As you watch a movie, you are witnessing the labor of thousands of individuals. All of these individuals, including the directors, performers, producers, editors, and costume designers, collaborate to generate a flawless final product. It’s meant to be faultless, at the very least. Occasionally, a fault will seep between the cracks.
You may even spot errors in some of the most well-known classic films of all time. Continue reading to learn about the greatest continuity mistakes, blunders, flubs, and editing blunders in history.
The lake that Jack cites in Titanic did not yet exist
Yet In Titanic, James Cameron’s mega-hit film about the unsinkable ship that now rests at the bottom of the ocean, Leonardo DiCaprio plays Jack Dawson. In the film, Leo’s character, Jack, recalls his childhood memories of fishing on Lake Wissota in Wisconsin.
The issue is that when Jack was a kid, Lake Wissota didn’t exist. A dam was built in 1917, which resulted in the formation of the lake. When the Titanic sank in 1912, Jack perished.