Why doesn't Arthur keep his promise in Passengers?
In Passengers, there is a scene where Arthur tells Aurora that Jim couldn't wait to wake her up from hibernation. But Jim specifically tells Arthur, an android, to not tell Aurora. Why does Arthur leak Jim's secret even though Arthur insists he is a gentleman android and he wouldn't tell her?
Best Answer
Jim had previously instructed Arthur to keep it secret that he had purposefully woken Aurora up.
Arthur complied with this request.
Many months later, as Jim was preparing to propose to Aurora he made a throwaway comment about his relationship with Aurora:
Aurora: No secrets between me and Jim
Arthur: Is that so?
Jim: You heard the lady
A human would interpret this line with particular boundaries not a definite statement. You can see the direction of the film noticeably frames Arthur's reaction as one of surprise and understanding. The audience can guess what is about to unfold.
As an Android, Arthur took Jim's comment literally, not figuratively. This new information overrides the previous instruction and so Arthur casually mentioned that Jim woke Aurora up on purpose using the line
Jim was so looking forward to meeting you
This sequence of events moves the film into it's Second Act creating the conflict between Jim and Aurora that must be overcome.
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Why did Arthur tell Aurora in Passengers?
Arthur takes this as confirmation that the matter about Jim waking up Aurora is no longer a secret. Arthur tells Aurora about Jim waking her up and how it was such a hard decision to make for Jim. Aurora gets super pissed. She stops talking to Jim.Why did they wake up early in passenger?
A malfunction in a sleeping pod on a spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet wakes one passenger 90 years early. The spaceship, Starship Avalon, in its 120-year voyage to a distant colony planet known as the "Homestead Colony" and transporting 5,258 people has a malfunction in one of its sleep chambers.Will there be a Passengers 2?
Did Jennifer Lawrence just give away some serious plot spoilers about her new movie "Passengers?" Lawrence revealed Tuesday that she's "relieved" the highly-anticipated new movie, co-starring Chris Pratt, won't have a sequel. "It is refreshing -- it's nice [that there's no sequel for the film].Why is Jim awake in Passengers?
Mechanical failure caused a malfunction in Jim's pod and woke him up. From wikipedia, The Avalon, a sleeper ship transporting 5,000 colonists and 258 crew members in hibernation pods, is on course to the planet Homestead II, a journey taking 120 years.Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) [Official Video]
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Answer 2
Because Arthur "thought" she already knows it. This is a part of dialogue that happened before Aurora found out the truth.
Aurora: Anyway, there is no secrets between me and Jim.
Arthur: Is that so? (looking at Jim)
Jim: You heard the lady.
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Answer 3
She tells Arthur that Jim and herself do not have any secrets between each other. As a gentleman I believe Arthur felt the need to be as such by revealing the truth to Aurora.
Answer 4
When Jim told Arthur about his secret, Arthur appears to be in perfect health. Arthur told Aurora what Jim did to her pod because might be suffering from some malfunctions (short circuiting) after the meteor strike. And he might also be suffering from memory loss. If you listen closely you could hear some things inside of Arthur that sound like clicking and whirring.
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