Post by Morreion on Nov 9, 2012 14:27:30 GMT -5
6 Technologies Conspicuously Absent from Sci-Fi Movies (Cracked.com)
#6. Every Post-Apocalyptic Film -- Bicycles (Seriously)
Why don't they ride bikes? Did all the zombies eat them? Did the nukes somehow specifically target bicycles but miss all the cars? Bikes are cheap, fast and easy to maintain, plus they require no fuel and they're freaking everywhere -- literally the only reason we can think of for why they are never used in these films is that they would look kinda ridiculous.
In The Road and Book of Eli, the protagonists spend pretty much the whole movie walking across hostile territory and never so much as consider looking for some bikes. It's like they never even existed. And before you tell us that Eli wouldn't be able to ride a bike due to his condition -- if you can aim a bow and arrow and win a machete fight, you can ride a damn bike.
In The Walking Dead, the Dawn of the Dead remake and pretty much every zombie film ever, the protagonists use motorized vehicles to get around, and they inevitably break down, leaving the characters to run. Again, there is no situation in which traveling by bike or at least keeping one strapped to the roof of the car wouldn't be beneficial.
SO TRUE!
One of the best post-apocalyptic books / series is Dies the Fire by S.M. Stirling. When there are no guns and no motors working, people use bows and swords and ride horses- or bicycles. And gang members make good real-life SCA types. Recommended!
#6. Every Post-Apocalyptic Film -- Bicycles (Seriously)
Why don't they ride bikes? Did all the zombies eat them? Did the nukes somehow specifically target bicycles but miss all the cars? Bikes are cheap, fast and easy to maintain, plus they require no fuel and they're freaking everywhere -- literally the only reason we can think of for why they are never used in these films is that they would look kinda ridiculous.
In The Road and Book of Eli, the protagonists spend pretty much the whole movie walking across hostile territory and never so much as consider looking for some bikes. It's like they never even existed. And before you tell us that Eli wouldn't be able to ride a bike due to his condition -- if you can aim a bow and arrow and win a machete fight, you can ride a damn bike.
In The Walking Dead, the Dawn of the Dead remake and pretty much every zombie film ever, the protagonists use motorized vehicles to get around, and they inevitably break down, leaving the characters to run. Again, there is no situation in which traveling by bike or at least keeping one strapped to the roof of the car wouldn't be beneficial.
SO TRUE!
One of the best post-apocalyptic books / series is Dies the Fire by S.M. Stirling. When there are no guns and no motors working, people use bows and swords and ride horses- or bicycles. And gang members make good real-life SCA types. Recommended!
