Alright man, brace yourself. I have answers to EVERY one of your questions. These are not plot holes, my friend. You just weren’t paying attention.
How the Hell did Ramirez just APPEAR out of nowhere?
The question is, how does Ramirez STOP appearing out of nowhere, all the time. In the Highlander universe (canon) he is in fact a quantum element, slipping between holes in space and time. Infinite Ramirezes exist in multi-dimensional possibilities, awaiting any chance to come and kick ass.
How the Hell does Ramirez not know what Hamlet is even though he was on Earth for almost five hundred years, during which time Shakespeare wrote Hamlet and it became a worldwide success?
Ramirez doesn’t bother himself with nerd Shakespeare plays. He likes rock and roll, and jousting.
Why is he so mystified by flight when he's an alien?
On Ziest, he could fly without any kind of space-craft, so on Earth, it disturbs him that humans need some kind of machine to do so.
Why does the store owner not question why he has a sword?
He knows better. Wouldn’t you?
What exactly is Katana? A general? Of what?
He is a general of the supreme high Ziest counsel, in charge of Home-planet security.
Why is the 'prize' just the ability to return to Zeist when it basically means they're just going back to the place they were banished from in the first place?
Ziest has delicious fried shrimp. Even a fool would do whatever they have to in order to go back.
Where did the OTHER immortals on Earth come from if Ramirez and McCloud were the only ones banished and all other resistance fighters were killed?
The other immortals on Earth were actually just regular human immortals like Elves or something. McCloud and Ramirez killed them because they are murderes.
Why did Katana send those two idiots to Earth to kill McCloud when he knew McCloud was mortal and would die in a couple years?
Ziest could no longer afford to pay McClouds Zeist family his retirement benefits. After serving for hundreds of years, his retirement pay was upwards of 7000% his salary. And they were NOT idiots, they just didn’t understand Earth’s customs and battle techniques. McCloud had hundreds of years to perfect them himself, so these guys could be excused because they only just showed up. In my opinion, this was not a fair fight.
How exactly does McCloud become immortal again when he was mortal and lost everything that made him unique among other humans?
McCloud was never not immortal, he just chose to look like an old man because he is a master of deception. (see highlander 3, he learned some of that Mario Van Peebles magic)
WHY, for the love of God, are the Zeistians immortal on Earth and not on Zeist? How does Earth automatically shut down any ability for them to die?
It’s like Superman. On Zeist, their sun and gravity prevent their true awesome potential from exhibiting itself. On Earth, no such limitations exist.
Why is Katana the exact same age 500 years after McCloud was banished if he is mortal?
Actually, Michael Ironside is over 500 years old, so they portrayed this for the sake of accuracy.
Why is there no way to shut off the shield when it was only supposed to serve as a temporary device?
There was always a way to shut off the shield: by standing under the death pillar of light, only everyone except McCloud was too chicken to do so.
How the Hell does McCloud get Ramirez's katana when he never took it and we see it get destroyed in the room with the pointless descending fan?
(see question one) Ramirez knew McCloud wouldn’t actually need his help to destroy the pathetic general Katana, so he only sent his sword through space/time instead of coming through himself.
And finally, why is this movie subtitled 'The Quickening' when it has virtually nothing to do with what little plot there is?
The movie is so action packed and exciting, you won’t even realize its 90 minute run time has flown past.
I hope these answer your questions.
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