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*Why didn't they just go back to the planet? Sure, Flint's security system alderaan'd the planet, but aside from the gems that got blasted (or molten), most of the treasure seems to be gold coins, and AFAIK no amount of blast energy can undo physical matter.
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** Actually, she's not completely fine after being captured. When she and Doppler take back the Legacy, we see that she's still injured enough to have to leave piloting the ship to him, and she continues to clutch the spot where she was injured with one hand. Mayhaps the weakness that kept her from thinking coherently was her going through the worst part of her recovery, and she'd gotten over it by the time they went looking for the treasure.

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** Actually, she's not completely fine after being captured. When she and Doppler take back the Legacy, we see that she's still injured enough to have to leave piloting the ship to him, and she continues to clutch the spot where she was injured with one hand. Mayhaps the weakness that kept her from thinking coherently was her going through the worst part of her recovery, and she'd gotten over it by the time they went looking for the treasure.treasure.
** Plus, there are probably some first aid supplies aboard the ''Legacy''. Jim could've arranged for Amelia to be tended to in exchange for handing over the map.
* Why didn't Jim remain on the ship a little longer before activating his makeshift surfer at the climax? It would've been a lot safer and meant less chance of something going wrong. Why not let the ''Legacy'' carry him a little closer and then make a run for the portal?
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** Don’t forget that Silver and his goons were already closing in on the map at the beginning of the movie — it was only thanks to Jim that they ended up losing it. From their point of view, it makes sense why they wouldn’t want to settle for anything less than having the entire treasure to themselves when it was practically stolen out from under them.

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** WildMassGuessing on my part, but since the ''Legacy'' was captained by Amelia who was in full uniform, it's believable that the expedition was being authorized by the government. Once they found the treasure and got back to Montresser, the crew would only have gotten their standard pay, maybe a little more. The rest of it would have gone to museums, or simply taken by the government itself, depending on the current morality they exhibit.
** Well, what's the exchange rate on that planet full of treasure? It could amount to chocolate coins in tinfoil for all we know...
** [[{{Greed}} Greed, simple greed.]] Four more people to share the treasure with. Also they didn't know for sure there will be mountains of gold. According to the legend there are tones of treasure, but they can't be sure. There could be as well a few chests.

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** WildMassGuessing on my part, but since Since the ''Legacy'' was captained by Amelia who was in full uniform, it's believable that the RLS was a government ship and the expedition was being authorized had to be authorised by the government. Once they found the treasure and got back to Montresser, the crew would only have gotten their standard pay, maybe a little more. The rest Since it was stolen pirate booty, some of it would have gone been returned to museums, or simply taken by the government itself, depending on the current morality they exhibit.
** Well, what's the exchange rate on that planet full of treasure? It
those who could amount prove it was theirs, otherwise stolen antiques and the like would have been donated to chocolate coins in tinfoil museums or put up for all we know...
** [[{{Greed}} Greed, simple greed.]] Four more people
auctions, Jim and Doppler, who discovered the map and financed the initial expedition, would have shared anything unclaimed - which would be a lot - with Captain Amelia receiving a fat paycheck, a big bonus, and a promotion. The crew would have received their agreed pay plus a bonus back at port, if Doppler felt like it. Nobody was quite sure how much treasure there would be to share the treasure with. Also - but after a mutiny they didn't know for sure there will be mountains of gold. According to the legend there are tones of treasure, but they can't be sure. There could be as well a few chests.take every penny.
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** He was running off of RAM.
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** She appears as an Admiral in the Battle At Procyon game, which is a sequel to the movie.

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** She appears as an Admiral in the Battle At Procyon VideoGame/BattleAtProcyon game, which is a sequel to the movie.
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* How did Amelia recover so quickly? That blast must have caused some serious injury, which, as stated above, was originally supposed to be bleeding. She even becomes too weak to think straight. But when the pirates capture them, she's completely fine again. Doppler can't heal and I doubt that B.E.N or the pirates had any first-aid kit, and even if the latter ones had, they probably wouldn't help her anyway.

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* How did Amelia recover so quickly? That blast must have caused some serious injury, which, as stated above, was originally supposed to be bleeding. She even becomes too weak to think straight. But when the pirates capture them, she's completely fine again. Doppler can't heal and I doubt that B.E.N or the pirates had any first-aid kit, and even if the latter ones had, they probably wouldn't help her anyway.anyway.
** Actually, she's not completely fine after being captured. When she and Doppler take back the Legacy, we see that she's still injured enough to have to leave piloting the ship to him, and she continues to clutch the spot where she was injured with one hand. Mayhaps the weakness that kept her from thinking coherently was her going through the worst part of her recovery, and she'd gotten over it by the time they went looking for the treasure.

