....but look at the view! "The Lost World"

Greetings! It's been a while, I know, but I've been super busy with school and now my internship... working 7 days a week is quite exhausting. Anyways, on one of my nights off, I decided to watch some of my old favourites, and I decided upon "The Lost World," featuring Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, and Vince Vaughn.


The Movie

Sequel to the 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park, the plot is essentially Dr. Ian Malcolm (Goldbloom) is essentially forced to go back to InGen's "biological preserve" islands, where a genetic experiment went very, very wrong a few years earlier. However, this island is not the resort portion of the park, but the breeding center, and all the animals have escaped and bred in the absence of their human caretakers. 

So, Dr. Malcom goes to this new island to try and rescue his animal psychologist girlfriend Sara (Moore), along with a team of wildlife researchers, but the animals prove to be more wild then they previously imagined. And, after another team of poachers, secretly sent by InGen to "pillage" the animals for profit, things go from bad to worse very quickly. The ending is pretty out there, and certainly isn't the same as the first film, which makes it just as much of a contender as the first film for quality. 

What Doesn't Make Sense

So, although we learned from the first film that no amount of technology can help you to survive when you're surrounded by dinosaurs, the research team brings a whole bunch of fancy trailers, jeeps, rigs, and hand-held devices. In theory, they are well-prepared, and they choose a very beautiful clearing at the edge of a cliff to set up came. It's all fine and dandy until this happens...

Yup, the beautiful view turned out to be a not-so-beautiful view once the T-Rex's figured it out. 

My first observation is 'Why the HECK did they put the trailer so close to the cliffs!?' I understand that they want to stay as close to edge of the island as possible, as it is mentioned earlier in the film that all the carnivorous dinosaurs are concentrated in the center. But really, on top of a cliff?? Why!?

My second observation is that this trailer has TWO DOORS! Earlier in the movie, even moments earlier when Dr. Malcolm runs into the trailer to warn Sarah and Nick (Vaughn), you can see the second door. So, when they tried the first door and discovered it was jammed, they could have just walked 6 feet to the left and tried the other one. Or even jump out the front windshield, which has now been shattered by the T-Rex's. Point is there were a couple alternatives to getting out of the trailer BEFORE it was pushed over the cliff. 

And just as one last little additional remark. T-Rex is not exactly known for being extremely intelligent. They can smell rotting flesh from miles away, but I doubt they would be able to huddle together and come up with a plan to push a trailer over the edge of the cliff. So I also find it unlikely that this entire scenario would occur...

But, I love this movie none the less. Jeff Goldblum pretty much makes the entire film with his witty remarks, and the special effects are still amazing (they go down hill in the 3rd film...). So if you haven't seen this movie yet, DO IT! I like to think of it as a modern cautionary tale, essentially trying to tell us that just because we have the scientific capability to bring animals back from extinction doesn't mean we should. Because they'll eat you!

Until next time

When I was your age, we had school 6 days a week: "The Breakfast Club"

Alright, for this entry I'm going back to the 80s, to a movie that has been loved by teenagers for almost 30 years! I'm talking about the crowing jewel of the '80s High School Movies,' and one of the most famous Brat Pack movies. Of course, I'm talking about "The Breakfast Club"

The Movie

For those who haven't seen this movie, it essentially is about 5 teenagers, all from very different (and stereotypical) cliques, forced to come to detention on a Saturday. Forced to stay in the library all day, pondering the err in their ways, they get to know each other and temporarily break through the barriers of high school prejudice. All the kids bare their souls, and almost every teenager can relate to at least one character in this film, therefore making it one of the most beloved 80s movies to this day. 

What Doesn't Make Sense

John Bender, bad-ass criminal who gets all the wrath of the school principal, is locked in a closest because he was caught outside the library. First of all, this is so illegal I don't even know where to start! Even in the 80s, I think this could be termed as detaining someone against their will, or even kidnapping! Not to mention the principal invites Bender to hit him in the face, then tells him that once he's finished high school, he's going to kick Bender's ass! But that's not even the least realistic part about this part of the film. 

