If you find yourself criticizing movies and TV shows constantly, you might need to work on your “suspension of disbelief” – the willingness to avoid overthinking about every little detail and just enjoying what you’re watching.
Okay, we admit that plot holes can be very annoying, to the point where they can even ruin an entire film. But these specific plot holes or “unexplained” things, actually have very reasonable explanations – and here they are.
Why didn’t Katniss let Prim take tesserae, and just volunteer to replace her?
In The Hunger Games, it’s explained that if one takes tesserae, they get more food rationed to their family – in exchange for their name having a much higher chance to get picked for the games. People have wondered why Katniss didn’t let Prim take tesserae, since she volunteered for her anyway.
But A – she didn’t plan on volunteering for her, but made a spur-of-the-moment decision. And B – she could get picked after Katniss turns 18 and could no longer volunteer for her.
How did Marty’s parents not realize their son looks exactly like ‘Calvin’?
Many viewers complained about this one – how can Marty’s parents not remember meeting a guy of the same name they were teenagers, who looked exactly like him? Well, the answer really is simple. They’ve only known him for a week, back when they were teenagers.
They watched their kid grow up for years, so it’s not far fetched that it never dawned on them they’ve met someone similar in their past. And if he wasn’t in any pictures, how could they remember exactly what he looked like based on those few days?
If Buzz believed he was real, why did he freeze up like the rest of the toys?
The whole point of Toy Story is that Buzz Lightyear doesn’t believe he’s a toy, but thinks he really is a man from space who’s on a special mission. So it’s only logical to wonder why he freezes up when a human approaches, just like the other toys do.
Well, this could be because he believes it’s what’s customary on the strange planet he’s on, or it could be instinct that all toys have, in order to protect themselves from being discovered. Both explanations make sense, in this case.
Why would an alien ship be affected by a simple virus?
Independence Day is one of those ’90s action movies that are far fetched in many ways, but something that’s always bothered people was the computer virus. Don’t the aliens have anti-virus that can fend off whatever they program?
Well, the answer is no. It could be that these aliens have never encountered something like it, and even if they did have “anti-virus”, it would most likely be unfamiliar with a human engineered virus, and thus won’t be efficient.
How could Monica afford her gorgeous two-bedroom NYC apartment?
How many times have you heard someone ask how Monica can afford her huge NYC apartment? We just wish we had a Nickel for each time.
However, in the show, she specifically says the apartment she lives in belonged to her grandmother, and it’s rent controlled. It even comes up when Joey almost gets them all kicked out by Mr. Treeger. And as for Chandler and Joey – they’re apartment is much smaller, and without Chandler Joey really can’t afford it.
Why couldn’t the eagles fly the ring to Mordor in the first place?
Let’s settle this eagle thing once and for all. No, the fellowship couldn’t use eagles to carry the ring to Mordor, and there are a few reasons for this. First off, Sauron had his eye watching at all times, and they would’ve been discovered.
Other than that, they are sentient beings, which means they would probably refuse – or try to take the rings for themselves. Is that good enough reason, besides the entirety of the series not taking place if that had happened?
