Melancholia/Headscratchers


 * Okay, so a more-massive-than-earth planet passes close enough to disturb our atmosphere, and all anyone's worried about is a collision? Seriously? The first fly-by would have swung the earth completely out of its orbit, resulting in everyone very very slowly freezing to death, or possibly burning up on the way to crashing into the sun. This isn't even mentioned as a possible concern. Critical Research Failure much?
 * I'm not sure is Critical Research Failure applies when the film avowedly makes no attempt at scientific verisimilitude, but operates more in the mode of a fable or allegory. The relevant line of the wikipedia entry: "Trier then developed the story not primarily as a disaster film, and without any ambition to portray astrophysics realistically, but as a way to examine the human psyche during a disaster."
 * What is the deal with the little wooden bridge that both frightens horses and de-powers golf carts?
 * All the action in the film is confined to the resort grounds. The bridge scenes just explain why neither of the sisters are ever seen leaving.