“Skyfall” plot holes
The latest James Bond movie, “Skyfall” was widely liked by critics and audiences. I left the movie a bit unsatisfied. There were also three plot holes that bothered me. All three have easy fixes. [Warning: Spoilers ahead.] The plot holes: Plot hole: Q examines Silva’s laptop, plugs in a network cable and the software on the laptop is able to infect the MI6 network via that cable. Not taking precautions against such an attack is amateurish. Fix: Invent a different way in which the laptop compromises the network, e.g. wirelessly. Plot hole: Going to Skyfall already seemed under-explained. But why didn’t they come a little better prepared – they had ample time to do so. Yes, Kincaid sold the armory, but why not bring a few MI6 gadgets? Fix: Invent an incident that prevents them from going somewhere else and from preparing. Plot hole: Silva sees M and Kincaid because they are using flashlights in the darkness. That is a rookie mistak...