Posted by: darthnazgul
Posted by: theGUNdoctor
an unrealistic technology that doesn't exist in the real world isn't allowed to exist in fiction? i don't think this is a plot hole.
that being said there may be something i am missing, i havent seen batman begins in a while.
Allow me to elaborate, as it's not the technology itself that is a plot hole.
Now, allow me to tell you a little something about science and movies. They rarely get it right but they don't have to. As long as they're not failing the most basic forms of it, I can ignore flaws in science for the sake of the narrative. The key to believability is consistency. Batman Begins fails in that regard.
so the way the microwave emitter works is that it causes vaporization of water, turning it into steam. In the climax of the film, the villains intend to vaporize the water supply of all of Gotham which contains a fear toxin. They have been dumping this into the waters for weeks, maybe even months. The entire water supply of Gotham is laced with it and they dismiss that we haven't felt the effects because it has to be vaporized.
There are tens of millions of people in Gotham. How many of those people, per day would vaporize their water? For cooking, baths, showers or just a plain old need for hot water? You don't need microwaves to vaporize water, people do that all the time and there is no way in a city as big as Gotham that nobody went crazy or notice anyone going crazy for weeks. There would be an epidemic, reports would come in every minute. And yet not until the magic microwave emitter comes along does water turn into steam.
That is basic science, I learned it when I played with the water taps when I was a kid.
hahaaaaa that is true. i get it now, thanks. that thought never occurred to me when i watched that film, i think i was like 11 at the time and i havent given it much thought since.