Cars

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Sayyyyy, I have a question. Why do the cars in 'Cars' have doors and side view mirrors? People don't exist in their reality, right?

Should we still be using spoiler tags? NA and Euro need to stop reading the thread and go see it


When Lightning asks Mater how he drives backwards, Mater recommends that Lightning get a rear view mirror. Apparently the cars use the rear view mirrors too, and I guess that would include side views.

As for doors....well jeez, that's just the tip of the iceberg in a car-centric reality problem. If you pick at that loose end the whole thing will unravel

ETA - Alex, I don't think they ever manipulated objects with their doors.

[Ponine]

Yeah but Lightning is like deviod of everyuseful car item there is...
I mean Stickers? really.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

ETA - Alex, I don't think they ever manipulated objects with their doors.

Yeah, I know. If I'm not sure they ever had their doors open in the movie I'm definitely not recalling any instance when they were put to useful puprose. I was just trying to give a reason for why they'd have them anyway.

As you say, if we're nitpicking there is a lot you could question.

Why are tractors essentially bovine but other "working" vehicles are still human. Is the fact that the cars require gasoline to operate a sign of Pixar's support of intelligent design since the cars couldn't exist until refining technology had been developed which couldn't be developed until cars existed? And yet the movie seems to also argue for evolution since the cars are presented as being on a fast track of technological improvement from the towns founder Mr. Steamer to Sally's porsche.

What is the method of procreation? Is racism (model-ism) acceptable since obviously different classes of vehicles were designed for different purposes. Is it slavery that the cotton-picking combine picks cotton?

Are cars essentially immortal or can they be killed in a horrific racetrack accident? Do they feel pain? And if so in what ways? It seems clear that the cars shown in accidents were feeling pain but a blown tire didn't bother McQueen.

Crap, now I've talked myself into hating the movie.