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Error code: Why petty movie mistakes trigger us all

ByUrvee Modwel
Jan 24, 2025 03:20 PM IST

It’s getting easier to spot continuity errors in films and on TV. But should the audience really even care?

It’s April 2019. The world is watching S4E8 of Game of Thrones. Winterfell is celebrating. And then it happens. Was that a Starbucks cup near Daenerys Targaryen? It’s there for one second and the next, it isn’t. Oops! The goof-up makes headlines, becomes the subject of countless memes and jokes. HBO quickly cleans up the episode.

In Monsters Inc Mike tells Sully he’s been jealous of him since “4th grade”. But the prequel shows they met in college.
In Monsters Inc Mike tells Sully he’s been jealous of him since “4th grade”. But the prequel shows they met in college.
The infamous Starbucks cup in Game of Thrones made headlines around the world.
The infamous Starbucks cup in Game of Thrones made headlines around the world.
Director Martin Scorsese is known for leaving in minor mistakes in movies such as The Wolf of Wall Street.
Director Martin Scorsese is known for leaving in minor mistakes in movies such as The Wolf of Wall Street.
In an emotional scene in Forrest Gump, an iron keeps switching positions, distracting viewers.
In an emotional scene in Forrest Gump, an iron keeps switching positions, distracting viewers.
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