18 Major Movie Plot Holes Big Enough to Drive a Truck Through

Back in 2005, the legendary critic Roger Ebert once noted that some movies have plot holes so massive, you could drive a truck right through them. A week ago, Reddit users decided to put this theory to the test. They unearthed 18 inexplicable craters in cinema history that leave even the most loyal fans scratching their heads.

Major Movie Plot Holes: When Science and Magic Fail

Take Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, for instance. The world's top physicists fully understood time dilation near a black hole. Yet, they somehow didn't realize that 12 years of 'good signals' from a planet actually translated to less than an hour of data in real-time. This oversight didn't just ruin their mission; it nearly ended humanity.

Then there's Thanos in Avengers: Endgame. His plan to wipe out half of all life to save resources is mathematically flawed. Earth's population, for example, grew from 1.9 billion in 1920 to over 7 billion today. For a being who is over 1500 years old, a 50-year fix is just a drop in the bucket. Even Cinderella isn't safe; if everything returned to normal at midnight, why did that glass slipper stay pristine for weeks?

The Logic Gap in Animation and Fantasy

Animation isn't immune to these craters either. In Toy Story, Buzz Lightyear is convinced he’s a real Space Ranger. If he doesn't think he's a toy, why does he freeze whenever a human enters the room? Meanwhile, in Madagascar, the animals scold Alex the Lion for eating meat, only to feed him sashimi. Apparently, in this world, fish don't count as animals.

Fantasy epics like Harry Potter also face scrutiny. Fans pointed out that the Weasley twins had the Marauder's Map for years, yet never noticed their brother Ron was sleeping next to a man named Peter Pettigrew every night. From the water-sensitive aliens in Signs invading a planet covered in 75% water to the sudden amnesia of Daenerys in Game of Thrones, these holes are hard to ignore.