Intro
In this paper, we will be looking at altered movie physics related to Momentum/force impact, or what kind of force is applied to stop a moving object. It is also related to the amount of force used to send an human flying, and if a human can even survive the impact. Movies often bend or completely break this law to make actions seem more dramatic, or to show a character’s power.
Body
- If you catch someone falling at terminal velocity and you do nothing to slow-out their fall, they will still experience massive damage.
- In The Dark Knight Rises, prisoners in the deep pit tie a rope around their abdomens for safety as they climb the walls. When Christian Bale ties the rope around his abdomen and falls, there is no way he didn’t hurt his back or break a few ribs when it jerks taut as he falls. He also just had a recent devastating back injury.
- The amount of force applied that can throw someone across the room and into a wall will kill them.
- In The Incredibles, Mr. Incredible punches his boss Mr. Humphry across a room and through a wall. This should have killed him, not just given him a neck injury.
- A bullet does not have a wide-area of energy dispersal, so someone who is shot without wearing a bullet-proof vest will not be thrown back by the force.
- In Minority Report, a man is shot with enough force to throw him through a window behind him. This is especially impossible since the gunman clearly has no recoil as he fires his gun.
Conclusion
Movies most often bend the laws of physics for dramatic purposes, and the laws of Momentum and force impact are no different. However incorrect and misleading it is to viewers, it gives the film more drama and action scenes feel even more amazing when the laws are broken.
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