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Skips over the war :(

posted 18 years ago by madrain-1
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I love this movie and I've loved it since I was just a little kid, but I picked up the DVD a few days ago and there's something that's really bothering me now. It never clears up anything with the war!

I mean, the guy was on the planet for 3 years.. but when he was in that healing chamber-thing, the ranking military officer still referred to the Dracs as "The Enemy"

And even though his old BTA buddies said they weren't going to follow him, they did, apparently minutes later.

So.. um.. WTF? BTA /might/ have let the Dracs go, but Davidge would be in hella trouble for stealing a ship, destroying property, etc.. they wouldn't just let him waltz away with a bunch of people to go perform a lineage ceremony!

I still love this movie, but for everything before Zammis' rescue. After that, it's kind of a huge letdown.

[–] thndrkiss75 18 years ago

Yes the end is a little too neat and tidy. I can see Davidge getting some slack, after all the Scavengers where criminals (BTA only “tolerated” them because they used Drac slaves). They where planet rapers, strip miners, and eventually would come in direct conflict with any colonial force. Maybe in those 3 years they had become as big of a threat as the Dracs. I don’t know. They say there’s a book maybe it goes into more detail. As far a the movie is concerned, I think one is supposed to infer that Davidge’s actions start a diplomatic chain reaction, leading to peace, but I’m just guessing.