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** My theory is that Silver was planning to let Jim go afterwards and maybe even pay him off to stay quiet. Once he'd found the treasure, he didn't worry about Jim leaving - the only reason he cared about the boat Jim was taking was because all the rest of the treasure was washing away.



** She's supposed to be bleeding but that was cut so I think she had something like shrapnel in her side, probably missed her lung or she might have just been pretending to be fine, [[spoiler: especially when the pirates turned up]] and for her arm, she might have damaged the nerves in her elbow or something so she can hardly move her arm. I once ran into a wall and had to keep my arm in the position of having it in a sling because straightening it out hurt too much. After a while it was fine, like how Amelia's arm was later on in the climax.
** She could bruised her ribs and arm. I once slammed my thumb and finger into my bedpost and it felt like I'd chopped them off. My thumb was sore for a few months after that, so it could be that she just couldn't move her arm without feeling intense pain.
** There was a shot where Amelia clutches her side, and then they look at her palm, which is covered in red blood. It made it right into the theatrical release, but was cut for the general release because Disney really hates blood. If this had been left in, you would have seen that her injury is genuinely life-threatening. Taken out, she just looks like she's sprained something.

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** She's supposed to be bleeding but that was cut so I think she had something like shrapnel in her side, probably missed her lung or she might have just been pretending to be fine, [[spoiler: especially when the pirates turned up]] and for her arm, she might have damaged the nerves in her elbow or something so she can hardly move her arm. I once ran into a wall and had to keep my arm in the position of having it in a sling because straightening it out hurt too much. After a while it was fine, like how Amelia's arm was later on in the climax.
** She could bruised her ribs and arm. I once slammed my thumb and finger into my bedpost and it felt like I'd chopped them off. My thumb was sore for a few months after that, so it could be that she just couldn't move her arm without feeling intense pain.
** There was a shot where Amelia clutches her side, and then later they look at her palm, which is covered in red blood. It made it right into the theatrical release, but was cut for the general home release because Disney really hates blood. If this had been left in, you would have seen that her injury is genuinely life-threatening. Taken out, she just looks like she's sprained something.



** I don't see why he couldn't, really...He can turn himself into a miniature pie and throw himself at someone - what's wrong with Jim or Silver lobbing him down off the ship and telling him just to poke somewhere on the glowing green globe that was right nearby? It wouldn't even need to be their home planet that he selected; at that point, in the face of a giant explosion, practically ''anywhere'' would've been optimal.

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** I don't see why he couldn't, really... He can turn himself into a miniature pie and throw himself at someone - what's wrong with Jim or Silver lobbing him down off the ship and telling him just to poke somewhere on the glowing green globe that was right nearby? It wouldn't even need to be their home planet that he selected; at that point, in the face of a giant explosion, practically ''anywhere'' would've been optimal.



* How did Amelia recover so quickly? That blast must have caused some sirious injury, which, as stated above, was originally supposed to be bleeding. She even becomes too weak to think straight. But when the pirates capture them, she's completely fine again. Doppler can't heal and I doubt that B.E.N or the pirates had any first-aid kit, and even if the latter ones had, they probably wouldn't help her anyway.

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* How did Amelia recover so quickly? That blast must have caused some sirious serious injury, which, as stated above, was originally supposed to be bleeding. She even becomes too weak to think straight. But when the pirates capture them, she's completely fine again. Doppler can't heal and I doubt that B.E.N or the pirates had any first-aid kit, and even if the latter ones had, they probably wouldn't help her anyway.
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** My idea on this one is that Billy Bones was Flint's most loyal man. I think that either Flint asked him to take the orb and leave him in the core before setting up the trap, or, some time after Flint 's death, Bones returned to the planet and tried to take the orb to safety. The rest of the crew propably died, but we don't know how long these lizard people live, and there's no way Bones was just a random sailor, because a random sailor wouldn't know the orb is important, and would just give it away to the cyborg who is interested.

