Be careful not to strain a neuron trying to stretch to make this mess of a movie make sense.
The only real defensible building is the church with a basement.
They didn't even mention the bomb shelter in the basement (which it wasn't) until it became clear the old-timey door plank wasn't going to hold, as it quickly began bending with the force of the bad CGI wendigo trying to break in (which is why it is dumb they didn't even try to barricade, because the weakening door (irrational as it was) WAS the only reason they decided to exit the completely vulnerable upstairs, despite all the windows and unguarded rooms).
The church is where everyone knew to go to when they were told.
You really think everyone ONLY knew the location of the church?? Seems like a better place to hole up would've been the sheriff's office itself, locking the most vulnerable into the strongly constructed cells, and barricading the entry to that area. Why, you dimly ask?? Because the same features designed to keep people locked INTO a jail are also useful in keeping things OUT. Capiche?
Arming everyone is likely to get everyone killed by people not knowing how to react properly. Ever hear of crossfire? Guns are very dangerous in the hands of untrained people.
Arming everyone would come with risk (though it'd be less necessary in a smart place like the jail with clear exit and entry points to avoid the dreaded crossfire), but considering their evident fate at the end, still seems a risk having been worth taking. Plus, you must be unfamiliar with small towns, because the likelihood of most residents owning their own guns is very high, and they could've been told to bring them in the same breath as to gather together in a defensible location (other than the unfortified church).
Ah real people wouldn't rush up to see such a thing. It may be injured and playing possum. Also they were coming out of shock due to everything that had just happened.
You must not know any real people, because real people are curious about previously unknown, intelligent creatures which have been rampaging through their town and killing the locals. And if it was just "playing possum" then turning their backs on it would be the stupidest *bleep*ing thing possible to do.
And again, regarding the doors, why secure them at all if they didn't originally hope they were going to be effective? And barricading them would make them MORE effective, right?
Best of luck with clumsily pulling such god-awful attempts to rationalize irrational and piss-poor writing outta yer ass, because you will be buying Preparation H in bulk in the near future.
"I like to watch." Chauncey Gardiner, 'Being There'
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ughmoretodealwith
8 years ago
Real people are the most uncurious people out there. Ever listen to fundamentlists?
In a small town more people know about the church location then the sheriff location. Also what jail?
A small town often doesn't have a jail at all nor holding cells. A criminal is handcuffed to a chair under guard while the sheriff calls a larger town for a paddy wagon and some men. Anytime they have to serve a warrant small towns like that often have to call nearby towns for personal and equipment. Hence why midsize towns want MRAPs because some crazy kook with a rifle will kill any cop with a bullet proof vest which btw are bullet resistant to certain calibers from handguns but not rifles.
Do you know how heavy old church pews are? They take about ten people to move. Lifting one up without pulleys or a ramp is next to impossible.
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