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I know I'm nitpicking

posted 14 years ago by sarlex85
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..But, I just wonder who is cultivating the corn crops for years? If the kids killed their parents or all the adults in town then flashing forward 12 yrs later... where is the new generation of kids coming from?.. who's raising them?.. and how come there are no babies?

And the one big thing... How does the town of Gatlin just go unnoticed for years in the heartland of Nebraska? I mean it's not some isolated island..and has a highway running through it..or even if not a major road..still side roads. How come nobody notices that there is no interaction between the town and the rest of the county/state for over a decade?? Way too many plotholes for me!

[–] COTCgirl 14 years ago

The children are having children. You can tell some of the women are pregnant in this version as well as the 1984 version. The children are harvesting the crops and the people they kill their blood goes to the corn and waters it and He Who Walks Behind the Rows helps the corn grow because the children bring him adults to sacrifice.

As for your other question Gatlin is not in the heartland of Nebraska. The nearest town is Hemingford which is 19 miles away. And the point I always make is that no one ever escapes any adult that passes through Gatlin the children kill and sacrifice to He Who Walks Behind the Rows. So it all goes unnoticed by the outside world. Also, in this film as well as the 1984 version the children don't use any type of electricity or anything. The use candles and torches, fires to light things. So, there are ways that it could go unnoticed for a while. In the original COTC if you look at the crayon drawings in the opening titles it shows the children burning tvs and lamps, radios and anything that really uses electricity.

In the original film it takes the people of Hemingford three years to notice that something strange is going on in Gatlin and then they find all of the dead adults in an abandoned building.

I hope that helps you somewhat.

I need more parts.

[–] skaterkid00_1999 11 years ago

wait a min so ur saying the adults who pass thru this town who are killed dont have family's wondering oh gee they kinda just vanished one day shouldnt there be a search? and 19 miles isnt that far away

you have to ask yourself are you a fighter, or are you zombie food

[–] Darvidd 11 years ago

Whist there would be many plot holes/improbabilities if the film was based in the real world, there is a supernatural element at work with the demon corn god which could explain these away e.g. the town is invisible to travellers unless the demon wishes it to appear etc etc.

'What is an Oprah?'-Teal'c.

[–] MissTexasMcCoy 8 years ago

First of all, this is a Stephen King story, so it's not supposed to make sense. His stories always have a supernatural element to them that cannot be explained by logical analysis.

The story gave me the impression that the corn itself is a supernatural being, growing on its own, killing whoever goes out into it after dark, etc. You must've tuned out of the movie at one point, because they clearly show pregnant teenage girls, teenage girls with babies, and obviously the scene with the scene with the two teenagers having sex in the church. The oldest children/teenagers are creating more babies before ultimately having their lives ended by walking out into the corn at age 18/19

The story also gave me the impression that any outsider who comes into the town will ultimately be killed, hence allowing the children to remain in their isolated world without being disturbed by the modern world.

Again, it is a Stephen King story, you are not supposed to be able to explain every part of it. That's the best way I can explain it. No pun intended.

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