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** My idea on this one is that Billy Bones was Flint's most loyal man. I think that either Flint asked him to take the orb and leave him in the core before setting up the trap, or, some time after Flint 's death, Bones returned to the planet and tried to take the orb to safety. The rest of the crew propably died, but we don't know how long these lizard people live, and there's no way Bones was just a random sailor, sailor who just happened to stumble into the map, because a random sailor wouldn't know the orb is important, and would just give it away to the cyborg who is interested.
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**My idea on this one is that Billy Bones was Flint's most loyal man. I think that either Flint asked him to take the orb and leave him in the core before setting up the trap, or, some time after Flint 's death, Bones returned to the planet and tried to take the orb to safety. The rest of the crew propably died, but we don't know how long these lizard people live, and there's no way Bones was just a random sailor, because a random sailor wouldn't know the orb is important, and would just give it away to the cyborg who is interested.
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* How did Amelia recover so quickly? That blast must have caused some sirious injury, which, as stated above, was originally supposed to be bleeding. She even becomes too weak to think straight. But when the pirates capture them, she's completely fine again. Doppler can't heal and I doupt that B.E.N or the pirates had any first-aid kit, and even if the latter ones had, they probably wouldn't help her anyway.

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* How did Amelia recover so quickly? That blast must have caused some sirious injury, which, as stated above, was originally supposed to be bleeding. She even becomes too weak to think straight. But when the pirates capture them, she's completely fine again. Doppler can't heal and I doupt doubt that B.E.N or the pirates had any first-aid kit, and even if the latter ones had, they probably wouldn't help her anyway.
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** There just seems to be so many types of aliens. No two aliens seem to be of the same species (although Doppler and Captain Amelia are debatable). Humans, like these aliens, are spread out all over the galaxy. There could well be humans on Montressor. Perhaps if Jim wanted to meet human girls, he could... well, go on an intergalactic dating site.

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** There just seems to be so many types of aliens. No two aliens seem to be of the same species (although Doppler and Captain Amelia are debatable). Humans, like these aliens, are spread out all over the galaxy. There could well be humans on Montressor. Perhaps if Jim wanted to meet human girls, he could... well, go on an intergalactic dating site.site.
*How did Amelia recover so quickly? That blast must have caused some sirious injury, which, as stated above, was originally supposed to be bleeding. She even becomes too weak to think straight. But when the pirates capture them, she's completely fine again. Doppler can't heal and I doupt that B.E.N or the pirates had any first-aid kit, and even if the latter ones had, they probably wouldn't help her anyway.
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* Why are Jim and his mother (and father) the only human characters in the film? Dr. Doppler, Amelia, Silver, Scroop, the other crew members, and the people in the inn and at the spaceport all seem to be aliens - where did Jim's family come from? Are they the last of their kind?

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* Why are Jim and his mother (and father) the only human characters in the film? Dr. Doppler, Amelia, Silver, Scroop, the other crew members, and the people in the inn and at the spaceport all seem to be aliens - where did Jim's family come from? Are they the last of their kind?kind?
** There just seems to be so many types of aliens. No two aliens seem to be of the same species (although Doppler and Captain Amelia are debatable). Humans, like these aliens, are spread out all over the galaxy. There could well be humans on Montressor. Perhaps if Jim wanted to meet human girls, he could... well, go on an intergalactic dating site.
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** Probably unimportant things, like the kitchen stoves. He was just pulling out plugs at random - if one of them happened to be for something important (and obvious, such as the lights or artificial gravity), he would just plug it back in and try another.



** He says that he lost his ''primary'' memory circuit...So maybe before Flint pulled it, he uploaded his other memories not concerning the booby traps to a secondary memory circuit he had inside him (most likely very quickly and haphazardly, which is why he can only remember bits and pieces of everything later on), and that was where his future memories were stored until Jim reinstalled his primary one.

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** He says that he lost his ''primary'' memory circuit...So maybe before Flint pulled it, he uploaded his other memories not concerning the booby traps to a secondary memory circuit he had inside him (most likely very quickly and haphazardly, which is why he can only remember bits and pieces of everything later on), and that was where his future memories were stored until Jim reinstalled his primary one.one.
* Why are Jim and his mother (and father) the only human characters in the film? Dr. Doppler, Amelia, Silver, Scroop, the other crew members, and the people in the inn and at the spaceport all seem to be aliens - where did Jim's family come from? Are they the last of their kind?
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* B.E.N states the Flint pulled out his memory chip and as a result B.E.N has a poor memory. The question is how could B.E.N have any memory of the past without his memory unit (he mentions remembering Flint's treasure being buried in the center of something and the door opening and closing; memories that would've been stored in his memory chip... which he didn't have at the time)? Also, how could B.E.N have formed any new memories such as remembering where his new home was?

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* B.E.N states the Flint pulled out his memory chip and as a result B.E.N has a poor memory. The question is how could B.E.N have any memory of the past without his memory unit (he mentions remembering Flint's treasure being buried in the center of something and the door opening and closing; memories that would've been stored in his memory chip... which he didn't have at the time)? Also, how could B.E.N have formed any new memories such as remembering where his new home was?was?
** He says that he lost his ''primary'' memory circuit...So maybe before Flint pulled it, he uploaded his other memories not concerning the booby traps to a secondary memory circuit he had inside him (most likely very quickly and haphazardly, which is why he can only remember bits and pieces of everything later on), and that was where his future memories were stored until Jim reinstalled his primary one.

