Timeline for Why don't the colonists wear spacesuits in Alien: Covenant?
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| Sep 7, 2017 at 14:32 | comment | added | PoloHoleSet | @Catija - given the juxtaposition with the emphasis on the safety of wearing the suits in Prometheus, this observation was very jarring to me. How much time does Walter saying "My exhaustive analysis of the planet indicates you don't need your suits," as they are gearing up, take? Keep in mind, I'm a person who often snipes at people for claiming it's a "flaw" when not every bit of minutia is shown in dull, boring detail, so I'd tend to align with you on issues like the, but this really stood out. | |
| Aug 3, 2017 at 2:24 | answer | added | Jon M | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jun 1, 2017 at 8:35 | vote | accept | PaulD | ||
| May 30, 2017 at 18:27 | comment | added | Catija | @aryxus Crappy writers who don't do any research have characters do a lot of stupid stuff in movies and crappy directors who assume that writers did research direct it as written. To say that there's always an explanation is simply not true. People go to movies to see their favorite actors - not to see those actor's faces - and the emotion they convey - obscured by masks... Also, considering the accepted answer, they did tests... so clearly, off-screen or not, they didn't test for whatever they should have. | |
| May 30, 2017 at 18:23 | comment | added | aryxus | @Catija: Your points here are seriously wrong-headed. Firstly, according to you, we should answer all questions on M&TV with ""because it's a movie." Secondly, "most people don't think about it" doesn't work when it's a MAJOR plot point. If they had taken even rudimentary precautions, such as wearing breathing masks, then much of this movie couldn't have happened. Thirdly, you say that they did tests off-screen. What? Then how did all that bad stuff happen?!? | |
| May 29, 2017 at 19:31 | history | edited | Napoleon Wilson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 28, 2017 at 22:45 | answer | added | guest | timeline score: 1 | |
| May 27, 2017 at 1:47 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackMovies/status/868282459418394626 | ||
| May 24, 2017 at 9:10 | vote | accept | PaulD | ||
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| S May 23, 2017 at 1:12 | history | suggested | muru | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 22, 2017 at 23:27 | answer | added | BlueMoon93 | timeline score: 8 | |
| May 22, 2017 at 20:37 | comment | added | Catija | I've never said that... I'm saying that where you draw the line for "balance" and where I do are in two vastly different places. While NASA is being very cautious about sending or receiving stuff to/from other planets in case of bacterial interactions... the average person doesn't even think about that... heck, the average person doesn't even think about getting inoculations when visiting foreign countries. | |
| May 22, 2017 at 20:35 | comment | added | PaulD | @Catija that's what I call a "balance" in science fiction and fiction in general. What story would you find more appealing to yourself, a complete nonsense or really thorough history which actually pays attention to details? That what differs trash movies form a really good ones. Of course, it's fiction, and authors must make some assumptions, but they can't be totally frivolous, otherwise story will turn into absurd. | |
| May 22, 2017 at 20:27 | answer | added | Moobie | timeline score: 21 | |
| May 22, 2017 at 19:41 | comment | added | Catija | You're asking for an explanation for something that most people just don't think about. You're supposed to relax and enjoy a film, not tear it apart and complain that it's "unrealistic"... it's a movie about space travel... it's already "unrealistic". | |
| May 22, 2017 at 19:40 | comment | added | PaulD | @Catija Interesting article about Earth parasites: planetdeadly.com/human/disgusting-human-parasites/2 If our own homeworld contains such deadly and often invisible to naked eye organisms, it seems logical to propose they can meet something like that or even deadlier on the new planet they are going to explore. | |
| May 22, 2017 at 19:33 | comment | added | PaulD | @Catija but that's just common sense. Atmosphere screening is done with ship on-board equipment based on principles of radiometry, and it's done from the orbit, and it definitely can't detect dangerous microorganisms or deadly bacteria, or other organisms which can cause severe health damage. It can only be done when actually landing to a planet and taking probes of air, earth, and water with a drone. Only after that it may be "safe" to explore the planet, and even after that wearing a protective suit is highly advisable, I guess. Crew actions is plain stupid and unjustified. | |
| May 22, 2017 at 19:24 | history | edited | Catija | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Removed some content that was a bit too much of a rant. Please don't use this site to rant about films.
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| May 22, 2017 at 19:22 | comment | added | Catija | Just because it's not explained in the film doesn't mean that they don't do tests to screen the atmosphere before they go onto the planet. If something's generally so common place, they don't necessarily show it on screen... there's simply not enough time. Or do you also think that no one in movies goes to the bathroom? | |
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| May 22, 2017 at 19:18 | history | asked | PaulD | CC BY-SA 3.0 |