5 months ago

@adafeloz To an extent a lot of that opening is "Why didn't Ant-Man call the Avengers?". Like if they handwave everything there's no story to tell. The same thing applies to the limitations on power. Why don't they fly is kind of an odd question to ask? It's the nature of movies and magical and supernatural creatures to have things they can do and things they can't. It's not unreasonable for them to be unable to do things. As long as they haven't been show to have been able to do them previously.<br /> <br /> Why can't they fly? Why would they be able to fly? They never present themselves as flying creatures. They present themselves as human like creatures who can read the map of destiny. See the choices you make and can use hats to teleport using doors.<br /> <br /> &gt;One of the angels made it clear that he can read minds<br /> <br /> To be clear he SAYS he can read David's mind. That's the whole point of Harry's speech. He _can't_ read minds. He can only see decisions. It was a confidence scheme that he was pulling in order to get David to comply.<br /> <br /> &gt;Why the fuck couldn't he kiss her on the lips before he left? <br /> <br /> It was never about how long a kiss takes. It was about the emotional resonance. If he gave her a real kiss he would be fully invested in their relationship. Just a peck was enough to solve the social situation but not enough that he wouldn't be able to give her up. (In theory)<br /> <br /> &gt;David is so convinced she's right for him even though ANGELS THEMSELVES tell him that she's not.<br /> <br /> Now you're basically saying she's a Manic-Pixie Dream Girl™ and I'm not going to say you're wrong. But the angels never said she's not right for him. Their position is that they want David to be president and they know David will give up politics if he gets with her. So in that sense she's not right for him. But they reveal that yes in another version of the planned future they were going to get together. But plans change and their feelings are just leftovers from those old plans. So they're perfectly aware that they have great compatibility but they want a different path for the future than them getting together. You could ask why David being president is so important but that's like asking why steal the money in a safe when you can just steal the stuff you want to buy with the money.<br /> <br /> &gt;Why was he able to see her again on that one road and get out of the bus to go to her?<br /> <br /> Ironically that's the one example they did explain as leftovers from the original plan.<br /> <br /> &gt; the angels are the ones ~~writing~~ **reading** destinies<br /> <br /> FTFY. It's a minor point because if you had changed it from "Angels" to "The Chairman" you'd probably have a more solid point.<br /> <br /> <br /> Outside of that your arguments are perfectly valid. I don't necessarily agree with them (except the MPDG) but they're not unreasonable to bring up.