10 Science Facts That Will Ruin Your Favourite Sci-Fi Movies
7. Dead Cells Cannot Be Regenerated - Resident Evil
Okay so expecting scientific accuracy from Event Horizon creator/ Alien Vs Predator ruiner Paul WS Anderson is probably a big ask, particularly when he's helming an adaptation of a self-consciously cheesy sci-fi horror game.
Nonetheless, this one merits inclusion solely since 2000's Resident Evil is a rare zombie movie which actually takes the time to break down the origin of its undead villains.
And it's hokum.
According to the Red Queen, the T-Virus which prompts the creation of these monstrosities works by reanimating the material which is still left living when a human dies.
That's why hair and nails continue to grow, right?
Right... Except there is no material left living when a human dies. That’s why it’s called dying, and the often relied upon aforementioned example of nail and hair growth is actually an optical illusion caused by skin dehyrdation.
Dehydration which occurs because the body in question is, say it again girl, dead.