I ran into this list of the top 10 most scientifically inaccurate movies on the Yahoo homepage a while ago, and it was both amusing and thought-provoking. Firstly, these were the movies voted for:
- Armageddon
- Independence Day
- Starship Troopers
- The Day After Tomorrow
- The Core
- The Matrix
- Jurassic Park
- Total Recall
- Outbreak
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The most humorous to me was the Starship Troopers inaccuracy.
"Could a band of cave-dwelling, preverbal giant insects really have the sophisticated mathematics and technology to hurl a rock millions of miles through space to crash into Earth? Plus, 70% of the planet's surface is covered in water, so they only had a 3 out of 10 chance at even hitting solid ground, let alone a major city like Buenos Aires."
Slim odds. Still, I find it easier to believe than Indiana Jones surviving a nuclear blast completely unharmed. I'm so glad that there are others who won't let that one slide. Too ridiculous. Moreso than mind-controlling alien skulls made out of crystal?! Yes! I have absolutely no problem with wacky alien plot lines. I figure, we can't prove that aliens do or do not exist at all, let alone what their skulls are capable of. That leads me to the Independence Day argument, which was very thought provoking. They mentioned that if a ship that is truly 1/4 the size of the moon were to hover above Washington D.C., the city would have been destroyed by giant tidal waves or earthquakes due to the gravitational force on it.
Hmmm...earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, cities being washed away in the sea? Sound familiar? It's in Revelations, people! And the moon becoming as blood? You know how the moon looks red during a Lunar Eclipse? Let's say that we get a giant spacecraft blocking the sun's rays from reaching the moon instead of the Earth. There you have it, your bloody doomsday moon. Although...that really would require a spaceship that is actually the size of the Earth. It could happen! At least it is more likely than tha
t whole non-lethal nuclear blast nonsense. Of course, my opinion is a little biased. I have actually seen an unidentified flying object before. Right outside my bedroom window, in fact. I'm sure the aliens would have used their superior intellect and technology (a.k.a. magic) to erase this photo from my phone (and the fiery image from my brain!) if they didn't think I'd use it to instill fear in my fellowmen. And so, as not to betray their infallible (a.k.a. vindictive) trust, I say, "Be afraid, be very afraid."
