5 set mistakes to rival the Game Of Thrones Starbucks fiasco

5 set mistakes to rival the Game Of Thrones Starbucks fiasco5 set mistakes to rival the Game Of Thrones Starbucks fiascoEven if youre not one of the 17 million people that tune into Game Of Thrones every week, you might have found yourself in a water cooler debate about the Starbucks coffee cup that appeared near Emile ClarkesDaenerys Targaryen on last Sundays episode. Was it just an earnest gaff? Or welches it an anachronistic exercise in product placement?HBO has since come out and confirmed it was the former in fact, both Starbucks and the mega TV networktook to the internet to deliver their own cheeseball lines. Starbuckstweeted TBH were surprised she didnt order a Dragon Drink, while HBO remarkedThe latte that appeared in the episode was a mistake. Daenerys had ordered an herbal tea.HBOEven though HBO has already digitally wiped the latte fromWesteros forever, some still might not be satisfied with theiradmission. A common defense of the product placement angle is bolsteredby d isbelief that a network as big as HBO, producing a show as wide-reaching as Game of Thrones, could ever let something as glaring as a coffee cup slip through the cracks.Thing is, this breed of mistake actually happens on this scale quite often. Everyone makes mistakes. Heres a look at some cinematic blunders that even the best directors and editors missed.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moraThe Fellowship Of The RingNew Line CinemaThis one is particularly impressive, given the well documented time and attention to detail director Peter Jackson and writers Phillipa Boyens and Fran Walsh put into The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. Intricate miniatures, method acting, the employment of actual blacksmiths, and Tolkien historians, culminated to make a piece of escapism that is almost perfect almost.Just before the Shortcut to Mushrooms scene, as Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee walk throug h Farmer Maggots field,Sam begins to become overwhelmed by the prospect of leaving The Shire. Frodo reassures his anxious gardener by recounting dialoguedelivered by Ian Holmes Bilbo, in a wide shot that features a car speedingdown a road in the background.GladiatorDreamWorksThe very same year The Fellowship Of The Ring hit cinemas, Riddley Scotts Gladiator, earned an admirable five Academy Awards, one of which was the Oscar for Best Picture. As Im sure you already know, the film takes place in Ancient Rome and is inspired byDaniel P. Mannixs 1958 novel entitled,Those About To Die.During the famously electric scene, depicting the Barbarian Horde battle, a massive chariot topples over during the skirmish, revealing a modern day gas cylinder beneath the frame. Gas canisters like the one exposed in this scene, contain compressed air and are frequently used by filmmakers to cause props and vehicles to topple over on command.BraveheartParamountThe next film on the list is a fellow Best P icture winner.The William Wallace inspired epic, Braveheart, releasedin 1995, actually features acouple of notable anachronisticfaux pas. The first appears in the standoff between Mel Gibsons William Wallace and Brendan Gleesons Hamish. To Wallace, Hamish bitterly declares I could crush you, like a worm As Wallace declares his cheeky rejoin, a crew member can be seen strolling by with a sports cap on, though I cant quite make out the team, unfortunately.ParamountThe second blunder occurs as Wallace leads the Scotts against the English armies of King Edward I. We get a couple of close up shots of men wielding spears, and soldiers on horseback and, just for a second, a white van plainly in view resting at the far left of the screen.TroyWarner Bros.Troy, which, also stars revered Irish actor, Brendan Gleeson, in addition to a young Rose Byrne opposite Brad Pitt, is littered with set mistakes, though only one is super glaring. Brian Coxs Agamemnon voices his skepticism as Achilles appro aches the beaches of Troy with but 50 men? In the very next shot, following this bit of dialogue, the metal bull horn used by the crew can be seen in the far right.Pirates Of The Carribean The Curse Of The Black PearlDisney2003s Pirates Of The Carribean The Only Watchable One Of The Series,ends with everyones favorite movie dirtball, Jack Sparrow, played by Johnny Depp, rousing his men for future nautical adventures. On deck you scabrous dogs, Sparrow exclaims to his buccaneers and a crew member appearing left, sporting a sun hat.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people