How to make correction in Goofs? (Re phone messages)
I found this in the "Incorrectly regarded as goofs" section of the Goofs page...
The scientists of the future should already have had Cole's last message from the airport before they sent him. They played back Dr. Railly's message "before" she had left it in the chronology of the movie, so they could also have had from the beginning all messages that anyone would leave on the secret machine at any time. However, the scientists explain that the process is very time consuming ("one word at a time") and that they had only deciphered Dr. Railly's message a few days ago, so they might not have gotten Cole's message yet.
My own thoughts on the subject:
They would have all the messages as soon as they set up a way to receive them. If the method they used was already set up -- before they used it for Cole -- they still would have all the messages at set up.
Time for processing? Well, it's certainly more dramatic that way. I wouldn't change it. Wouldn't call it a Goof. Just a way of justifying the delays.
I'm not quite sure how to interpret the "goofness" of this. So I don't really know what to make of the entry. Should it be changed?
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