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Rejecting a Goof for 2012

I was surprised this was rejected. I point out that you have a car traveling at high speed going airborne several times and landing hard and driving over debris and broken glass as the buildings are falling around it during the earthquake in Los Angeles and I point out that it is a factual mistake that a vehicle can go through this and not suffer an immediate puncture to its tires, bent rims or massive damage to the undercarriage to make the vehicle inoperable get rejected because it doesn't mean your guidelines? Please explain this reasoning to me, thank you.

27 March 2026#260327-145709-964000
2012 (2009)
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GOOF ADDITION

When Curtis Jackson is driving his family out in the limousine at high speed when the massive Los Angeles earthquake begins, you see the limousine time and time again becoming airborne on the uneven pavement that is forming a ramp and landing again and continuing to drive at high speed as well as driving through not only debris, but broken glass of collapsing buildings. This would certainly have resulted in punctured/blown tires by driving over this sharp debris as well as bent rims and massive damage to the axles and undercarriage making the vehicle, at the very least, instantly inoperative, if not resulting in a rollover.
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This is such a common trope in Action films, it gets a pass.

It's more "generic unrealistic movie trope" than actual "goof".

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Oh, whatever!

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@Cousinvin62​ Per IMDb guidelines, stylistic exaggerations or "breaking the laws of physics" for dramatic effect in an action sequence are not considered goofs unless they create a specific continuity error.

"Artistic license: Please allow for artistic license on the part of the film makers. Most movies and TV shows are not meant to perfectly reflect reality as you experience it."

"Unlikely situations: If something is 'highly unlikely' or 'completely unbelievable', don't submit it."

https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/titles/goofs/GFDUF27RBTQGS8UZ#

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This ^^^^^