In this scene, Bender is escaping from the closet he was locked in, trying to rejoin his fellow prisoners in the library by climbing through the ceiling. Of course, he does fall through eventually, but what bothers me is that he should have fallen through right away! Those ceiling tiles can barely hold 20 pounds, let alone a teen-aged boy! Don't believe me? Next time you're bored and sitting in an office, take down one of those ceiling tiles and put a brick or two on top of another. Then go get a broom to clean up the mess. Believe me, my first year in university, I lived in a residence with these tiles in the hallways. They don't withstand much, including high-kicks, head-butts, and falcon punches. 

Also, just as a little aside, I think that the entire idea of forcing teens to come in on a Saturday for detention is highly unlikely. You can have students voluntarily come in to the school on the weekend (sports games, rehearsals, etc.), but I don't think you can force students to come in on the weekend. My main suspicious is that I don't think the school board would insure these kids, so therefore, if when John Bender fell, he broke his leg, then the school board could be held liable. 

Just saying.

Until next time!

Mega-strength "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl"

Hey everyone. For this entry, I'm going to dip into one of my favorite genres of film: historical fiction. Although it's not exactly historically accurate (hence the word 'fiction,' I suppose), the first film isn't that far-fetched...minus the cursed pirates that turn into skeletons in the moonlight. That's right, I'm talking about Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl.

The Movie
In a nutshell, the movie is about William Turner (Orlando Bloom), forced to enlist the help of the infamous-and-unpredictable pirate Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) to save his love, Elizabeth Swan (Keira Knightly) from evil, dreaded pirates, captained by Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush). It's a race to the finish to save her before she is sacrificed to lift the Aztec curse plaguing Barbossa and his men, but there is still plenty of time for Depp's memorably hilarious character to show off his charm and wit...as well as get a little tipsy off some rum.

This is one of my favorite movies. It's got action, comedy, a bit of horror, and a lot of pretty scenery, including some beautiful tall ships. Also, this movie was instrumental in reviving Johnny Depp's career in the 21st century, reintroducing him to a new generation as A-list star.

What Doesn't Make Sense
Jack Sparrow is characterized as being resourceful and extremely witty, able to escape seemingly impossible circumstances with absolutely no effort. It's all part of the comedic element of the entire movie. In this scene, Sparrow comes up with a rather ingenious way to steal a boat from the British Navy: sneak up right under their noses...and under the water.

For those of you who remember Bill Nye's lesson on Buoyancy, you will know that this feat of holding a boat under water is quite difficult. In fact, it's nearly impossible. Trust me, I've tried. With a  canoe and 4 other girls at summer camp, we attempted to sink the boat without losing the air pocket. Even with 5 of us pulling (and even trying to push it under the surface), we were unable to get the boat the stay under the water.

The phenomena is called upthrust. It's what makes things that float, well, float. Oxygen is lighter than water, and therefore the air trapped under the boat (as well as the fact that the boat is made of wood, which also floats) would be too much for two men to hold under that much water. In fact, they would need to weigh several tons in order to hold a boat that size that far underwater, according to the laws of physics.

So, in reality, Jack Sparrow wouldn't have been nearly as successful at sneaking up on the British Navy. The boat would keep bobbing up to the surface, and they would never be able to hide underwater for long. Needless to say, Elizabeth would be pretty screwed.

Until next time.

Enjoy the apparent tropical weather in "Lake Placid"

Hello all!

I'm not sure what made me think of this movie... but regardless, I'm going to focus on "Lake Placid." And no, I don't mean the popular New York ski destination, but the horror movie.

The Movie
The story takes place in the fictional town of Black Lake, Maine, where there is a mysterious monster that is attacking people in the water. A team of scientists team up with the town police department, and together they discover that the creature is in fact a crocodile. A 50-ft long crocodile in fact. So, for the rest of the movie, the cast tries to capture and/or kill this giant predator.

