To All Of You Complaining About
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beware_of_dogma — 10 years ago(September 11, 2015 02:23 PM)
For some reason, more-logical movies tend to be adapted from books.
If all the people complaining can then why aren't they in Hollywood doin it?
Hmm, maybe because Hollywood was never an equal-opportunity meritocracy. -
Enigmanic1 — 10 years ago(May 15, 2015 07:27 PM)
You folks make valid points about people nitpicking at a movie. However, this film is an obvious exception to that rule.
Clyde led a career working for the Department of Defense finding genius ways of remotely killing people. Even the spy Nick meets warns him that Clyde is unstoppable. Clyde is so intelligent and so experienced in his line of work that he would not make critical mistakes, especially after spending ten years planning things out.
The writers set things up the way they did to advance the story toward a desired conclusion but it contradicts the main character. The whole movie is spent establishing how brilliant Clyde is, but then he makes a terminal mistake? Highly unlikely.
Think about the randomness and chaos of life. While Clyde executed his plan with Darby, a hundred things could have gone wrong. But he planned very carefully and pulled it off. After spending ten years planning and preparing the tunnels, would Clyde really have left them unguarded? I highly doubt it. -
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ryodame — 10 years ago(August 19, 2015 01:41 AM)
It's not about a movie being REALISTIC, but logical, to have consistency in its logic, you must respect the rules you established earlier in your story, and not change them whenever it's convenient for the plot.
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beware_of_dogma — 10 years ago(September 11, 2015 02:12 PM)
Exactly. Logical believability and realism are two different things.
Breaking such rules is called a "movie sin."
http://cinemasins.com/