10 Times Movies Got Weapons Wrong

10. Laser Beams - Goldfinger

When the titular villain in Goldfinger learns that James Bond is a secret agent, he straps him to a harness and prepares to shred him in half with a high-powered laser. As the laser begins slicing through the harness with little effort, Bond realises he will be cleaved in two if he doesn't escape.

However, lasers had only existed for four years at the time of Goldfinger's release so the technology behind it was still in its infancy. Laser weapons didn't exist until the 1980s.

However, even modern lasers are not the unstoppable weapons that science fiction always promised. A laser is so sensitive, the mildest thing can interfere with its ability to hit its target including rain, smoke, or dust.

The idea that a laser could cut through a human being is pure fantasy. They can cause blindness if aimed at one's eye but the idea that they can cut a person like a lightsaber is pure fiction. The power needed for a laser to penetrate through a solid object does not exist at the moment and may never be possible in the same way it is portrayed in pop culture.