Best part of the movie: Betty White. She's the closest thing to a villain in this movie, aside from the crocodile.

What Doesn't Make Sense
Ok, so for those who don't know, Crocodiles live in the tropical areas of North America (such as Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, South Carolina, Texas) in fresh water ponds, lakes, rivers and creeks... as well as storm drains, swimming pools and sewers. There are Saltwater Crocodiles, but they are native to Australia and South Asia. They are the largest reptiles, and like all other reptiles, they are cold-blooded (ectothermy) and therefore need sunshine and heat to survive. They eat fish, birds, mammals, and even other smaller crocodiles. The largest recorded size of a crocodile is 20ft long, and weighed around 2,600 lbs.

Lake Placid and movies like Anaconda appeared to have started a trend of seemingly ridiculous and illogical movie plots involving either larger-than-life creatures, or said creature is living somewhere that doesn't make sense. Examples include Piranha, Shark Night, Red Water, Megalodon, Deep Blue Sea, and Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus. Of course makes sense that Lake Placid has both plot elements, as it's one of the first movies in this category.

As you can see in this photo, this is one big croc!

The crocodile in this movie is said to be 50ft long and weighs enough that he can pull a helicopter out of the air and into the water. Now, a crocodile could possibly grow to that size because he is being fed cows and other large mammals (not to mention occasional humans), thus giving him the diet to get that large. Not to mention because they can live for so long (an estimated average of 70 years) they could have the time to get to that size. And yes, crocodiles are very strong; their bite has up to 5,000 lbs per square inch. It is possible that a creature this big could pull a helicopter out of the air and into the water.

I think it is totally possible for a a crocodile to get to the size described. In the right environment and with the right diet, crocodiles can grow to massive lengths. In fact, I can think of a crocodile that lived near my house in Tampa Bay. He lived in a storm drain between McDonald's and a grocery store. He had lots of food available via the dumpsters lining either side of the storm drain, so he actually grew to a size of 16 feet long. So, I don't think it's impossible that a crocodile can grow to that size.

What I do doubt is that a crocodile could live in Maine. Seeing as Maine is in the north-eastern corner of the United States, it experiences all four seasons, including a winter season cold enough to support snow. And as I previously mentioned, crocodiles are cold-blooded, and need warmth and sunshine to moderate their temperature, and therefore live. So, there is no way that a crocodile, even that size, can live in such a cold climate.

I understand that a movie like this plays off the horror that something so unlikely could potentially happen. What else scares an audience more than taking their sense of security and adding even the tiniest shred of doubt. I know that when I was younger, I thought twice about swimming in a lake after seeing this movie. But now that I'm older, I think that movies like this are just stupid. Plus, there must always be some strange circumstance surrounding their survival, and that just makes it worse for me.

So I guess this movie is another one for the "That Would Never Happen!" collection.

Until next time!

"Batman Begins" tastes just like chicken

Greetings all!

So for this blog entry, I'm going to focus on "Batman Begins," a movie that until recently I did not own. But, when I found a local video store was having a huge sale on DVDs, I procured it for my collection.

The Movie
For someone who loves Dark Knight, but had only seen this movie once, it was refreshing to see the story from the beginning.
Basically, for those who don't know, Batman is a vigilante superhero who fights crime by night, and runs a multi-billion dollar corporation by day. For Batman is really Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale), Gotham City's very own playboy. With the help of his faithful butler Alfred (Michael Cane), Batman takes on the crime-infested city and all its bosses, but faces his worst fears (literally) when he must stop chemical warfare before it ravages all of Gotham. The movie also has Liam Neeson, Cillian Murphy and Morgan Freeman.

What Doesn't Make Sense
So, on Batman's first mission, he manages to capture Carmine Falcone, main mob boss of Gotham. To give himself a name, Batman strings Falcone up to a searchlight. He does this in such a way that the man's shadow resembles a bat. Thus, he creates the shape of a bat on the clouds, and therefore the bat signal, which is later used to signal for Batman's help.

