Talk:When Worlds Collide (film)

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:When Worlds Collide DVD.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 15:41, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Randall and the lottery

This seems to be a point of contention in the plot description here. I've watched the DVD a lot recently, and Randall is included in the ship's company, and thus is not part of the lottery drawing. In anger over this perceived "special treatment," Randall appears to draw a number, thus making his chance of being selected equal to everyone else's. When Hendron and Randall talk privately later, Hendron states that Randall didn't actually draw a number, as they had numbers for each worker on the project, and if Randall had drawn then they would have been short one, which they were not. Randall doesn't refuse to participate because he isn't required to do so. Instead, he tries to back out and allow someone with more relevant skills to go, which prompts Drake to invent the pilot's "heart condition" and give Randall a reason to remain.

Instead of edit warring, I'll watch it again tonight and will find a time index for the scene in question. I'll also see about cobbling together a rough transcript of the dialogue in the key places. Similarly, if I am in error, I'll fix it. Thanks. --McDoobAU93 (talk) 18:11, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

No, there is no contradiction about the plot, only a disagreement on how much detail should be included. Clarityfiend (talk) 21:09, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

The version I edited stated that Randall refused to participate in the lottery, when in fact he had no reason to and in fact appeared to try to participate. As to the detail, I have no problems with the edits provided now. Good teamwork, if you ask me. :) --McDoobAU93 (talk) 21:11, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

When editors collide, sometimes civilization isn't destroyed. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:42, 4 June 2008 (UTC)