My biggest problem with this move.
It may have been addressed before, but the thing that bothers me most in this movie is the park ranger’s actions when she first meets Hale. Let’s examine her actions;
A park ranger is out making her rounds in the park she is assigned to, (Her front yard, so to speak.) She sees an aircraft go over at an insanely low altitude and then crash into a mountain. She then spots a crewmember falling from the sky on a parachute. When she reaches this crew members landing location she immediately points her gun at him and attempts to arrest him. WHY, WHY, WHY??? At the time of her first encounter with this unknown air force officer she has no reason to suspect anything other than this is a tragic accident and he is a lucky survivor. If an aircraft crashed in your neighborhood and a crewmember landed in your front yard on a parachute would the first thing you do be run out and point a gun at him? This is one of the stupidest reactions by a law enforcement officer I have ever seen. Had I have been Hale I would have probably shot her for being so stupid! I can excuse scientific mistakes made by writers because writers by their definition are not scientists and often things are done for on screen effect. But if you are a writer or director at least have your people act reasonably for their character. Now I do understand than under extreme circumstances sometimes people act unreasonably. THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE TIMES! The correct reaction for her character would have been to offer assistance to the unfortunate crewmember instead of pointing a gun at him.