Ok, so obviously a searchlight like this is super bright. It can be seen from miles away, and is used to attract attention to a certain destination (usually something like a night club, gala, casino, movie premier, etc.). 

Now, a 60-watt light bulb can heat up to 260 degrees F. A typical search light like this one is about 2000-watts. So, if  you burn your fingers on a hot light bulb that is only 1/33rd as bright as a search light, just imagine how hot they are!  

In other words, OUCH!

My work has 10 smaller versions of these lights, and trust me, these lights are HOT! They cook bugs to the point that they're just goop, and vaporize water and snow almost upon contact. So, if this guy is strapped to a light that could potentially be burning at over 1000 degrees...well, I think he would be well done and crispy, and not conscious and comfortable. 

(Side note, I wonder if burning flesh smells like burning chicken. Because after working with lights like these for 3 years, I can tell you that burning bugs smell like garlic. Smells yummy doesn't it?)

Now, I will admit that I am not a physicist, nor an engineer. I have no idea if my math is accurate. But, regardless, I think it is safe to say that just by considering that when you touch a light bulb it burns, I can't imagine that human flesh would not survive long on a light that is that bright. 

Until next time!

Valentine's Day Special: "27 Dresses"= 27x the $$$

Greetings everyone! Because today is Valentine's Day, I chose the write about the only chick-flick I own... "27 Dresses."

The Movie
This romantic-comedy takes the phrase "always a bridesmaid, never a bride" pretty literally. It's all about Jane, who has been in (you guessed it) 27 weddings, each time as a bridesmaid. And it doesn't help that soon, her sister seduces and is then engaged to the man of her dreams. Then she meets Kevin, who pretends to write an article on her sister's upcoming wedding, but really he is actually writing on Jane's participation in 27 weddings. Kevin has a cynical view on marriage, which of course creates some comedic scenes as well as some romantic ones. It's a romantic comedy, what do you expect, right?

What Doesn't Make Sense
The movie title should have been my first clue that this movie was going to by pretty illogical. 27 dresses. Think about that for a minute.

So, 27 dresses means that she's had to pay for a bridesmaid dress 27 times. Now, the average dress (from what I found online) costs at least $150. Now add alterations. Now add shoes. Then accessories, then hair/nails/make-up, then hotel stay, then the bachelorette party... And of course, if there is any travel involved (which from the looks of the clip above, there was), you've got to add that too! So, we're talking about $1000 minimum for EACH wedding. That's right, $27,000 spent on being a bridesmaid. At least.

In the movie, Kevin remarks at one point that she has been in 7 weddings in one year alone... so, $7,000 plus the travel, minus the lost wages... How can she afford an apartment to store those hideous dresses, let alone be in all these weddings!? She is just an office assistant, she can't be making that much!

I know, I know...it's a great honor to be asked to be someone's bridesmaid. And believe me, if I knew the person well enough, or was related to them (or was dating/married to a brother of the bride) then I would not hesitate. But how on earth can you have 27 close friends that you feel obligated to be a part of their wedding party? Not to mention, has this woman ever heard of a simple, two letter word spelled "N" "O"?

Obviously, I'm not a big fan of chick-flicks. Seeing as "27 Dresses" is the only chick flick I own, I can safely say that no, I am not a typical romantic. Do I believe in love? Yes, of course. Do I think getting married is perfect way to celebrate your love with friends and family? Hell yes I do, and I can't wait until I get married. But do I think that it's practical, or even possible, to be a bridesmaid 27 times?! No way!

((Here's the most resourceful website I found about the average cost of being a bridesmaid ))

"Slumdog Millionaire" and invincible orphans

Hello all! So for this entry, I'm going to talk about "Slumdog Millionaire." I love this movie because it's so cute and funny, and of course has a happy ending. It won several Oscars, and was critically acclaimed internationally.

