The reason it's so dumb, especially his "wondrous" face while doing it, is because the writer and director could have had the same sequence and storyline and outcome without it being dumb. There are many ways he could have gotten "attacked" without him being so dumb, that's the real problem, that's why it's so cringeworthy.
The amazing thing is they thought it was exciting and scary, which is hard to believe considering it is a tired old trope. One can only assume that writers and producers believe their "new" core audience has never seen this trope in a sci fi film before. I find that hard to believe, even if you are 9 years old.
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