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Jingle All The Way (how does this scene defy physics)

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In the movie Jingle All the Way, how does this scene defy the law of physics?

At the end of the movie, Schwarzenegger flies on a jet pack and captures his son falling from a building. He was flying horizontally and caught him right out of the sky. The weight of the kid would have caused a change in direction, even if only for a moment, yet he flies straight ahead.

I know it has to do with balanced and unbalanced forces, but how specifically does this scene defy the law of physics? How can you explain it by referencing balanced and unbalanced forces?

And what would have happened if science was accurate? What direction would they have went?

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