The Movie
It's a really sweet but not-so-typical love story based around the life of a poor boy from the slums of Mumbai. By chance, he gets on the popular show Who Wants to be a Millionaire. The whole plot of the movie is about how he knows the answers to the questions, despite being uneducated, thanks to his life experiences. The romantic part? He does it all so his childhood sweetheart can see him and know how to find him. It's really cute.

What Doesn't Make Sense
Two things.

1. I guess this is sort of related to my first review of The Help, but once again, this movie has an unrealistic consequence involving human waste. In one of the early scenes, young Jamal hears that his idol, Indian superstar Amitabh Bachchan, is arriving via helicopter. But his brother Salim, angry with his brother, locks Jamal inside a make-shift public outhouse. Jamal isn't discouraged, so instead of giving up, he jumps into the waste below.

And lucky for Jamal, despite his rancid odor, he gets his idol's autograph. How he survived after the fact, I'm not sure.

2.
Later in the movie, the young boys are hitch-hiking across India via train. I say "hitch-hiking", I mean they're sitting on top of the train and sneaking in and out of the cars. These kids are from the slums, they can't afford train tickets! However, what is unrealistic is that the two boys, after unsuccessfully trying to steal some food through a window, they fall head first off of a moving train into the dirt and sand. The fall itself is actually very smart from a cinematographer's point-of-view, as their tumble through the dirt acts as time-lapse into teenagers from children. But I just don't think that someone that young (or any age, for that matter) would survive a fall from a moving train, especially head first! But hey, it was a funny way to create a transition between acts of the film.

Train Scene from "Slumdog Millionaire"

But it is sort of a fantasy-romance kind of film, so I think I'll let it slide... for now.

Until next time!

"Jurassic Park" clearly spared one expense...

So, I realize that I am about to enter into the realm of fantasy/science fiction with this entry, but this flaw seems just too illogical to ignore. So, prepare yourself as I review "Jurassic Park"

The Movie
This movie is classic. I mean, look at the quality of the effects, and then consider the time that this film was made (1993). It is the meaning of the word groundbreaking.

But, for those who haven't seen the film, here's a summary. Basically, a rich genetics company aims to design an "ecological preserve" on an island in the Pacific. Here, dinosaurs (thanks to genetic engineering) have come back to life. The owner, John Hammond (Richard Attenbourough), invites Dr. Grant (Sam Neill) and and Dr. Sattler (Laura Dern), two well-known paleontologists to essentially take a trial-run of the park, and give the OK for it to open to the public. I won't spoil the film, but to sum it up, all hell breaks loose. Literally.

What Doesn't Make Sense
One of the taglines that Hammond has in this film is the phrase "We've spared no expense," meaning that they spent as much money as they needed to in order to bring these dinosaurs back to life, as well as design and build the park (which happens to be on a private island).

However, there was one thing they did spare expense on: door locks.

(Fast forward to 1:50)
Yup. A multi-billion dollar amusement park/ecological reserve didn't bother to install locks on their super-fancy electric cars. Doesn't make sense, right? I mean, I can't even get out of my car half the time because the door locks work so well!

Of course, the line that gets me is that right after this scene, alarm start going off inside the control room from where the whole park is operated from. One of the park staff exclaims "I've told you how many times that we need locking mechanisms on the vehicle doors!" This guy is probably the most logical person in the park! I mean, this park has electric fences that have a power of 10, 000 volts! You really would want people even having the option of getting out of the moving vehicles and getting near that fence? I didn't think so... talk about a liability! I mean, come on! Most amusement parks, even back in the early 90s, have so much security and electronic control that it's impossible to stray off the path without being stopped almost instantly.

