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Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Rank on helmets
Great movie from the standpoint of emotional trials and tribulations of war and especially WWII but no soldier or officer, in that war ever wore his rank in to battle on his uniform, helmet, flag, overcoat, automobile, never ever. The first person shot by the enemy is the one wearing rank. If you want to die quickly, wear your rank into battle. This is an old lesson learned in the War between the States. The "Pickets" snipers of that war learned quickly to shoot the highest ranks first. This rule is a very logical assumption and for the life of me I cannot figure out why a detail man such as Stephen Spielberg, of all persons, would ignore such an important detail. For me, this detail takes away much of the realism intended and I had to deal with it another way.
Beakman's World (1992)
Melting Polar Caps
This movie and the series are very funny and informative science presentations. One in particular illustrates what some places in the world would look like under water if the Polar Caps melted. But, have you ever watched the ice melt in a glass of water filled with ice. The water level goes down not up as suggested by the trio. Try it and see for your self. Instead of the water level being half way up the Tower of London as shown, one would be able to walk to Paris. Without checking everything they have presented or illustrated, I wonder if there are other questionable assumptions. Throughout history many scientists have given us what they thought were logical conclusions that turned out to be wrong. Perhaps, this should have been pointed out somewhere in the movie or in the series.