Discussion TooDumbToLive / LiveActionFilms

Deleted the following Natter that violated Example Indentation and Repair, Don't Respond:

The Last Airbender entry

• It's notable that neither of these weaknesses apply in the original cartoon. The Earthbenders were imprisoned in a metal ship far out to sea (and finding a supply of earth for them to bend was a major plot point), and firebenders could generate their own fire from their body's heat and so didn't need any external source.

Pan's Labyrinth entry

• YMMV, since it's also possible that the feast was under some kind of spell or enchantment that made it irresistible or otherwise impeded her ability to think rationally. Pan's Labyrinth was influenced by various fairy tales, and such an effect is not unheard of.

Prince of Space

• Technically a Dub Induced Plothole; the Prince wasn't invulnerable in the original version, just very good at dodging.

Starship Troopers

• It's fairly well implied that the asteroid was just a random occurrence that was used by the government to support the invasion and increase recruitment.

Star Trek (2009)

• It should be said the comic Star Trek: Countdown does a better job explaining this. The impending supernova is detected in time, but with the stubbornness of Romulans, the claims are dismissed. By the time the Council realizes that Spock and Nero's claims are true, and order an evacuation of Romulus, the supernova happens roughly 27 hours later. The Romulan Praetor survives the explosion and admits his fault in the matter, before being killed in anger by Nero.

I disagree with the Full metal Jacket entry being a valid example of this trope and propose to remove it.

Full Metal Jacket: When Gomer Pyle is in the middle of a psychotic breakdown and holding a loaded rifle, Gunnery Sergeant Hartman decides that, rather than call in the M Ps, he should continue with the invective he's been slinging Pyle's way all through boot camp, and gets gunned down by Pyle for his trouble.

First, calling the M Ps would give Gomer Pyle more targets to shoot, and Hartsman was concerned first and foremost not to endanger anyone else than those already present. He would certainly have called them AFTER disarming him.

Second, in a situation such as that firmly asserting your authority, specially over someone that you know for a fact that has reacted favorably to it in the past, seems like the best way to defuse the situation.

And last, we could easily imagine that being DI for so long Hartman has run into situations like this before, and he might be doing exactly the same he did in those.