Also, as an aside, I would also like to point out how absurd it is that of all the frogs they pick to fill the holes in the dinosaur DNA, they just happen to choose a frog that can switch gender whenever it pleases. This "mistake" causes the dinosaurs to be able to reproduce, which they weren't suppose to do (and thus providing a plot for the sequels). What bugs me is that this company was advanced enough to basically build a dinosaur from million year old DNA, and yet they weren't smart enough to check and see if they happened to picked this selective-hermaphrodite frog? Unlikely....

Regardless, I still love this movie.

Thanks to Sam C. for the suggestion!

"Free Willy" part 2: Rocket-powered Willy

Ok, so thanks to a remark made by Miss Pam Raynor I realize that I completely forgot about another extremely unlikely event. At the very end of the movie, in probably the most memorable scene of the movie, Willy is about to be free when the owners of the park he escaped from lay out nets to block his path out to open sea. So, determined to escape, and with the encouragement (and aboriginal magical chanting) of Jesse, Willy is able to jump the wall and escapes the harbor into the open ocean. Thus, he is free. Check out the video below if you forgot (and also enjoy the classic MJ song too!).

Willy jumping the wall!!
(Sorry, I couldn't get the video to link right into this entry)

What Doesn't Make Sense
Ok, so my dad builds boats for a living. I spent many of my summer days with my dad at marinas very similar to the one that Willy escapes from. The wall that Willy jumps over is a marine retaining wall, also called a breakwater. I played on these all the time when I was younger.

The wall itself isn't like a straight up-and-down, vertical barrier, but essentially a hill submerged in the water. The point of it is to act like a beach and break the surf outside of the marina in order to protect the boats inside. The wall pictured below is pretty close to the one in the movie.

Like an iceberg, most of this wall is underwater. In order for the retaining wall to withstand the force of ocean waves, it needs to be firmly planted in the sea floor. You can find breakwaters in virtually every marina that is on a large body of water, especially if it is susceptible to extreme weather (hurricanes, swells, wind storms, etc).

Notice how wide the structure is? And how tall it is? You can see it in the video I posted above, around the :15 mark.

Now, I'm not a zoologist.  But I think it's safe to say that a wall that size would be hard for a whale to jump over, especially because there is neither the space nor depth for Willy to get a good run at it. I'm sure if he had lots of space to do it, he probably could. But this is a harbor. The water isn't that deep, as it's close to shore. 

So, it is not just a lack of logic, but it goes against the law of physics. There is no way that Willy could jump over that wall to escape. Unless he had rockets under his flippers, it's just not possible. Sorry kids, in real life, Willy would totally be re-captured and returned to his shoebox tank.

Once again, my childhood memories are being crushed with every passing minute....

"Free Willy" and the unnecessary detour

So I'm going back in time a little bit, to a movie that personally touched my life. Big time. To the point that for about 12 years, I wanted to be a whale trainer. Then I saw one fateful episode of "When Animals Attack" and I decided I didn't want to be a chew toy for a whale.

"Free Willy" was a movie produced in the early 90s, starring a killer whale with the super creative name of Willy. The actual whale (Keiko) was originally sold to Marineland, then eventually to an amusement park in Mexico. His return to the wild was very publicized and included the construction of a huge rehabilitation center for him before they set him free. He would later pass away from pneumonia (an illness I personally thought was a  strictly human problem), which broke my little childhood heart. And thus was the end of the most popular whale since Moby Dick.

The Movie
The plot of the movie Free Willy is actually very similar to the events that happened in real life. Willy hated his life because he lived in something that would be the equivalent of a human living in a shoe box. He missed his family, and bonded with a boy named Jesse, who shared his sense of loneliness due to the fact that he had been abandoned by his mother in foster care. So, with the help of some sympathetic adults, Jesse makes it his mission to free Willy from captivity, and reunite him with his family out in the ocean. It's actually a really cute movie, and when you love animals like I did when I was a child, it just makes you want to move to SeaWorld and swim with whales.

What Doesn't Make Sense
So, watch that trailer again, and take a look in the background at the :55 mark of the video.

Notice that large body of water that resembles the ocean?

