Is it because, one of the wires when cut, makes the bomb explode?
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Bomb difusal in movies is very different from real life bomb difusal. Most bombs will be disarmed just by cutting a random wire and does not contain any traps for bomb disposal crews. However a big problem is that you might accidentally short circuit some wires so the bomb goes off unintentionally. The best way to prevent this is to cut one wire at a time and make sure it is safe before you cut the next wire. Cutting them all at once carries a huge risk of short circuiting them. There was one notable bombing in August 1980 which did look like a classic plot for a movie and did include traps for the bomb disposal team. Instead of trying to defuse the bomb using wire cutters and risking someone blowing themselves up in the process the FBI decided to cut all the wires at once using an explosive charge. Nobody knows exactly what went wrong, if they used too little or too much or if they placed their charges wrong. In any case it did not work as well as they had hoped an the bomb detonated.
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