(ROOT (S (`` ``) (ADVP (RB Now)) (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB just)) (VP (VBP do) (RB n't) (VP (VB believe) (NP (DT that)))) (. .) ('' '')))
"Now I just don't believe that."
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
advmod
now
Now
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
advmod
just
just
ADV
RB
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
believe
believe
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Surely)) (NP (NP (DT all)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP us)))) (, ,) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT some) (NN point))) (, ,) (VP (VBP have) (VP (VP (VBN watched) (NP (DT a) (NN movie))) (CC and) (VP (VBN thought) (: :) (S (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ 's) (ADVP (RB simply)) (ADVP (RB badly)) (VP (VBN researched)))) (, ,) (CC or) (, ,) (S (NP (DT the) (NNS makers)) (VP (MD must) (VP (VB think) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VBP 're) (NP (NNS fools)))))))))))) (. .)))
Surely all of us, at some point, have watched a movie and thought: It's simply badly researched, or, the makers must think we're fools.
advmod
surely
Surely
ADV
RB
nsubj
all
all
DET
DT
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
us
PRON
PRP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
some
some
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
point
point
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
AUX
VBP
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
watch
watched
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
movie
movie
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
think
thought
VERB
VBN
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
AUX
VBZ
advmod
simply
simply
ADV
RB
advmod
Degree=Pos
badly
badly
ADV
RB
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
research
researched
VERB
VBN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
maker
makers
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
must
must
AUX
MD
conj
VerbForm=Inf
think
think
VERB
VB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
're
AUX
VBP
ccomp
Number=Plur
fool
fools
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN If) (S (NP (NNS movies)) (VP (VBD were) (ADVP (RB completely)) (ADJP (RB scientifically) (JJ accurate))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP they)) (VP (MD 'd) (ADVP (RB probably)) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (ADJP (RB as) (JJ interesting)) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT a) (NML (NNP Physics) (CD 101)) (NN lecture)))))) (. .)))
If movies were completely scientifically accurate, they'd probably be as interesting as a Physics 101 lecture.
mark
if
If
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Plur
movie
movies
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
advmod
completely
completely
ADV
RB
advmod
scientifically
scientifically
ADV
RB
advcl
Degree=Pos
accurate
accurate
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
'd
AUX
MD
advmod
probably
probably
ADV
RB
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
advmod
as
as
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
interesting
interesting
ADJ
JJ
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Physics
Physics
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
101
101
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
lecture
lecture
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (JJ real) (NN life))) (, ,) (S (NP (EX there)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (DT no) (NNS explosions)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN space)))))) (, ,) (S (NP (NN gas)) (ADVP (RB usually)) (VP (VBZ does) (RB n't) (VP (VB explode) (PP (IN from) (NP (DT a) (JJ lit) (NN cigarette)))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (NNP Bruce) (NNP Willis) (, /) (NNP Jackie) (NNP Chan) (, /) (NNP Will) (NNP Smith)) (VP (MD would) (ADVP (RBS most) (RB likely)) (VP (VB be) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (NN coma))) (PP (IN after) (S (VP (VBG getting) (VP (VBN kicked) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN head)))))))))) (. .)))
In real life, there are no explosions in space, gas usually doesn't explode from a lit cigarette, and Bruce Willis / Jackie Chan / Will Smith would most likely be in a coma after getting kicked in the head.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
real
real
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
expl
there
there
PRON
EX
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
VERB
VBP
det
no
no
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
explosion
explosions
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
space
space
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
gas
gas
NOUN
NN
advmod
usually
usually
ADV
RB
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
does
AUX
VBZ
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
parataxis
VerbForm=Inf
explode
explode
VERB
VB
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
light
lit
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
cigarette
cigarette
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Number=Sing
Bruce
Bruce
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Willis
Willis
PROPN
NNP
cc
/
/
SYM
,
conj
Number=Sing
Jackie
Jackie
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Chan
Chan
PROPN
NNP
cc
/
/
SYM
,
conj
Number=Sing
Will
Will
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Smith
Smith
PROPN
NNP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
advmod
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADV
RBS
advmod
likely
likely
ADV
RB
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
coma
coma
NOUN
NN
mark
after
after
SCONJ
IN
aux:pass
VerbForm=Ger
get
getting
AUX
VBG
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
kick
kicked
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
head
head
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Recently)) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ British) (NN newspaper)) (NP (DT The) (NNP Daily) (NNP Telegraph))) (VP (VBD ran) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ humorous) (NN piece)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (JJ unconvincing) (NN tech) (NNS moments)) (PP (IN from) (NP (DT some) (JJ top) (NNS movies))))))) (. .)))
