I also always thought it was very unrealistic to have overlooked the plants' need for light.
BUT, the movie was ahead of the curve (movie-wise) in several areas including the spacecraft design, depiction of the spacecraft interiors (other than the need for willing suspension of disbelief in regard to gravity) and the use of the utilitarian robots that needed programming updates for new tasks (even if this was oddly accomplished). And, k6mfw, the robots *were* cute and sassy before R2-D2.
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And how! The music is nearly unbearable!
I also always thought it was very unrealistic to have overlooked the plants' need for light. BUT, the movie was ahead of the curve (movie-wise) in several areas including the spacecraft design, depiction of the spacecraft interiors (other than the need for willing suspension of disbelief in regard to gravity) and the use of the utilitarian robots that needed programming updates for new tasks (even if this was oddly accomplished). And, k6mfw, the robots *were* cute and sassy before R2-D2.
How 'bout shape sifting?