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I don't think some people understand what plot holes are anymore. I've yet to see an actual plot hole raised during any of these criticisms of the film.
‘Weapons’ (dir. Zach Cregger) | Warner Bros (8/8)
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Why are people overanalyzing this shyt? Multiple people in here like myself have compared it to Sinners because it was the most well done horror (adjacent) film to come along this year. Weapons is in the same category in terms of quality and also blending genres but in completely different ways.
I'll give it to Cregger... I wasn't as much a fan of Barbarian but with both films, he's demonstrating a pretty effortless ability to blend horror with comedy that involves deeply creepy scenes/imagery and over the top comedic timing. I am really eager to see what he does with Resident Evil as a lifelong fan of the games
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Again the writers and the directors didn't cover shyt. That's the issue with the movie. If a coli breh is tagging bloodhound scent test results to justify something that means they sucked on the exposition part lol. All I did was point out some narrative pot holes and you're going into overdrive trying to do the film crews job better than them. You're doing more work trying to flesh out their world and push the plot along than they didi didn't say outta town. LMAO
Again, she clearly was moving the kids around somewhere, they literally show it in the movie. what the fukk are you talking about? You're plot hole doesn't exist. They literally show flashback scenes of the investigation, and they show Gladys moving the kids around. You do realize about a month happens because the kids disappearing and when this movie begins, right?There are multiple scenes of investigators talking to Alex, his dad, and Gladys. Gladys was clearly one step ahead of them and she has powers strong enough to invade people's dreams.
These directors and writers go out of their way to cover this shyt and people on the internet think they outsmarted shyt.
edit: and I like how you went from "how can they outsmart dogs?" to "oh so they outta town?"
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Imagine if people started dissecting The Thing, Poltergeist & The Exorcist for “plot holes” lmao
Y’all can’t be serious.
Y’all can’t be serious.
Piff Perkins
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The child abuse stuff in the movie is rough.
it goes off the rails because people don't know what plot holes really are.Posts like this are when these threads go off the rails
"how could they outsmart search dogs?"
I show how from the real life myths that people believe about bloodhounds
"why didn't they search Alex's house?"
they show people searching the house at least once, the 2 detectives. And Gladys basically moved the kids whenever they came to search. Which they show on screen.
the first 5 or 10 minutes of the movies is the little kid narrative voice talking about the investigating and they show all the searching and flashbacks.
but people on the internet still think it's a plot hole.
I'm done. I know this movie is fire because people want to be THAT GUY that found the mistake.
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i know at the showing i went to it was a few people who kept getting up and leavingit goes off the rails because people don't know what plot holes really are.
"how could they outsmart search dogs?"
I show how from the real life myths that people believe about bloodhounds
"why didn't they search Alex's house?"
they show people searching the house at least once, the 2 detectives. And Gladys basically moved the kids whenever they came to search. Which they show on screen.
the first 5 or 10 minutes of the movies is the little kid narrative voice talking about the investigating and they show all the searching and flashbacks.
but people on the internet still think it's a plot hole.
I'm done. I know this movie is fire because people want to be THAT GUY that found the mistake.
they probably left and missed some shyt and called it a plot hole lol
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lol imagine not having eddington at 1Just came out of seeing it, I give it a 8.5/10. Out of the films I’ve seen in theaters so far this year I rank it 3rd behind Sinners & F1
The end sequence with the kids chasing her through the neighborhood was so satisfying. Especially loved the side commentary from the ppl. When Brolin came in “Oh my god there’s a man now!”
How the addict kept getting up
One thing I’m wondering tho and I haven’t read through the entire thread but how is it that Brolin’s character immediately went back to normal when she died but no one else. Is it because he had just turned?
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it goes off the rails because people don't know what plot holes really are.
"how could they outsmart search dogs?"
I show how from the real life myths that people believe about bloodhounds
"why didn't they search Alex's house?"
they show people searching the house at least once, the 2 detectives. And Gladys basically moved the kids whenever they came to search. Which they show on screen.
the first 5 or 10 minutes of the movies is the little kid narrative voice talking about the investigating and they show all the searching and flashbacks.
but people on the internet still think it's a plot hole.
I'm done. I know this movie is fire because people want to be THAT GUY that found the mistake.
Just so we can establish what plot holes are and see if people have made these arguments or not. Just going off the things I've said.
Types of plot hole include:
Impossible events: Something that defies the laws of science, as established for the story's setting.
(Again expecting an 8 or 9 year old to take care of 19 people and expect them to survive off rationed soup. An audience can give into supernatural story, However, thats something that could have been cleaned up better with a scene or two. She's draining the force of people who barely eat and dont use the bathroom. It comes across silly and something that should have been easily fixed. It just doesnt make IN UNIVERSE logic.
Out-of-character behavior: A character acting in a way that, based on their understanding of the options available to them, they would not realistically choose.[2]
The witch needs the life force of the adults to survive yet threatens to kill the two people thats keeping her alive (to Alex). She's just trying to scare him? Cool. Again why is she putting her well being in the hands of a 9 year old for people that SHE needs to survive.
She turns the first cop that pops up to her house unannounced. No other cop showed up unannounced, no reporter, no neighbor?
You might be asking well she knew the druggie told him. Well then she had plenty of time to hide the kids again right?
Continuity errors: Events in the story which contradict those established earlier.[3]
Well the director even acknowledges this, but that didnt bother me as much. I do wonder about the timing of the dreams vs when she actually knew it was Justine. And why did she feel the need to show her face while scaring her. Especially if she never met the woman. Same for Brolin.
‘It Doesn't Work. It Doesn't Add Up’: Weapons’ Director Knows There Are Plot Holes In The New Horror Movie, But There’s A Specific Reason For Them
Zach Cregger knows not everything flows together in the structure of Weapons.
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No movie is perfect. Hell some of us pointing out plot holes (in our opinion) still like the movie.
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Fincher getting thanked in the credits makes a lot of sense. Opening especially had that Gone Girl vibe going on, which I’m a sucker for. Even the music during then sounded like something Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross would cook up.
Watched it again last night and while I feel the same way about the project, this is quite the level up from Cregger as a filmmaker.
Watched it again last night and while I feel the same way about the project, this is quite the level up from Cregger as a filmmaker.
Dr. Narcisse
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The Thing doesnt over explain itself. Thats why most good horrors rarely do it because you can put yourself in a corner.
Again I think youre missing what people are talking about. Its in regards to IN UNIVERSE stuff that doesnt break the immersion for you. For this it did for some people.
Warner Brehs watching these Weapons vs. Sinners posts on social media:
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Fincher helped give notes on how to edit the movie as well to help build up tension.
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Where did Weapons over explain itself?The Thing doesnt over explain itself. Thats why most good horrors rarely do it because you can put yourself in a corner.
Again I think youre missing what people are talking about. Its in regards to IN UNIVERSE stuff that doesnt break the immersion for you. For this it did for some people.
I’m gonna rewatch The Thing & Poltergeist just to nitpick lol
The only real plothole to me was the copcar being there for so long before Alex or the cops themselves noticed.
The other stuff y'all talking about is improbable, but not impossible.
Also horror = fantasy. Not that it excuses everything, but something like keeping the parents and kids alive on soup (and whether they need to go to the bathroom or not) is about as believable as a witch controlling them to begin with. That's a weird thing to get upset about once you buy into voodoo powers
The other stuff y'all talking about is improbable, but not impossible.
Also horror = fantasy. Not that it excuses everything, but something like keeping the parents and kids alive on soup (and whether they need to go to the bathroom or not) is about as believable as a witch controlling them to begin with. That's a weird thing to get upset about once you buy into voodoo powers
