Does anyone else obsess over plotholes in movies?

Does anyone else whenever they see a movie start to fixate on details that don't make any sense? I was just thinking about the Disney movie Wish, which already isn't considered a great movie by the masses. But if you really think about it, the movie has a HUGE plothole, as well! Specifically, Asha's grandfather's wish.

So, if you've seen or know about Wish, you know that the film revolves around King Magnifico taking people's wishes and granting them in wish granting ceremonies. Asha's Grandfather's wish is to "inspire" people, without any specific details. Do you see what's wrong with this?

1. It's a very simple wish to fulfil without any magic wish granting ceremonies. Literally anything can be done to inspire someone, even if it's just telling them they're good at what they do!

2. King Magnifico was the one that accept to take this wish to be potentially granted in the first place, and yet suddenly he has a problem with it when Asha points the wish out to him. Did he just accept the wish without looking at it the first time?

3. By reacting the way he does to the wish, King Magnifico is inadvertently granting the wish by being inspired by it to become a villainous, paranoid tyrant.

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  • They irritate me. So does forcing the character to act out-of-character for plot purposes. At that point, I generally lose interest and stop watching. And the thing that really gets me is loose ends. It's like: couldn't you be bothered??? After 20 years of writing, I see all the sloppiness. I took pains never to leave holes or loose ends, and to enable the plot to be governed by the characters. Grr.

    I once told one of my students who loves Game of Thrones that Tyrion was a sleight of hand because he's a modern man in a medieval world. yes, I know he's there to give modern audiences a 'way in' by providing us with a modern commentary on the madness, but it's still a form of cheating, in my eyes. Still, that's not as bad as some devices.

    Modern UK/US TV/movies seem obsessed with action as the main driver. No finesse. 

  • Doctor who is really bad for loose ends did grace holiday never think twice about tracking with th Dr(he must of came back st some point)

    whats the full story of the timeless child/fugitive doctor/division  

    Why did Susan come back and what happened to her 

    How did Jack become the face of boe

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  • Doctor who is really bad for loose ends did grace holiday never think twice about tracking with th Dr(he must of came back st some point)

    whats the full story of the timeless child/fugitive doctor/division  

    Why did Susan come back and what happened to her 

    How did Jack become the face of boe

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  • Doctor who is really bad for loose ends

    Isn't it just! I can't watch the Chris Chibnall years because he was soooo bad at writing. Having said that, the last season left too many plot holes and inconsistencies, too. Ruby was set up as someone special but the final episode claimed her importance was that there was nothing special about her. What??