Plot hole: How do they maintain communication between the ship at the centre of the earth and the surface? There's no wire, and radio waves can only travel any distance without obstacles, and the earth's crust would be a pretty hefty obstacle...
The Core (2003)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Jon Amiel
Starring: Stanley Tucci, Aaron Eckhart, Bruce Greenwood, Richard Jenkins, Hilary Swank, Delroy Lindo, Tchéky Karyo, DJ Qualls
The team discovers that the core material is less viscous than originally thought, and they have to come up with a new plan. They decide to release the explosives in Virgil's pods. Braz dies while activating the manual release. A nuke falls on Zimski's leg and traps him in another pod when it is released. The explosions go off, and the core restarts. Beck and Josh get to the ocean floor but are trapped because they have no fuel. They activate the subsonic pulses, and Rat uses that to locate them. Afterwards, Rat releases the top secret files onto the Internet and to the media so that Commander Anderson, Braz, Zimski, and Serge will be remembered as heroes.
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Dr. Josh Keyes: So what's this about then?
FBI Agent: We don't know. You have higher security clearance than us.
Dr. Josh Keyes: I have security clearance?
FBI Agent: Yes sir, we're just here to take you to your jet.
Dr. Josh Keyes: I have a jet?!
Trivia: If you look closely with time-frame advance during the pigeon scene you will see a fish "flying" into a window instead of a pigeon. (00:08:35)
Question: Why in this film should NASA and the military handle the operation? It is neither related to space nor related to war. Some institute related to geo sciences should handle it.
Answer: They could just hire a bunch of oil rig drillers instead if you want. All they have to do is drill after all.
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Answer: To put it simply: NASA's got all the technology and the people trained to use it, and the military is involved in every government project, not just acts of war. Also, the military has a vast and efficient logistics system making it possible to bring the major pieces of equipment together in the short amount of time available.
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