born on dry land and persumeably lived there with her parents for awhile. If you pay attention in the end it mentions this. Please pay attention to movies before you post the wrong idea thank you
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fivestarmichael — 16 years ago(April 25, 2009 10:17 PM)
TtankerT has a point books are everywhere and some adults can't read. Cars are everywhere and some adults don't know how to drive. There are basketball courts everywhere but I sure as hell can't play basketball.