Here's reward for the eagle-eyed! We want you to tell us about a great detail in a film or TV show that's worthy of attention. It could be an easter egg, a clever ploy, some foreshadowing, a character's reaction, a cinematography trick, or even a misbehaving extra! Point out the detail to us by describing it in text or video, or by sharing a third-party video clip of it. Then tell us what makes that detail so interesting!
The overlooked detail I love the Matrix. Before it became a co-opted concept for a certain bald kick-boxer, The Matrix was one of the tightest sci-fi stories out there but it was also able to pack a lot of character development and concepts that never became fully realised. Such as Switch having their name because they would be female in The Matrix but were actually male in the real world hence the ambiguous appearance.
But I actually want to draw you attention to Cypher. During the brief respite scenes on the Nebuchadnezzar especially inthe mess-hall Cypher is never seen at the same table as the rest of the crew
Cypher is the bald guy in the back
Why it's worthy of attention
At the mid-point Cypher is outed as a traitor but how do the film makers show this? He has some creepy scenes with Trinity, acts somewhat suspiciously with Neo when he is caught messing around with the console, and the obvious scene is when he has a private meeting with Agent Smith. But the film makers go one step deeper showing his isolation from the crew whenever there is downtime. He doesn't join in the collected meal nor in the above scene when they're playing cards. It can be arguable that Cypher may join them later but I'd like to think it is the Wachowski's hinting that Cypher is an outcast of the crew hence leading to his betrayal
I'm sure a lot of people know this but ... in the Schwarzenegger version of Total Recall there's often a debate about whether or not the entire movie is basically the dream he bought from Rekall. There's actually a clue that suggests pretty strongly that it is. At the beginning when Quaid is being prepped to have the dream implanted there's a moment where one of the medics checking on the details of the implant quietly says to the other "that's a new one... blue skies on Mars", exactly what happens right at the end.
An interesting detail: theoretical physicist Kip Thorne advised Christopher Nolan on Interstellar. The robot KIPP was named after him. A perfect tribute.
In the eighth season of Game of Thrones, during the episode "The Last of the Starks," a modern coffee cup from a well-known chain appears in one of the banquet scenes. It’s sitting right in front of Daenerys Targaryen, and this caused quite a stir among fans! Just imagine—after years of careful production, millions of dollars invested, and meticulous attention to medieval details, a modern coffee cup was left in plain sight!
This scene deserves attention because it highlights how even the most meticulously crafted productions can have unexpected slip-ups. Game of Thrones was known for its rich world-building, intense character development, and impressive set design that transported viewers to a medieval-inspired fantasy world. Seeing a modern coffee cup, something completely out of place, broke the immersion for fans who had come to expect a high level of authenticity from the show. It became a memorable moment, both humorous and ironic, reminding viewers that even massive productions with huge budgets and extensive planning can make human errors. The coffee cup incident turned into a viral talking point, sparking countless memes and discussions—and adding an unexpected layer to the legacy of Game of Thrones.
Yes. HBO actually removed the coffee cup from the episode after it was spotted by fans. It made headlines online, with fans questioning how a show of this size and attention to detail could have missed such an easy-to-spot element. With fans complaining about the final cup of coffee in the scene with Daenerys Targaryen and the Westerosi royals, HBO edited the scene to digitally remove the coffee cup and re-aired this version.
Hey Block9 - great detail. We just wanted to ask how you created this submission, as this, along with a couple of your other recent submissions, share some structural and format similarities with generative AI. Are you perhaps using an AI translator?
Thanks for confirming Block9, that's what we thought. It's absolutely fine to keep using it, but to help us (and other members) distinguish your translated posts from AI-generated posts, it'd be helpful if you included a note saying something like 'Translated using AI software' at the bottom of your bounty submissions. It's not essential, but it'd help prevent your posts from being misidentified as AI-generated. o7
Of course I will do that, and I also want to leave a message:
I want to apologize if you didn't understand something, because since I don't know how to write in English, I'm trying to translate this naturally without using artificial intelligence, because I don't want to make it seem like my content was completely generated without any effort by any AI, I usually use an AI Translator that helps to change some sentences that don't make sense in English, because my language is full of sentences like... and Google Translate doesn't do a good job translating large texts and usually leaves sentences without sense sometimes. and also to correct some spelling mistakes. But I have no intention of creating AI-generated content. I also thank the JustAbout Team very much for the Feedback.
I’d like to point out that, in my case, as I don’t speak English natively, I’ve often had to rely on translation tools (I use Google Translate and ChatGPT interchangeably).
This is because, while I strive to use Spanish in a broad and correct manner, it’s not always easy to convey the same concepts in English in a way that can be clearly understood.
With that said, I’ll also follow Alex’s suggestion, and from now on, I’ll include a note at the end of my posts (starting now, where necessary) indicating that the text was translated using a tool.
Hey henhid - no apology necessary. Thank you for paying close attention and for making the effort to add the translation note - it's very much appreciated 😊
A beautiful detail from a beautiful film: in ‘Pride & Prejudice’, the book that Lizzy is reading at the beginning of the film is the very same ‘Pride & Prejudice’. It is exactly the last page of the book but with the proper names changed, and you can verify it with this excerpt...
"Lady Catherine was extremely indignant on the marriage of her nephew; and as she gave way to all the genuine frankness of her character, in her reply to the letter which announced its arrangement, she sent him language so very abusive, especially of Elizabeth, that for some time all intercourse was at an end. But at length, by Elizabeth’s persuasion, he was prevailed on to overlook the offence, and seek a reconciliation; and, after a little further resistance on the part of his aunt, her resentment gave way, either to her affection for him, or her curiosity to see how his wife conducted herself; and she condescended to wait on them at Pemberley, in spite of that pollution which its woods had received, not merely from the presence of such a mistress, but the visits of her uncle and aunt from the city.
With the Gardiners they were always on the most intimate terms. Darcy, as well as Elizabeth, really loved them; and they were both ever sensible of the warmest gratitude towards the persons who, by bringing her into Derbyshire, had been the means of uniting them."
Great overlooked detail in the Back to the future movie.
1 The overlooked detail,
One overlooked detail in Back to the Future happens with the mall’s name.
The mall's name refered to the Old Man Peabody's twin pine trees, which are shown briefly as soon as Marty arrives in 1955 and he accidentally runs over one of them with the DeLorean.
It happened the time when Marty first goes to meet Doc Brown at the mall called Twin Pines Mall.
2 Why it's worthy of attention.
It’s a small easy to miss detail that shows how Marty’s actions have real, lasting consequences even on something as simple as a mall name.
When Marty returns to 1985 the mall’s name has been changed to Lone Pine Mall showing us that he changed the past by running over one of the pines.
A fact that has not been taken into consideration in Contact (1997): when Ellie Arroway (played by Jodie Foster) is exposed to the signal from the star Vega, she starts the car and without even waiting for a second, rushes to grab a comms device to contact other team members.
