Army Of Thieves Biggest Plot Holes & Headscratchers

Army Of Thieves’ Biggest Plot Holes & Headscratchers

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Army of Thieves connects with Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead quite nicely, but certain parts of the plot don’t make much sense in retrospect.

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Army Of Thieves Biggest Plot Holes & Headscratchers

Certain details in Army of Thieves make little sense, even for a heist movie set at the beginning of a zombie apocalypse. Despite its contrasting tone and its lack of zombies, Army of Thieves takes place in the same universe as Army of the Dead. In fact, Sebastian Schlencht-Wöhnert’s first mission as a professional safecracker in Army of Thieves is what gives “Ludwig Dieter” a more tragic ending in Army of the Dead; however, Matthias Schweighöfer’s prequel to Zack Snyder’s zombie movie is not without its flaws.

Army of Thieves provides Ludwig Dieter with a more emotional background, which changes the way viewers see his role in Army of the Dead. It shows that he isn’t a veteran safecracker when he’s recruited by Scott Ward to open the Götterdämmerung, and also that he has deeper motivations to achieve it, having lost his crush, Gwendoline, to the authorities not long before he flees to America. Although Ludwig Dieter’s unique skills and passion are on full display, however, certain leaps of logic prove that he’s extremely lucky, too.

From the lax security of the safes to Interpol’s lack of foresight, Army of Thieves suggests that the balance has been tipped in Dieter’s favor since the beginning. While a future Army of Thieves sequel or spinoff could try to explain these mistakes, it’s easier to simply label them as inconsistencies. Here’s where the logic of Army of Thieves stumbles.

Why Didn’t Gwendoline Delete Her YouTube Comment?

Army Of Thieves Biggest Plot Holes & Headscratchers

The main reason why Gwendoline recruits Sebastian/Dieter is that he posts his safecracking feats on a desolate YouTube channel. Fortunately for him, his confidence in his own skills pays off when he receives his first (and presumably last) comment on one of his videos. Not only does Gwendoline give Dieter the address to her illegal safecracking competition but also the password he needs to enter. It’s odd that such a cunning criminal shares sensitive information on Dieter’s comment section which, although barren, is still public and open for anyone in the world to see.

To top it off, Gwendoline never deletes the comment after she welcomes Dieter into the team. In refusing to do so, Nathalie Emmanuel’s Gwendoline lets everybody at Interpol know who the group’s master safecracker is. Sebastian’s lack of a criminal record could have been a valuable asset for the gang, but after successfully holding an underground safecracking competition without being exposed, Gwendoline really wastes Dieter’s anonymity when she fails to delete her YouTube comment. Gwendoline has two weeks to take the comment down before Delacroix has a chance to find it, yet it never crosses her mind to delete it even after Dieter enters Interpol’s radar.

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Why Are the Wagner Safes So Poorly Guarded?

Army Of Thieves Biggest Plot Holes & Headscratchers

Although Hans Wagner’s safes have a fascinating backstory, it seems that very few people understand the real significance of their design. While it’s true that the credit union that holds the Rheingold doesn’t require as much security as a high-profile bank, it makes no sense that none of the vaults have any specialized safety measures. And if the entities that possess them don’t consider them a risk, why would they own safes that shut down permanently if they’re not opened correctly in only two attempts? The Rheingold, the Valkyrie, and the Siegfried are incredibly intricate and secure, yet they’re all treated like toy vaults. Just one or two dedicated guards close to each safe would have complicated the patently deathless heists a great deal.

What Was Brad Cage Going To Do Without Dieter?

Army Of Thieves Biggest Plot Holes & Headscratchers

One of Army of Thieves’ big twists comes when Brad Cage double-crosses Dieter while they escape in Prague. At this point in the story, Brad is jealous of Dieter’s talent and his chemistry with Gwendoline. Being an egotist, Brad decides to sacrifice Dieter despite them having yet to crack the Siegfried. But even though Brad’s betrayal can be explained by the heat of the moment, Brad is then shown to be set on reaching the last safe. Even if Brad and Rolph managed to intercept Gwendoline and Dieter, they wouldn’t be able to get Dieter to open it without the authorities breathing down their necks. Granted, Brad doesn’t know that Korina changed the schedule, but since he already said that the money they’d stolen was more than enough, risking it all just to complete the Ring Cycle doesn’t match his characterization.

Why Did Interpol Neglect The Siegfried Safe?

Army Of Thieves Biggest Plot Holes & Headscratchers

As soon as Interpol understands the team’s plans, all the safes that could potentially be robbed should be protected by various safety measures, whether they take into account Army of the Dead’s zombie apocalypse or not. Instead, Interpol chases the gang from location to location, like they didn’t have the resources to stay at least one step ahead. Further, the most ridiculous leap of logic comes when Korina convinces Bly’s Casino as St. Moritz to take out the Siegfried safe by just calling them and saying “Hello, this is Interpol.” The scene is played for laughs, but the fact that the casino doesn’t double-check and the fact that Interpol doesn’t try to contact the casino ahead of time is a bit too much. Realistically, performing any small transaction at a small bank involves countless tedious protocols. How could it be so easy to move a casino’s vault with a simple phone call?

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Why Isn’t Bly Tanaka Worried About His Safes?

Army Of Thieves Biggest Plot Holes & Headscratchers

In retrospect, Army of the Dead’s Bly Tanaka is excessively laid-back when it comes to his safes. Had Army of Thieves been released first, it would have been logical to believe that he’s simply too busy to realize what is going on with his money. But since Army of the Dead takes place soon after Army of Thieves, there’s no justification for Tanaka’s indifference. When he learns that Scott Ward’s team failed to reach the Götterdämmerung at the end of Army of the Dead, he only seems mildly bothered. It’s true that his insurance can cover the loss, but Ludwig Dieter’s string of safecracking feats in Army of Thieves would have frustrated anybody. To make it worse, Bly Tanaka suddenly has Ludwig Dieter on his payroll in Army of the Dead — an addition that he doesn’t seem to come up with — and yet, he acts like he doesn’t know the man who cracked all of his safes and got away with it.

Why Is The Götterdämmerung So Ordinary?

All of Hans Wagner’s Ring Cycle safes were built as pieces of one larger artwork. As Dieter constantly explains, they represent the themes of Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle, with both their aesthetic design and their inner mechanisms working together to form Hans Wagner’s magnum opus. But while the Rheingold, the Valkyrie, and the Siegfried are beautifully detailed works of art with millimetrically-precise mechanisms, the potentially supernatural Götterdämmerung is visually dull and pretty easy to open. The Götterdämmerung is supposed to be the Holy Grail of safes, yet it looks like any grey, flat, run-of-the-mill vault, and the biggest hardships Dieter faces when he tries to open it come almost exclusively from the obstacles that were placed on the way instead of its inner workings. Even the loosely-guarded Rheingold looks more polished, and it requires quite a lot more skill from Dieter. This is perhaps the point where it’s most obvious that Army of Thieves was conceived after Army of the Dead.

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