Plot Holes Make Movies Better - And We Ruined It
Movies have been around for over a century and have delivered some of the best stories we've ever seen, like The Shining (1980) and Citizen Kane (1941). However, another thing movies have are plot holes, which can define stories and create great conversations among viewers.
Unfortunately, criticism is also something that comes with movies, and it has made plot holes into something more than what they've always been. While it's normal for movies to have narrative issues, it doesn’t necessarily mean a movie is good or bad just because a plot hole is present. But for as great as we are at analyzing movies, we have ruined the impact of plot holes.
What Is A Plot Hole?
When writing scripts, storylines can get convoluted, and it can get even more confusing to balance everything the minute those stories are filmed. Sometimes certain elements are hard to understand, and logic can break, and that's when plot holes get introduced. Plot holes represent logical issues within a story and create conflicting pieces of information that, when bad enough, can completely derail the story.
Plot holes can lead to questions; for instance, in Toy Story (1995), Buzz Lightyear acts like a toy when humans are around, yet he doesn't see himself as one. Overall, though, these plot holes rarely break a story and can instead lead to engaging conversations. Ultimately, plot holes should be fun and add to a story, but they’re never designed to make anything worse.
Some Of The Best Plot Holes Are Still Talked About Today
There are many amazing movies that are considered classics and some of the greatest of all time. However, even the best films have famous plot holes that are still spoken about today. When it came to Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), time travel defined the film, and these robots could only travel with living tissue over them. But then, the T-1000 didn't have to follow that rule at all.
Back to the Future Part II (1989) also had a hilarious plot hole where Old Biff left 2015 and changed the future, but he still returned to his original timeline. The logic of the film should make that impossible, and yet it still happened. It's one of the biggest plot holes of the franchise, and yet it never hindered the larger story or its impact.
Plot Holes Need To Come Back In A Big Way To Movies
Plot holes don't make a movie great, but they do make it more enjoyable. Being able to talk about the elements that don't make sense is what builds the cinematic experience and also creates fun memories. Nowadays, plot holes have sadly fallen to the back burner because they are treated as a legitimate concern.
That said, not everything can be a serious criticism, as some mistakes are smaller than others. With plot holes, things don't have to be taken seriously because they never hurt the finished product. Plot holes need to exist in movies because they help in making a story fun, and the fact that they aren't as abundant is a huge loss. Hopefully, one day that can change.
