131

What kind of things do you think movies are most dishonest about? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

216 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Whether intentionally or not, what do movies depict or present wrong a lot of the time?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] stretch2m@infosec.pub 13 points 2 days ago

Isn't that what "inertial dampeners" supposedly address?

[-] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I wish they expanded on that in the Halo lore. They have these "orbital drop pods" that contain one soldier and are launched at ridiculous speeds towards the ground for quick battlefield insertion. They never address the sudden decrease in velocity, not a single line of dialogue mentions something like an "inertial dampener". It's odd because other systems are typically introduced or hinted at in dialogue, so as to ground the story I guess. (slipspace most notably being their version of FTL travel)

[-] spectrums_coherence@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

They do slow down after a bit:

Once nearing the ground, drop pods activate a drag chute (more formally termed a "Drogue Panel"[10]) formed from the upper-most panels. The chute deploys and begins to slow down the pod's descent. Once about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the ground, a series of computer-controlled retrothrusters engage and rapidly decelerate the pod such that it can impact safely.

Also most (not all) drop pod deployments are used by specialized troop like ODST or spartans:

Of these, the UNSC are particularly reliant on the use of drop pods thanks to the aptly-named Orbital Drop Shock Troopers; specialised shock troops who specialise in the use of drop pods to insert behind enemy lines and conduct special missions.[7][8] Although the ODSTs are the primary users of drop pod insertions in the UNSC, both Spartans and regular Marine forces may also use them.[9]

https://www.halopedia.org/Drop_pod

[-] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 3 points 2 days ago

Right, but the way they're depicted in the games doesn't seem nearly enough of a slowdown not to crush the pilot... they would have to slow down to... what, 10m/s to be safe ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK6qqVX_kOA

[-] spectrums_coherence@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I see your point, but to give that particular game scene plenty of benefit of the doubt: that pod transports a spartan. It is possible that he intensionally disabled the slow deceleration, because he can handle the impact.

[-] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 2 points 2 days ago

Yea spartans are supposed to be quite sturdy I reckon. I haven't read the books but I heard they regularly do crazy shit in them

this post was submitted on 03 Jul 2026

131 points (100.0% liked)

Ask Lemmy

40297 readers

989 users here now

A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions

Rules: (interactive)

1) Be nice and; have fun

Doxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, toxicity and dog-whistling are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them

2) All posts must end with a '?'

This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?

3) No spam

Please do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.

4) NSFW is okay, within reason

Just remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either !asklemmyafterdark@lemmy.world or !asklemmynsfw@lemmynsfw.com. NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].

5) This is not a support community.

It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions. If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email info@lemmy.world. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.

6) No US Politics.

Please don't post about current US Politics. If you need to do this, try !politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world or !uspolitics@lemmy.world

7) No Hit-and-Run questions.

Please don't delete your post for no apparent reason. If you plan on deleting a question later, say so in the post, or if you feel that you have a good reason to remove it, message a mod beforehand. It's not fair to the ones who took their time to answer, and it's not in the spirit of the community.

Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.