Plot Hole: "How does a human-made virus work on alien-made technology in Independence Day (1996)?"
Explanation: "Everyone jokes about the alien mothership not having anti-virus, but why would they? They’re a hivemind species that communicates telepathically, and they seem to have an extremely high level of social cohesion. Computer viruses aren’t like actual viruses. They’re not naturally occurring; humans created them because humans are malicious towards each other. It’s entirely possible an alien species that uses telepathy to communicate wouldn’t even concieve of such a thing, and it doesn’t seem likely that any of the species they’ve faced thus far have given them reason to consider it. Plus, even if they did have such defenses, at that point Jeff Goldblum has a direct hardline connection anyway."
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Gussie 3 year s ago
#10 no, it was not gold in the original story. It was fur and stories where not originally made for kids, connect the dots yourself
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Amanda 3 year s ago
Gussie,
Could you please elaborate on this?
What was the original version of the story?
Thank you.
Could you please elaborate on this?
What was the original version of the story?
Thank you.
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Rupert 3 year s ago
Amanda
He means she lost her virginity
He means she lost her virginity
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Bryant 3 year s ago
Concerning "a quiet place"... that kind of scenario is probably one of the few where "pulling out and hoping for the best" is actually a better option than doing nothing at least... no wait, doing nothing would have been better.
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Kate 3 year s ago
Bryant,
I haven't seen the movie myself, but if you're living in a world where creatures that hunt by sound are wiping out mankind, clapping cheeks would be the last thing on my mind.
I haven't seen the movie myself, but if you're living in a world where creatures that hunt by sound are wiping out mankind, clapping cheeks would be the last thing on my mind.
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Steven 3 year s ago
Bryant,
You know what they say... up the bum, no babies
You know what they say... up the bum, no babies
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Monte 3 year s ago
Maybe we should stop over-analyzing things and just enjoy the movie. It's called "suspension of disbelief."
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Kate 3 year s ago
#14 This doesn't explain anything. Rationalising that he's an avenger with access to camera footage?
Weak @$$ explanation.
#13 That's not even correct. All human tech was reverse engineered from the crashed fighter, hence why Goldblum could communicate with it.
Most of these are a stretch at best.
Weak @$$ explanation.
#13 That's not even correct. All human tech was reverse engineered from the crashed fighter, hence why Goldblum could communicate with it.
Most of these are a stretch at best.
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Delphia 3 year s ago
#4 But he was able to order pizza delivery by phone... 
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Dunk 3 year s ago
Mythbuster proved that #8 was plausible. The explanation given here is pure BS. Rose was selfish. The proof is that she had the diamond all along and inspite of knowing that the crew was spending millions looking for it, she never said anything and threw it into the ocean.
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Phillip 3 year s ago
Wow most of these explanations are terrible and do not match the events in the films. But hey, nice try
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Sibbie 3 year s ago
#12 If anyone takes half a mo' to check this with Tolkien lore(of which there is A LOT), or read the books(which I would HIGHLY recommend that everyone does), they will find out why:
The eagle that carries Frodo from Mount Doom is Gwaihir The Windlord, the leader of the great Eagles during the Third Age. He is a descendant of Thorondor, the greatest Eagle who ever lived. More or less, we're talking about the very respectable and very proud king of birds.
At one point, Gandalf saves Gwaihir from death after he's been shot by a poison arrow. For this, Gwaihir would owe Gandalf a small favor(because of the royalty and pride thing), and this(combined with the fact that he knew that Frodo had saved the world) is why Gwaihir saved Frodo(and his brother Landroval saved Sam). For humans, this seems like a small, trivial task, but for Eagles, to allow themselves to be used as a "taxi service" would be too far beneath them to do.
Anyway, the REAL plothole in LOTR, that more or less not a single soul on this green earth is aware of, is that Gandalf could have ended the war long before it started. Gandalf is not a wizard, in the sense one usually thinks of the word. Gandalf is not human. Gandalf is a Maiar, an immortal spirit that has existed since before time itself. Basically, he's as close to a god as you'll get in the Tolkien universe, and he is powerful enough to permanently vanquish Sauron by snapping his fingers, or farting for that matter. The only thing stopping him is that the Maiar isn't supposed to interact with the fate of the world, at least not more than giving a tiny bit of aid in battles and such.
The eagle that carries Frodo from Mount Doom is Gwaihir The Windlord, the leader of the great Eagles during the Third Age. He is a descendant of Thorondor, the greatest Eagle who ever lived. More or less, we're talking about the very respectable and very proud king of birds.
At one point, Gandalf saves Gwaihir from death after he's been shot by a poison arrow. For this, Gwaihir would owe Gandalf a small favor(because of the royalty and pride thing), and this(combined with the fact that he knew that Frodo had saved the world) is why Gwaihir saved Frodo(and his brother Landroval saved Sam). For humans, this seems like a small, trivial task, but for Eagles, to allow themselves to be used as a "taxi service" would be too far beneath them to do.
Anyway, the REAL plothole in LOTR, that more or less not a single soul on this green earth is aware of, is that Gandalf could have ended the war long before it started. Gandalf is not a wizard, in the sense one usually thinks of the word. Gandalf is not human. Gandalf is a Maiar, an immortal spirit that has existed since before time itself. Basically, he's as close to a god as you'll get in the Tolkien universe, and he is powerful enough to permanently vanquish Sauron by snapping his fingers, or farting for that matter. The only thing stopping him is that the Maiar isn't supposed to interact with the fate of the world, at least not more than giving a tiny bit of aid in battles and such.
Could you please elaborate on this?
What was the original version of the story?
Thank you.
He means she lost her virginity
I haven't seen the movie myself, but if you're living in a world where creatures that hunt by sound are wiping out mankind, clapping cheeks would be the last thing on my mind.
You know what they say... up the bum, no babies
Weak @$$ explanation.
#13 That's not even correct. All human tech was reverse engineered from the crashed fighter, hence why Goldblum could communicate with it.
Most of these are a stretch at best.
The eagle that carries Frodo from Mount Doom is Gwaihir The Windlord, the leader of the great Eagles during the Third Age. He is a descendant of Thorondor, the greatest Eagle who ever lived. More or less, we're talking about the very respectable and very proud king of birds.
At one point, Gandalf saves Gwaihir from death after he's been shot by a poison arrow. For this, Gwaihir would owe Gandalf a small favor(because of the royalty and pride thing), and this(combined with the fact that he knew that Frodo had saved the world) is why Gwaihir saved Frodo(and his brother Landroval saved Sam). For humans, this seems like a small, trivial task, but for Eagles, to allow themselves to be used as a "taxi service" would be too far beneath them to do.
Anyway, the REAL plothole in LOTR, that more or less not a single soul on this green earth is aware of, is that Gandalf could have ended the war long before it started. Gandalf is not a wizard, in the sense one usually thinks of the word. Gandalf is not human. Gandalf is a Maiar, an immortal spirit that has existed since before time itself. Basically, he's as close to a god as you'll get in the Tolkien universe, and he is powerful enough to permanently vanquish Sauron by snapping his fingers, or farting for that matter. The only thing stopping him is that the Maiar isn't supposed to interact with the fate of the world, at least not more than giving a tiny bit of aid in battles and such.