Braveheart: White Car in a 13th-Century Battle

We shouldn’t be too hard on ourselves when we let a few mistakes go by at work or in other projects. Even with some errors, our consistent work can still be recognized.

This is precisely the case with the historical epic film ‘Braveheart,’ released in 1995. The movie was directed and starred by Mel Gibson and depicted the life of William Wallace, a Scottish knight who led a rebellion against the English during the First War of Scottish Independence.

The movie is set in the late 13th century, during the First War of Scottish Independence. However, an interesting detail is that a white car appears in the background of a battle scene.

Now, here is a brief timeline to help you understand what this anomaly means: the 13th century spanned from 1201 to 1300, while the first cars were invented in 1886, about 500 years later. Are you following this, though? Nonetheless, ‘Braveheart’ won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Sound Effects, and Best Director for Mel Gibson, and it profited over $210.4 million worldwide.

Django Unchained: The protagonist’s glasses were not invented yet at the time

Movies are very complex to make, especially if you are building a storyline in a specific period of time that is not contemporary. It takes a lot of research and worldbuilding to place the story in the decade or century you are aiming for.

Therefore, some objects, habits, and clothing pieces may not be historically accurate to the era the story is based on. That is precisely what happened in the movie ‘Django Unchained,’ directed by the renowned Quentin Tarantino.

In this movie, the main character Django, portrayed by actor Jamie Foxx, wears sunglasses for the majority of the film, which ends up constituting this accessory as a fundamental piece of his costume. The issue here, however, is that the movie is set during the Civil War, which took place from 1861 to 1865, and sunglasses, on the other hand, were invented only in 1929, not even a hundred years ago.

Twilight: A production microphone appears in the movie

Twilight was a hit when it was released in 2008 and has made an astonishing comeback with its former fans who are still, up to this day, keeping Twilight as a hot trend. The movie was even re-exhibited in many cinemas all around the world in the last two years.

However, even with people watching this movie over and over again, labeling it as their comfort movie, and knowing by heart each scene and speech from the movies, some details still go unnoticed.

That is the case of a few mistakes that occurred during the movie. Although these small mistakes can barely be noticed, and you actually have to squint your eyes to see them, the production microphone is reflected on Bella’s car more than once throughout the movie.

When Bella’s dad, Charlie, changes her tires during the more than usual rainy and snowy days in Forks, the microphone can be seen on her car’s hood. Later on, when Bella arrives in her school’s parking lot, the object is once again reflected on the front mirror of her car.

Star Wars IV: Symbol on the wall suddenly changes

Star Wars is a widely known and respected sci-fi franchise that has a solid reputation with a legion of loyal fans. The first movie from the classic trilogy, Episode IV – A New Hope, released in 1977, is known for having the most mistakes that went unnoticed by the production crew in the entire franchise.

As it was the first movie to be released, it is understandable that a few things slipped away or just weren’t things the crew paid attention to back then. However, it has become a fun treasure hunt for the Star Wars audience to try to spot these mistakes throughout the movie.

In a scene where Darth Vader captures Princess Leia’s ship, he goes on to murder a resistance member who tries to confront the Galactic Empire. However, in this scene, a grey symbol behind the characters changes its design within the few moments between one frame and the next.

Indiana Jones: Costume designer appears wearing a t-shirt and jeans

Indiana Jones is another creation by George Lucas, the mastermind behind Star Wars, and it shares another thing in common with the intergalactic franchise: it is starred by Harrison Ford. 

In one of the first movies of this series, ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’ (1984), a production crew appears walking behind a scene wearing T-shirts and jeans. Although this wouldn’t be much of a mistake in many other movies, Indiana Jones is set in 1930s Egypt, which means this guy’s fashion is quite literally ahead of its time.

Nonetheless, the movie was still a commercial success. It profited $333 million worldwide at the box office, making it one of the highest-grossing films of 1984.

White Chicks: Trees suddenly disappear during the scene ‘A Thousand Miles’ song between friends

White Chicks is another one of those movies that people watch many times. This comedy can lift any spirit up and definitely makes for a fun movie night. However, even knowing this movie by heart, a few things still go unnoticed by its audience. 

That is the case of probably one of the most famous scenes from White Chicks, when the friend group is reunited in the car singing the hit soundtrack ‘A Thousand Miles’ by Vanessa Carlton. The girls start a countdown to start singing the song, and when they finally hit ‘one’ and the song starts, the trees behind them suddenly disappear from one frame to another. 

Since the character ‘Lisa’ is so excited singing, she easily steals our attention in this scene and makes this mistake unnoticeable, but such an abrupt change in the scenario will surely not go unnoticed the next time you watch this movie.

Spider-Man: Red-haired extra appears multiple times in scene

Spider-Man’s first movie was released in 2002 and was a major success, profiting $821 million worldwide.

Many people hold this movie dear to their hearts, as it brings a lot of nostalgia to the early 2000s, while others don’t see the appeal anymore since the special effects have become outdated. Still, the magnitude of this movie can’t be denied, and a few mistakes found in Spider-Man will make you wonder how you haven’t noticed them before.

Right at the beginning of the movie, when Peter meets Harry’s dad, Dr. Osborn, a redheaded extra appears behind Peter, and when the camera changes to Dr. Osborn, the same extra appears again. I guess they missed their timing on this one.

The Fast and the Furious: Camera appears in scene

The Fast and the Furious franchise is known for its high-action-packed scenes with a lot of explosions, chase scenes, and adrenaline-inducing races. 

With so many things happening at once, and the production crew needing to pay attention to numerous elements in each scene, a few mistakes went unnoticed. 

One that can be considered a significant mistake and goes by unnoticed due to how fast the scene moves along is the appearance of a camera in the scene. The ‘Fast Five’ movie, set in Rio de Janeiro, has this blooper when two of the characters are running away to save their lives.

Harry Potter: Book appears open and closed between takes

The Harry Potter series is another one of those productions that involves so many magical elements, special effects, and fantasy effects that it can be difficult to pay attention to mundane objects, such as books. 

In the fourth movie, ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,’ when the Hogwarts students are learning about mystical animals and meet a hippogriff for the first time, they leave their books displayed over the rocks in the forest. A book right at the front, however, appears open and closed every time the camera changes. I guess they can be called magical objects for a reason.