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* When they went to the ship to disable the Cannons, B.E.N did so with difficulty. After the fight with Scroop, B.E.N emreges wrapped in sparking wire and declaring the cannons disabled. What else B.E.N may have disabled? (though maybe this should go in FridgeLogic or FridgeHorror)

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* When they went to the ship to disable the Cannons, B.E.N did so with difficulty. After the fight with Scroop, B.E.N emreges wrapped in sparking wire wires and declaring the cannons disabled. What else B.E.N may have disabled? (though maybe this should go in FridgeLogic or FridgeHorror)FridgeHorror)
* B.E.N states the Flint pulled out his memory chip and as a result B.E.N has a poor memory. The question is how could B.E.N have any memory of the past without his memory unit (he mentions remembering Flint's treasure being buried in the center of something and the door opening and closing; memories that would've been stored in his memory chip... which he didn't have at the time)? Also, how could B.E.N have formed any new memories such as remembering where his new home was?
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** Though not addressed in the movie, Morph is prone to acting out when he shouldn't such as stealing the map from Jim after the mutiny despite Jim's protests. On that note, there's also the matter of Morph's intelligence. Given his acting out and comparison to an animal (whenever he talks its reminiscent of a parrot talking), it's unlikely he would've understood the task (fly to the green ball and hit the one button shaped like a crescent moon among many other buttons). That's not factoring in Morph panicking on the way (such as his terror when they were caught up in the supernova and the black hole). There's also, as stated above, the fact that Jim on a rocket-surfer was faster.

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** Though not addressed in the movie, Morph is prone to acting out when he shouldn't such as stealing the map from Jim after the mutiny despite Jim's protests. On that note, there's also the matter of Morph's intelligence. Given his acting out and comparison to an animal (whenever he talks its reminiscent of a parrot talking), it's unlikely he would've understood the task (fly to the green ball and hit the one button shaped like a crescent moon among many other buttons). That's not factoring in Morph panicking on the way (such as his terror when they were caught up in the supernova and the black hole). There's also, as stated above, the fact that Jim on a rocket-surfer was faster.faster.
* When they went to the ship to disable the Cannons, B.E.N did so with difficulty. After the fight with Scroop, B.E.N emreges wrapped in sparking wire and declaring the cannons disabled. What else B.E.N may have disabled? (though maybe this should go in FridgeLogic or FridgeHorror)
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** Though not addressed in the movie, Morph is prone to acting out when he shouldn't such as stealing the map from Jim after the mutiny despite Jim's protests. On that note, this depends on Morph's intelligence. Given his acting out and comparison to an animal (whenever he talks its reminiscent of a parrot talking), it's unlikely he would've understood the task (fly to the green ball and hit the crescent moon button). That's not factoring in Morph panicking on the way (such as his terror when they were caught up in the supernova and the black hole). There's also, as stated above, the fact that Jim on a rocket-surfer was faster.

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** Though not addressed in the movie, Morph is prone to acting out when he shouldn't such as stealing the map from Jim after the mutiny despite Jim's protests. On that note, this depends on there's also the matter of Morph's intelligence. Given his acting out and comparison to an animal (whenever he talks its reminiscent of a parrot talking), it's unlikely he would've understood the task (fly to the green ball and hit the one button shaped like a crescent moon button).among many other buttons). That's not factoring in Morph panicking on the way (such as his terror when they were caught up in the supernova and the black hole). There's also, as stated above, the fact that Jim on a rocket-surfer was faster.
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** I don't see why he couldn't, really...He can turn himself into a miniature pie and throw himself at someone - what's wrong with Jim or Silver lobbing him down off the ship and telling him just to poke somewhere on the glowing green globe that was right nearby? It wouldn't even need to be their home planet that he selected; at that point, in the face of a giant explosion, practically ''anywhere'' would've been optimal.