Well, apparently Jesse and the rest of the adults didn't. Because instead of driving the whale down the street to the water that is literally right there, they instead take what seems like a two day journey through back roads and basically the most inconvenient route ever to find the ocean.... which was RIGHT THERE!

Oh well, I guess the torture of animals for the sake of childhood entertainment is a reasonable excuse. Right? I mean, why else would they take that insane route? Aside from filling the plot of a 90s children's movie.

...and for the record, as I write this, I feel a piece of my childhood dying because of this sad revelation.

(P.S. What I would have given to be ^ this kid ^ when I was 6!)

"The Help" makes the best chocolate pie

Greetings everyone! For my first entry, I've chosen to write about a movie that I personally LOVED! It's got a phenomenal cast, and the story is provocative and yet comedic. I'm talking about "The Help", starring Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard, Viola Davis, and Octavia Spencer.

The Movie
The plot of the movie is that a young writer named Skeeter (Stone) returns home from university to her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi, where she begins to pursue her dreams of being a serious writer. The movie takes place in the 1960s during a time when African Americans in the United States do not have the same rights as their white neighbors. As a result, many African American women take on jobs as maids in the homes of white families, raising their employers children, keeping the house clean, and cooking all the meals. Skeeter, looking for a scoop to write on, decides she's going to interview various black maids to find out "what it's really like to be a maid in Jackson, Mississippi." However, Hilly Holbrook (Howard), who is the most popular and influential girl in Jackson society, is trying to pass a sanitation law that further segregates blacks from whites, and this creates conflict between her and Skeeter.

The movie focuses on how African Americans were treated poorly before the Civil Rights Movement of 1964. The book that Skeeter and the maids write about being "the help" in Jackson is meant to be an idea that is so taboo and controversial that they fear potential imprisonment or ostracism from society. But, the movie is very touching, and is one that I would recommend watching with your family. It for sure does it's job in delivering a message about racial co-operation and coexistence.

What Doesn't Make Sense
At one point in the movie, Minny (Spencer) decides to get revenge on her spiteful former employer, Hilly Holbrook, by baking her a 'special' pie. Minny is referred to as the "best cook in Mississippi," so of course Hilly suspects nothing and eats the pie. However, what Minny failed to tell her beforehand was that this time, her infamous chocolate pie had an extra ingredient. In Minny's words, she tells Hilly to "Eat my shit!"

So, here's what I have a problem with. Eating human feces is obviously not very good for you. In fact, doing so actually causes someone to contract a lovely bacterial infection called E. Coli. This leads to all sorts of nasty symptoms, including vomiting and diarrhea, and occasionally, death. So, assuming that Hilly just ate two pieces of Minny's special 'chocolate' pie, it would be safe to assume that she would be pretty sick. But no, she's out and about walking around the next day like nothing happened.

Now I know that she probably ran off and threw up, but did you see how slow she was eating that pie?! I bet that was more than enough time for some of it to move on passed the stomach in her digestive system. I just find it unlikely that Hilly was perfectly healthy the next morning, as the movie shows.

Overall, the movie itself is fantastic. This small detail doesn't ruin the whole film, nor does it totally take away from the realism of the plot. Therefore, this movie indeed could happen, and therefore it gets the thumbs up from logic.

Until next time.

Welcome to TWNH!!

Hi everyone, and welcome to "That Would Never Happen!"

With this blog, I'm going to be reviewing some popular movies which, in my opinion, take a sense of realism and throw it out the window.

In films today, there are so many ideas and plots that just do not make sense, or that I think no real person in their right mind would do.Granted, yes I know that some movies (based on their genre) are meant to be fanciful and out-of-this-world. But sometimes, I feel like even they go too far...

By looking at these select films, I hope to show a more humorous side of this extremely popular form of entertainment. Sometimes, I think it's good to laugh at yourself. And therefore, I think it's good to look at things from the lighter side of reality, even if what we are seeing isn't really 'reality' at all!

Stick around for my first review!