Recently, the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph ran a humorous piece on unconvincing tech moments from some top movies.
advmod
recently
Recently
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
British
British
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
newspaper
newspaper
NOUN
NN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
daily
Daily
ADJ
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
Telegraph
Telegraph
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
run
ran
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
humorous
humorous
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
piece
piece
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
unconvincing
unconvincing
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
tech
tech
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Plur
moment
moments
NOUN
NNS
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
some
some
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
top
top
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
movie
movies
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (VP (VB Let) (S (NP (PRP 's)) (VP (VB see) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP are) (PP (RB all) (IN about)))))))) (. .)))
Let's see what they are all about.
root
Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin
let
Let
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
's
PRON
PRP
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
see
see
VERB
VB
obj
PronType=Rel
what
what
PRON
WP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
advmod
all
all
ADV
RB
ccomp
about
about
ADP
IN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NML (NN Telegraph) (NN writer)) (NNP Tom) (NNP Chivers) (POS ')) (JJ first) (NN example)) (VP (VBZ is) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ end-of-the-world) (NN movie) (NNP Independence) (NNP Day)) (, ,) (SBAR (WHPP (IN in) (WHNP (WDT which))) (S (NP (DT a) (NN character)) (VP (VBZ comes) (PRT (RP up)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN virus)) (ADJP (JJ capable) (PP (IN of) (S (VP (VBG destroying) (NP (NNP Windows))))))) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN computer) (NN system)) (SBAR (S (NP (DT the) (NN alien) (NN spacecraft)) (VP (VBZ uses))))))))))))) (. .)))
Telegraph writer Tom Chivers' first example is from the end-of-the-world movie Independence Day, in which a character comes up with a virus capable of destroying Windows, the computer system the alien spacecraft uses.
compound
Number=Sing
telegraph
Telegraph
NOUN
NN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
writer
writer
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Tom
Tom
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Chivers
Chivers
PROPN
NNP
case
's
'
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
example
example
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
end-of-the-world
end-of-the-world
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
movie
movie
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
Independence
Independence
PROPN
NNP
root
Number=Sing
Day
Day
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
character
character
NOUN
NN
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
come
comes
VERB
VBZ
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
virus
virus
NOUN
NN
amod
Degree=Pos
capable
capable
ADJ
JJ
mark
of
of
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
destroy
destroying
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
window
Windows
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
computer
computer
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
system
system
NOUN
NN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
alien
alien
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
spacecraft
spacecraft
NOUN
NN
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
use
uses
VERB
VBZ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (SINV (`` ``) (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ 's) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ good) (NN thing)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBD did) (RB n't) (VP (VB have) (NP (NNP Norton) (NN antivirus))))))))) (, ,) ('' '') (VP (VBZ jokes)) (NP (NNPS Chivers)) (. .)))
"It's a good thing they didn't have Norton antivirus," jokes Chivers.
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
good
good
ADJ
JJ
ccomp
Number=Sing
thing
thing
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
VERB
VB
compound
Number=Sing
Norton
Norton
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
antivirus
antivirus
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
joke
jokes
VERB
VBZ
nsubj
Number=Plur
Chivers
Chivers
PROPN
NNPS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ 's) (NP (NP (QP (RB just) (CD one)) (NN case)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN movie)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ takes) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN lot)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN license)))) (PP (IN with) (NP (PRP$ its) (NN science)))))))))) (. .)))
It's just one case of a movie that takes a lot of license with its science.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
AUX
VBZ
advmod
just
just
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
root
Number=Sing
case
case
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
movie
movie
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
take
takes
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
lot
lot
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
license
license
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
science
science
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT Another) (NN one)) (SBAR (S (NP (NNP Chivers)) (VP (VBZ mentions))))) (VP (VBZ is) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (NNP Star) (NNPS Wars)) (, ,) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where)) (S (NP (NP (NP (VBG glowing) (NNS beams)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN light)))) (VP (VBG traveling) (PP (IN through) (NP (NN space))))) (VP (VBP look) (ADJP (RB very) (JJ impressive)))))))) (. .)))
Another one Chivers mentions is from Star Wars, where glowing beams of light traveling through space look very impressive.
det
another
Another
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
one
one
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Chivers
Chivers
PROPN
NNP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
mention
mentions
VERB
VBZ
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
case
from
from
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Star
Star
PROPN
NNP
root
Number=Plur
War
Wars
PROPN
NNPS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Rel
where
where
ADV
WRB
csubj
VerbForm=Ger
glow
glowing
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Plur
beam
beams
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
light
light
NOUN
NN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
travel
traveling
VERB
VBG
case
through
through
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
space
space
NOUN
NN
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
look
look
VERB
VBP
advmod
very
very
ADV
RB
xcomp
Degree=Pos
impressive
impressive
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN problem)) (VP (VBZ is) (SBAR (IN that) (S (PP (IN in) (NP (NN space))) (NP (EX there)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (DT no) (NN air) (NNS particles)) (SBAR (IN for) (S (NP (DT the) (NN light)) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB reflect) (PRT (RP off))))))))))) (. .)))
