While the classic Mummy franchise is held in much higher regard over the recent reboot with Tom Cruise, the three films still have their fair share of issues and plot holes.
Below fans have pointed out the Mummy franchise plot holes that they find particularly irritating. Vote up the ones you agree with!
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95 VOTES
Why Was The Key To Imhotep's Tomb Buried With A Literal Map That Would Lead You To The Tomb - Don't They NOT Want Him To Be Resurrected?
The Medjai expected/hoped that the the black/gold books and Imhotep's sarcophagus (which all needed to be opened using the key) would never leave Hamunaptra. So why would the key have been buried with a map inside that tells the reader how to get to Hamunaptra, as if they expected the person opening the key to not be there already?
Even if the key were discovered and brought somewhere else, why would anyone have wanted it to be used to lead people back to Hamunaptra, when the Medjai's life mission was to prevent (to the point of killing) people from being there and risk awakening Imhotep?
The pharaoh’s bodyguards condemn Imhotep to suffer one of the worst curses in his execution, [but it's] one that would make him an all-powerful being if resurrected. Why would they execute him this way?
I don’t care if the chances of his resurrection were very slim. The fact that it can happen and will cause the apocalypse if it happens should be enough incentive to not go through with it. Evie even states that they feared it so. They didn’t seem that scared of it.
I’m sure they wanted Imhotep to suffer a painful death, but there are plenty of other ways to do it that don’t involve a god-creating curse.
If the Magi were trying to punish Imhotep for killing the Pharaoh, why did they put a curse on him that could turn him into a god [and give him crazy powers]?
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67 VOTES
The Dragon Emperor Doesn't Inspire Fear, Or Really Do Anything
Frankly, the Dragon Emperor doesn't do much. We're told that if his army crosses the wall, they'll be unstoppable... so what? Imhotep didn't hesitate to suck people dry, he sent Egyptian plagues, he blinded a guy in a quite disturbing way and then came back to kill him... I knew he meant business. Emperor doesn't do anything to anyone, actually. The worst thing he does is killing his own general... who disobeyed his order. [There's no real cause for fear like before].
Okay here’s a question, anyone ever notice what’s up with The Mummy timeline?
So the first film opens in 1923 with the French foreign legion battle, then it cuts to three years later, meaning it’s 1926.
In the next film Alex is 8 years old and it’s 1933. But that doesn’t make any sense, shouldn’t he be only 7? And Red says “and the yanks that found it 9 years ago all died”
What?
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73 VOTES
Why Don't They Just Try To Keep Cats Nearby If Imhotep Was Really Afraid Of Them?
Imhotep is afraid of cats and will run away if he see's one. So why didn't the American explorers carry a cat around with them so that he couldn't get near them?
