Wall-E

[Alex]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

That one's as big a physical gaffe on your part as any of the physical gaffes on the filmmakers' ... so I guess you're even.

Because human remains do frequently last that long. However, since the VHS and other artifacts existed as if they were in a vacuum for 700 years, so would any human remains. So at least having them lying around, perfectly preserved if a bit dusty would be entirely consistent.

Also, the car alarm that continues to function after 700 years (I know, it was a gag).

Again, these observations were not things that in any way detracted from my enjoyment of the movie. Just things I noticed, though some of them could have easily been resolved without any additional effort. As I said above I don't really consider it a science fiction movie since it spends almost exactly zero time exploring its science fiction milieu. Since it never tries to say "this is a science fiction world that makes sense" I don't mind the inconsistencies.

It is a fairy tale and everything should serve that goal and it need not make any more rational sense than The Princess Bride does in telling its love story. In fact, to the extent I have complaints about the movie it is that it distracts itself with the filler of the humanity's return storyline. It is as if Cinderella had an extra 30 minutes showing her campaign to establish a wildlife preserve for her animal friends.