Commonly considered "plot holes" that aren't.

I've always considered the complaint of "plot holes" to be one of the laziest criticisms lobbed out by armchair internet critics about movies these days. Most of the time, the complaint of plot holes is given without even so much as saying what the supposed holes are... And when the apparent holes are given, they can usually be debunked with just a few moments of thought, or barring that, actual research.

For example, a widely considered "plot hole" in Raiders of the Lost Ark is the submarine scene, where Indiana Jones rides a surfaced sub to the Nazi base. People cry "plot hole!!!" because the sub never submerged. Just simple cursory research shows that subs in WW2 moved considerably faster while surfaced. In addition, the film takes place in the year 1936, while the first battles in the Mediterranean didn't happen until 1940, so there was no real need to hide. The need was more to get to the base quickly.

What other supposed plot holes from movies are you able to debunk? I'd love to see them posted here. I posted this question before over a year ago, but this dumb Cracked article from today prompted me to ask again... Sorry, but complaining that a character does one action when you think they should do another is not a plot hole...

Submitted July 20, 2017 at 12:43AM by TBoarder http://ift.tt/2vCKI8s