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One sub plot that I absolutely did not understand


Those guys out on the boat. What purpose did that serve? Who where they? Went way over my head.



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Well they were close to the alien drill and could detect how far towards the core they were and alert others.

I was being patient but it took too long.

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What purpose did that serve? Who where they?


They were treasure hunters who'd found a sunken ship containing gold. They served very little purpose to the story other than a small amount of comedic relief.

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At least they served more than the kids and the irritating Julius Levinson.

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They were like those two dopes in Into the Storm.

Same idea.

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It was a very poor attempt to build up tension, like showing the timer ticking down on a bomb. 'You have 2 minutes before the Earth's core is breached!'

Now...how in the world would pirates on a little boat floating say 10,000 feet above the ocean floor be able to monitor drilling some 20 miles below them? And we're supposed to believe their ham radio has a perfectly clear connection with the US military halfway around the world? Meanwhile, wouldn't this hole be filling with water, sucking them down in the process??

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Now...how in the world would pirates on a little boat floating say 10,000 feet above the ocean floor be able to monitor drilling some 20 miles below them? And we're supposed to believe their ham radio has a perfectly clear connection with the US military halfway around the world? Meanwhile, wouldn't this hole be filling with water, sucking them down in the process??


Thank you! I felt the same way. I watched the movie for the 1st time tonight and I was so bored I was only half paying attention, I thought I must have missed an explanation somewhere about those guys because it just made no sense at all.

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