E.A. Bucchianeri wrote, “If typos are God’s way of keeping a writer humble, plot holes certainly keeps one on their knees.”
E.A. Bucchianeri wrote, “If typos are God’s way of keeping a writer humble, plot holes certainly keeps one on their knees.” Here are 25 humbling epiphanies for
movies that got caught slipping.
1
“Obi Wan hiding Luke from his father by moving him to his father’s home planet and using his father’s surname.” - u/the-soaring-moa
2
“The Little Mermaid. Girl, just write things down.” - u/25thNightStyle
3
“Kill Bill. If Beatrix’s legs atrophied in a coma, how come her arms didn’t, too?” - u/Pairaboxical
4
“In The Dark Knight, Joker smashes a school bus through a wall, then ‘escapes’ by hiding amongst other school busses. His bus is visibly trailing debris in the shot of his escape, but no one notices? The bus is just perfectly clean by the time the police arrive? His bus took no damage from the impact of the wall?” – u/Dragonalex
5
“Back to the Future. Marty’s father never wondered why his son grew up to look exactly like his wife’s high school friend.” – u/raumi75
6
“Why is a foreign official allowed to accuse Elsa, the head of state, of treason? Duke of Weselton: ‘I accuse Elsa of treason!’ Elsa: ‘Very well, I dismiss myself of all charges.’” - u/DonQuixoteDesciple
7
“Jurassic Park. How the f*** does a T-Rex stealth inside a building to save the day at the last minute and do a cool pose?” - u/Shnazzyone
8
“Kuzco never got the onion log he ordered.” - u/DarkNinjaPenguin
9
“Never understood in Gravity why Sandra Bullock’s character didn’t just pull George Clooney towards her to save him from floating off.” - u/portantwas
10
“Monsters Inc. Sully and Mike say they met in the 2nd grade, but in Monsters University, the whole movie is based on them meeting in uni.” - u/Specific-Let2728
11
“Signs. Why would aliens who are deadly allergic to water come to a planet full of water?” - u/staypositivein2020
12
“In Shrek the Third, Donkey asks how children are made . . . after he’s had a brood of dragon-donkeys!” - u/ohbenyoudidnt
13
“Where are all the other animals in Zootopia? There are no fish or birds or reptiles; do they live in other cities? Did they evolve like mammals? Are they extinct? But then, where are the carnivores getting meat?” - u/Opheliac12
14
“Every Christmas movie that centers around Santa being real and adults not believing in him. Who is actually leaving the presents? If it’s the parents, then Santa isn’t doing his job, but if it’s Santa, where on earth do the parents think the presents are coming from?” - u/MBS_RL
15
“Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. She’s the only one who can find the pieces, and they can only be used once every 5000 years. She doesn’t want to use them, only to keep them away from the bad guys. So her best move is to do absolutely nothing.” - u/digicow
16
“Harry Potter. . . . we still have people in prison for something they never did in a world where truth serum exists.” - u/cheap_potato
17
“In Toy Story 2, Bullseye effortlessly keeps up with a plane that’s moments from take-off. That means he’s capable of running at about 150 mph with two riders.” - u/Killboypowerhed
18
“Toy Story. If Buzz believes that he is a real astronaut, why does he freeze around humans like the other toys?” - u/JadenRuffle
19
“In Independence Day, when the army is briefing the volunteers for the assault on the alien mothership, everyone looks at Randy Quaid like he’s crazy for saying he was abducted by aliens . . . as the world is currently being invaded by aliens.” - u/distantapplause
20
“Home Alone. Kevin ordered a pizza, but his mother couldn’t reach him because phone lines were down.” - u/arfangel2
21
“Baloo could have just cracked Shere Khan’s head like a f****** walnut. Roll credits.” - u/ trumpetmatt148
22
“The Matrix. It’s safe to assume that the same technology could have worked using any other mammal. Why did the machines pick humans instead of, say, cows? It would have been far more convenient to construct and run a matrix that’s just a huge grass plain . . . And they probably would have never had a Chosen Cow to come forward and mess with their plans.” -u/ Advanced_Criticism52
23
“In Finding Nemo, there is never a lid on the fish tank, so the pelican could have saved them all anytime he liked.” - u/newskycrest
24
“Halloween 1978. How the f*** does Michael know how to drive a car after sitting in an asylum for 20 years? How does no one in the town notice the creepy guy in a mask driving around town in a stolen car with an identifiable decal on the side?” - u/JoshTho
25
“Why the f*** are there buses and taxis in the Cars world?” - u/OneEyedKingV
