Outline for the Second Term Paper

Science Fact of Cinematic Fiction?

                One of the physics laws I’m most pleased to see broken in films for entertainment continuity is Newton’s first law of motion, or law of inertia. It states that an object at rest stays at rest and an object stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. Especially in action films, the “heroes” perform remarkable feats that ordinary mortals could not pull off. I actually enjoy watching scenes so outlandish that I think, “Really?”

                Speed:

                On one scene Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves drive a bus off a huge gap section of a highway. Instead of following its path, the bus appears to float and stay up in the air as if it was a toy being lifted, making then scene quite odd.

               True Lies:

                On its final scene, Schwarzenegger snags a terrorist into a missile and launches both into the air through the side of a building and toward a helicopter. With weight of a grown man that missile would not fly like a bird.

                Resident Evil: Afterlife:

    In the beginning, Jovovich lands a small airplane on the top of skyscraper. Any aircraft needs a few hundred feet to touch down and land. The only memorable thing on this film. In the beginning for a reason.
     
               Although unexpectedly outlandish, these types of scenes are to be expected in blockbusters. The laws of nature are defied for entertainment value. Many films, especially the ones focused on action alone and not a memorable story, become fun and memorable precisely because they are over-the-top.