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** I don't see why he couldn't, really...He can turn himself into a miniature pie and throw himself at someone - what's wrong with Jim or Silver lobbing him down off the ship and telling him just to poke somewhere on the glowing green globe that was right nearby? It wouldn't even need to be their home planet that he selected; at that point, in the face of a giant explosion, practically ''anywhere'' would've been optimal.optimal.
** Though not addressed in the movie, Morph is prone to acting out when he shouldn't such as stealing the map from Jim after the mutiny despite Jim's protests. On that note, this depends on Morph's intelligence. Given his acting out and comparison to an animal (whenever he talks its reminiscent of a parrot talking), it's unlikely he would've understood the task (fly to the green ball and hit the crescent moon button). That's not factoring in Morph panicking on the way (such as his terror when they were caught up in the supernova and the black hole). There's also, as stated above, the fact that Jim on a rocket-surfer was faster.
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** She appears as an Admiral in the Battle At Procyon game, which is a sequel to the movie.
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** Morph couldn't have gotten there fast enough. Plus it's questionable if he's capable of handling a task that specific.

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** Morph couldn't have gotten there fast enough. Plus it's questionable if he's capable of handling a task that specific.specific.
** I don't see why he couldn't, really...He can turn himself into a miniature pie and throw himself at someone - what's wrong with Jim or Silver lobbing him down off the ship and telling him just to poke somewhere on the glowing green globe that was right nearby? It wouldn't even need to be their home planet that he selected; at that point, in the face of a giant explosion, practically ''anywhere'' would've been optimal.
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** Also, the map could be something like a puzzle cube, where once you solve it and it displays the map, you're then free to scramble the different parts however you please - if we're to assume Jim did this after opening the map the first time, it makes sense that he would've been the best person to do it again, and also allows him to use this as leverage.



** Morph couldn't have gotten there fast enough. Plus it's questionable if he's capable of handling a task that specific.

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** Morph couldn't have gotten there fast enough. Plus it's questionable if he's capable of handling a task that specific.
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** Silver is a bear-man-thing, as Doppler is a dog-man-thing.
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** Morph couldn't have gotten there fast enough. Plus it's questionable if he's capable of handling a task that specific.
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** Greed, simple greed. Four more people to share the treasure with. Also they didn't know for sure there will be mountains of gold. According to the legend there are tones of treasure, but they can't be sure. There could be as well a few chests.

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** [[{{Greed}} Greed, simple greed. greed.]] Four more people to share the treasure with. Also they didn't know for sure there will be mountains of gold. According to the legend there are tones of treasure, but they can't be sure. There could be as well a few chests.



** He said his own name in front of Jim when he first crash-lands there. "They'll have to pry it from old Billy Bones' cold, dead fingers a'fore I- *cough* *hack*."

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** He said his own name in front of Jim when he first crash-lands there. "They'll have to pry it from old Billy Bones' cold, dead fingers a'fore I- [[IncurableCoughOfDeath *cough* *hack*.""]]
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*** ...and then succumbed to wounds from the fighting, perhaps?
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* During the escape from Treasure Planet, is there any reason other than for the sake of drama why Morph couldn't "open a different door", as Jim puts it? He seems able to move about freely anywhere he wants, and can transform into seemingly anything provided it's of the proper size...Wouldn't it have been safer than Jim having risk dying to do it himself?
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** I think he's just meant to be a mostly-human-looking alien, like a lot of other characters in the film. (Worth noting is that they intentionally made Silver look like a big, soft, squishy guy to make him look like a friendlier "good guy", in contrast with Scroop, who is all red and black, spider-legs and pinschers and all, and is obviously the more evil and vile of the two.)

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** I think he's just meant to be a mostly-human-looking alien, like a lot of other characters in the film. (Worth noting is that they intentionally made Silver look like a big, round, soft, squishy guy to make him look like a friendlier "good guy", in contrast with Scroop, who is all red and black, spider-legs and pinschers and all, and is obviously the more evil and vile of the two.)
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** I think he's just meant to be a mostly-human-looking alien, like a lot of other characters in the film. (Worth noting is that they intentionally made Silver look like a big, soft, squishy guy to make him look like a friendlier "good guy", in contrast with Scroop, who is all red and black, spider-legs and pinschers and all, and is obviously the more evil and vile of the two.

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** I think he's just meant to be a mostly-human-looking alien, like a lot of other characters in the film. (Worth noting is that they intentionally made Silver look like a big, soft, squishy guy to make him look like a friendlier "good guy", in contrast with Scroop, who is all red and black, spider-legs and pinschers and all, and is obviously the more evil and vile of the two.)
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** I think he's just meant to be a mostly-human-looking alien, like a lot of other characters in the film.

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** I think he's just meant to be a mostly-human-looking alien, like a lot of other characters in the film. (Worth noting is that they intentionally made Silver look like a big, soft, squishy guy to make him look like a friendlier "good guy", in contrast with Scroop, who is all red and black, spider-legs and pinschers and all, and is obviously the more evil and vile of the two.

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