The problem is that in space there are no air particles for the light to reflect off.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj:outer
Number=Sing
problem
problem
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
space
space
NOUN
NN
expl
there
there
PRON
EX
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
VERB
VBP
det
no
no
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
air
air
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Plur
particle
particles
NOUN
NNS
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
light
light
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
reflect
reflect
VERB
VB
compound:prt
off
off
ADP
RP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (NN reality))) (, ,) (NP (PRP they)) (VP (MD 'd) (RB not) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN seen) (, ,) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (VP (MD would) (RB n't) (VP (VB look) (ADJP (RB so) (JJ cool)) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT the) (JJ big) (NN screen)))))))))) (. .)))
In reality, they'd not be seen, which wouldn't look so cool on the big screen.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
reality
reality
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
'd
AUX
MD
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
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VB
root
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see
seen
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VBN
punct
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which
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PRON
WDT
aux
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would
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MD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
advcl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
look
look
VERB
VB
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
xcomp
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cool
cool
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JJ
case
on
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IN
det
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punct
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Chivers' second piece of Star Wars nonsense is the sound the fighters make in the movies: "the bellow of an elephant mixed with a car driving on a wet road".
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case
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piece
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compound
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Star
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compound
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Wars
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nmod
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nonsense
nonsense
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cop
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fighter
fighters
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make
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movie
movies
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elephant
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mix
mixed
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case
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But sound needs a medium to travel through, like air.
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but
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nsubj
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sound
sound
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In space, there wouldn't actually be any sound at all.
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space
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Few people would deny that the mind-bending Matrix films make for great viewing, but for Chivers, the science in the movies is a little silly.
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matrix
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film
films
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case
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case
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science
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And finally: as Chivers points out, DAN is not replaceable.
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and
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finally
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point
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cop
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punct
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But this bit of elementary genetics passed the makers of the 2002 Bond film Die another Day by.
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but
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CC
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
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DT
nsubj
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bit
bit
NOUN
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case
of
of
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IN
amod
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elementary
elementary
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JJ
nmod
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genetics
genetics
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root
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nummod
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film
film
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VB
det
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In the film the villain has "gene therapy" to change his appearance and his DNA, which is completely impossible.
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IN
det
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film
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nsubj
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villain
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NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
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VBZ
punct
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``
compound
Number=Sing
gene
gene
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
therapy
therapy
NOUN
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punct
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''
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
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change
change
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VB
nmod:poss
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his
his
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PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
appearance
appearance
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
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CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
conj
Number=Sing
DNA
DNA
NOUN
NN
punct
,
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,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
completely
completely
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Degree=Pos
impossible
impossible
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
"Now I just don't believe that." Surely all of us, at some point, have watched a movie and thought: It's simply badly researched, or, the makers must think we're fools.  If movies were completely scientifically accurate, they'd probably be as interesting as a Physics 101 lecture. In real life, there are no explosions in space, gas usually doesn't explode from a lit cigarette, and Bruce Willis / Jackie Chan / Will Smith would most likely be in a coma after getting kicked in the head.  Recently, the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph ran a humorous piece on unconvincing tech moments from some top movies. Let's see what they are all about.  Telegraph writer Tom Chivers' first example is from the end-of-the-world movie Independence Day, in which a character comes up with a virus capable of destroying Windows, the computer system the alien spacecraft uses. "It's a good thing they didn't have Norton antivirus," jokes Chivers.  It's just one case of a movie that takes a lot of license with its science. Another one Chivers mentions is from Star Wars, where glowing beams of light traveling through space look very impressive. The problem is that in space there are no air particles for the light to reflect off. In reality, they'd not be seen, which wouldn't look so cool on the big screen.  Chivers' second piece of Star Wars nonsense is the sound the fighters make in the movies: "the bellow of an elephant mixed with a car driving on a wet road". But sound needs a medium to travel through, like air. In space, there wouldn't actually be any sound at all.  Few people would deny that the mind-bending Matrix films make for great viewing, but for Chivers, the science in the movies is a little silly.  And finally: as Chivers points out, DAN is not replaceable. But this bit of elementary genetics passed the makers of the 2002 Bond film Die another Day by. In the film the villain has "gene therapy" to change his appearance and his DNA, which is completely impossible.