'Mistakes' You've Found, Only To Find Out They Weren't Mistakes

[Jedi2016]

There's a bit in Final Fantasy: Advent Children where one of the characters notably gets his sunglasses broken. IMDB used to list it as a mistake when he showed up in the next scene (and the rest of the film) wearing his trademark sunglasses. The "mistake" is explained by the fact that you see the character, in the background of the next scene, pull another set of sunglasses out of his jacket and put them on (which actually fits rather well with the character, that he probably has multiple extras). But since he's not the focus of the shot, a lot of people miss it and assume it's a continuity error.

 

[JD]

Technically that's still a mistake; if a movie is edited and a scene is left out, the conitinuity might have gaps. If a shot isn't included (or a line replaced to explain why he changed his shirt) it is a mistake.

Another example of what I'm talking about above- in Galaxy Quest, when Jason and Gwen enter the room to stop the autodestruct, Gwen's uniform is normal- however just before Jason pushes the stop button her zipper has been lowered to her navel exposing her bra.

This is because an entire scene was omitted in which two of Sarris' men enter the room, and Gwen unzips her uniform to distract them until they are standing under a door, which Gwen then crushes them with.

Because the scene was left out- the lowered zipper becomes a mistake.

Technically it's not a mistake. It was intended.

It might cause an issue with continuity... but to say it's a mistake means it was accidental, the examples you site are clearly intended.

 

[Jedi2016]

Yes, but it's only "intended" because we know about it. What about all the movies that cut out scenes that we never see, never even know exist? Those can create continuity problems, too. Is it still a mistake if we don't actually know that it was intentional?

 

[JD]

Yes, but it's only "intended" because we know about it. What about all the movies that cut out scenes that we never see, never even know exist? Those can create continuity problems, too. Is it still a mistake if we don't actually know that it was intentional?

:confused

A mistake is a mistake.

If it's intentional, it's not a mistake.

If a scene is omitted it doesn't necessarily mean that scene did not happen, just that we didn't see in the context of the film.

They generally don't show the characters use the bathroom during the course of a film - doesn't mean it didn't happen.

 

[SSgt Burton]

If a continuity error is not explained within the context of the final cut of the movie- it is a mistake in my eyes.

Blade Runner 1982- 6 replicants have escaped. "One" of them got fried going through an electrical fence.

:confused

Where's the fifth one? Oh yeah, scene with a fifth actress that never made the film.

Blade Runner The Final Cut- 6 replicants have escaped. "Two" of them got fried.

"Mistake" corrected.


Kevin

 

[Guri]

Hawaii 5-O

Scene 1 with a hero character finding a flight schedule letting them know the perp is about to fly the plane where he will likely kill the sky diving victim. (they make a big deal about it being 'right now!')

Scene 2- the victim and perp get into the plane, take off, perp knocks out victim cold AND cuts his chute cord. (I thought it must be a mistake, why should he have to cut it if the victim is out cold?) Then he kicks him out of the airplane.

Scene 3 - the victim is falling and I figure he's going to be splatter soon - but then, SAME HERO CHARACTER who found the flight schedule in scene 1 comes dropping out of NOWHERE (this has got to be a mistake, where did he come from, how'd they find time to get a plane in the sky and find this other guy, is he freakin' superman? ). Hero catches up to the victim and... pulls his string. Nothing happens. (Oh, so that wasn't a mistake, the perp was just setting up this additional drama) Then same hero decides to strap the victim to himself.

Scene 4 - they land, right where the perp's plane sets down (oh, so that wasn't a mistake, this show just has no adherence to any believable space time continuum) and the heroes partner arrests him. Victim is saved. Cheesy comic line... bleh.


I thought maybe it was just a fast ending or something and they wrote it poorly, but this show's writing is this ridiculous so often that I can't watch it. (Not even to watch Lost characters in Hawaii. )

 

[JD]

If a continuity error is not explained within the context of the final cut of the movie- it is a mistake in my eyes.

If it's intended, it's intended... therefore, not a mistake - sorry about your eyes.

We generally get an hour and half or to two hours in a movie. Often, a movie might take place over several days, hours... we don't see every little thing every character might do over the course of a film.

Is it a mistake that 99% of film characters don't use the bathroom? No - it just means we didn't see it.

It's not that hard to figure out that there things happening off screen that we don't see. Some of it is simply cut out causing some continuity problems... but, it does not mean it's mistake.

...it's a mistake to call them mistakes.

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

I just want to know how Han and Luke were able to keep their clothes, boots, and gun belt on under their Stormtrooper armor.

 

[micdavis]

PFM :lol

 

[Wes R]

I just want to know how Han and Luke were able to keep their clothes, boots, and gun belt on under their Stormtrooper armor.

That goes for a lot of disguises in movies from them to Superman and Spiderman.

 

[Jannix Quinn]

I just want to know how Han and Luke were able to keep their clothes, boots, and gun belt on under their Stormtrooper armor.

Han Solo is an expert smuggler. He's probably used to stuffing things in small places.

 

[tcsmit29]

If it's intended, it's intended... therefore, not a mistake - sorry about your eyes.

We generally get an hour and half or to two hours in a movie. Often, a movie might take place over several days, hours... we don't see every little thing every character might do over the course of a film.

Is it a mistake that 99% of film characters don't use the bathroom? No - it just means we didn't see it.

It's not that hard to figure out that there things happening off screen that we don't see. Some of it is simply cut out causing some continuity problems... but, it does not mean it's mistake.

...it's a mistake to call them mistakes.

Yes but when you are watching a movie and see something like a character's shirt that was blue is now red, your initial reaction is that they made a mistake. Then later you find out there was a missing scene that explains the shirt change you see that it wasn't. It doesn't matter what the director intended. Nobody knows what was intended. You can only go from your own personal opinion about what you see on screen. That is what this thread is about. Things that seemed like mistakes at first, but later you realize that it wasn't.

Maybe George Lucas always intended for Hayden Christensen to be at the end of ROTJ but couldn't film it that way the first time because Hayden was only two years old. Doesn't mean it wasn't a mistake.sick:rolleyes

 

[Infamous Lunchbox]

How does it classify as a retcon if it was written before the film that messed it up?

Going back to "2001: A Space Odyssey", it wasn't a retcon, the book and film were, get this, written at the same time, and the book was actually released after the movie! The book and movie were supposed to be watched/read together, for a complete understanding; if I understand correctly that is. The fact Kubrick and Clarke wrote/worked on these together means a lot of small continuity stuff was actually taken care of during production. Kubrick was known to be pretty intense about making his movies "perfect", so while he didn't feel it necessary to shoot the scene, I'm sure he felt it necessary for the pod to be there in both "universes". Meaning it was not a mistake or a retcon.

Just saying.

 

[Daemon324]

The fact Kubrick and Clarke wrote/worked on these together means a lot of small continuity stuff was actually taken care of during production.

Isn't rare to write the book and make the movie at the same time, with all of that going on?


:lol BTW, how the crap do you think the US wound up with the shuttle? Anyone besides myself know the story?


Usually, they take out scenes if it adds time, but not to the story. Tat sucks sometimes though. :lol Wish they'd add a couple of lines to make a reference to the missing scene when it involves something like a shirt change.