Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jun 18, 2022, 09:12:55 AMJust to pre-empt the response...
"Yeah, but he's a strong muscular dude who lifted that log up there."
That kind of retort is missing the intent behind the end of Predator. It was about going back to the primitive, it was about using that Boy Scout stuff to defeat the Predator. And that primitive, back to nature, kind of mentality doesn't have to be lifting a log in to a tree.
It was less specifically "boy-scout stuff" and more Viet Cong guerrilla stuff -- Poncho says to Dutch earlier in the film "Remember Vietnam?" and Dutch's response is that he tries to forget it. But he wins against the Predator by
remembering Vietnam, and the specific tactics of the Viet Cong, especially with regard to using primitive weapons and traps that are made of wood. He
remembers what it's like to be one with the lesser technology, but the greater local knowledge.
The Viet Cong used to make traps out of wood/bamboo so the US troops couldn't detect them.
Really nasty stuff too.
Yes, Dutch was a big guy, and a professional soldier and knew how to fight, but like
@SiL and
@BlueMarsalis79 point out, intelligence and situational awareness and resourcefulness (and a pinch of luck) is what you need to take out a Predator.
Quote from: Preddie-nokas on Jun 18, 2022, 08:34:58 AMProblem is because 50 kg primitive girl cannot defeat 200 kg high tech alien. It is just stupid.
It's a failure of imagination to make this statement. Or insecurity. If the script is solid and the direction good, there's no reason this not only can't be plausible, but actually
heroic and
awesome.
